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KRS § 68.248 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 68 / Section 68.248
68.248 County revenue limits on tax rate applicable to personal property
Status: in_force

68.248 County revenue limits on tax rate applicable to personal property.

(1) In the event that the tax rate applicable to real property levied by a county fiscal

court will produce a percentage increase in revenue from personal property less than

the percentage increase in revenue from real property, the county fiscal court may

levy a tax rate applicable to personal property which will produce the same

percentage increase in revenue from personal property as the percentage increase in

revenue from real property.

(2) The tax rate applicable to personal property levied by a county fiscal court under the

provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not be subject to the public hearing

provisions of KRS 68.245(5) and to the recall provisions of KRS 68.245(6).
KRS § 226.100 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 226 / Section 226.100
226.100 Powers of county police in enforcing chapter
Status: in_force

226.100 Powers of county police in enforcing chapter.

Enforcement of the provisions of this chapter shall be within the jurisdiction of the fiscal

court of any county except that county police shall not exercise authority within the

corporate limits of a city of ten thousand or more population. County police for the

purpose of locating stolen goods, may carry out the provisions of KRS 226.060 in a city

of any size or in the county area of their jurisdiction.
KRS § 199.466 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 199 / Section 199.466
199.466 Background check of child abuse and neglect records at request of parent or legal guardian employing individual to care for minor child
Status: in_force

199.466 Background check of child abuse and neglect records at request of

parent or legal guardian employing individual to care for minor child.

(1) A parent or legal guardian employing an individual to care for his or her minor

child may request the results of a background check of the child abuse and

neglect records maintained by the cabinet from the individual by submitting the

same form and paying the same fee that would be submitted by an entity

required by law to request such a background check on an employee or

volunteer for the purpose of determining whether there has been a

substantiated finding of child abuse or neglect for the child-care provider. The

form shall contain the signature of the individual consenting to the background

check.

(2) The cabinet shall notify the individual on whom the background check was

completed of the results.

(a) If the results show no substantiated findings of child abuse or neglect on

the registry for the individual, the cabinet shall send the individual a letter

stating that they have no findings of substantiated abuse or neglect.

(b) If the results show substantiated findings of child abuse or neglect on the

registry for the individual, the cabinet shall send the individual the results

of the search.

(3) The cabinet shall make the form for requesting a background check of the child

abuse and neglect records maintained by the cabinet available on its Web site

along with information on how to locate a child-care provider certified or

licensed by the cabinet and how to request a criminal background check for a

child-care provider.

(4) The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations to implement

subsection (1) of this section.
KRS § 97.760 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 97 / Section 97.760
97.760 Procedure in sale of bonds -- Disposition of proceeds
Status: in_force

97.760 Procedure in sale of bonds -- Disposition of proceeds.

Bonds issued pursuant to Chapter 23 of the Acts of 1922 shall be placed under the control

of the commission, which shall determine when, and at what price and how they shall be

sold. Any premium obtained from the sale of the bonds shall constitute a part of the

sinking fund for their ultimate retirement. As the bonds are sold, their proceeds shall go

to the credit of the commission in the same depositories that are selected for the deposit

of the funds held by the commissioners of the sinking fund of the city, upon like

agreements as to interest. The proceeds of the bonds shall be withdrawn only upon the

checks of the secretary and treasurer of the commission, countersigned in a manner and

accompanied by a voucher as may be prescribed by administrative regulations

promulgated by the commission.
KRS § 196.190 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 196 / Section 196.190
196.190 Duties of receiver
Status: in_force

196.190 Duties of receiver.

The receiver shall receive all goods and supplies purchased for the institution, take charge

of them, see that they correspond with the bills accompanying them, in character, quality,

and quantity, and distribute them to each department of the institution as the warden

directs by written order. The receiver shall open an account with each department in a

book for that purpose, charging therein the cost price for all goods so received and

distributed. The books shall be open at all times for inspection by the warden, the

commissioner, the secretary, the Governor, a committee of the Legislature, or any person

appointed by either for examination.
KRS § 279.320 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 279 / Section 279.320
279.320 Who may incorporate -- Purposes of incorporation
Status: in_force

279.320 Who may incorporate -- Purposes of incorporation.

Any five (5) or more natural persons, a majority of whom are citizens of Kentucky, may,

by executing, filing and recording articles of incorporation as provided in KRS 279.330

and 279.350, form a nonprofit cooperative corporation to promote and encourage the

fullest possible use of telephone service in this state by making facilities for such service

available to persons in rural areas of the state at the lowest cost consistent with sound

business methods and prudent management.
KRS § 16.565 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 16 / Section 16.565
16.565 Retirement allowance account
Status: in_force

