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KRS § 57.370 — KY Code / Title VII / Chapter 57 / Section 57.370
57.370 State-owned books to be marked for identification
Status: in_force

57.370 State-owned books to be marked for identification.

When deemed by the Finance and Administration Cabinet to be desirable or necessary,

consistent with all relevant factors concerning acquisition and use, all public books of the

state shall be designated as public property by placing on the title page, "Property of the

State of Kentucky," and the binder shall press those words on the cover. The words,

"Property of the Commonwealth of Kentucky," may also be used for such purpose. Each

officer who is charged with possession of books acquired under this chapter shall write or

otherwise designate in or on each book the name of the office to which it belongs, if such

books are to be retained permanently by such officer or his agency.
KRS § 454.020 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 454 / Section 454.020
454.020 Voter, when exempt from arrest on civil process -- Effect of violation
Status: in_force

454.020 Voter, when exempt from arrest on civil process -- Effect of violation.

No sheriff shall execute any civil process of arrest upon any voter attending an election at

which he has the right to vote, or in going to or returning from such an election.

Execution by a sheriff of any such process contrary to this section is void.
KRS § 363.750 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 363 / Section 363.750
363.750 Advertisement containing price also to contain quantity
Status: in_force

363.750 Advertisement containing price also to contain quantity.

Whenever a commodity in package form is advertised in any manner and the retail price

of the package is stated in the advertisement, there shall be closely and conspicuously

associated with such statement of price a declaration of the basic quantity of contents of

the package as is required by law or regulation to appear on the package: provided, that,

where the law or regulation requires a dual declaration of net quantity to appear on the

package, only the declaration that sets forth the quantity in terms of the smaller unit of

weight or measure (the declaration that is required to appear first and without parentheses

on the package) need appear in the advertisement; and provided further, that there shall

not be included as part of the declaration required under this section such qualifying

terms as "when packed," "minimum," "not less than," or any other terms of similar

import, nor any term qualifying a unit of weight, measure, or count (for example,

"jumbo," "giant," "full," and the like) that tends to exaggerate the amount of commodity

in the package.
KRS § 48.705 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 48 / Section 48.705
48.705 General fund -- Budget reserve trust fund account
Status: in_force

48.705 General fund -- Budget reserve trust fund account.

(1) A budget reserve trust fund account is hereby created in the general fund, pursuant

to KRS 45.305. The budget reserve trust fund account shall be funded through

direct appropriations, and surplus amounts as provided in subsection (2) of this

section. Moneys in the account shall remain unallotted unless required by the

provisions of this section.

(2) (a) Each fiscal year, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, within

thirty (30) days of the end of the fiscal year, the secretary of the Finance and

Administration Cabinet shall cause to be deposited to the budget reserve trust

fund account the lesser of the following amounts:

1. Fifty percent (50%) of the general fund surplus; or

2. The amount necessary from the general fund surplus to make the

balance of the budget reserve trust fund account equal to five percent

(5%) of the actual general fund receipts collected during the fiscal year

just ended, as determined by the Finance and Administration Cabinet.

(b) Any amounts to be deposited to the budget reserve trust fund account from the

general fund surplus shall be determined after the surplus has been reduced by

the amount necessary to implement the provisions of any surplus expenditure

plan authorized by KRS 48.140 and enacted as a part of a branch budget bill.

(3) If, at the close of any fiscal year, the budget reserve trust fund account has a balance

equal to or greater than five percent (5%) of the actual general fund receipts

collected during the fiscal year just ended, as determined by the Finance and

Administration Cabinet, the deposits required under subsection (2) of this section

shall be suspended for that year.

(4) Moneys in the budget reserve trust fund account may be appropriated by the

General Assembly in a regular or special session.

(5) Before authorizing any allotments from the budget reserve trust fund account, the

secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall notify in writing the

Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue. The notice shall include

the amount and purpose for the proposed allotment.

(6) Within thirty (30) days of the close of each fiscal year, the secretary of the Finance

and Administration Cabinet shall report to the Interim Joint Committee on

Appropriations and Revenue the general fund receipts collected for the fiscal year

just ended, the balance of the budget reserve trust fund account, and any amounts

deposited to the budget reserve trust fund account pursuant to the provisions of

subsection (2) of this section.

(7) All sums appropriated or deposited to the budget reserve trust fund account shall

not lapse at the close of the fiscal year but shall carry forward into the next fiscal

year.
KRS § 317.570 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 317 / Section 317.570
317.570 Examinations
Status: in_force

317.570 Examinations.

(1) Except as authorized by subsection (4) of this section, no examination or part of any

examination required by this chapter shall be given unless two (2) or more members

of the board are present to supervise the examination.

