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KRS § 243.640 — KY Code / Title XX / Chapter 243 / Section 243.640
243.640 Continuance in business by representative of defunct licensee
Status: in_force

243.640 Continuance in business by representative of defunct licensee.

(1) If a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, partnership, or

other business entity recognized by law that holds a license is dissolved, or if a

receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors, or a guardian or conservator for

the property of a licensee is appointed during the time for which a license was

approved, or if a licensee dies during the time for which the license was issued

and a personal representative is appointed for the licensee's estate, that

corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, partnership, other

business entity recognized by law, receiver or assignee, or the personal

representative of the estate of the deceased or individual adjudged to be

mentally disabled, may be permitted to continue the business upon the

licensed premises for the balance of the term for which the license was

effective, and any renewed license approved by the state administrator, with

the same rights and subject to the same restrictions and liabilities as if they had

been the original licensee.

(2) Before continuing the business the receiver, assignee, personal representative,

or committee shall file a statement with the state administrator or administrators

setting forth the facts and circumstances by which they have succeeded to the

rights of the original licensee. The administrator or administrators may, in the

exercise of the administrator's sound discretion, permit or refuse to permit the

continuance of the business.

(3) If the administrator permits the continuance of the business, the license shall

be submitted to the administrator, and the administrator shall write or stamp

across the face of the license the words: ".... is permitted to exercise the rights

and privileges of the original licensee as (assignee, receiver, personal

representative, or committee, as the case may be) of the original licensee for

the unexpired term of this license." The endorsement on the face of the license

shall be dated and signed by the person making it.
KRS § 367.840 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 367 / Section 367.840
367.840 KRS 367.841 to 367.844 to be construed liberally -- Purposes
Status: in_force

367.840 KRS 367.841 to 367.844 to be construed liberally -- Purposes.

KRS 367.841 to 367.844 shall be liberally construed and applied to promote the

underlying purposes of KRS 367.841 to 367.844, which purposes are:

(1) To protect consumers who buy or lease new motor vehicles that do not conform to

applicable warranties by holding manufacturers accountable for certain

nonconformities;

(2) To limit the number of attempts and the amount of times that a manufacturer or its

agents shall have to cure such nonconformities; and

(3) To require manufacturers to provide, in as expeditious a manner as possible, a

refund, not to exceed the amount in KRS 367.842, or replacement vehicle that is

acceptable to the aggrieved consumer when the manufacturer or its agents fail to

cure any nonconformity within the specified limits.
KRS § 217C.040 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 217C / Section 217C.040
217C.040 Secretary to adopt regulations -- Scope
Status: in_force

217C.040 Secretary to adopt regulations -- Scope.

The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations regulating the production, transportation,

processing, handling, sampling, examination, grading, labeling, standards of identity, and

sale of milk and milk products; the inspection of dairy herds, dairy farms, and milk

plants; the issuing and revocation of permits to milk producers, haulers, transfer stations,

processing plants, pasteurization plants, and distributors; the procedures for selection of

advisory committee nominees; and regulating such other matters relating to milk and milk

products as may be necessary to protect the public health. The secretary shall adopt

separate regulations regulating grade A milk products and milk for manufacturing

purposes.
KRS § 164.675 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 164 / Section 164.675
164.675 Directive to extension board
Status: in_force

164.675 Directive to extension board.

The extension board is specifically directed to cooperate with the extension service and

the United States Department of Agriculture in the accomplishment of the District

Cooperative Extension Education Program contemplated by KRS 164.605 to 164.675. To

the end that the state and federal funds allocated to the extension service and the

cooperative extension education fund of each district may be more efficiently used by the

extension service and the extension board, the director of extension shall coordinate the

cooperative extension education programs in the several extension districts.
KRS § 5.205 — KY Code / Title II / Chapter 5 / Section 5.205
5.205 Fifth Representative District
Status: in_force

5.205 Fifth Representative District.

The Fifth Representative District shall consist of the following territory:

County: Calloway KY

County: Trigg KY (part)

A102 - Hamtown

B101 - West Cadiz

B102 - Canton #2

F101 - Linton-Maggie

F102 - Canton 1

G101 - Bethesda

G102 - Northwest Cadiz

X002 - X002
KRS § 70.120 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 70 / Section 70.120
70.120 Money collected by sheriff -- Demand for
Status: in_force

70.120 Money collected by sheriff -- Demand for.

A person entitled to money collected by a sheriff may demand it from the sheriff, by

himself, his attorney, or any other person having his written authority.
KRS § 186.290 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 186 / Section 186.290
186.290 Information on motor vehicle emissions test status and compliance
Status: in_force

186.290 Information on motor vehicle emissions test status and compliance.

(1) The Department of Vehicle Regulation shall provide and receive information on the

emissions test status of vehicles registered in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The

Department of Vehicle Regulation shall provide appropriate emissions test and

compliance status to the Department of Information Systems for inclusion in the

AVIS database.

