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KRS § 212.625 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 212 / Section 212.625
212.625 Animal shelter for animals
Status: in_force

212.625 Animal shelter for animals.

Each city-county board of health created by KRS 212.350 shall establish, maintain, and

operate an animal shelter for animals in which, except as otherwise provided by law, shall

be impounded all stray, vicious, or diseased animals taken up or collected in the county,

whether in incorporated or unincorporated areas, by any public officer or authority or by

any other person. Each board shall, throughout the county, including all municipalities

within the county, enforce all statutes, ordinances of cities, orders or resolutions of the

fiscal court of the county, and regulations of the board or any other governmental body or

agency authorized to promulgate regulations, relating to the taking up, collection, and

impounding of stray, vicious, or diseased animals. Each board may promulgate and

enforce reasonable and necessary regulations providing for the collection and impounding

of animals and governing the use and operation of animal shelters.
KRS § 11.240 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 11 / Section 11.240
11.240 Duty of outgoing Governor
Status: in_force

11.240 Duty of outgoing Governor.

It shall be incumbent upon the outgoing Governor to direct that all official documents,

vital information and procedural manuals shall be given to the Governor-elect upon

request.
KRS § 96.5395 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 96 / Section 96.5395
96.5395 Public hearing required for city-owned or city-controlled electric generating facility considering acquiring property for wind-based electric generating facility
Status: in_force

96.5395 Public hearing required for city-owned or city-controlled electric

generating facility considering acquiring property for wind-based electric

generating facility.

(1) Any city-owned or city-controlled electric generating entity shall hold a public

meeting in any county where acquisition of real estate or any interest in real estate is

being considered for construction of a wind-based electric generating facility. A

request for a public meeting may be made by any city or county governmental entity

with jurisdiction. The meeting shall be held not more than thirty (30) days from the

date of the request.

(2) The purpose of the meeting is to fully inform the public, landowners, and other

interested parties of the full extent of the project being considered, including the

project time line. One (1) or more representatives of the city-owned or city-

controlled electric generating entity with full knowledge of all aspects of the project

shall be present and shall answer questions from the public.

(3) Notice of the time, subject, and location of the meeting shall be posted in both a

local newspaper, if any, and a newspaper of general circulation in the county.

Notice shall also be placed on the Web site of the city-owned or city-controlled

electric generating entity.

(4) A person that, on or before April 10, 2014, has started acquiring interests in real

estate for a project as described in subsection (1) of this section shall hold a meeting

that complies with this section within thirty (30) days of April 10, 2014.
KRS § 341.440 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 341 / Section 341.440
341.440 Procedure on review -- Witness fees -- Finality of decisions
Status: in_force

341.440 Procedure on review -- Witness fees -- Finality of decisions.

(1) The manner in which appeals are presented and hearings and appeals

conducted shall be in accordance with regulations prescribed by the secretary

for determining the rights of the parties, and such hearings to be conducted in

a summary manner. A complete record shall be kept of all proceedings in

connection with any appeal. All testimony at any hearing upon an appeal shall

be recorded either stenographically or mechanically, but need not be

transcribed unless further appealed. No examiner, referee, or member of the

commission shall participate in any hearing in which he is an interested party.

(2) Witnesses subpoenaed pursuant to proceedings under KRS 341.420 and

341.430 shall be allowed fees in accordance with rates allowed by law. Such

fees and all expenses of proceedings before the Office of Unemployment

Insurance or commission involving disputed claims shall be deemed a part of

the expense of administering this chapter.

(3) In the absence of an appeal therefrom, decisions of the commission shall

become final thirty-five (35) days after the date they are made.
KRS § 162.185 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 162 / Section 162.185
162.185 Applicability of KRS 162.170 and 162.180
Status: in_force

162.185 Applicability of KRS 162.170 and 162.180.

Nothing contained in KRS 162.170 or 162.180 is intended to or shall be construed to

make interest rates applicable to revenue bonds issued by the governing bodies of state

institutions of higher learning under KRS 162.340 to 162.380, inclusive, subject to

regulation, establishment, limitation, or approval by the Kentucky Board of Education.
KRS § 157.362 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 157 / Section 157.362
157.362 Portion of assessed value not included in calculation of local effort
Status: in_force

157.362 Portion of assessed value not included in calculation of local effort.

The portion of the assessed value of distilled spirits exempted from ad valorem taxes

under KRS 132.140 shall not be included in the calculation of the local effort required for

Support Education Excellence in Kentucky or the tax rate-setting process in KRS Chapter

160.
KRS § 456.080 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 456 / Section 456.080
456.080 Disclosure of interpersonal protective orders upon filing KRS Chapter 403 action
Status: in_force

456.080 Disclosure of interpersonal protective orders upon filing KRS Chapter 403

action.

