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KRS § 83.520 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 83 / Section 83.520
83.520 Board of aldermen -- Powers -- Tax levy -- Other statutory provisions permissive
Status: in_force

83.520 Board of aldermen -- Powers -- Tax levy -- Other statutory provisions

permissive.

The legislative body of a city of the first class shall have the power to exercise all of the

rights, privileges, powers, franchises, including the power to levy all taxes, not in conflict

with the Constitution and so as to provide for the health, education, safety and welfare of

the inhabitants of the city, to the same extent and with the same force and effect as if the

General Assembly had granted and delegated to the legislative body of the city all of the

authority and powers that are within its powers to grant to a municipal corporation as if

expressly enumerated herein. Nothing therein contained to the contrary, the provisions of

KRS Chapters 65, 66, 76, 77, 79, 80, 91, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108 and

109 shall be considered permissive rather than mandatory and the powers, rights and

duties therein delineated may be modified or delegated by the legislative body to different

departments and agencies of city government and any restrictions therein set forth shall

not be considered abridging in any manner the complete grant of home rule set forth in

this grant of power except no right heretofore vested by operation of statute shall in any

way be affected.
KRS § 179.400 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 179 / Section 179.400
179.400 Counties receiving state aid -- Fiscal court to appropriate money for road purposes -- Contract or cooperative agreement with department for construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of county roads and bridges
Status: in_force

179.400 Counties receiving state aid -- Fiscal court to appropriate money for road

purposes -- Contract or cooperative agreement with department for

construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of county roads and bridges.

(1) The fiscal court of any county receiving state aid shall appropriate sufficient money

to keep all county roads in the county in good repair and free from obstructions. The

cost of all repairs and removals of obstruction shall be paid by the treasurer of the

county upon the order of the fiscal court, and all bills for repairs or for removal of

obstructions shall be verified by affidavit, and shall be certified to be correct by the

county engineer.

(2) The fiscal court of any county receiving state aid may, if it deems proper, enter into

contract or cooperative agreement with the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid

for the construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of county roads and bridges

selected by the fiscal court. Any contract or cooperative agreement shall designate

those roads which the department shall be required to construct, reconstruct, or

maintain and shall not be in excess of the projected county allotment for any one (1)

fiscal year. The county shall not be responsible for payment to the department of

any costs not specified with the contract or cooperative agreement.
KRS § 179.380 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 179 / Section 179.380
179.380 Approaches to be kept in repair by owner or tenant
Status: in_force

179.380 Approaches to be kept in repair by owner or tenant.

(1) The owner or tenant of lands fronting on a public road shall construct and keep in

repair all approaches or driveways to and from the public road under the direction of

the county engineer.

(2) No owner or tenant shall fill up any ditch or place anything in any ditch so as to

interfere with the purposes for which it was made.
KRS § 292.331 — KY Code / Title XXV / Chapter 292 / Section 292.331
292.331 Application for registration -- Contents -- Conditions -- Requirements
Status: in_force

292.331 Application for registration -- Contents -- Conditions -- Requirements.

(1) A person shall apply for registration as a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser,

or investment adviser representative by filing an application containing the

information required in a form designated by administrative regulation or order

under this chapter, by filing a consent to service of process pursuant to KRS

292.430, by filing any other information requested by the commissioner necessary

to complete the application, and by paying the fee prescribed by this chapter.

(2) If no denial order is in effect and no administrative proceeding is pending under this

chapter, then registration becomes effective at 12 noon of the thirtieth day after a

completed application is filed unless the commissioner specifies by order an earlier

or later effective date. A registration shall be effective until December 31 of the year

of registration, except that a registration as an agent of an issuer shall be effective

for the shorter of the term of the offering or a period of twelve (12) months.

(3) An administrative regulation or order under this chapter may require as a condition

of registration that the applicant and, in the case of a corporation or other legal

entity, the officers or directors or persons occupying similar status or performing

similar functions, pass a written examination as evidence of knowledge of the

securities business.

(4) Subject to the limitations of Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15

U.S.C sec. 78o, and Section 222 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C.

sec. 80b-18a, an administrative regulation or order under this chapter may establish

minimum financial requirements for broker-dealers and investment advisers

registered or required to be registered under this chapter.

(5) Registration of a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser

representative may be renewed by filing an application containing any information

required by administrative regulation or order under this chapter and paying the fee

prescribed in this chapter and, in the case of a broker-dealer or investment adviser,

filing any financial statement required by administrative regulation or order under

this chapter.

