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KRS § 351.060 — KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 351 / Section 351.060
351.060 Qualifications of director of Division of Mine Safety
Status: in_force

351.060 Qualifications of director of Division of Mine Safety.

(1) The director of the Division of Mine Safety shall be a citizen of Kentucky and shall

be thoroughly familiar with all methods of safety pertaining to the operation of

mines.

(2) The director shall have a practical knowledge of:

(a) The different systems of working and ventilating coal mines;

(b) The nature, chemistry, and properties of noxious, poisonous, and explosive

gases, the dangers due to these gases, and the prevention of these dangers;

(c) The dangers incident to blasting and the prevention of these dangers;

(d) The methods for the management and extinguishment of mine fires;

(e) The methods for rescue and relief work in mine disasters;

(f) The application of electricity in mining operations;

(g) The application of mechanical loading in mining operations;

(h) The equipment and explosives manufactured for use in coal mines;

(i) The methods used in locating oil and gas wells when drilled through any coal

seam;

(j) The proper manner of drilling and plugging oil and gas wells;

(k) Mining engineering; and

(l) The methods for the prevention of explosions in mines due to gas or dust.

(3) The director shall be capable of efficiently reporting on any proposed development

in mining operations or the possibility of operating any coal or clay seam.

(4) The director shall hold a mine inspector's or mine safety specialist's certificate.
KRS § 424.147 — KY Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 424 / Section 424.147
424.147 Local government posting on Internet if newspaper makes error in publication or fails to publish
Status: in_force

424.147 Local government posting on Internet if newspaper makes error in

publication or fails to publish.

(1) If a newspaper qualified under KRS 424.120 either makes an error or fails in time

or substance to make a publication in accordance with KRS 424.130 or 424.140

after receiving the information to be published, a city or county affected thereby

may, after it has notice of the error or failure and to avoid undue delay of

governmental process and procedure, remedy the error or failure by causing the

publication to occur on a notice Web site as defined in KRS 424.145.

(2) Notwithstanding the time requirements imposed by KRS 424.130, a city or county

publishing to remedy an error or failure of a newspaper under subsection (1) of this

section shall immediately cause the publication of the matter on a notice Web site,

and this remedial Web site publication shall be deemed in full compliance with the

requirements of this chapter.
KRS § 281A.070 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 281A / Section 281A.070
281A.070 Information required from persons holding commercial driver's license or applying to be a commercial driver
Status: in_force

281A.070 Information required from persons holding commercial driver's license

or applying to be a commercial driver.

(1) Any driver who holds a commercial driver's license or who is required to hold a

commercial driver's license shall within thirty (30) days in the manner specified by

the cabinet:

(a) Notify the cabinet of any conviction of a state law or local ordinance, relating

to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation, committed in

another state or jurisdiction; and

(b) Notify his employer in writing of any conviction of a state law or local

ordinance, relating to motor vehicle traffic control other than a parking

violation, committed in any state or jurisdiction.

(2) Any driver whose commercial driver's license is suspended, revoked, or canceled by

any state, or who loses the privilege to drive a motor vehicle in any state for any

period, including being disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle, or a

driver who is subject to an out of service order, shall notify his employer of that fact

before the end of the business day following the day the driver received notice of

that fact.

(3) Any person who applies to be a commercial motor vehicle driver shall provide the

employer, at the time of the application, with the following information for the ten

(10) years preceding the date of application whenever the information is available:

(a) A list of the names and addresses of the applicant's previous employers for

which the applicant was a driver of a commercial motor vehicle;

(b) The dates during which the applicant drove for each employer;

(c) The reason for leaving that employer; and

(d) A certification that all information furnished is true and complete.

(4) An employer may require an applicant to provide information additional to that

required by subsection (3) of this section.
KRS § 61.890 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 61 / Section 61.890
61.890 Compensation
Status: in_force

61.890 Compensation.

The compensation of the TVA peace officers appointed and commissioned pursuant to

KRS 61.886 to 61.892 shall be fixed and paid by TVA.
KRS § 272.301 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 272 / Section 272.301
272.301 Merger of associations
Status: in_force

272.301 Merger of associations.

(1) Two (2) or more associations, either with or without capital stock, may merge into

any one of such associations pursuant to a plan of merger as provided in this

section.

(2) The board of each association shall, by resolution duly adopted, approve a plan of

merger setting forth:

(a) The names of the associations proposing to merge, and the name of the

association into which they propose to merge (hereinafter referred to as the

surviving association).

(b) The name which the surviving association is to have, which name may be that

of any of the associations involved in the merger.

(c) The terms and conditions of the proposed merger.

(d) A statement of any changes in the articles of incorporation of the surviving

association to be effected by such merger.