If the petitioner or respondent to an interpersonal protective order initiates an action under

KRS Chapter 403, the party initiating the action shall make known to the court the

existence and status of any interpersonal protective orders, which shall remain effective

and enforceable until superseded by order of the court in which the KRS Chapter 403

case is filed.
KRS § 186A.225 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 186A / Section 186A.225
186A.225 Forms used when transferring vehicle or trailer
Status: in_force

186A.225 Forms used when transferring vehicle or trailer.

The Department of Vehicle Regulation shall establish appropriate forms and procedures

to be utilized in connection with the transfer of a motor vehicle or trailer by operation of

law.
KRS § 95.856 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 95 / Section 95.856
95.856 Voluntary retirement -- Prerequisites
Status: in_force

95.856 Voluntary retirement -- Prerequisites.

Any member may, at his option, retire on a service retirement annuity upon or after

attainment of the age of 50 years, provided he shall have completed at least 20 years of

total service. Upon fulfillment of these terms, it is mandatory that the board shall grant

the retirement annuity upon receipt of the application of said member.
KRS § 17.550 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 17 / Section 17.550
17.550 Definitions for KRS 17.550 to 17.991
Status: in_force

17.550 Definitions for KRS 17.550 to 17.991.

As used in KRS 17.550 to 17.991, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "The board" means the Sex Offender Risk Assessment Advisory Board created

under KRS 17.554;

(2) "Sex offender" means a person who has been convicted of a sex crime as defined in

KRS 17.500;

(3) "Approved provider" means a mental health professional licensed or certified in

Kentucky whose scope of practice includes providing mental health treatment

services and who is approved by the Sex Offender Risk Assessment Advisory

Board, under administrative regulations promulgated by the board, to provide

comprehensive sex offender presentence evaluations or treatment to adults and

youthful offenders, as defined in KRS 600.020; and

(4) "Victim" means victim as defined by KRS 421.500.
KRS § 392.100 — KY Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 392 / Section 392.100
392.100 Dower or curtesy rights in event of bigamy
Status: in_force

392.100 Dower or curtesy rights in event of bigamy.

If a person violates KRS 530.010 the person's first spouse shall, on his conviction, be

endowed of one-third (1/3) part of his real estate for life and an absolute interest in one-

third (1/3) part of his other estate, to be allotted and recovered as dower or curtesy in

other cases. A violator of KRS 530.010 shall forfeit her claim to dower or his claim to

curtesy in their first spouse's estate.
KRS § 100.153 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 100 / Section 100.153
100.153 Reimbursement or compensation
Status: in_force

100.153 Reimbursement or compensation.

In the agreement under which the planning unit operates, reimbursement for expenses or

compensation, or both, may be authorized for citizen members of a planning commission.

Reimbursement for expenses may be authorized for public officials and employees of

participating cities and counties who are members of the planning commission, but such

members shall receive no compensation.
KRS § 510.090 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 510 / Section 510.090
510.090 Sodomy in the third degree
Status: in_force

510.090 Sodomy in the third degree.

(1) A person is guilty of sodomy in the third degree when:

(a) Being twenty-one (21) years old or more, he or she engages in deviate sexual

intercourse with another person less than sixteen (16) years old;

(b) Being at least ten (10) years older than a person who is sixteen (16) or

seventeen (17) years old at the time of deviate sexual intercourse, he or she

engages in deviate sexual intercourse with the person;

(c) Being twenty-one (21) years old or more, he or she engages in deviate sexual

intercourse with another person less than eighteen (18) years old and for

whom he or she provides a foster family home as defined in KRS 600.020;

(d) Being a person in a position of authority or position of special trust, as defined

in KRS 532.045, he or she engages in deviate sexual intercourse with a minor

less than eighteen (18) years old with whom he or she comes into contact as a

result of that position;

(e) Being a jailer, or an employee, contractor, vendor, or volunteer of the

Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, or a detention

facility as defined in KRS 520.010, or of an entity under contract with either

department or a detention facility for the custody, supervision, evaluation, or

treatment of offenders, he or she subjects a person who he or she knows is

incarcerated, supervised, evaluated, or treated by the Department of

Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, detention facility, or contracting

entity, to deviate sexual intercourse; or

(f) Being a peace officer, while serving in his or her official capacity, he or she

subjects a person who the officer:

1. Arrested, held in custody, or investigated for commission of a traffic or

criminal offense; or

2. Knew or should have known was under arrest, held in custody, or being

investigated for commission of a traffic or criminal offense;

to deviate sexual intercourse.