(6) An administrative regulation or order under this chapter may impose other

conditions on registration or waive, in whole or part, specific requirements in

connection with registration if appropriate in the public interest and consistent with

the protection of investors.
KRS § 95A.270 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 95A / Section 95A.270
95A.270 Payment by Finance and Administration Cabinet
Status: in_force

95A.270 Payment by Finance and Administration Cabinet.

The Finance and Administration Cabinet, on the certification of the commission, shall

draw warrants as specified on the State Treasurer for the amount of the fund due each

eligible local government or the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.

Checks shall be issued by the State Treasurer and transmitted to the commission for

distribution to the proper officials of participating local governments which have

complied with the provisions of KRS 95A.200 to 95A.300. Beginning January 1, 1981,

and on the first day of each month thereafter, the share of each eligible local unit shall be

distributed from the fund.
KRS § 35.725 — KY Code / Title V / Chapter 35 / Section 35.725
35.725 Frauds against the government
Status: in_force

35.725 Frauds against the government.

Any person subject to this code who:

(1) Knowing it to be false or fraudulent:

(a) Makes any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof; or

(b) Presents to any person in the civil or military service thereof, for approval or

payment, any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof;

(2) For the purposes of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim

against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof:

(a) Makes or uses any writing or other paper knowing it to contain any false or

fraudulent statements;

(b) Makes any oath, affirmation, or certification to any fact or to any writing or

other paper knowing the oath, affirmation, or certification to be false; or

(c) Forges or counterfeits any signature upon any writing or other paper, or uses

any such signature knowing it to be forged or counterfeited;

(3) Having charge, possession, custody, or control of any money, or other property of

the United States or the state, furnished or intended for the Armed Forces of the

United States or the state military forces, knowingly delivers to any person having

authority to receive it, any amount thereof less than that for which he or she receives

a certificate or receipt; or

(4) Being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying the receipt of any property

of the United States or the state, furnished or intended for the Armed Forces of the

United States or the state military forces, makes or delivers to any person such

writing without having full knowledge of the truth of the statements therein

contained and with intent to defraud the United States or the state;

shall, upon conviction, be punished as a court-martial may direct.
KRS § 508.175 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 508 / Section 508.175
508.175 Strangulation in the second degree
Status: in_force

508.175 Strangulation in the second degree.

(1) A person is guilty of strangulation in the second degree when the person, without

consent, wantonly impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of

another person by:

(a) Applying pressure on the throat or neck of the other person; or

(b) Blocking the nose or mouth of the other person.

(2) Strangulation in the second degree is a Class D felony.
KRS § 15A.210 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 15A / Section 15A.210
15A.210 Administrative regulations governing secure juvenile detention facilities
Status: in_force

15A.210 Administrative regulations governing secure juvenile detention facilities.

(1) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall promulgate and enforce administrative

regulations to govern at least the following aspects of the operation of facilities:

(a) Administration;

(b) Personnel;

(c) Training and staff development;

(d) Recordkeeping;

(e) Physical plant;

(f) Security and control;

(g) Safety and emergency procedures;

(h) Sanitation and hygiene;

(i) Medical and health services;

(j) Food services;

(k) Intake and classification;

(l) Programs and services;

(m) Residents' rights;

(n) Rules and discipline;

(o) Admission procedures;

(p) Communication, including mail, visitation, and telephone;

(q) Release preparation and transfer programs;

(r) Volunteer involvement;

(s) Transfers;

(t) Reimbursement rates and conditions; and

(u) Detention facility rate increases.

(2) Administrative regulations promulgated under this section shall specifically identify

new requirements of the law which increase the cost of operating a juvenile facility

not operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice. The administrative regulations

shall identify the amount and source of funding for compliance with the new

requirements.
KRS § 216.315 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 216 / Section 216.315
216.315 Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services as secretary of hospital districts
Status: in_force

216.315 Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services as secretary of

hospital districts.

The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall, in addition to his other

duties, act as secretary of hospital districts, and is vested with jurisdiction, power, and

authority, when the conditions set forth in KRS 216.317 exist, to establish a hospital

district within a medical service area as established by the secretary of the Cabinet for

Health and Family Services.
KRS § 248.990 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 248 / Section 248.990
248.990 Penalties
Status: in_force

248.990 Penalties.

(1) Any tobacco warehouseman, agent, manager, solicitor, corporation or organization

that violates any of the provisions of KRS 248.320 to 248.340 or subsection (3) of

KRS 248.350 shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than

one hundred dollars ($100), and, if a corporation, it shall forfeit all corporate rights

and privileges.