(2) Upon notification to the Department of Vehicle Regulation from a county air

pollution control district or the Energy and Environment Cabinet of expiration of a

vehicle emissions compliance certificate, the Department of Vehicle Regulation

shall immediately notify the person who owns the vehicle that unless evidence of

compliance is received within thirty (30) days, the department shall revoke the

registration of the motor vehicle until:

(a) The person presents an emissions certificate to the county clerk and pays the

reinstatement fee required under KRS 186.180; or

(b) The person presents proof in the form of an affidavit stating, under penalty of

perjury as set forth in KRS 523.030, that failure to obtain a current emissions

certificate is the result of the inoperable condition of the motor vehicle.

(3) The provisions of this section and KRS 186.180, 186.990, 224.20-760, and 224.20-

765 shall not prevent the Transportation Cabinet, a county air pollution district, or

the Energy and Environment Cabinet from seeking the enforcement or operation of

any other statute or ordinance that ensures the compliance of motor vehicles in the

Commonwealth under KRS Chapter 186, KRS 224.20-710 to 224.20-765, or KRS

Chapter 77.

(4) The provisions of this section and KRS 186.180, 186.990, 224.20-760, and 224.20-

765 shall apply to vehicles that are registered in a county authorized under KRS

224.20-710 to 224.20-765 or KRS Chapter 77 to conduct vehicle emissions tests.
KRS § 176.180 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 176 / Section 176.180
176.180 Limitation on certificate -- Rehearing
Status: in_force

176.180 Limitation on certificate -- Rehearing.

(1) In issuing a certificate of eligibility to any applicant, the department may limit the

scope of the certificate as to the number or type of projects, or the amount of work

that the contractor may bid upon.

(2) Any applicant who is dissatisfied with the department's ruling as to the aggregate

amount of work which he will be permitted to have under contract at any one (1)

time, may at any time file a new application for qualification. Such new application

shall be promptly considered and acted upon by the department.
KRS § 151B.406 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 151B / Section 151B.406
151B.406 Office of Adult Education -- Educational strategy and responsibilities -- Organization -- Sole agency for developing and approving state plans
Status: in_force

151B.406 Office of Adult Education -- Educational strategy and responsibilities --

Organization -- Sole agency for developing and approving state plans.

(1) The Office of Adult Education is created within the Department of Workforce

Development in the Education and Labor Cabinet to carry out the statewide adult

education mission. The office shall implement a twenty (20) year state strategy to

reduce the number of adults who are at the lowest levels of literacy and most in

need of adult education and literacy services. The office shall have responsibility

for all functions related to adult education and literacy. The office shall:

(a) Promote coordination of programs and responsibilities linked to the issue of

adult education with other agencies and institutions;

(b) Facilitate the development of strategies to increase the knowledge and skills

of adults in all counties by promoting the efficient and effective coordination

of all available education and training resources;

(c) Lead a statewide public information and marketing campaign to convey the

critical nature of Kentucky's adult literacy challenge and to reach adults and

employers with practical information about available education and training

opportunities;

(d) Establish standards for adult literacy and monitor progress in achieving the

state's adult literacy goals, including existing standards that may have been

developed to meet requirements of federal law in conjunction with the

statewide reading research center established under KRS 164.0207; and

(e) Administer the adult education and literacy initiative fund created under KRS

151B.409.

(2) The Office of Adult Education shall be organized in a manner as directed by the

secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet. The office shall be headed by an

executive director appointed by the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet.

(3) The Office of Adult Education shall be the agency solely designated for the purpose

of developing and approving state plans required by state or federal laws or

regulations.
KRS § 176.055 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 176 / Section 176.055
176.055 Dissemination of information concerning roads and highways
Status: in_force

176.055 Dissemination of information concerning roads and highways.

(1) The Department of Highways may purchase space in magazines, newspapers, and

other publications and may cause to be made and circulated all maps, prints, plans,

lithographs, engravings, photographs, drawings, art work, and other specialized

work deemed necessary in the dissemination of information concerning its roads

and highways.

(2) The Department of Highways, with the approval of the Governor, may expend an

amount not in excess of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) a year

for the purposes set out in subsection (1) hereof.

(3) The provisions of KRS Chapter 57 shall not be applicable or controlling in the

expenditure of this fund.
KRS § 311A.080 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311A / Section 311A.080
311A.080 Persons prohibited from operating ambulance service or first response program -- Penalties
Status: in_force

311A.080 Persons prohibited from operating ambulance service or first response

program -- Penalties.