(e) Such other provisions, not inconsistent with law as are deemed necessary or

desirable.
KRS § 180.280 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 180 / Section 180.280
180.280 Bridges and tunnels -- When part of primary road system
Status: in_force

180.280 Bridges and tunnels -- When part of primary road system.

Bridges and tunnels shall be considered as part of the state primary road system where it

is necessary or desirable to construct bridges or tunnels as part of state primary roads.

Except as otherwise provided in KRS 180.020 to 180.240 as to toll bridges, all general

laws relating to the construction of primary roads shall be construed to include bridges

and tunnels, except that bids for the construction or reconstruction of only one (1) type of

bridge or tunnel shall be received and only one (1) type shall be advertised, based on the

plans and specifications for the particular bridge or tunnel.
KRS § 65.186 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 65 / Section 65.186
65.186 Appeal from decision of fiscal court to form a taxing district
Status: in_force

65.186 Appeal from decision of fiscal court to form a taxing district.

(1) Any city containing all or any portion of the service area or any state agency with

jurisdiction over the taxing district or any citizen living in the proposed area of the

taxing district may, within thirty (30) days of the decision of the fiscal court, appeal

the decision of the fiscal court on the formation of a district to the Circuit Court.

(2) The Circuit Court may affirm the action of the fiscal court, remand the matter to the

fiscal court for additional findings or may reverse the action of the fiscal court and

order approval or disapproval of the district. The Circuit Court may reverse the

action of the fiscal court only if such decision is found to be arbitrary or capricious.

(3) No new or additional evidence may be introduced in the Circuit Court except as to

fraud or misconduct affecting the decision of the fiscal court.

(4) Where appeals are brought from two (2) or more fiscal courts, the actions shall be

merged and venue shall lie in the Circuit Court of the county where the greatest

number of the taxing district's residents are located.
KRS § 452.590 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 452 / Section 452.590
452.590 Property transported into state
Status: in_force

452.590 Property transported into state.

Where the offense consists of transporting any property into the Commonwealth, the

venue of the prosecution is in the county into or through which the property has been

transported.
KRS § 318.060 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 318 / Section 318.060
318.060 Reexamination
Status: in_force

318.060 Reexamination.

An applicant who fails an examination shall be eligible to take the next regular

examination upon submitting a new application and paying an additional application

fee. Applications shall be canceled one (1) year after receipt thereof if the applicant

fails to appear for examination.
KRS § 198B.682 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198B / Section 198B.682
198B.682 Continuation of department's jurisdiction -- Notification to local officials of license sanctions
Status: in_force

198B.682 Continuation of department's jurisdiction -- Notification to local

officials of license sanctions.

(1) The revocation, suspension, restriction, lapse, or voluntary surrender of a

license or certificate issued by the department shall not deprive the department

of jurisdiction to investigate allegations of wrongdoing under KRS 198B.650 to

198B.689 or conduct disciplinary proceedings against a licensee or certificate

holder.

(2) The department shall, within thirty (30) days of the action, notify all appropriate

local building officials, permit offices, or other authorized persons of license

and certificate revocations, suspensions, probations, restrictions, and

restorations.
KRS § 211.603 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 211.603
211.603 Rape crisis center trust fund
Status: in_force

211.603 Rape crisis center trust fund.

(1) There is created a trust fund to be known as the rape crisis center trust fund. The

fund shall be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

(2) The trust fund shall be funded with moneys collected through the designation of a

taxpayer's refund as provided by KRS 141.447 and any contributions, gifts,

donations, or appropriations designated for the trust fund. Moneys in the fund shall

be used to support the services listed in KRS 211.600(3). No moneys in the fund

shall be used to support abortion services or abortion education.

(3) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, any moneys remaining in the fund at the close of the

fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year

to be used for the purposes set forth in subsection (2) of this section.

(4) Any interest earned upon moneys in the rape crisis center trust fund shall become a

part of the fund and shall not lapse.

(5) Moneys deposited in the fund are appropriated for the purposes set forth in this

section and shall not be appropriated or transferred by the General Assembly for any

other purposes.
KRS § 362.250 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 362 / Section 362.250
362.250 Partner accountable as a fiduciary
Status: in_force

362.250 Partner accountable as a fiduciary.

(1) Every partner must account to the partnership for any benefit, and hold as trustee for

it any profits derived by him without the consent of the other partners from any

transaction connected with the formation, conduct, or liquidation of the partnership

or from any use by him of its property.

(2) This section applies also to the representatives of a deceased partner engaged in the

liquidation of the affairs of the partnership as the personal representatives of the last

surviving partner.