(2) Sodomy in the third degree is a Class D felony.
KRS § 369.111 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 369 / Section 369.111
369.111 Notarization and acknowledgment
Status: in_force

369.111 Notarization and acknowledgment.

If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made

under oath, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized

to perform those acts, together with all other information required to be included by other

applicable law, is attached to or logically associated with the signature or record.
KRS § 103.282 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 103 / Section 103.282
103.282 Issuance of bonds to assist small or medium-sized manufacturers with energy efficiency projects through guaranteed energy savings contracts
Status: in_force

103.282 Issuance of bonds to assist small or medium-sized manufacturers with

energy efficiency projects through guaranteed energy savings contracts.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Energy service company" means an entity in the business of providing

evaluation, design, implementation, installation, measurement and

verification, and other related services under guaranteed energy savings

contracts;

(b) "Guaranteed energy savings contract" means a contract for the evaluation and

recommendation of energy, water, and wastewater conservation measures and

for implementation of one (1) or more of those measures. The contract may

provide that payments, except obligations on termination of the contract

before its expiration, are to be made over time and shall provide that the

savings are guaranteed to the extent necessary to make payments for the cost

of the design, installation, and maintenance of energy, water, and wastewater

conservation measures; and

(c) "Small or medium-sized manufacturer" means any existing business entity

organized for profit that is operating an industrial building used as a

manufacturing facility in the Commonwealth, and that has three hundred (300)

or fewer full-time employees located at that manufacturing facility at the time

bonds are to be issued pursuant to this section.

(2) In order to further the purposes stated in KRS 103.210 and to advance the

Commonwealth's goals of achieving a greater proportion of its energy needs

through increased efficiency and conservation in the private sector, bonds may be

issued by any city, county, air board, riverport authority, or the Kentucky Economic

Development Finance Authority to assist a small or medium-sized manufacturer

with developing or improving its manufacturing facilities through the use of a

guaranteed energy savings contract to increase the energy efficiency thereof.

(3) Bonds shall only be issued pursuant to this section if:

(a) The energy efficiency project being undertaken through the guaranteed energy

savings contract is to be performed by a qualified provider as defined in KRS

45A.345; and

(b) The energy service company provides a guarantee that the project will achieve

a reduction in energy consumption:

1. That is measurable and verifiable; and

2. Which will result in cost savings that are equal to or greater than the cost

of the project within a seven (7) year payback period.
KRS § 520.105 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 520 / Section 520.105
520.105 Fleeing or evading police in the third degree
Status: in_force

520.105 Fleeing or evading police in the third degree.

(1) A person is guilty of fleeing or evading police in the third degree when, as a

pedestrian and with intent to elude or flee, the person knowingly or wantonly

disobeys a direction to stop given by a person recognized to be a peace officer, and

in fleeing or eluding the person creates a substantial risk of physical injury to any

person.

(2) No offense is committed under this section when the conduct involved constitutes a

failure to comply with a directive of a traffic control officer.

(3) Fleeing or evading police in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
KRS § 211.170 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 211.170
211.170 Functions of cabinet relating to local health departments
Status: in_force

211.170 Functions of cabinet relating to local health departments.

In relation to local health departments, the cabinet shall, among other things:

(1) Establish policies governing the activities and practices of such departments;

(2) Supervise their financial, personnel, program, administrative and other functions;

(3) Establish standards of operation in accordance with KRS 212.120;

(4) Evaluate the organization and activities of local health departments;

(5) Conduct state and district conferences for local health officers and local health

department personnel;

(6) Allocate, modify or cancel allotments of state funds to local health departments

pursuant to KRS 212.120; and

(7) Promote the establishment of local health departments.
KRS § 96.590 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 96 / Section 96.590
96.590 Power of condemnation
Status: in_force

96.590 Power of condemnation.

(1) Any board proceeding under KRS 96.550 to 96.900 shall have the right to acquire

by the exercise of the power of eminent domain, all lands, easements, rights of way,

either upon or under or above the ground, any existing electric plant, or that part of

an electric plant within the corporate limits of such city, and any and all real estate,

franchise or personal property reasonably necessary or desirable in connection with

the construction or operation or maintenance of electric plants or improvements or

extensions thereto; and the right of such board to acquire such electric plant and

facilities hereby is declared to be a superior and paramount right and superior and

paramount to any other public use. Provided, however, That no board, by exercise

of the power of eminent domain, shall have the right to acquire any central

generating plant or station or substation or transmission lines, dams, or other

property or facilities primarily and principally used by any public or private utility

in the production and transmission of electric energy by such public or private

utility for use outside the area to be served by the municipal electric plant; and,

Provided further, That in the eminent domain proceedings to acquire from any

public or private utility an electric plant, the property condemned must include all

of the property owned by the utility within the city limits which is used or useful in

connection with the business, of rendering electric service, subject only to the

proviso next hereinabove in this section stated.

