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KRS § 68.140 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 68 / Section 68.140
68.140 Duties of auditor and assistant auditor
Status: in_force

68.140 Duties of auditor and assistant auditor.

The auditor and assistant auditor shall make regular audits of all accounts and records of

the consolidated local government or fiscal court and of all other agencies whose revenue

is provided in whole or in part from taxes levied or funds appropriated by the

consolidated local government or fiscal court, and shall cause correct accounts and

records to be kept of all receipts and disbursements of county funds, make periodical

reports as required by the consolidated local government or fiscal court, and perform any

other related duties imposed upon them by the consolidated local government or fiscal

court.
KRS § 96.541 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 96 / Section 96.541
96.541 Definitions for KRS 96.542 to 96.546
Status: in_force

96.541 Definitions for KRS 96.542 to 96.546.

As used in KRS 96.542 to 96.546, the term "acquire" shall mean and include construct,

acquire by purchase, by lease, devise, gift, or the exercise of the right of eminent domain

in the manner now or hereafter provided by law for the exercise thereof and acquisition

by any other mode.
KRS § 15.090 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 15 / Section 15.090
15.090 Appeals
Status: in_force

15.090 Appeals.

The Attorney General may prosecute an appeal, without security, in any case from which

an appeal will lie whenever, in his judgment, the interest of the Commonwealth demands

it.
KRS § 454.460 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 454 / Section 454.460
454.460 Definitions for KRS 454.460 to 454.478
Status: in_force

454.460 Definitions for KRS 454.460 to 454.478.

As used in KRS 454.460 to 454.478:

(1) "Cause of action" does not include:

(a) A procedural action taken or motion made in an action that does not amend or

add a claim for legal, equitable, or declaratory relief; or

(b) Post-judgment enforcement actions;

(2) "Goods or services" does not include the creation, dissemination, exhibition, or

advertisement or similar promotion of a dramatic, literary, musical, political,

journalistic, or artistic work;

(3) "Governmental unit" means a public corporation, government, or government

subdivision, agency, or instrumentality;

(4) "Matter of public concern" means a statement or activity regarding:

(a) A public official, public figure, or other person who has drawn substantial

public attention due to the person's official acts, fame, notoriety, or celebrity;

(b) A matter of political, social, or other interest to the community; or

(c) A subject of concern to the public; and

(5) "Person" means an individual, estate, trust, partnership, business or nonprofit entity,

governmental unit, or other legal entity.
KRS § 139.600 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 139 / Section 139.600
139.600 Sales tax on rental receipts
Status: in_force

139.600 Sales tax on rental receipts.

For the purposes of the sales tax, gross receipts from rentals or leases of tangible personal

property shall be reported and the tax paid in accordance with such rules and regulations

as the department may prescribe.
KRS § 27A.430 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 27A / Section 27A.430
27A.430 Institutional level
Status: in_force

27A.430 Institutional level.

The institutional level of the system shall consist of at least the following information:

(1) Date of institutionalization;

(2) Type of incoming action;

(3) If defendant sentenced to death:

(a) First scheduled date of execution;

(b) Date defendant executed;

(c) Date sentence commuted in lieu of execution;

(d) Sentence to which sentence of death was commuted;

(4) Date defendant released from institution;

(5) Type of release from institution;

(6) If the offender is released on parole:

(a) Offense for which convicted;

(b) Maximum expiration date;

(c) Minimum expiration date;

(d) Was the parole supervision fee imposed;

(e) What was the amount actually imposed for the parole supervision fee;

(f) What amount of the parole supervision fee was actually collected;

(g) Was restitution ordered as part of conditions of the parole;

(h) What amount of restitution was ordered;

(i) What amount of restitution has been paid;

(j) Was a victim impact statement presented to the parole board; did it favor the

release of the offender;

(k) Did the prosecutor present a statement to the parole board; did it favor the

release of the offender; and

(l) Did the victim or a representative of the victim appear before the parole

board; did he favor the release of the offender;

(7) If the offender released on parole violates parole or is rearrested:

(a) What was the specific parole violation;

(b) Was the offender arrested for the violation;

(c) What was the outcome of the parole violation hearing;

(d) Was the offender reinstitutionalized;

(e) If arrested for a new criminal offense, list the KRS number, name, and level of

the offense;

(f) Was the offender subsequently convicted thereof;

(g) Was the offender reinstitutionalized for the offense; and

(h) Was the offender placed on probation for the offense.
KRS § 5.108 — KY Code / Title II / Chapter 5 / Section 5.108
5.108 Eighth Senatorial District
Status: in_force

5.108 Eighth Senatorial District.

The Eighth Senatorial District shall consist of the following territory:

County: Daviess KY

County: Hancock KY

County: McLean KY
KRS § 529.180 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 529 / Section 529.180
529.180 Conditions that are not a defense in prosecution involving commercial sexual activity
Status: in_force

529.180 Conditions that are not a defense in prosecution involving commercial

sexual activity.