16.565 Retirement allowance account.

The retirement allowance account shall be the account in which shall be accumulated all

employer contributions, amounts transferred from the member account, and to which all

income from the investment assets of the system shall be credited. From this account

there shall be paid administrative expenses and in addition all benefits payable under

KRS 16.510 to 16.652. There shall be transferred from this account to the member

account:

(1) The employer pay credit added monthly to each member's individual accounts as

provided by KRS 16.583(2)(b)1. or annually as provided by KRS 16.583(2)(b)2.

and 16.584; and

(2) The interest credited annually to each member's individual accounts as provided by

KRS 16.505 to 16.652.
KRS § 397.1005 — KY Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 397 / Section 397.1005
397.1005 Evidence of death or status
Status: in_force

397.1005 Evidence of death or status.

In addition to the rules of evidence in courts of general jurisdiction, for the purposes of

KRS 397.1001 to 397.1007 only, the following rules relating to a determination of death

and status shall apply:

(1) Death shall be deemed to occur when the requirements of KRS 446.400 have been

met.

(2) A certified or authenticated copy of a death certificate purporting to be issued by an

official or agency of the place where the death purportedly occurred shall be prima

facie evidence of the fact, place, date, and time of death and the identity of the

decedent.

(3) A certified or authenticated copy of any record or report of a governmental agency,

domestic or foreign, that an individual is missing, detained, dead, or alive shall be

prima facie evidence of the status and of the dates, circumstances, and places

disclosed by the record or report.

(4) In the absence of prima facie evidence of death under subsection (2) or (3) of this

section, the fact of death shall be established by clear and convincing evidence,

including circumstantial evidence.

(5) An individual whose death is not established under subsection (2), (3), or (4) of this

section and who is absent for a continuous period of seven (7) years, during which

the individual has not been heard from, and whose absence is not satisfactorily

explained after diligent search or inquiry, shall be presumed dead. His or her death

shall be presumed to have occurred at the end of the period unless there is sufficient

evidence for determining that death occurred earlier.

(6) In the absence of evidence disputing the time of death stipulated on a document

described in subsection (2) or (3) of this section, a document described in

subsection (2) or (3) of this section that stipulates a time of death one hundred

twenty (120) hours or more after the time of death of another individual, however

the time of death of the other individual is determined, establishes by clear and

convincing evidence that the individual survived the other individual by one

hundred twenty (120) hours.
KRS § 362.205 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 362 / Section 362.205
362.205 Partnership charged with knowledge of or notice to partner
Status: in_force

362.205 Partnership charged with knowledge of or notice to partner.

Notice to any partner of any matter relating to partnership affairs, and the knowledge of

the partner acting in the particular matter, acquired while a partner or then present to his

mind, and the knowledge of any other partner who reasonably could and should have

communicated it to the acting partner, operate as notice to or knowledge of the

partnership, except in the case of a fraud on the partnership committed by or with the

consent of that partner.
KRS § 56.814 — KY Code / Title VII / Chapter 56 / Section 56.814
56.814 Employees forbidden to disclose information prior to advertisement
Status: in_force

56.814 Employees forbidden to disclose information prior to advertisement.

(1) No officer or employee of any state agency shall engage in any act or make any

representation or commitment to any person relative to the lease of any real property

by the state without specific written authorization from and approval by the Finance

and Administration Cabinet and neither the state nor the department shall be bound

by the act, representation, or commitment unless so authorized and approved.

(2) (a) No officer or employee of any state agency shall disclose to any person or firm

who might reasonably be expected to submit a proposal, any approved plans

by the department for the lease of real property for which public notice is

required under KRS 43.050, 48.111, and 56.800 to 56.823 prior to the public

notice. Discussions of approved leasing plans may be held after public notice

with persons interested in submitting a proposal pertaining to the space

requirements.

(b) If all of the proposals, submitted in response to the advertisement referred to

in paragraph (a) of this subsection, are rejected, then the requirements of

paragraph (a) shall govern disclosure before, and discussions after, new

advertisements are placed.
KRS § 198B.726 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198B / Section 198B.726
198B.726 Licensure or registration of home inspectors by agencies or political subdivisions prohibited
Status: in_force

198B.726 Licensure or registration of home inspectors by agencies or political

subdivisions prohibited.

(1) As used in this section, "political subdivision" means any city, county, or

consolidated local government.

