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KRS § 406.035 — KY Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 406 / Section 406.035
406.035 Written order of paternity -- Limit on public inspection -- Persons who may inspect
Status: in_force

406.035 Written order of paternity -- Limit on public inspection -- Persons who

may inspect.

(1) If paternity has been determined under the provisions of KRS 406.021(1) or (2), the

court shall make a written order of paternity.

(2) Information concerning this action received or transmitted shall not be published or

be open for public inspection, including where the Office of the Attorney General

determines reasonable evidence of domestic violence or child abuse, if the

disclosure of the information could be harmful to the custodial parent or the child of

the parent.

(3) Such orders are to be kept separately and shall not be open for public inspection

except that they may be inspected by employees of governmental agencies in the

performance of their duties, all law enforcement agencies including county

attorneys, Commonwealth's attorneys, District and Circuit Judges, and anyone else

under order of the court expressly permitting inspection. Either party to an action

under this chapter or attorneys of a party to an action under this chapter shall be

permitted to inspect the order entered in the action to which he or she is a party.
KRS § 77.990 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 77 / Section 77.990
77.990 Penalties
Status: in_force

77.990 Penalties.

(1) A person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be liable for the

assessment by the district of a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars

($10,000). Every day or any portion thereof during which the violation occurs or

continues shall constitute a separate offense. If the violation is not settled by the

payment of an assessment to the district, the district may proceed by a civil or

criminal action with the penalties provided in subsections (2), (3), and (4) of this

section. After a civil or criminal action reaches final adjudication in court, the

district shall not assess a further civil penalty for the violation.

(2) In a civil action, a person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be

liable for a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Every day or

any portion thereof during which the violation occurs or continues shall constitute a

separate offense.

(3) In a criminal action, any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be

punished by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or by imprisonment

for a term of less than ninety (90) days. Every day or any portion thereof during

which the violation occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense.

(4) Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter, or who

knowingly provides false information in any document filed or required to be

maintained under this chapter, or who knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring

device or method shall upon conviction be punished by a fine not to exceed ten

thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment for a term of not less than one (1)

year and not more than five (5) years, or by both fine and imprisonment, for each

separate violation. Every day or any portion thereof during which the violation

occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense.
KRS § 151B.200 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 151B / Section 151B.200
151B.200 Federal acts relating to vocational rehabilitation
Status: in_force

151B.200 Federal acts relating to vocational rehabilitation.

This state accepts and agrees to comply with all the provisions of the Acts of Congress of

the United States approved June 2, 1920 (41 Stat. 735) relating to vocational

rehabilitation and all subsequent acts when such acts apply to joint state and federally

funded vocational rehabilitation programs.
KRS § 441.420 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 441 / Section 441.420
441.420 Approval of construction plans required -- Department to pay for architectural plans and engineering services -- Fee schedule
Status: in_force

441.420 Approval of construction plans required -- Department to pay for

architectural plans and engineering services -- Fee schedule.

(1) No political subdivision of this Commonwealth, combination of subdivisions, or

regional jail authority shall build a new local correctional facility unless:

(a) The facility meets the approval or complies with the standards and

administrative regulations of the department promulgated pursuant to KRS

441.055;

(b) The construction results in a new facility with:

1. A minimum capacity of one hundred fifty (150) prisoner beds; or

2. If a larger facility is needed, more than one hundred fifty (150) prisoner

beds in fifty (50) bed increments; and

(c) Construction of the local correctional facility is approved by the construction

authority.

(2) Final authority for approval of plans for the construction of a local correctional

facility, or an addition to a local correctional facility shall rest with the construction

authority.

(3) The department shall pay for the architectural plans and engineering services

associated with any new local correctional facility approved by the construction

authority.

(4) The department may promulgate administrative regulations to create a fee schedule

for architectural plans and engineering services required for the construction of

local correctional facilities. A sample fee schedule for architectural plans and

engineering services may be developed by a committee consisting of department

personnel, architects, and construction managers.
KRS § 117A.150 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 117A / Section 117A.150
117A.150 Sample ballot
Status: in_force

117A.150 Sample ballot.

(1) At least fifty (50) days before a regularly scheduled election and forty-five (45)

days before an election not regularly scheduled, an official in each jurisdiction

charged with printing and distributing ballots and balloting material shall make

available a sample ballot that includes all of the ballot measures and federal,

state, and local offices provided in KRS 117A.020 that will be on the ballot on

the date of the election, and shall provide an electronic copy of the sample

ballot to the Secretary of State and to the State Board of Elections.