(3) That a transaction was fair to the partnership shall not constitute a defense to the

breach of the obligation in subsection (1) of this section.
KRS § 452.600 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 452 / Section 452.600
452.600 Kidnapping, seizing or confining person
Status: in_force

452.600 Kidnapping, seizing or confining person.

Where the offense consists of kidnapping, seizing or confining a person without lawful

authority, the prosecution may be in any county in which the person is seized or confined

or through or into which he has been carried or brought.
KRS § 362.300 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 362 / Section 362.300
362.300 Causes of dissolution
Status: in_force

362.300 Causes of dissolution.

Dissolution is caused:

(1) Without violation of the agreement between the partners:

(a) By the termination of the definite term or particular undertaking specified in

the agreement,

(b) By the express will of any partner when no definite term or particular

undertaking is specified,

(c) By the express will of all the partners who have not assigned their interests or

suffered them to be charged for their separate debts, either before or after the

termination of any specified term or particular undertaking,

(d) By the expulsion of any partner from the business bona fide in accordance

with such a power conferred by the agreement between the partners;

(2) In contravention of the agreement between the partners, where the circumstances do

not permit a dissolution under any other provision of this section, by the express

will of any partner at any time;

(3) By any event which makes it unlawful for the business of the partnership to be

carried on or for the members to carry it on in partnership;

(4) By the death of any partner;

(5) By the bankruptcy of any partner or the partnership;

(6) By decree of court under KRS 362.305.
KRS § 96.187 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 96 / Section 96.187
96.187 Limitation on action attacking proceedings
Status: in_force

96.187 Limitation on action attacking proceedings.

Any action challenging the validity of any ordinance electing to operate under KRS

96.171 to 96.188, or any bond resolution of the board, or any election resolution or

election held hereunder, shall be brought within sixty (60) days from the date on which

such ordinance, election resolution or bond resolution was adopted or election held, as the

case may be, and, if not brought within said time, shall be forever barred.
KRS § 387.305 — KY Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 387 / Section 387.305
387.305 Appointment of guardian ad litem -- Qualifications -- Duties -- Fees
Status: in_force

387.305 Appointment of guardian ad litem -- Qualifications -- Duties -- Fees.

(1) No appointment of a guardian ad litem shall be made until the defendant is

summoned, or until a person is summoned for him, as is authorized by law; nor

until an affidavit of the plaintiff, or of his attorney, be filed in court, or with the

clerk, showing that the defendant has no guardian, curator, nor conservator, residing

in this state, known to the affiant.

(2) A guardian ad litem must be a regular, practicing attorney of the court and may be

appointed by the court, whether a guardian, curator, or conservator appear for the

defendant or not. The guardian ad litem may be appointed upon the motion of the

plaintiff or of any friend of the defendant; but neither the plaintiff nor his attorney

shall be appointed, nor be permitted to suggest the name of the proposed guardian

ad litem; and the court may change the guardian so appointed whenever the interest

of the infant may appear to require such change.

(3) It shall be the duty of the guardian ad litem to attend properly to the preparation of

the case; and in an ordinary action he may cause as many witnesses to be

subpoenaed as he may think proper, subject to the control of the court; and in an

equitable action he may take depositions, not, however, exceeding three (3), without

leave of the court.

(4) The court shall allow to the guardian ad litem a reasonable fee for his services, to be

paid by the plaintiff and taxed in the costs. The affidavit of such guardian, or of

another person, or other competent evidence, is admissible to prove the services

rendered, but not to prove their value. The court must decide concerning such value,

without reference to the opinions of parties or other witnesses.

(5) Whether appointed pursuant to this statute or pursuant to a provision of the

Kentucky Unified Juvenile Code, the duties of a guardian ad litem shall be to

advocate for the client's best interest in the proceeding through which the guardian

ad litem was appointed. Without an appointment, the guardian ad litem shall have

no obligation to initiate action or to defend the client in other proceedings.
KRS § 117.236 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 117 / Section 117.236
117.236 Prohibition against recording identity of voters -- Exception, state-approved signature roster
Status: in_force

117.236 Prohibition against recording identity of voters -- Exception, state-

approved signature roster.

(1) For purposes of this section, "personal telecommunication device" means a device

that emits an audible signal, vibrates, displays a message, or otherwise summons or

delivers a communication to the possessor, including but not limited to a paging

device or cellular telephone.

(2) No election officer, voter, or other person permitted by law within the voting room,

except for challengers appointed under KRS 117.315, shall use paper, telephone, a

personal telecommunications device, or a computer or other information technology

system for the purpose of creating a checkoff list or otherwise recording the identity

of voters within the voting room, except for the official use of the precinct signature

roster that is furnished or approved by the State Board of Elections and is otherwise

permitted by law.
KRS § 150.081 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 150 / Section 150.081
150.081 Political activity forbidden
Status: in_force

150.081 Political activity forbidden.

While retaining the right to vote as he may please and to express privately his opinion of

all political subjects and issues, no employee or officer of the department including the

commissioner, shall take any active part in political management or political campaigns,

nor shall he use his office or influence for the purpose of interfering in any election or

affecting the results thereof, or for the purpose of coercing the political action of any body

or person or for the purpose of directly or indirectly influencing any person in the

selection or appointment of a member to the commission.
KRS § 24A.110 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 24A / Section 24A.110
24A.110 Criminal jurisdiction
Status: in_force

24A.110 Criminal jurisdiction.