(1) No person as defined in KRS 446.010 who is not licensed to do so, or whose license

to do so has been suspended, revoked, or denied, shall operate an ambulance service

or advanced life support emergency medical first response program.

(2) Any person as defined in KRS 446.010 who violates subsection (1) of this section is

guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class D felony for each

subsequent offense.

(3) The provisions of this section shall not preclude the board from revoking or

increasing the suspension period of a person operating an ambulance service or

advanced life support first response program which has illegally operated while its

license is under suspension or has been revoked.

(4) The filing of criminal charges or a criminal conviction for violation of the

provisions of this chapter or the administrative regulations promulgated thereunder

shall not preclude the board from instituting or imposing board disciplinary action

authorized by this chapter against any person or organization violating this chapter

or the administrative regulations promulgated thereunder.

(5) The institution or imposition of disciplinary action by the board against any person

or organization violating the provisions of this chapter or the administrative

regulations promulgated thereunder shall not preclude the filing of criminal charges

against or a criminal conviction of any person or organization for violation of the

provisions of this chapter or the administrative regulations promulgated thereunder.
KRS § 299.040 — KY Code / Title XXV / Chapter 299 / Section 299.040
299.040 Authorization of a domestic company to do business -- Requirements -- When may begin business
Status: in_force

299.040 Authorization of a domestic company to do business -- Requirements --

When may begin business.

Upon filing in the office of the commissioner the required articles of incorporation,

together with a sworn statement by three (3) of the incorporators that at least two hundred

(200) persons, eligible under the proposed laws of the company to membership therein,

have in good faith made application in writing for membership, the articles shall be

referred to and examined by the Attorney General. If the articles are found by him to be

conformable to and not inconsistent with the laws of the state, he shall certify accordingly

and return them, with his certificate of conformity, to the commissioner. The

commissioner shall cause the articles, with the certificate of the Attorney General, to be

recorded in a book to be kept for the purpose, and shall deliver to the company a certified

copy of the papers so filed and recorded in his or her office, and of the certificate of the

Attorney General, together with the license of the commissioner to the company to

engage in the business proposed in the articles. Upon the certified copy and license being

filed in the office of the clerk of the county where the company is to be located, the

incorporators and those that may thereafter become associated with them, or their

successors, shall constitute a body-politic and corporate, but may not commence business

until at least two hundred (200) persons have subscribed, in writing, to be insured therein

in the aggregate amount of at least $200,000, and the company has established a guaranty

fund of $100,000 for the protection of its policyholders or members, and the

commissioner has certified that it has complied with the provisions of law and is

authorized to transact business.
KRS § 362.401 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 362 / Section 362.401
362.401 Definitions
Status: reserved

362.401 Definitions.

As used in KRS 362.403 to 362.525, unless the context otherwise requires, the term:

(1) "Certificate of limited partnership" means the certificate referred to in KRS

362.415, or the certificate of limited partnership as amended or restated;

(2) "Business entity" means a domestic or foreign limited liability company,

corporation, partnership, limited partnership, business or statutory trust and not-for-

profit unincorporated association;

(3) "Contribution" means any cash, property, services rendered, or a promissory note or

other obligation to contribute cash or property or to perform services, which a

partner contributes to a limited partnership in his capacity as a partner;

(4) "Event of withdrawal of a general partner" means an event that causes a person to

cease to be a general partner as provided in KRS 362.445;

(5) "Foreign limited partnership" means a limited partnership formed under the laws of

any state other than this state and having as partners one (1) or more general

partners and one (1) or more limited partners;

(6) "General partner" means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as

a general partner in accordance with the partnership agreement and is named in the

certificate of limited partnership as a general partner;

(7) "Limited partner" means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as

a limited partner in accordance with the partnership agreement;

(8) "Limited partnership" or "domestic limited partnership" means a partnership formed

by two (2) or more persons under the laws of this state and having one (1) or more

general partners and one (1) or more limited partners;

(9) "Name of record with the Secretary of State" means any real, fictitious, reserved,

registered, or assumed name of a business entity;

(10) "Partner" means a limited partner or general partner;

(11) "Partnership agreement" means any valid agreement, written or oral, of the partners

as to the affairs of a limited partnership and the conduct of its business;

(12) "Partnership interest" means a partner's share of the profits and losses of a limited

partnership and the right to receive distributions of partnership assets;

(13) "Person" means a natural person; trust; estate; or business entity;

(14) "Real name" shall have the meaning set forth in KRS 365.015; and

(15) "State" means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of

Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
KRS § 174.058 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 174 / Section 174.058
174.058 Shortline railroad assistance fund
Status: in_force

174.058 Shortline railroad assistance fund.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Class II railroad" means a railroad company classified as a Class II carrier by

the federal Surface Transportation Board; and

(b) "Class III railroad" means a railroad company classified as a Class III carrier

by the federal Surface Transportation Board.

