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KRS § 376.370 — KY Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 376 / Section 376.370
376.370 Liability for damage done by vessel
Status: in_force

376.370 Liability for damage done by vessel.

A steamboat or other vessel named in KRS 376.360 and its owner shall be liable to the

party injured for any damage done by her through the willful or negligent conduct of her

officers or crew while acting for her as such.
KRS § 217.350 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 217 / Section 217.350
217.350 Spitting in food establishment -- Employees to wash hands
Status: in_force

217.350 Spitting in food establishment -- Employees to wash hands.

No person shall expectorate on the food or utensils in, or on the floor or wall of, any place

of the kind mentioned in KRS 217.280. All persons who handle the food shall, before

beginning work and after visiting the toilet, wash their hands thoroughly in clean water.
KRS § 413.290 — KY Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 413 / Section 413.290
413.290 Limitations only to residents -- Notice
Status: in_force

413.290 Limitations only to residents -- Notice.

Limitations shall not begin to run in favor of persons coming temporarily into this state,

but shall attach only in favor of actual residents in good faith, and after notice to the

person to be affected thereby.
KRS § 61.490 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 61 / Section 61.490
61.490 Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

61.490 Rules and regulations.

The state agency shall make and publish such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with

the provisions of KRS 61.410 to 61.500, as it finds necessary or appropriate to the

efficient administration of the functions with which it is charged under KRS 61.410 to

61.500.
KRS § 278.050 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 278 / Section 278.050
278.050 Membership of Public Service Commission -- Appointment -- Terms -- Chairman -- Vacancies
Status: in_force

278.050 Membership of Public Service Commission -- Appointment -- Terms --

Chairman -- Vacancies.

(1) The Public Service Commission shall consist of three (3) members appointed by the

Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. If the Senate is not in session

when a term expires or a vacancy occurs, the Governor shall make the appointment

to take effect at once, subject to the approval of the Senate when convened.

Appointments to the Public Service Commission made more than ninety (90) days

prior to a regular session of the General Assembly shall be subject to confirmation

by the Joint Interim Committee on Energy. Each of the three (3) members of the

commission shall be appointed on or before the first day of July, 1982, for staggered

terms as follows: one (1) shall serve until the first day of July, 1983, one (1) until

the first day of July, 1984, and one (1) until the first day of July, 1985, and

thereafter for a term of four (4) years and until a successor is appointed and

qualified. Each member of the commission shall be a full-time employee as defined

in KRS 18A.005(17).

(2) The Governor shall appoint one (1) of the commissioners on the commission to act

as chairman thereof and the chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the

commission. The Governor shall designate one (1) of the commissioners on the

commission to serve as vice chairman thereof and act for the chairman in the latter's

absence.

(3) Vacancies for unexpired terms shall be filled in the same manner as original

appointments, but the appointee shall hold office only to the end of the unexpired

term.
KRS § 418.070 — KY Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 418 / Section 418.070
418.070 Costs
Status: in_force

418.070 Costs.

The parties to a proceeding to obtain a declaratory judgment, order or decree, may

stipulate with reference to the allowance of costs and in the absence of such stipulation

the court may make such award of costs as may seem equitable and just.
KRS § 196.135 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 196 / Section 196.135
196.135 Compliance with KRS 100.361(2) required, when
Status: in_force

196.135 Compliance with KRS 100.361(2) required, when.

If the state proposes to acquire, construct, alter, or lease any land or structure to be used

as a penal institution or correctional facility, and the proposed use is contrary to or

inconsistent with local planning regulations or local comprehensive plans, the

commissioner shall comply with the requirements of KRS 100.361(2). Failure to comply

shall cause any transaction respecting the acquisition, construction, alteration, or lease to

become null and void.
KRS § 70.040 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 70 / Section 70.040
70.040 Deputy's acts and omissions -- Liability for
Status: in_force

70.040 Deputy's acts and omissions -- Liability for.

The sheriff shall be liable for the acts or omissions of his deputies; except that, the office

of sheriff, and not the individual holder thereof, shall be liable under this section. When a

deputy sheriff omits to act or acts in such a way as to render his principal responsible, and

the latter discharges such responsibility, the deputy shall be liable to the principal for all

damages and costs which are caused by the deputy's act or omission.
KRS § 416.570 — KY Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 416 / Section 416.570
416.570 Filing of petition
Status: in_force

416.570 Filing of petition.

Except as otherwise provided in KRS 416.560, a condemnor seeking to condemn

property or the use and occupation thereof, shall file a verified petition in the Circuit

Court of the county in which all or the greater portion of the property sought to be

condemned is located, which petition shall state that it is filed under the provisions of

KRS 416.550 to 416.670 and shall contain, in substance:

(1) Allegations sufficient to show that the petitioner is entitled, under the provisions of

applicable law, to exercise the right of eminent domain and to condemn the

property, or the use and occupation thereof, sought to be taken in such proceedings;

(2) A particular description of the property and the use and occupation thereof sought to

be condemned; and

(3) An application to the court to appoint commissioners to award the amount of

compensation the owner of the property sought to be condemned is entitled to

receive therefor.
KRS § 625.046 — KY Code / Title LI / Chapter 625 / Section 625.046
625.046 Effect of termination order
Status: in_force

625.046 Effect of termination order.

Any order for the voluntary termination of parental rights shall be conclusive and binding

on all parties.
KRS § 411.170 — KY Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 411 / Section 411.170
411.170 Action on lost, destroyed, mutilated or defaced writing
Status: in_force

411.170 Action on lost, destroyed, mutilated or defaced writing.

An ordinary or equitable action may be brought upon a bill of exchange, or a note or other

obligation, or upon an indorsement or assignment thereof, which, or upon a judgment the

record of which, is lost, destroyed, mutilated, or defaced, without fraud on the part of the

plaintiff, or of those under whom he claims. But no action shall be brought upon an

instrument transferable by delivery, merely, which is alleged to be lost, destroyed,

mutilated, or defaced, without a previous tender by the plaintiff to the defendant, if his

name and place of residence be known to the plaintiff, of an indemnifying bond, with

good surety, nor shall judgment be given against the defendant, in such action, until such

bond is given, with good surety approved by the court.
KRS § 56.160 — KY Code / Title VII / Chapter 56 / Section 56.160
56.160 Reinsurance
Status: in_force

56.160 Reinsurance.

(1) (a) On and after March 31, 2025, until June 30, 2030, the Office of the Controller

in the cabinet may contract with any responsible insurance or reinsurance

company authorized to do business in Kentucky to reinsure any subject of risk

of which the total valuation has been fixed at over ten million dollars

($10,000,000) in such a way as to limit the net liability of the

Commonwealth's property and casualty insurance fund with respect to that

risk to ten million dollars ($10,000,000).

(b) The premium for reinsurance shall be paid out of the Commonwealth's

property and casualty insurance fund, on warrant of the cabinet.

(2) (a) On and after July 1, 2030, the Office of the Controller in the cabinet may

contract with any responsible insurance or reinsurance company authorized to

do business in Kentucky to reinsure any subject of risk of which the total

valuation has been fixed at over one million dollars ($1,000,000) in such a

way as to limit the net liability of the Commonwealth's property and casualty

insurance fund with respect to that risk to one million dollars ($1,000,000).

(b) The premium for reinsurance shall be paid out of the Commonwealth's

property and casualty insurance fund, on warrant of the cabinet.
KRS § 65.041 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 65 / Section 65.041
65.041 Disposition of firearms or ammunition owned by unit of local government -- Disposition of proceeds upon sale
Status: in_force

65.041 Disposition of firearms or ammunition owned by unit of local government --

Disposition of proceeds upon sale.

KRS 45A.343 and 45A.425 to the contrary notwithstanding:

(1) When a police department, sheriff's department, or other agency of city, county,

urban-county, or charter county government or other unit of local government

disposes of firearms or ammunition owned by that unit of local government, the

disposition shall be by:

(a) Public auction to persons eligible under federal law to purchase the type of

firearm or ammunition being offered for sale;

(b) Trade to the federally licensed firearms dealer providing new firearms or

ammunition to the agency;

(c) Transfer to another government agency or government-operated museum in

Kentucky for official use or display; or

(d) Sale to the employee to whom the firearm was issued, if all of the following

provisions are satisfied:

1. The firearm was issued to the employee as his or her service weapon;

2. The employee is retiring or an employee's service weapon is being

replaced;

3. The employee is otherwise authorized by law to own or possess the

firearm; and

4. The sale price of the firearm is the fair market value of the firearm, not

to exceed the actual cost of the firearm to the unit of government; and

(2) If the firearms or ammunition are sold, the proceeds of the sale shall be utilized

solely for the purchase of body armor meeting or exceeding National Institute of

Justice standards, firearms, ammunition, or range facilities, or a combination

thereof, by the agency of government.
KRS § 186.579 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 186 / Section 186.579
186.579 Restricted operator's license requiring daytime driving, use of bioptic telescopic device, and vehicle with left and right outside mirrors -- Removal of restrictions -- Annual submission of comprehensive visual examination -- Suspension of license
Status: in_force

186.579 Restricted operator's license requiring daytime driving, use of bioptic

telescopic device, and vehicle with left and right outside mirrors -- Removal of

restrictions -- Annual submission of comprehensive visual examination --

Suspension of license.