(2) Examinations given by the board shall cover all phases of the applicant's

qualifications for the license applied for including skill and technique of applicant

as well as scientific and other knowledge.

(3) Examinations shall be given at regularly prescribed intervals.

(4) Examinations shall be given at the principal office of the board, except that

examinations may be given at a Department of Corrections facility that operates a

licensed barber school. Examinations shall be supervised by two (2) or more

members of the board, or board staff designated for that purpose, who shall be

present at the site of the examination.
KRS § 272.191 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 272 / Section 272.191
272.191 Who may become members
Status: in_force

272.191 Who may become members.

(1) Under terms and conditions prescribed in its bylaws, an association may admit as

members (or issue voting stock to) only persons engaged in the production of

agricultural products, including tenants and landlords who receive any part of the

crop raised on the leased premises or one or more associations of such producers.

An association or foreign association may be the sole member or holder of all the

voting stock of an association or of a foreign association.

(2) If any member of an association organized or brought hereunder be other than a

natural person, such member may be represented by an individual, delegate,

associate, officer, or member thereof, duly authorized in writing.

(3) Associations organized hereunder may become members of other associations.
KRS § 184.363 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 184 / Section 184.363
184.363 Board of trustees may acquire, hold, and sell property -- Conditions
Status: in_force

184.363 Board of trustees may acquire, hold, and sell property -- Conditions.

The board of trustees of a district may:

(1) Acquire, by any method other than condemnation, real property in fee simple in the

name of the district in connection with, but in excess of that needed for, a project;

(2) Hold the property for a period of time as the board determines; and

(3) Sell at public auction or otherwise, all right, title, and interest of the district in the

property, as the board considers in the best interests of the district; but in no event

shall the property be sold for less than two-thirds (2/3) of its appraised value. Sale at

public auction shall be undertaken only after the board advertises the sale in a

newspaper of general circulation in the district for two (2) weeks prior to the date

set for the sale or as provided in KRS 424.130.
KRS § 11A.130 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 11A / Section 11A.130
11A.130 Employment of officer or public servant in privatized agency by agency's operator
Status: in_force

11A.130 Employment of officer or public servant in privatized agency by agency's

operator.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit an officer or public servant

employed by an agency that is privatized from accepting employment from the person or

business which is operating that agency if the officer or public servant was not involved

in making the decision to privatize or in developing the provisions of the privatization

contract.
KRS § 212.755 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 212 / Section 212.755
212.755 Tax levy for district to be made on request of board -- Limits -- Permissible uses of special ad valorem public health tax
Status: in_force

212.755 Tax levy for district to be made on request of board -- Limits -- Permissible

uses of special ad valorem public health tax.

(1) If, after the establishment of the public health taxing district as provided for in this

section and KRS 212.750, the tax-levying authorities of the district, in the opinion

of the county or city-county board of health or urban-county department of health,

do not appropriate an amount sufficient to meet the public health needs of the

county or the city-county health department or urban-county department of health or

do not appropriate an amount sufficient to meet the standards prescribed by the

Cabinet for Health and Family Services for local health departments, the county or

city-county board of health or urban-county department of health, acting as the

governing body of the taxing district shall, with the approval of the Cabinet for

Health and Family Services, request the fiscal court or urban-county government to

impose by resolution a special ad valorem public health tax in an amount that it

deems sufficient.

(2) The special ad valorem public health tax shall not be:

(a) Subject to the provisions of KRS 132.023; or

(b) Levied in an amount that is in excess of ten cents ($0.10) per one hundred

dollars ($100) of full value assessed valuation.

(3) The fiscal court or urban-county government may, upon receipt of a duly certified

copy of the resolution, include in the next county ad valorem tax levy the special

public health tax imposed by the county or city-county board of health or urban-

county department of health, which shall be in addition to all other county ad

valorem taxes.

(4) If levied by the fiscal court or urban-county government, the special public health

tax shall be collected in the same manner as are other county ad valorem taxes and

turned over to the county or city-county board of health or urban-county department

of health.