In any prosecution under KRS 529.100 or 529.110 involving commercial sexual activity,

it shall not be a defense that:

(1) The defendant was unaware of the minor's actual age;

(2) A minor consented to engage in commercial sexual activity;

(3) The intended victim of the offense is a law enforcement officer posing as a minor as

part of a criminal investigation or operation;

(4) The solicitation was unsuccessful, the conduct was not engaged in, or the law

enforcement officer could not engage in the solicited offense; or

(5) The victim is charged with an offense.
KRS § 2.087 — KY Code / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 2.087
2.087 State horse
Status: in_force

2.087 State horse.

The Thoroughbred horse is named and designated as the state horse of Kentucky.
KRS § 187.990 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 187 / Section 187.990
187.990 Penalties
Status: in_force

187.990 Penalties.

(1) Any person whose license or registration or nonresident's operating privilege has

been suspended or revoked under KRS 187.290 to 187.620 and who, during such

suspension or revocation drives any motor vehicle upon any highway or knowingly

permits any motor vehicle owned by such person to be operated by another upon

any highway, except as permitted under KRS 187.290 to 187.620, shall be fined not

more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months,

or both.

(2) Any person willfully failing to return license or registration as required in KRS

187.590 shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not

to exceed thirty (30) days, or both.

(3) Any person who shall forge or, without authority, sign any evidence of proof of

financial responsibility, or who files or offers for filing any such notice or evidence

of proof knowing or having reason to believe that it is forged or signed without

authority, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned

not more than one (1) year, or both.

(4) Any person who shall violate any provision of KRS 187.290 to 187.620 for which

no penalty is otherwise provided shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars

($500) or imprisoned not more than ninety (90) days, or both.

(5) Any person who shall violate the provisions of KRS 187.650 shall be fined not

more than one hundred dollars ($100) or imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days,

or both.
KRS § 210.047 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 210 / Section 210.047
210.047 Facility closure hearing -- Required considerations
Status: in_force

210.047 Facility closure hearing -- Required considerations.

A court hearing as provided under KRS 210.045(6) shall consider each of the following

items relevant to the closure of the facility:

(1) Estimated timelines for the implementation of the closure of the facility;

(2) The types and array of available and accessible community-based services for

individuals with an intellectual disability and other developmental disabilities and

their families;

(3) The rights of individuals with an intellectual disability and other developmental

disabilities;

(4) The process used to develop a community living plan;

(5) Individual and community monitoring and safeguards to protect health and safety;

(6) The responsibilities of state and local governments;

(7) The process used to transfer ownership or the state's plan to reuse the property; and

(8) Other issues identified by the cabinet, the resident, family member or guardian, or

other interested party with standing to act on behalf of the resident that may affect

the residents, their families, employees, and the community.
KRS § 230.3615 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 230 / Section 230.3615
230.3615 Limitation on commission of operator of Thoroughbred race track -- Breaks -- Payment for backside improvement fund
Status: in_force

230.3615 Limitation on commission of operator of Thoroughbred race track --

Breaks -- Payment for backside improvement fund.

(1) The commission, including the tax levied in KRS 138.510, deducted from the gross

amount wagered by the association which operates a race track under the

jurisdiction of the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation and conducts

the Thoroughbred racing at which betting is conducted through a pari-mutuel or

other similar system, in races where the patron is required to select one (1) horse,

and the breaks, which breaks shall be made and calculated to the penny, except on

races previously run in which the breaks shall be made and calculated to the penny

or retained in the pari-mutuel pools, shall not be more than seventeen and one-half

percent (17.5%).

(2) The commission, including the tax levied in KRS 138.510, deducted from the gross

amount wagered by the person, corporation, or association which operates a race

track under the jurisdiction of the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation

and conducts Thoroughbred racing at which betting is conducted through a pari-

mutuel or other similar system shall not exceed twenty-two percent (22%) of the

gross handle in races where the patron is required to select two (2) or more horses,

and the breaks, which breaks shall be made and calculated to the penny, except on

races previously run in which the breaks shall be made and calculated to the penny

or retained in the pari-mutuel pools.

(3) The minimum wager to be accepted by any licensed association shall be ten cents

($0.10). The minimum pay-off on a one dollar ($1) wager shall be one dollar and

ten cents ($1.10); but, in the event of a minus pool, the minimum pay-off for a one

dollar ($1) wager shall be one dollar and five cents ($1.05).