(2) The State Board of Elections, Secretary of State, and any local election

jurisdiction that maintains an Internet Web site shall make the sample ballot

required under subsection (1) of this section available on their Web sites.

(3) A covered voter may request a copy of a sample ballot from the Secretary of

State, the local election official, or the State Board of Elections, who shall send

the sample ballot to the voter by facsimile, electronic mail, or regular mail, as

the voter requests.
KRS § 441.675 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 441 / Section 441.675
441.675 Authority's property, income, revenues and bonds are tax-exempt
Status: in_force

441.675 Authority's property, income, revenues and bonds are tax-exempt.

The authority is not required to pay any taxes or assessments of any nature whatsoever,

upon any project or projects owned by the authority or leased by the authority; or any

property acquired or used by the authority under the provisions of KRS 441.625 to

441.695; or upon the incomes or revenues from the lease or use of such property. Nor

will there be any tax or assessment of the Commonwealth on any bonds issued under the

provisions of KRS 441.625 to 441.695, their transfer or the income therefrom.
KRS § 385.152 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 385 / Section 385.152
385.152 Custodian's expenses, compensation and bond
Status: in_force

385.152 Custodian's expenses, compensation and bond.

(1) A custodian is entitled to reimbursement from custodial property for reasonable

expenses incurred in the performance of the custodian's duties.

(2) Except for one who is a transferor under KRS 385.042, a custodian has a

noncumulative election during each calendar year to charge reasonable

compensation for services performed during that year.

(3) Except as provided in KRS 385.182(6), a custodian need not give a bond.
KRS § 259.200 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 259 / Section 259.200
259.200 Trespassing on park, camp grounds or floodwalls prohibited
Status: in_force

259.200 Trespassing on park, camp grounds or floodwalls prohibited.

No person shall permit any cattle to run or trespass upon any state or national parks,

encampment grounds, scout camps, grounds dedicated to religious, educational or

recreational purposes or floodwalls erected at public expense.
KRS § 13A.3445 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.3445
13A.3445 Unenforceability of proposed amendment to 201 KAR 2:380, Board Authorized Protocols, as of March 29, 2023
Status: in_force

13A.3445 Unenforceability of proposed amendment to 201 KAR 2:380, Board

Authorized Protocols, as of March 29, 2023.

(1) The General Assembly finds that the proposed emergency amendment of 201 KAR

2:380, Board Authorized Protocols, was found deficient pursuant to KRS 13A.030,

on or after April 14, 2022, and before March 30, 2023, as evidenced by the records

of the Legislative Research Commission.

(2) Contrary provisions of any section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes

notwithstanding, the proposed emergency amendment referenced in subsection (1)

of this section shall be null, void, and unenforceable as of March 29, 2023.

(3) Contrary provisions of any section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes

notwithstanding, the administrative body shall be prohibited from promulgating an

administrative regulation that is identical to, or substantially the same as, the

proposed emergency amendment referenced in subsection (1) of this section for a

period beginning on January 3, 2023, and concluding on June 1, 2024.

(4) The proposed emergency amendment referenced in subsection (1) of this section

shall be available to the public, in the office of the Legislative Research

Commission's regulations compiler.
KRS § 426.960 — KY Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 426 / Section 426.960
426.960 Notice of filing
Status: in_force

426.960 Notice of filing.

(1) At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or his lawyer

shall make and file with the clerk of the court an affidavit setting forth the name and

the last known post office address of the judgment debtor, and the judgment

creditor.

(2) Promptly upon the filing of the foreign judgment and the affidavit, the clerk shall

mail notice of the filing of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor at the

address given and shall make a note of the mailing in the docket. The notice shall

include the name and post office address of the judgment creditor and the judgment

creditor's lawyer, if any, in this state. In addition, the judgment creditor may mail a

notice of the filing of the judgment to the judgment debtor and may file proof of

mailing with the clerk. Lack of mailing notice of filing by the clerk shall not affect

the enforcement proceedings if proof of mailing by the judgment creditor has been

filed.

(3) No execution or other process for enforcement of a foreign judgment filed

hereunder shall issue until twenty (20) days after the date the judgment is filed.
KRS § 216.787 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 216 / Section 216.787
216.787 Prohibition against employing certain felons at publicly funded agencies serving senior citizens -- Preemployment check with Justice and Public Safety Cabinet
Status: in_force

216.787 Prohibition against employing certain felons at publicly funded agencies

serving senior citizens -- Preemployment check with Justice and Public Safety

Cabinet.