(5) Moneys derived from the special ad valorem public health tax:

(a) Shall be used for the maintenance and operation of the county, city-county, or

district health department or urban-county department of health;

(b) May be expended for the construction, alteration, or modification of a public

health center or other suitable housing facility for the county or city-county

health department or urban-county department of health; and

(c) May be expended for funding for full-time equivalent foundational public

health service providers as permitted by KRS 211.186(3).
KRS § 65.620 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 65 / Section 65.620
65.620 Title to property -- Tax exemptions
Status: in_force

65.620 Title to property -- Tax exemptions.

The title to all property acquired by the authority shall vest in the authority and all such

property shall be exempt from taxation to the same extent as other property used for

public purposes. All revenue of the authority shall also be exempt from taxation.
KRS § 278.240 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 278 / Section 278.240
278.240 Certified copies of commission's records -- Use as evidence
Status: in_force

278.240 Certified copies of commission's records -- Use as evidence.

Copies of official documents and orders filed or deposited according to law in the office

of the commission, certified by a commissioner, or by the executive director under the

seal of the commission, to be true copies of the originals, shall be evidence in like manner

as the originals in all matters before the commission and in courts of competent

jurisdiction.
KRS § 48.040 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 48 / Section 48.040
48.040 Budget forms -- Projections of actuarially required contribution rates -- Executive branch assistance in preparation of budgets
Status: in_force

48.040 Budget forms -- Projections of actuarially required contribution rates --

Executive branch assistance in preparation of budgets.

(1) On or before April 1 of each odd-numbered year, representatives designated by the

Governor, the Chief Justice, and the Legislative Research Commission for their

respective branches shall propose drafts of uniform forms to be used by all budget

units in submitting their budget estimates, requests and recommendations, and shall

recommend to the Legislative Research Commission such rules and regulations

deemed necessary for the preparation of such budget estimates, requests and

recommendations.

(2) On or before June 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Legislative Research

Commission shall prescribe uniform forms, records, and instructions to be used by

branch budget units. Included in such forms shall be a section requiring budget

units to identify the amount of funds to be spent on agency publications.

(3) (a) On or before August 15 of each odd-numbered year, each of the state-

administered retirement systems as defined by KRS 6.350(5) shall submit to

the state budget director's office and the Legislative Research Commission a

preliminary projection of the actuarially required contribution rates payable

for the budget biennium that begins in the following fiscal year.

(b) On or before October 1 of each odd-numbered year, the state-administered

retirement systems as defined by KRS 6.350(5) shall submit revised

projections to the state budget director's office and the Legislative Research

Commission, based upon the most recently completed actuarial valuation, of

the actuarially required contribution rates payable for the budget biennium

that begins in the following fiscal year.

(c) The Legislative Research Commission shall distribute the information

received under this subsection to the committee staff and co-chairs of any

committee that has jurisdiction over a state-administered retirement system.

(4) On or before August 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Finance and Administration

Cabinet shall supply each branch of government with at least three (3) complete

sets of the prescribed uniform forms and instructions for the preparation of

estimates and statements, and one (1) copy of the complete statement of the

expenditures of each budget unit of the branch to aid each branch of government in

preparing its estimates and statements.

(5) Upon request, the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall provide such additional

assistance to each branch of government as may be required.
KRS § 49.290 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 49 / Section 49.290
49.290 Nonresident victims of criminal acts occurring in Kentucky -- Limits on operation of statute
Status: in_force

49.290 Nonresident victims of criminal acts occurring in Kentucky -- Limits on

operation of statute.

(1) "Victim" shall also include nonresidents of this state who suffer losses as a direct

result of criminal acts occurring within this state.

(2) This section shall be operative only during those time periods during which the

Crime Victims Compensation Board determines that federal funds are available to

the state for the compensation of victims of crime.
KRS § 402.250 — KY Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 402 / Section 402.250
402.250 Circuit Court may affirm or avoid marriage
Status: in_force

402.250 Circuit Court may affirm or avoid marriage.

Where doubt is felt as to the validity of a marriage, either party may, by petition in Circuit

Court, demand its avoidance or affirmance; but where one (1) of the parties was of the

age of majority, as defined by KRS 2.015 at the time of marriage, the party who is of

proper age may not bring such a proceeding for that cause against the party under age.
KRS § 434.710 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 434 / Section 434.710
434.710 Sufficiency of evidence as to presumptions
Status: in_force

434.710 Sufficiency of evidence as to presumptions.

When KRS 434.550 to 434.730 establishes a presumption with respect to any fact which

is an element of a crime, it has the following consequences:

(1) When there is sufficient evidence of the facts which give rise to the presumption to

go to the jury, the issue of the existence of the presumed facts must be submitted to

the jury, unless the court is satisfied that the evidence as a whole clearly negatives

the presumed facts; and

(2) When the issue of the existence of the presumed fact is submitted to the jury, the

court shall charge that while the presumed fact, must, on all the evidence, be proven

beyond a reasonable doubt, the law declares that the jury may regard the facts giving

rise to the presumption as sufficient evidence of the presumed fact.
KRS § 146.605 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 146 / Section 146.605
146.605 Definitions for KRS 146.600 to 146.619
Status: in_force