(4) Each association conducting Thoroughbred racing shall pay to the corporation all

moneys allocated to the backside improvement fund in an amount equal to one-half

of one percent (0.5%) of its on-track pari-mutuel wagers.
KRS § 261.370 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 261.370
261.370 Exceptions to provisions of this chapter
Status: in_force

261.370 Exceptions to provisions of this chapter.

No provision of KRS Chapter 261 shall be construed as applicable to:

(1) A person who offers for sale or trade only livestock which he has owned or has in

his possession for a period of thirty (30) days or longer and who is not regularly

engaged in the business of buying, selling, trading, or negotiating the transfer of

livestock;

(2) A person who purchases only livestock for feeding or breeding purposes and retains

said livestock in his possession for a period of thirty (30) days or longer and who is

not regularly engaged in the business of buying, selling, trading, or negotiating the

transfer of livestock;

(3) A person engaged in the business of buying and slaughtering livestock for food and

in marketing the meat products therefrom, provided all animals purchased are

slaughtered;

(4) A person engaged in the purchase or sale of livestock used exclusively for

exhibition or entertainment purposes in the pursuit of a hobby; and

(5) A person engaged in sales conducted by or for FFA and 4-H groups; county, state,

or private fairs or shows; and breed or livestock associations.
KRS § 415.020 — KY Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 415 / Section 415.020
415.020 Order of Legislature needed to repeal or vacate certain charters
Status: in_force

415.020 Order of Legislature needed to repeal or vacate certain charters.

Actions to repeal or vacate the charters of municipal corporations; banks, railroad,

turnpike road and internal improvement companies, shall only be instituted by order of

the Legislature, unless otherwise expressly provided.
KRS § 525.137 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 525 / Section 525.137
525.137 Sexual crimes against an animal
Status: in_force

525.137 Sexual crimes against an animal.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Animal" means any nonhuman creature; and

(b) "Sexual contact" means any act committed between a person and an animal

for the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, abuse, or financial gain

involving:

1. Contact between the sex organs or anus of one and the mouth, sex

organs, or anus of another;

2. The insertion of any part of the animal's body into the vaginal or anal

opening of the person; or

3. The insertion of any part of the body of a person or any object into the

vaginal or anal opening of an animal without a bona fide veterinary or

animal husbandry purpose.

(2) A person is guilty of sexual crimes against an animal if he or she:

(a) Engages in sexual contact with an animal;

(b) Advertises, solicits, offers, or accepts the offer of an animal, or possesses,

purchases, or otherwise obtains an animal, with the intent that the animal be

subject to sexual contact; or

(c) Causes, aids, or abets another person to engage in sexual contact with an

animal.

(3) Sexual crimes against an animal is a Class D felony.

(4) Nothing in this section shall apply to:

(a) Accepted veterinary practices;

(b) Artificial insemination of an animal for reproductive purposes;

(c) Accepted animal husbandry practices, including grooming, raising, breeding,

or assisting with the birthing process of animals or any other procedure that

provides care for an animal; or

(d) Generally accepted practices related to the judging of breed conformation.

(5) In addition to the penalty imposed in subsection (3) of this section, the court shall

order a person convicted of violating this section to:

(a) Relinquish custody of all animals under the person's control. If the person

convicted of violating this section is not the owner of the animal that was the

subject of the violation, then the animal shall be returned to the owner of the

animal. An animal returned to an owner under this section shall not be spayed

or neutered prior to being returned;

(b) Not harbor, own, possess, or exercise control over any animal, reside in any

household where animals are present, or work or volunteer in a place where

the person has unsupervised access to animals for a minimum of five (5) years

after completion of the imposed sentence;

(c) Attend an appropriate treatment program or obtain psychiatric or

psychological counseling, at the person's expense; and

(d) Reimburse the agency caring for the animal for reasonable costs incurred for

the care and treatment of the animal from the date of impoundment until the

disposition of the criminal proceeding.
KRS § 277.050 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 277 / Section 277.050
277.050 Corporation constructing or operating union station may condemn land
Status: in_force

277.050 Corporation constructing or operating union station may condemn land.

Any corporation organized under the laws of this or any other state for the purpose of

constructing, maintaining, or operating union railway stations for passengers or freight

may, except in cities of the first class or in a consolidated local government, acquire by

condemnation, in the manner prescribed by the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky, such

lands and material in this state as it deems to be reasonably necessary for the purpose of

constructing, maintaining, and operating such union railway stations and the usual or

proper tracks, platforms, sheds, approaches, and other appurtenances thereto.
KRS § 311.851 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311 / Section 311.851
311.851 Physical or mental examination may be required
Status: in_force

311.851 Physical or mental examination may be required.

(1) When a hearing or inquiry panel, as described in KRS 311.591, has probable cause

to believe a physician assistant is suffering from a physical or mental condition that

might impede his or her ability to practice competently, the panel, upon

consideration of recommendations of the Physician Assistant Advisory Committee

established in KRS 311.842, may order the physician assistant to undergo a physical

or mental examination by a person designated by the panel.