(2) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 248.400 shall be fined not

less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(3) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 248.370, or 248.440, or

willfully violates an administrative regulation of the department, or who refuses to

pay the fee provided for by KRS 248.290, shall be fined not less than one hundred

dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned for not

more than three (3) months, or both.

(4) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 248.410 or 248.420 shall be

fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars

($1,000).

(5) Any person who fails or refuses to post notices in accordance with subsection (1) of

KRS 248.430 shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one

hundred dollars ($100) for each day of failure or refusal.

(6) Any person who violates subsection (2) of KRS 248.430 shall be fined five hundred

dollars ($500) for each offense.

(7) Any person who violates any of the provisions of subsection (1) of KRS 248.450

shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five hundred

dollars ($500) for each offense.

(8) Any person who violates any of the provisions of subsection (2) of KRS 248.450

shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one hundred dollars

($100) for each day of violation.

(9) Any person who violates KRS 248.610 shall be fined not less than $100 nor more

than $1,000, or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both.

(10) Any person who violates any of the provisions of subsection (1) or subsection (2) of

KRS 248.350 shall for each offense be fined not less than fifteen hundred dollars

($1,500) nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000), or be imprisoned for not

less than three (3) months nor more than twelve (12) months, or both.
KRS § 367.680 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 367 / Section 367.680
367.680 Definitions for KRS 367.680 to 367.690
Status: in_force

367.680 Definitions for KRS 367.680 to 367.690.

As used in KRS 367.680 to 367.690:

(1) "Assessment mechanism":

(a) Means automated or virtual equipment, application, or technology designed to

be used on a telephone, a computer, or an Internet-based device that may be

used either in person or remotely to conduct an eye assessment; and

(b) Includes artificial intelligence devices and any equipment, electronic or

nonelectronic, that is used to perform an eye assessment;

(2) "Contact lens" means any lens placed directly on the surface of the eye, regardless

of whether or not it is intended to correct a visual defect, including any cosmetic,

therapeutic, or corrective lens;

(3) "Eye assessment" means an assessment of the ocular health and visual status of a

patient that may include but is not limited to objective refractive data or information

generated by an automated testing device, including an autorefractor, in order to

establish a medical diagnosis for the correction of vision disorders;

(4) "Person" means an individual, corporation, trust, partnership, incorporated or

unincorporated association, and any other legal entity;

(5) "Prescription" means a handwritten or electronic order issued by a licensed

optometrist, osteopath, or physician, or an oral order issued directly by a licensed

optometrist, osteopath, or physician;

(6) "Seller" means an individual or entity that sells contact lenses or visual aid glasses

and dispenses them to Kentucky residents in any manner; and

(7) "Visual aid glasses":

(a) Means eyeglasses, spectacles, or lenses designed or used to correct visual

defects, including spectacles that may be adjusted by the wearer to achieve

different types or levels of visual correction or enhancement; and

(b) Does not include optical instrument or devices that are:

1. Not intended to correct or enhance vision;

2. Sold without consideration of the visual status of the individual who will

use the optical instrument or device, including sunglasses that are

designed and used solely to filter out light; or

3. Completely assembled eyeglasses or spectacles designed and used solely

to magnify.
KRS § 45A.430 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.430
45A.430 Bid bonds
Status: in_force

45A.430 Bid bonds.

(1) Bidder security shall be required for all competitive sealed bidding for construction

contracts when the price is estimated by the local public agency to exceed one

hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). Bidder's security shall be a bond provided by

a surety company authorized to do business in this Commonwealth, or the

equivalent in cash, in a form satisfactory to the local public agency. Nothing herein

prevents the requirement of such bonds on construction contracts under one

hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) when the circumstances warrant.

(2) Bidder's security shall be in an amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the

amount of the bid.

(3) When the invitation for bids requires that bidder security be provided,

noncompliance requires that the bid be rejected, provided, however, that the local

public agency may set forth by regulation exceptions to this requirement in the

event of substantial compliance.