146.605 Definitions for KRS 146.600 to 146.619.

As used in KRS 146.600 to 146.619:

(1) "Office" means the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves, created by KRS 146.430;

(2) "Endangered species" means any species of plant that is in danger of extirpation

throughout all or a significant portion of its range within the Commonwealth, or any

plant species determined to be an "endangered species" pursuant to the Endangered

Species Act;

(3) "Endangered Species Act" means the Endangered Species Act of 1973, Public Law

93-205 (87 Stat. 884), as amended;

(4) "Plant" means any member of the plant kingdom, including seeds, roots, and other

parts thereof;

(5) "Species" includes any species, subspecies, or variety of plant;

(6) "Threatened species" means any species of plant likely to become an endangered

species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its

range within the state, or any species of plant determined to be a "threatened

species" pursuant to the Endangered Species Act; and

(7) "Cabinet" means the Energy and Environment Cabinet.
KRS § 365.460 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 365 / Section 365.460
365.460 Removal of goods from licensed premises -- Effect
Status: in_force

365.460 Removal of goods from licensed premises -- Effect.

Any removal of the goods included in an application from the place of sale mentioned in

the application shall cause the goods to become disqualified for inclusion in a going out

of business sale, removal sale or fire sale and no license thereafter shall be issued for the

conducting of a sale of any of such removed goods at any other place or places.
KRS § 150.399 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 150 / Section 150.399
150.399 Traps illegally set or used -- Seizure or treatment as contraband
Status: in_force

150.399 Traps illegally set or used -- Seizure or treatment as contraband.

Any trap set, used, or maintained in violation of the provisions of KRS 150.400 or

150.410 shall be subject to confiscation as contraband under the provisions of KRS

150.120, except that any trap set, used, or maintained without the tag required by

subsection (1) of KRS 150.410 is hereby declared contraband and shall be so treated

without any order of court so declaring.
KRS § 118.045 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 118 / Section 118.045
118.045 Display of American flag at voting location
Status: in_force

118.045 Display of American flag at voting location.

(1) Every voting location on the day upon which any election is held shall, during

voting hours, display an American flag of dimensions of reasonable size, which

shall be firmly attached to the main entrance of the voting location so that it will be

readily visible to the general public.

(2) A precinct sheriff shall attach the American flag to the main entrance of the voting

location upon the opening of the polls on the election day and shall remove the

same upon the closing of the polls.

(3) The fiscal court of every county shall purchase out of its general fund sufficient

American flags for every voting location in that county. All American flags

purchased by the fiscal court shall be manufactured in the United States.
KRS § 142.333 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 142 / Section 142.333
142.333 Processing of return -- Billing for additional tax -- Review of action of department -- Taxpayer's right of appeal
Status: in_force

142.333 Processing of return -- Billing for additional tax -- Review of action of

department -- Taxpayer's right of appeal.

(1) As soon as practicable after each return is received, the department shall examine it.

If the amount of tax computed by the department is greater than the amount returned

by the taxpayer, the excess shall be assessed by the department within four (4) years

from the later of the date the return was filed or due, except that in the case of a

failure to file a return or a fraudulent return, the excess may be assessed at any time.

A notice of assessment shall be mailed to the provider. The provider and the

department may agree to extend this time period.

(2) Any provider aggrieved by an action of the department may request a review and

shall have the rights of appeal as set forth in KRS Chapter 131.

(3) Notwithstanding the four (4) year time limitation set forth in subsection (1), in the

case of a return where the provider understates gross revenues by twenty-five

percent (25%) or more, the excess shall be assessed by the department within six (6)

years from the later of the date the return is due or filed.
KRS § 311.724 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311 / Section 311.724
311.724 Informed consent given in "individual, private setting."
Status: in_force

311.724 Informed consent given in "individual, private setting."

If a section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes uses the phrase "individual, private setting"

to describe the conditions under which informed consent must be given to a medical

procedure, then the informed consent offered in accordance with that section shall be

considered valid only if a physician or a licensed nurse, physician assistant, or social

worker to whom the responsibility has been delegated by the physician has a face-to-face

meeting with the patient and both parties are physically located in the same room or are

participating in real-time visual telehealth services initiated by the physician or by the

patient.
KRS § 136.560 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 136 / Section 136.560
136.560 Recordkeeping procedures and retention
Status: in_force

136.560 Recordkeeping procedures and retention.

(1) Every financial institution shall keep records, receipts, invoices, and other pertinent

papers in the form as the department may require.

(2) Every financial institution that files the returns required under KRS 136.545 shall

keep records for not less than six (6) years from the making of records unless the

department in writing authorizes their destruction at an earlier date.