(2) Failure of a physician assistant to submit to such an examination when directed,

unless the failure is due to circumstances beyond his or her control, shall constitute

an admission that the concerned physician assistant has developed such a physical

or mental disability, or other condition, that continued practice is dangerous to

patients or to the public; said failure shall constitute a default and a final order may

be entered without the taking of testimony or presentation of evidence.

(3) A physician assistant whose license has been suspended, limited, restricted, or

revoked under this section and KRS 311.850, shall at reasonable intervals be

afforded an opportunity to demonstrate that he or she can resume the competent

practice of medicine with reasonable skill and safety to patients.
KRS § 15.392 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 15 / Section 15.392
15.392 Report on separation from service -- Placement of certification on inactive status -- Lapse or retirement of certification -- Action by council
Status: in_force

15.392 Report on separation from service -- Placement of certification on inactive

status -- Lapse or retirement of certification -- Action by council.

(1) Within ten (10) working days from separation from service, the chief executive

officer of the employing agency or his designee shall file with the council a

summary report that provides the relevant information about the person's separation

from service.

(2) If the person separated from service has successfully completed basic training at a

school certified or recognized by the council or has received a basic training credit

under KRS 15.440(1)(d)6., the council shall place the certification on inactive

status. Placement of certification on inactive status shall not prevent the council

from subsequently instituting an action to revoke an officer's certification in

appropriate cases in accordance with KRS 15.391.

(3) If the person has been separated from service or has not successfully completed

basic training at a school certified or recognized by the council and fails to meet the

requirements of KRS 15.400(1) or (2), the certification shall lapse.

(4) If the person has been separated due to death, the certification shall be retired.
KRS § 99.640 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 99 / Section 99.640
99.640 Disclosure of interest in property in project area
Status: in_force

99.640 Disclosure of interest in property in project area.

No officer, employee or consultant of an agency, who in the course of his duties is

required to participate in the formulation of plans or policies for the development of a

project area, or in the implementation of such plans or policies, shall acquire any interest

in any property to be included within a project area. If any such officer, employee or

consultant owns or has or seeks to establish a financial interest, directly or indirectly, in

any property to be included within such a project area, he shall immediately disclose, in

writing, such interest to the board of commissioners of the agency, and such disclosure

shall be entered in the minutes of the board of commissioners. Failure to so disclose such

interest shall constitute misconduct in office. No payment shall be made to any

commissioner or officer of an agency for any property or interest therein acquired by the

agency from such commissioner or officer unless such payment is unanimously approved

by the price advisory board and board of commissioners at public meetings of said boards

subsequent to the meeting at which the interest in property has been disclosed in writing.
KRS § 117.105 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 117 / Section 117.105
117.105 Purchase or lease of voting systems
Status: in_force

117.105 Purchase or lease of voting systems.

(1) The legislative body of any county, urban-county government, charter county,

consolidated local government, or unified local government shall purchase or lease,

from available funds or from the proceeds of bonds which may be issued for that

purpose, voting systems for use in primaries, regular elections, and special

elections.

(2) Any voting system purchased, leased, or otherwise acquired by the legislative body

of any county, urban-county government, charter county, consolidated local

government, or unified local government on or after June 29, 2021, shall comply

with the requirements of KRS 117.125.

(3) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a county board of elections from performing

maintenance on voting equipment that has been previously certified by the State

Board of Elections and is in use on June 29, 2021.
KRS § 324.990 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 324 / Section 324.990
324.990 Engaging in real estate brokerage without license -- Penalties
Status: in_force

324.990 Engaging in real estate brokerage without license -- Penalties.

(1) Any person engaging in real estate brokerage without a license shall be guilty of a

Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class D felony for any subsequent

offenses. A person who engages in real estate brokerage without a license due to

failure to renew a previously valid Kentucky license shall not be subject to this

penalty if the person is entitled to and does avail himself of the remedial provisions

of KRS 324.090(3).

(2) In addition to the penalties set out in this chapter, a Circuit Court may impose an

additional penalty on any person who violates any provision of this chapter by

fining them not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand

dollars ($1,000) or imprisoning them for a term not to exceed six (6) months, or

both. Upon conviction, in addition to the aforesaid fine, there shall be added to the

fine the amount of any real estate brokerage commission paid or received as a result

of the violation or violations in question. Each transaction shall be regarded as a

separate offense and shall be punished as such.