(1) The Transportation Cabinet shall issue, to an applicant who successfully passes the

operator's license examination outlined in KRS 186.578(4), an operator's license

with the following restrictions:

(a) Required use of a bioptic telescopic device;

(b) Restricted to daytime driving upon the recommendation of a vision specialist

or upon failure of a nighttime examination administered under KRS 186.578;

and

(c) Restricted to vehicles with left and right outside mirrors.

(2) A restriction to daytime driving in accordance with subsection (1) of this section

shall be removed if the applicant or licensed driver:

(a) Obtains a recommendation from a vision specialist;

(b) Successfully completes an evaluation by the Office of Vocational

Rehabilitation's bioptic driving program and training specifically designed for

night driving from a certified driver training program; and

(c) Passes a comprehensive night driving examination.

(3) (a) Subject to the requirements of paragraph (b) of this subsection, an operator's

license issued under KRS 186.578 and 186.579 shall be valid for four (4)

years or (8) years at the discretion of the applicant as outlined in KRS

186.4101.

(b) The holder of a license issued in accordance with this section and KRS

186.578 shall submit the results of a comprehensive visual examination to

Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation each year before the last day of

the birth month of the license holder. An operator's license shall be subject to

suspension if the license holder does not submit results of the comprehensive

visual examination required under this paragraph.

(c) If the vision specialist completing the examination required under paragraph

(b) of this subsection certifies that the conditions causing the visual

impairment are stable, then the license shall remain valid. If the conditions

causing the visual impairment are unstable or deteriorating, the license holder

may be required to undergo additional testing as required by the department

and may have his or her operator's license suspended if he or she cannot

successfully pass the tests.
KRS § 16.066 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 16 / Section 16.066
16.066 Design and availability of forms relating to purchases of metals and objects containing metal -- Charges for copies -- Copyright -- Use of other facsimiles
Status: in_force

16.066 Design and availability of forms relating to purchases of metals and objects

containing metal -- Charges for copies -- Copyright -- Use of other facsimiles.

(1) The Department of Kentucky State Police shall design the electronic and paper

forms utilized in KRS 433.890(1) and any other forms and instructions necessary to

implement KRS 433.890.

(2) The Department of Kentucky State Police shall make the forms and instructions

utilized in subsection (1) of this section available on the department's Internet Web

site for downloading by any person.

(3) The Department of Kentucky State Police shall make single copies of the forms and

instructions utilized in subsection (1) of this section available as public records, at

the same rate charged for other public records. The department shall not be required

to make multiple copies of the forms or instructions for any person, but may do so

at the same rate charged for other public records.

(4) Any person may make copies of the forms and instructions required by subsection

(1) of this section and may charge for the copies. No person, other than the

Commonwealth, shall apply for a copyright on the forms or instructions provided by

the Department of Kentucky State Police. The Department of Kentucky State Police

may, in the name of the Commonwealth, apply for a copyright on the forms and

instructions which it produces pursuant to this section.

(5) A purchaser required to generate, maintain, and transmit records pursuant to KRS

433.890:

(a) 1. May utilize the forms designed by the Department of Kentucky State

Police; or

2. May generate his or her own forms which shall contain at least the

information required by KRS 433.890 and which may contain additional

information required by a local government or by the purchaser; or

(b) Shall use a form specified by a local government which has adopted an

ordinance in accordance with KRS 65.871 provided the form contains at least

the information required by KRS 433.890 and which may contain additional

information required by the local government.
KRS § 150.140 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 150 / Section 150.140
150.140 Report and payment of moneys by circuit clerk
Status: in_force

150.140 Report and payment of moneys by circuit clerk.

Each circuit clerk responsible for the court before whom any prosecution under this

chapter for the violation of any law or regulation for the protection of wildlife may be

commenced or shall go on appeal shall, within ten (10) days after the end of each month,

report in writing to the commissioner the result of the prosecution, the amount of fine

collected or penalty imposed, if any. All moneys collected as fines or penalties for the

violation of any law or regulation which, according to law, goes to the game and fish

fund, shall be paid to the State Treasurer within ten (10) days after the end of each month

and the same shall be paid by the State Treasurer into the game and fish fund within thirty

(30) days thereafter.
KRS § 182.020 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 182 / Section 182.020
182.020 Wharves, piers and bulkheads on private land -- Abatement
Status: in_force

182.020 Wharves, piers and bulkheads on private land -- Abatement.

(1) Any person owning land upon a watercourse may erect a wharf on his land, or a pier

or bulkhead in the watercourse opposite his land, but he must not obstruct

navigation nor injure the private rights of any person in doing so.

(2) If the Circuit Court of the county in which the wharf, pier or bulkhead is located,

believes that the wharf, pier or bulkhead obstructs navigation or encroaches on any

public landing so as to prevent the free use thereof, the court may abate it.
KRS § 64.250 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 64 / Section 64.250
64.250 Justices of the peace in counties of over 250,000 population not containing a consolidated local government
Status: in_force

64.250 Justices of the peace in counties of over 250,000 population not containing a

consolidated local government.