(1) No agency providing services to senior citizens which are funded by the Department

for Community Based Services of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the

Department for Aging and Independent Living of the Cabinet for Health and Family

Services shall employ persons in a position which involves providing direct care

services to a senior citizen if that person has been convicted of a felony offense

related to theft; abuse or sale of illegal drugs; abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an

adult; or the commission of a sex crime.

(2) Operators of service provider agencies may employ persons convicted of or

pleading guilty to an offense classified as a misdemeanor.

(3) Each service provider agency providing direct care services to senior citizens as

specified under KRS 216.785 to 216.793 shall request all conviction information

from the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet for any applicant for employment prior

to employing the applicant.
KRS § 171.220 — KY Code / Title XIV / Chapter 171 / Section 171.220
171.220 Contracts with government agencies for establishing local library service
Status: in_force

171.220 Contracts with government agencies for establishing local library service.

The department may enter into contracts with any local, state or federal governmental

agency or authority for the purpose of enabling the establishment and maintenance of a

local public library service. The contracting parties may establish such districts or units of

library service as they may mutually agree upon. The library service within such districts

shall be carried on according to plans approved by the state librarian.
KRS § 146.520 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 146 / Section 146.520
146.520 Nature preserves fund created
Status: in_force

146.520 Nature preserves fund created.

A fund for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of KRS 146.410 to 146.530 is

hereby created and is designated the "Kentucky nature preserves fund" and shall consist

of all revenues derived from privileges, concessions, and contracts granted by the office,

and all moneys received by it from gifts, contributions, donations and grants from

governmental or private sources, and moneys appropriated from general funds of the state

for the purposes of KRS 146.410 to 146.530. The Kentucky nature preserves fund shall

be disbursed by the office, for administration and other expenses and for all purposes

provided by KRS 146.410 to 146.530.
KRS § 160.010 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 160 / Section 160.010
160.010 County school district, what constitutes
Status: in_force

160.010 County school district, what constitutes.

Each county in this state constitutes a county school district, except that, in counties in

which there are independent school districts, the county school district consists of the

remainder of the county outside of the boundaries of the independent school districts.
KRS § 176.190 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 176 / Section 176.190
176.190 Revocation of certificate -- Notice -- Hearing
Status: in_force

176.190 Revocation of certificate -- Notice -- Hearing.

A certificate of eligibility may be revoked by the department only after a written notice is

given to the qualified bidder and an opportunity given to him for an administrative

hearing conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.
KRS § 2.086 — KY Code / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 2.086
2.086 Original Kentucky soft drink
Status: in_force

2.086 Original Kentucky soft drink.

Ale-8-One is named and designated as an original Kentucky soft drink.
KRS § 202B.120 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 202B / Section 202B.120
202B.120 Certificate contents -- Fee
Status: in_force

202B.120 Certificate contents -- Fee.

(1) The certificate referred to in this chapter shall be in the form prescribed by the

cabinet. The certificate shall state that the respondent has been examined by each of

the qualified professionals in the area of intellectual disabilities making the

certificate within twenty-four (24) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, prior to

the date of the certificate. It shall state the facts and circumstances upon which the

judgment of the examining physician is based and shall be sworn to before a notary

or the clerk or judge of the court.

(2) The examiner shall be entitled to a fee for the examination and certification, to be

paid by the county in which the petition is filed, upon a certified copy of an order of

allowance made by the court holding the hearing.
KRS § 177.576 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 177 / Section 177.576
177.576 Adjacent outdoor advertising devices -- Existing devices exempted
Status: in_force

177.576 Adjacent outdoor advertising devices -- Existing devices exempted.

(1) The cabinet shall prohibit the erection of an outdoor advertising device adjacent to

or visible from a scenic highway on which outdoor advertising devices as defined in

KRS 177.572 are regulated under KRS 177.830 to 177.890.

(2) The status of an outdoor advertising device shall not be changed by a highway being

designated as scenic if the outdoor advertising device was legal or designated as

nonconforming on the date the highway was designated as scenic.
KRS § 211.869 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 211.869
211.869 Penalties
Status: in_force

211.869 Penalties.

(1) Any person who fails to comply with any provision of KRS 211.859 or 211.863, or

with any administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to KRS 211.859 or

211.865, or fails to comply with any order of the cabinet issued pursuant to KRS

211.859 or KRS 211.863 and 211.865 shall be assessed a civil penalty not less than

ten thousand dollars ($10,000) nor more than one hundred thousand dollars

($100,000). Each day of the violation or noncompliance shall constitute a separate

offense.