(4) After the bids are opened, they shall be irrevocable for the period specified in the

invitation for bids, provided that, if a bidder is permitted to withdraw his bid before

award because of a mistake in the bid as allowed by law or regulation, no action

shall be had against the bidder or the bidder's security.
KRS § 257.470 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 257 / Section 257.470
257.470 Access for enforcement
Status: in_force

257.470 Access for enforcement.

For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of KRS 257.330 to 257.440, the inspectors of

the Office of State Veterinarian shall have free access to any premises or vehicles for the

purpose of inspection.
KRS § 106.020 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 106 / Section 106.020
106.020 Authority to acquire sewerage system with water system
Status: in_force

106.020 Authority to acquire sewerage system with water system.

A sewerage system may be acquired with a water system and joined in one (1) project

with the water system for the purpose of original financing.
KRS § 342.085 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 342 / Section 342.085
342.085 Definition of certain dependents
Status: in_force

342.085 Definition of certain dependents.

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Child" includes stepchildren, legally adopted children, posthumous children and

recognized children born out of wedlock, but does not include married children

unless actually dependent;

(2) "Brother" and "sister" includes stepbrothers, stepsisters and brothers and sisters of

the half blood or by adoption, but excludes married brothers or sisters unless

actually dependent;

(3) "Grandchild" includes children of adopted children or stepchildren, but excludes

stepchildren of children or of adopted children and married children;

(4) "Parent" includes stepparents and parents by adoption; and

(5) "Adopted" and "adoption" include cases where the persons are legally adopted.
KRS § 299.180 — KY Code / Title XXV / Chapter 299 / Section 299.180
299.180 Suspension of company from doing business on failure to pay loss -- Impounding of collections
Status: in_force

299.180 Suspension of company from doing business on failure to pay loss --

Impounding of collections.

If the director is satisfied, on investigation, that a company has refused or failed to make a

payment as required by KRS 299.140 for thirty (30) days after it became due, and after

proper demand, he shall notify the company to suspend business until the indebtedness is

fully paid. While this notice is in force, no officer or agent of the company shall make,

sign or issue any policy of insurance nor issue any notice of, nor call upon the members

for, payment of an assessment, and all moneys received from any source by the company,

its agents or officers, shall be forthwith deposited in some bank or trust company pending

a final decision as provided in KRS 299.190.
KRS § 533.274 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 533 / Section 533.274
533.274 Eligibility for admission into pilot program
Status: in_force

533.274 Eligibility for admission into pilot program.

(1) In addition to the pretrial diversion program established under KRS 533.250 to

533.260, and the deferred prosecution program established under KRS 218A.14151,

a behavioral health conditional dismissal program shall be operated in each county

participating in the pilot program established under KRS 533.272. The behavioral

health conditional dismissal program shall:

(a) Provide eligible persons, on an equal basis, an alternative to ordinary

prosecution for qualifying offenses arising from a behavioral health disorder

by receiving early recovery services and treatment reasonably expected to

deter future criminal behavior; and

(b) Provide an expedited alternative to prosecution for eligible persons who may

be harmed by the imposition of criminal sanctions in the absence of the

alternative when the alternative is reasonably expected to serve as a sufficient

deterrent to criminal conduct.

(2) The program may be utilized by any person:

(a) Who is a resident of the Commonwealth and who is at least eighteen (18)

years of age;

(b) Whose clinical assessment indicates the presence of a behavioral health

disorder;

(c) Charged with a qualifying offense;

(d) Who does not have a previous conviction for a Class A, B, or C felony, or a

Class D felony or misdemeanor that is not a qualifying offense; and

(e) Who has been assessed by pre-trial services as a low-risk, low-level offender,

or has been otherwise determined by the attorney for the Commonwealth or

the attorney for the defendant as a viable participant in the program.

(3) Other factors that may be considered for admission into the behavioral health

conditional dismissal program include but are not limited to:

(a) The likelihood that the applicant's offense is related to a behavioral health

disorder that would be conducive to change through his or her participation in

a behavioral health treatment program;

(b) The availability of behavioral health treatment programs in the defendant's

county of residence if different from the county of arrest;

(c) The history of any physical violence toward others as documented through

judicial or law enforcement records;

(d) Any involvement of the applicant with organized crime under KRS 506.120;

and

(e) Whether or not the applicant's participation in a behavioral health treatment

program would adversely affect the prosecution of codefendants.

(4) Eligible defendants in pretrial confinement shall be given preference for

participation in the behavioral health conditional dismissal program.

(5) Eligible defendants who have charges pending but are not in custody shall be

assessed for participation in the behavioral health conditional dismissal program as

provided under KRS 533.276(1)(d).
KRS § 257.170 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 257 / Section 257.170
257.170 Loading of carcasses with live animals prohibited
Status: in_force

257.170 Loading of carcasses with live animals prohibited.

An animal carcass shall not be loaded in cars, crates, boats, wagons or other vehicles

containing live animals, except on special permit from the state veterinarian.