(1) Except for a county containing a consolidated local government, in counties

containing a population of over two hundred fifty thousand (250,000), each justice

of the peace shall be exclusively compensated for the performance of the duties of

his office by a salary to be determined by the fiscal court at a rate no less than nine

thousand six hundred dollars ($9,600) per annum but no greater than twelve

thousand dollars ($12,000) per annum, which shall be paid, in equal monthly

installments, out of the county treasury.

(2) The provisions of subsections (2), (3), and (4) of KRS 64.200 shall apply to justices

of the peace in counties containing a population of over two hundred fifty thousand

(250,000) except in a county containing a consolidated local government, the same

as to constables, and the recorder shall perform the same duties and functions in

regard to moneys collected by or for justices of the peace as they are required by

KRS 64.200 to perform in regard to moneys collected by or for constables.
KRS § 260.038 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 260 / Section 260.038
260.038 Organic certification fund
Status: in_force

260.038 Organic certification fund.

(1) There is hereby established in the State Treasury a separate trust and agency account

to be known as the "organic certification fund" to be administered by the

Department of Agriculture for the purposes provided in this section. Any moneys

accruing to this fund in any fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward to

the next fiscal year.

(2) (a) Any moneys deposited in the fund shall be used to provide for a portion of the

operating costs of the Organic Agricultural Product Certification Program

required under KRS 260.030;

(b) Any moneys received from the collection of certification fees from the

Organic Agricultural Product Certification Program shall be deposited in the

fund; and

(c) The fund may receive state appropriations, gifts, grants, and federal funds.
KRS § 5.286 — KY Code / Title II / Chapter 5 / Section 5.286
5.286 Eighty-sixth Representative District
Status: in_force

5.286 Eighty-sixth Representative District.

The Eighty-sixth Representative District shall consist of the following territory:

County: Knox KY

County: Laurel KY (part)

A102 - Campground

A105 - Stansberry

A108 - Mchargue

B102 - Lily

B103 - Felts

B106 - Spring Cut

C101 - Blackwater

C103 - Lake

F107 - South Laurel
KRS § 319A.070 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 319A / Section 319A.070
319A.070 Powers and duties of board
Status: in_force

319A.070 Powers and duties of board.

(1) The board shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and shall have

the responsibility of evaluating the qualifications of applicants for licensure.

(2) The board may issue subpoenas, examine witnesses, administer oaths, and

investigate allegations of practices violating the provisions of this chapter.

(3) The board may:

(a) Promulgate administrative regulations, pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A, relating

to professional conduct to carry out the provisions of this chapter, including

but not limited to administrative regulations relating to professional licensure

and holding a license to practice occupational therapy or assist in the practice

of occupational therapy in the Commonwealth;

(b) Conduct administrative hearings in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B;

(c) Evaluate the qualifications and authorize the issuance of licenses to qualified

occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants;

(d) Issue and renew licenses based on evidence of initial and continued

competence of persons subject to this chapter;

(e) Suspend or revoke licenses;

(f) Require the continuing professional education of persons subject to this

chapter;

(g) Keep a record of its proceedings and a register of all persons licensed as

occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants. The register shall

show the name of every licensee, the licensee's last known place of business

and last known place of residence, and the date and number of the license of

each licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant. The

board shall, during the month of January of every year, compile and make

available a list of licensed occupational therapists and occupational therapy

assistants authorized to practice in the Commonwealth. Any citizen of the

Commonwealth may obtain a copy of the list upon application to the board

and payment of an amount to be fixed by the board, which shall not exceed its

cost;

(h) Make an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly which shall

contain an account of duties performed, actions taken, and appropriate

recommendations;

(i) Institute and maintain actions to restrain or enjoin any violation of this chapter

and administrative regulations notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of

other civil or criminal penalties;

(j) Approve an examination for occupational therapists and occupational therapy

assistants and establish standards for acceptable performance;

(k) Seek an injunction in Franklin Circuit Court against any individual who

practices occupational therapy in the Commonwealth without a license; and

(l) Promulgate administrative regulations to define appropriate supervision of

assistants, aides, and unlicensed personnel that are delivering occupational

therapy services.
KRS § 218A.220 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 218A / Section 218A.220
218A.220 Persons exempt from chapter
Status: in_force

218A.220 Persons exempt from chapter.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to common carriers or to warehousemen,

while engaged in lawfully transporting or storing such substances, or to any employee of

the same acting within the scope of his employment; or to public officers or their

employees in the performance of their official duties requiring possession or control of

controlled substances; or to temporary incidental possession by employees or agents of

persons lawfully entitled to possession, or by persons whose possession is for the purpose

of aiding public officers in performing their official duties.