(2) The shortline railroad assistance fund is hereby established in the State Treasury as

an interest-bearing fund and shall be administered by the cabinet.

(3) The fund shall be a dedicated fund, and all moneys in the fund shall be used solely

to provide financial assistance for the rehabilitation and improvement of a Class II

railroad and Class III railroad operating in Kentucky.

(4) Eligible costs for which financial assistance may be provided shall include

construction, reconstruction, improvement, or rehabilitation of rail facilities,

including tracks, ties, roadbeds, and related structures used for freight rail operation.

(5) Financial assistance provided from the fund shall be limited to:

(a) Grants; and

(b) Loans, which shall be made at or below market interest rates, including

interest-free loans, at terms not to exceed ten (10) years.

(6) All loan payments and repayments, and all interest payments on loans, shall be

credited to the fund.

(7) The cabinet may promulgate administrative regulations regarding procedures for

providing financial assistance pursuant to this section.

(8) The shortline railroad assistance fund is authorized to receive funds from

appropriations of the General Assembly, repayments of loans and interest thereon,

interest from fund principal, grants, donations, and payments to the fund for any

lawful purpose.

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

fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year to be

used for the purposes set forth in this section.

(10) The cabinet may enter into agreements with federal or state agencies or any other

persons to carry out the provisions of this section.

(11) Any moneys in the fund are hereby appropriated for the purposes set forth in this

section.
KRS § 15.070 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 15 / Section 15.070
15.070 Index book of cases -- Opinions to be kept on file
Status: in_force

15.070 Index book of cases -- Opinions to be kept on file.

(1) The Attorney General shall keep in his office an index book, in which shall be

entered the number and style of each case in which the Commonwealth is interested

and the court in which it is pending, and a brief statement of the nature of the case

and the steps taken therein.

(2) He shall also keep on file in his office, subject to public inspection, all opinions

rendered by him, alphabetically arranged.
KRS § 322.470 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 322 / Section 322.470
322.470 Right of entry on land of others by land surveyor -- Notification of landowner -- Liability of landowner
Status: in_force

322.470 Right of entry on land of others by land surveyor -- Notification of

landowner -- Liability of landowner.

As used in this section, "professional land surveyor" shall include the agents, the

employees, and any personnel under the supervision of a professional land surveyor.

(1) A professional land surveyor may go on, over, and upon the lands of others if

necessary to perform surveys for the location of property corners, boundary lines,

rights-of-way, and easements, and may carry with them their customary equipment

and vehicles.

(a) Entry under the right hereby granted shall not constitute trespass; and

(b) A professional land surveyor shall not be liable to arrest or a civil action by

reason of this entry.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as giving authority to a professional land

surveyor to destroy, injure, damage, or move anything on the lands of another

without the written permission of the landowner; and nothing in this section shall be

construed as removing civil liability for these damages.

(3) A professional land surveyor shall make reasonable effort to notify adjoining

landowners upon whose land it is necessary to enter.

(4) No owner or occupant of the land shall be liable for any injury or damage sustained

by any person entering upon his or her land under the provisions of this section.
KRS § 311.735 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311 / Section 311.735
311.735 Notice to spouse -- Exceptions -- Civil remedies
Status: in_force

311.735 Notice to spouse -- Exceptions -- Civil remedies.

(1) Prior to performing an abortion, the physician who is to perform the abortion or his

agent shall notify, if reasonably possible, the spouse of the woman upon whom the

abortion is to be performed. If it is not reasonably possible to notify the spouse prior

to the abortion, the physician or his agent shall do so, if reasonably possible, within

thirty (30) days of the abortion.

(2) (a) The requirements of this section shall not apply if, before the abortion is

performed, either party to a marriage has filed a petition for dissolution of

marriage which has been served on the respondent;

(b) The requirements of this section shall not apply when, in the medical

judgment of the attending physician based on the particular facts of the case

before him, there exists a medical emergency. In such a case, the physician

shall describe the basis of his medical judgment that such an emergency exists

on a form prescribed by the cabinet as required by KRS 213.101, and the

physician or his agent shall notify, if reasonably possible, the spouse of the

woman upon whom the abortion was performed, within thirty (30) days of the

abortion.

(3) Failure to notify a spouse as required by this section is prima facie evidence of

interference with family relations in appropriate civil actions. The law of this

Commonwealth shall not be construed to preclude the award of punitive damages or

damages for emotional distress, even if unaccompanied by physical complications

in any civil action brought pursuant to violations of this section. Nothing in this

section shall be construed to limit the common law rights of a husband.