(2) Any person who fails to pay a civil penalty imposed pursuant to subsection (1) of

this section, or any portion of that penalty, shall be liable in a civil action in an

amount not to exceed four (4) times the amount imposed and not paid. Any civil

penalties recovered shall be deposited into the State Treasury and credited to a trust

and agency fund to be used by the cabinet in carrying out the provisions of KRS

211.861 to 211.869.

(3) Any person who intentionally violates a provision of KRS 211.863 shall be guilty of

a Class D felony.

(4) At the request of the cabinet, the Attorney General shall, on behalf of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky, bring an action for the recovery of any civil penalty or

the prosecution of any criminal offense in violation of KRS 211.863 and 211.865.
KRS § 218B.105 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 218B / Section 218B.105
218B.105 Cultivator and cultivator agent -- Permissible actions -- Cultivator tiers and square feet limitations
Status: in_force

218B.105 Cultivator and cultivator agent -- Permissible actions -- Cultivator tiers

and square feet limitations.

(1) A cultivator or cultivator agent acting on behalf of a cultivator shall not be subject

to prosecution under state or local law, to search or inspection except by the cabinet

pursuant to KRS 218B.100, or to seizure or penalty in any manner, or be denied any

right or privilege, including but not limited to civil penalty or disciplinary action by

a court or business licensing board, for acting pursuant to this chapter and the

cabinet's administrative regulations for:

(a) Acquiring, possessing, planting, cultivating, raising, harvesting, trimming, or

storing cannabis seeds, seedlings, plants, or raw plant material;

(b) Delivering, transporting, transferring, supplying, or selling raw plant material

or related supplies to other licensed cannabis businesses in this state; or

(c) Selling cannabis seeds or seedlings to similar entities that are licensed to

cultivate cannabis in this state or in any other jurisdiction.

(2) Cultivators and cultivator agents acting on behalf of a cultivator shall:

(a) Only deliver raw plant material to a licensed processor, licensed producer,

licensed safety compliance facility, or licensed dispensary for fair market

value;

(b) Only deliver raw plant material to a licensed dispensary, processor, or

producer after it has been checked by a safety compliance facility agent for

cannabinoid contents and contaminants in accordance with administrative

regulations promulgated by the cabinet;

(c) Not supply a dispensary with more than the amount of raw plant material

reasonably required by a dispensary; and

(d) Not deliver, transfer, or sell raw plant material with a delta-9

tetrahydrocannabinol content of more than thirty-five percent (35%) to a

licensed dispensary, processor, or producer.

(3) (a) A Tier I cultivator shall not exceed an indoor growth area of two thousand

five hundred (2,500) square feet.

(b) A Tier II cultivator shall not exceed an indoor growth area of ten thousand

(10,000) square feet.

(c) A Tier III cultivator shall not exceed an indoor growth area of twenty-five

thousand (25,000) square feet.

(d) A Tier IV cultivator shall not exceed an indoor growth area of fifty thousand

(50,000) square feet.
KRS § 247.7904 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 247 / Section 247.7904
247.7904 Application for assessment referendum -- Contents of form -- Publication
Status: in_force

247.7904 Application for assessment referendum -- Contents of form -- Publication.

(1) Any existing association which is fairly representative of the porcine animal

producers of Kentucky may at any time after the enactment of KRS 247.7900 to

247.7928 make application to the State Board of Agriculture on forms prescribed by

the board for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum

among the producers of porcine animals upon the question of levying an assessment

under the provisions of KRS 247.7900 to 247.7928, and for collecting and utilizing

the assessment for the purpose stated in the referendum. The application forms shall

include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) Applicant's name;

(b) Applicant's address;

(c) Date;

(d) Program to be undertaken for producers;

(e) Brief statement of how the program is to be implemented;

(f) Referendum to be conducted on a statewide or areawide basis;

(g) Proposed effective date of the program;

(h) Geographic area, by counties, of producers to be affected by the program; and

(i) Signature of the applicant.

(2) The Commissioner shall publish the application through the medium of the public

press in the state within ten (10) days of receipt of the application.