(1) The District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to make final disposition of all

criminal matters, including violations of county, urban-county, or city ordinances or

codes, except:

(a) Offenses denominated by statute as felonies or capital offenses; and

(b) Offenses punishable by death or imprisonment in the penitentiary.

(2) The District Court has exclusive jurisdiction to make a final disposition of any

charge or a public offense denominated as a misdemeanor or violation, except

where the charge is joined with an indictment for a felony, and all violations of

county, urban-county, or city ordinances and, prior to trial, to commit the defendant

to jail or hold him to bail or other form of pretrial release.

(3) The District Court has, concurrent with Circuit Court, jurisdiction to examine any

charge of a public offense denominated as a felony or capital offense or which may

be punished by death or imprisonment in the penitentiary and to commit the

defendant to jail or hold him to bail or other form of pretrial release.

(4) The District Court may, upon motion and for good cause shown, reduce a charge of

a felony to a misdemeanor in accordance with the Rules of Criminal Procedure.
KRS § 161.565 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 161 / Section 161.565
161.565 Reduction and pick-up of contributions by university faculty members
Status: in_force

161.565 Reduction and pick-up of contributions by university faculty members.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of KRS Chapter 161, the contribution of university

faculty members may be reduced by amounts up to two and two hundred fifteen

thousandths percent (2.215%) if amounts sufficient to replace the reduction are

authorized and contributed to the Teachers' Retirement System by the board of regents of

the employing university. After August 1, 1982, any contribution by a university faculty

member shall be picked up by the employing university pursuant to KRS 161.540(2).
KRS § 34.320 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 34 / Section 34.320
34.320 Compensation -- Expenses
Status: in_force

34.320 Compensation -- Expenses.

Members of the Judicial Retirement and Removal Commission who do not otherwise

receive a salary from the State Treasury shall receive sixty dollars ($60) for each day they

are in session or on official duty. All members shall be reimbursed for their necessary

expenses for each day they are in session or on official duty. All claims shall be approved

by the Chief Justice or his designee and shall be paid out of the State Treasury.
KRS § 367.160 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 367 / Section 367.160
367.160 Cooperation of state agencies -- Access to material evidence and information by utility and health insurance intervenors
Status: in_force

367.160 Cooperation of state agencies -- Access to material evidence and

information by utility and health insurance intervenors.

(1) All departments, agencies, officers, and employees of the Commonwealth shall

fully cooperate with the Attorney General in carrying out the functions of KRS

367.120 to 367.300.

(2) The persons designated by the Attorney General as utility consumer intervenors

shall have the same access to material evidence and information of the Public

Service Commission relating to any case before it as other parties to the case.

(3) The persons designated by the Attorney General as health insurance consumer

intervenors shall have the same access to material evidence and information of the

commissioner of the Department of Insurance relating to any health insurance rate

hearings before it as other parties to the hearing.
KRS § 272.380 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 272 / Section 272.380
272.380 Purpose of associations
Status: in_force

272.380 Purpose of associations.

An association may be organized in any section of the state for the purpose of affording

protection to the farmers in that locality in the raising of livestock on their farms.
KRS § 455.090 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 455 / Section 455.090
455.090 Recompiled as KRS 421.225
Status: in_force

455.090 Recompiled as KRS 421.225.
KRS § 2.096 — KY Code / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 2.096
2.096 State arboretum
Status: in_force

2.096 State arboretum.

The Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest shall be designated as the official state

arboretum of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
KRS § 67.722 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67 / Section 67.722
67.722 Expense allowance for county road department -- Exception
Status: in_force

67.722 Expense allowance for county road department -- Exception.

Except in a consolidated local government, the county judge/executive shall receive an

annual expense allowance of three thousand six hundred dollars ($3,600) for performing

his duties and fulfilling his responsibilities in the administration of the local county road

program. Payment shall be made quarterly in the amount of nine hundred dollars ($900)

per quarter, the first such payment to be made for the quarter ending March 31, 1978.
KRS § 161.721 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 161 / Section 161.721
161.721 Superintendent eligible for continuing contract status
Status: in_force

161.721 Superintendent eligible for continuing contract status.

The superintendent shall be eligible for continuing contract status when he meets all

requirements prescribed in KRS 161.720 to 161.810 for continuing contracts for teachers.