(2) No agency or political subdivision of the state, other than the board, shall impose

the following on individuals licensed under KRS 198B.700 to 198B.738:

(a) A registration or licensing requirement; or

(b) A license fee to obtain any local license, except that this prohibition shall not

prevent any local government from imposing an occupational license tax on

any person operating as a home inspector within the jurisdiction of the local

government.
KRS § 178.230 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 178 / Section 178.230
178.230 Collection of special tax -- Sheriff's fee
Status: in_force

178.230 Collection of special tax -- Sheriff's fee.

The sheriff shall collect the taxes at the same time and in the same manner that he collects

other taxes and shall pay the proceeds over as the fiscal court directs. For the collection of

the tax levied under KRS 178.210 to 178.240, the sheriff shall be entitled to a

commission of one percent (1%) of the amount collected.
KRS § 205.179 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 205 / Section 205.179
205.179 Annual review of sites where residents receive state supplemental benefits to determine registration status of boarding home
Status: in_force

205.179 Annual review of sites where residents receive state supplemental benefits

to determine registration status of boarding home.

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall conduct an annual review of all

addresses or locations at which four (4) or more persons reside who receive state

supplementation of federal supplemental security income benefits to determine if the

address or location is a boarding home that has not registered pursuant to KRS 216B.305.

The results of the review shall be reported to the Department for Aging and Independent

Living and action shall be taken to ensure the registration of all unregistered boarding

homes that are identified.
KRS § 351.109 — KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 351 / Section 351.109
351.109 Requirements for qualification and certification to perform electrical work -- Written tests
Status: in_force

351.109 Requirements for qualification and certification to perform electrical work

-- Written tests.

(1) An individual is a qualified and certified person, within the meaning of this chapter,

to perform electrical work, other than work on energized surface, high voltage lines,

if he has at least one (1) year of experience under direct supervision of a qualified

electrician in performing electrical work underground in a coal mine, in the surface

work areas of an underground coal mine, in a surface coal mine, in a noncoal mine,

in the mine equipment manufacturing industry, or in any other industry using or

manufacturing similar equipment, and he attains a satisfactory grade on each of the

series of written tests administered by the department and required in subsection (2)

of this section.

(2) The series of written tests shall include, but not be limited to, the following

subjects:

(a) Direct current theory and application;

(b) Alternating current theory and application;

(c) Electric equipment and circuits;

(d) Permissibility of electric equipment;

(e) Requirements of both federal and state laws; and

(f) Pertinent sections of the National Electrical Code.

(3) A score of at least eighty (80) percent on each of the written tests shall be deemed to

be a satisfactory grade. Recognition shall be given to practical experience in that

one (1) percentage point shall be added to an individual's score in each test for each

additional year of experience beyond the one (1) year minimum requirement

specified in subsection (1) of this section; however, in no case shall an individual be

given more than five (5) percentage points for such practical experience.

(4) An individual may, within thirty (30) days from the date on which he received

notification from the department of his test scores, repeat those sections on which

he received an unsatisfactory score. If further retesting is necessary after this initial

repetition, a minimum of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of notification of

the initial retest scores shall elapse prior to such further retesting, whereupon the

entire series of written tests shall be retaken.

(5) An individual qualified and certified in accordance with this section shall, in order

to retain qualification and certification, satisfactorily complete annually a retraining

program approved by the department.
KRS § 136.980 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 136 / Section 136.980
136.980 Penalty for delinquency in payment
Status: in_force

136.980 Penalty for delinquency in payment.

If any tax imposed by KRS 136.330 to 136.395, 299.530 and 304.4-030, whether assessed

by the department, or the taxpayer, or any installment or portion of any tax is not paid on

or before the date prescribed for its payment, there shall be collected interest upon the

unpaid amount at the tax interest rate as defined in KRS 131.010(6) from the date

prescribed for its payment until payment is actually made to the department.
KRS § 367.385 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 367 / Section 367.385
367.385 Violation of KRS 367.381 deemed unlawful act under Consumer Protection Act -- Availability of Consumer Protection Act remedies -- Authority to promulgate administrative regulations
Status: in_force

367.385 Violation of KRS 367.381 deemed unlawful act under Consumer

Protection Act -- Availability of Consumer Protection Act remedies --

Authority to promulgate administrative regulations.

(1) A violation of any provision of KRS 367.381 shall be deemed an unfair, false,

misleading, or deceptive act or practice in the conduct of trade or commerce in

violation of KRS 367.170.

(2) All of the remedies, powers, and duties delegated to the Attorney General by KRS

367.190 to 367.300, and the penalties provided in KRS 367.990, pertaining to acts

and practices declared unlawful by KRS 367.170, shall be applied to acts and

practices declared unlawful by KRS 367.381.