(2) The condemnation or eminent domain proceedings shall be brought in the name of

the board, and title to the property so condemned shall be taken in the name of the

board.
KRS § 432.290 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 432 / Section 432.290
432.290 Evidence in contempt trial by jury
Status: in_force

432.290 Evidence in contempt trial by jury.

In all trials by jury arising under KRS 432.230 to 432.280, the truth of the matter may be

given in evidence.
KRS § 56.150 — KY Code / Title VII / Chapter 56 / Section 56.150
56.150 Expenses of administration
Status: in_force

56.150 Expenses of administration.

(1) The cabinet and the State Treasurer may employ such assistance and incur such

expenses as are necessary to carry out the purposes of KRS 56.065 to 56.180.

(2) All such expenses may be debited against the Commonwealth's property and

casualty insurance fund, and paid on warrant of the cabinet, but the total of such

expenses during any fiscal year shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total

receipts of the fund during the same fiscal year.

(3) If such expenses are incurred at a time when there is not a sufficient amount in the

fund to pay them, they shall constitute a prior claim to be paid out of the first

receipts of the fund thereafter before any damages on account of insured losses are

paid.
KRS § 162.600 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 162 / Section 162.600
162.600 Bonds to issue in name of authority -- Identification -- Investment designation
Status: in_force

162.600 Bonds to issue in name of authority -- Identification -- Investment

designation.

(1) Bonds of the authority shall be issued in the name of the authority, shall be

designated "school building revenue bonds," or, if appropriate, "school building

revenue refunding bonds," and shall additionally be identified by the name of the

board of education executing the lease. If the authority shall issue more than one (1)

series of bonds for the same lessee from time to time, each series, including the first

or subsequent to the first, shall additionally be identified distinctly by alphabetical

or chronological designation, by date of the bonds, or otherwise as the authority

may determine.

(2) For the purposes of determining any limit prescribed by any law for investment of

any public funds, or funds of banks, trust companies, insurance companies, building

and loan associations, credit unions, pension and retirement funds, and fiduciaries,

in obligations of a single obligor, bonds issued by the authority pursuant to KRS

162.520 to 162.620 shall not be deemed to be bonds or obligations of the same

obligor except to the aggregate of all series of bonds involving leases of a single

board of education.

(3) Bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of KRS 162.520 to 162.620 are

hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the

Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust

companies, banking associations, investment companies, executors, trustees, and

other fiduciaries, and all other persons whatsoever who are now or may hereafter be

authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of a similar nature may properly

and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them.

Such bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited

with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political

subdivision of the Commonwealth for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds

or other obligations of the Commonwealth is now or may hereafter be authorized by

law.
KRS § 95.882 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 95 / Section 95.882
95.882 Provision for rehearing by board
Status: in_force

95.882 Provision for rehearing by board.

After a determination has been made on any application by the board, any interested

person may, within twenty (20) days after notice of the determination or finding of the

board, apply for a rehearing with respect to any of the matters determined by the board.

The application shall specify the matter of which a rehearing is sought. The board shall

fix the time for the rehearing within twenty (20) days after the same is filed with the

secretary of the board, in no event to be less than sixty (60) days from the date the

application is filed unless otherwise agreed by the parties. Upon the rehearing a complete

transcript shall be made of all evidence presented. The cost of such transcript shall be

borne equally by the applicant for the rehearing and the board. Upon rehearing, the board

may change, modify, vacate or affirm its previous order upon said application and enter

such an order as it deems necessary.
KRS § 35.683 — KY Code / Title V / Chapter 35 / Section 35.683
35.683 Rape of a child
Status: in_force

35.683 Rape of a child.

Any person subject to this code is guilty of rape of a child and shall be punished as a

court-martial may direct who:

(1) Commits a sexual act upon a child who has not attained the age of twelve (12)

years; or

(2) Commits a sexual act upon a child who has attained the age of twelve (12) years by:

(a) Using force against any person;

(b) Threatening or placing that child in fear;

(c) Rendering that child unconscious; or

(d) Administering to that child a drug, intoxicant, or other similar substance.