(3) Nothing in KRS 367.380 to 367.389 shall be construed to restrict the exercise of

powers or the performance of the duties of the Attorney General, which he is

authorized to exercise or perform by law.

(4) The Attorney General shall have the authority to promulgate administrative

regulations as he deems necessary for the proper administration of KRS 367.380 to

367.389.
KRS § 139.794 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 139 / Section 139.794
139.794 Conditions for exemption from assessment for uncollected or unpaid sales or use tax
Status: in_force

139.794 Conditions for exemption from assessment for uncollected or unpaid sales

or use tax.

(1) According to the provisions of the SSUTA agreement, a seller who registers under

the terms of the SSUTA agreement to pay or to collect and remit applicable sales

and use tax on sales made in Kentucky shall be exempt from assessment for

uncollected or unpaid sales or use tax together with penalty and interest for sales

made during the period the seller was not registered in Kentucky if:

(a) The seller was not registered in Kentucky in the twelve (12) month period

preceding the effective date of Kentucky's participation in the SSUTA

agreement; and

(b) The seller registers in Kentucky within twelve (12) months of the effective

date of Kentucky's participation in the SSUTA agreement.

(2) The exemption is not available to a seller with respect to any matter or matters for

which the seller received notice of the commencement of an audit and which audit

is not yet finally resolved, including any related administrative and judicial

processes.

(3) The exemption is not available for sales or use taxes already paid or remitted to the

state or to taxes collected by the seller.

(4) The exemption is fully effective, absent the seller's fraud or intentional

misrepresentation of a material fact, if the seller remains registered and continues

payment or collection and remittance of applicable sales or use taxes for a period of

at least thirty-six (36) months. During this thirty-six (36) month period, the statute

of limitations shall be suspended for the seller remaining in compliance with

registration and payment requirements. Failure to meet these terms will result in a

revocation of the exemption.

(5) This exemption shall apply to sales or use taxes due from a seller in its capacity as a

seller and shall not apply to sales and use taxes due from a seller in its capacity as a

buyer.
KRS § 158.187 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 158 / Section 158.187
158.187 Short title for KRS 158.181 to 158.187
Status: in_force

158.187 Short title for KRS 158.181 to 158.187.

KRS 158.181 to 158.187 may be cited as the Nicole Hadley, Jessica James, and Kayce

Steger Act.
KRS § 520.060 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 520 / Section 520.060
520.060 Promoting contraband in the second degree
Status: in_force

520.060 Promoting contraband in the second degree.

(1) A person is guilty of promoting contraband in the second degree when:

(a) He knowingly introduces contraband into a detention facility or a penitentiary;

or

(b) Being a person confined in a detention facility or a penitentiary, he knowingly

makes, obtains, or possesses contraband.

(2) Promoting contraband in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
KRS § 171.383 — KY Code / Title XIV / Chapter 171 / Section 171.383
171.383 Designation of covered wooden bridges as shrines
Status: in_force

171.383 Designation of covered wooden bridges as shrines.

All covered wooden bridges within the state shall be designated as state shrines by the

heritage division according to the procedures of the agency. Each covered wooden bridge

shall be identified as such by an official marker placed by the Kentucky Historical

Society.
KRS § 176.500 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 176 / Section 176.500
176.500 Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Kentucky -- Members -- Duties -- Reimbursement for expenses
Status: in_force

176.500 Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Kentucky -- Members -- Duties

-- Reimbursement for expenses.

(1) The Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Kentucky is hereby established to

serve as the local coordinating agency for the development of the Great River Road

along the Mississippi River from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The commission

shall be attached to the Office of the Secretary of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage

Cabinet for administrative purposes.

(2) The commission shall consist of the following ten (10) members: Four (4) citizen

members, appointed by the Governor, and consisting of one (1) member from each

of the four (4) counties that border the Mississippi River, who shall serve a term of

four (4) years and may serve until a successor is appointed. Four (4) members shall

be the respective county judges/executive of Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, and Hickman

Counties in Kentucky. Other members shall be the secretary of the Tourism, Arts

and Heritage Cabinet or his designee; and the secretary of the Transportation

Cabinet, or his designee. The commission shall annually elect a chairman and shall

meet quarterly or upon call of the chairman with ten (10) days' written notice. Six

(6) members present shall constitute a quorum for the official conduct of business.

The commission may enter into contracts with the Purchase Area Development

District to provide administrative services.

(3) Members shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed according to state

regulations for actual and necessary expenses incurred in conducting commission

business.

(4) The commission shall assure that the proper direction is taken in developing a

corridor of scenic, historical, and archaeological significance through the Kentucky

counties of Ballard, Carlisle, Hickman, and Fulton.