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KRS § 6.811 — KY Code / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 6.811
6.811 Prohibitions against certain conduct by legislative agents and their employers -- Penalties
Status: in_force

6.811 Prohibitions against certain conduct by legislative agents and their

employers -- Penalties.

(1) A legislative agent or employer shall not knowingly fail to register, as required

under KRS 6.807.

(2) A legislative agent or employer shall not knowingly fail to keep a receipt or

maintain a record which KRS 6.821 requires the person to keep or maintain.

(3) A person shall not knowingly fail to file a statement that KRS 6.807, 6.821, or

6.824 requires the person to file.

(4) A legislative agent or employer shall not knowingly offer, give, or agree to give

anything of value to a legislator, a candidate, or the spouse or child of a legislator or

candidate.

(5) A legislative agent shall not serve as a campaign treasurer, and shall not directly

solicit, control, or deliver a campaign contribution, for a candidate or legislator.

(6) A legislative agent shall not make a campaign contribution to a legislator, a

candidate, or his or her campaign committee.

(7) During a regular session of the General Assembly, an employer of a legislative

agent shall not make a campaign contribution to a legislator, candidate, campaign

committee for a legislator or candidate, or caucus campaign committee. This

subsection shall not apply to candidates for the General Assembly in a special

election held during a regular session of the General Assembly.

(8) An employer shall not knowingly employ, appoint, or retain a serving legislator or

former legislator as a legislative agent until at least two (2) years have elapsed from

the date on which he or she vacated his or her office.

(9) No person shall engage any person to lobby in exchange for compensation that is

contingent in any way upon the passage, modification, or defeat of any legislation.

No person shall accept any engagement to lobby in exchange for compensation that

is contingent in any way upon the passage, modification, or defeat of any

legislation. Violation of this provision is a Class D felony.

(10) A legislative agent or other lobbyist shall not go upon the floor of either house of

the General Assembly while the house is in session, except upon invitation of that

house. Violation of this provision is a Class B misdemeanor.

(11) If any legislative agent or employer violates any provision in subsections (4) to (8)

of this section, he or she shall for the first violation be guilty of ethical misconduct.

For the second and each subsequent violation, he or she shall be guilty of a Class D

felony.
KRS § 91.450 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 91 / Section 91.450
91.450 Tax notice
Status: in_force

91.450 Tax notice.

Within a reasonable time after the tax bills for the year have been listed with the tax

receiver, he shall mail a postpaid tax notice, directed to the best of his knowledge, to

every person against whom a tax bill has been listed. In the case of an infant or mentally

disabled person the notice shall be mailed to his guardian or conservator, and in the case

of an absent owner whose address is unknown to the tax receiver it shall be mailed to the

agent of the owner. The tax notice shall give a brief description of the property taxed, and

shall state the number and amount of the bill listed against the taxpayer, the date of its

maturity, and the penalties imposed for nonpayment. The failure of the tax receiver to

send the tax notice, or of the taxpayer to receive it, shall not invalidate the tax, or the

interest or penalties provided for by KRS 91.430, or any subsequent proceeding for the

collection of either.
KRS § 388.340 — KY Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 388 / Section 388.340
388.340 Termination of guardianship or conservatorship
Status: in_force

388.340 Termination of guardianship or conservatorship.

Upon filing a petition, or certificate, showing that a minor ward has attained majority,

or that a mentally disabled ward has been rated competent upon examination in

accordance with the law, the court may order the guardian or conservator to file a

final account; and, upon hearing, after notice to the former minor or mentally

disabled person and to the Veterans Affairs in the manner and within the time

provided by KRS 388.280, and upon approval of the final account, the court may so

adjudge and discharge the guardian or conservator and release the sureties from

liability upon delivery to the former ward of the assets due him by the former

guardian or conservator, and may make such further order as may be lawful.
KRS § 137.150 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 137 / Section 137.150
137.150 Notice of county tax levy -- Collection and payment
Status: in_force

137.150 Notice of county tax levy -- Collection and payment.

Any county imposing a tax under KRS 137.120 shall immediately after the levy of the tax

give notice thereof to each transporter of crude petroleum registered in the county. The

transporter shall, after the first day of the month immediately following such notice,

proceed as provided in KRS 137.140 to collect the county tax and pay it to the sheriff of

the county in the manner and at the time payment of such taxes is required to be made to

the Department of Revenue. Each county imposing the tax shall, upon the fixing of the

levy, certify the same to the department, which shall make the assessment for the county

tax in the same manner and at the same value as provided for the state tax, which shall be

certified to the county for collection.
KRS § 13A.3102 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.3102
13A.3102 Expiration of administrative regulations
Status: in_force

13A.3102 Expiration of administrative regulations.

(1) An ordinary administrative regulation with a last effective date on or after March 1,

2013, shall expire seven (7) years after its last effective date, except as provided by

the certification process in KRS 13A.3104.

(2) An ordinary administrative regulation with a last effective date before March 1,

2013, shall expire on March 1, 2020, except as provided by the certification process

in KRS 13A.3104.

(3) For all administrative regulations that expire under this section or KRS 13A.3104,

the regulations compiler shall:

(a) Delete them from the Kentucky Administrative Regulations Service;

(b) Add them to the list of ineffective administrative regulations; and

(c) Beginning on September 1, 2020, and at least once every six (6) months

thereafter, publish a list of administrative regulations that have expired since

the most recent previous list was published under this paragraph.

(4) Within three (3) months of June 27, 2019, and at least once every six (6) months

thereafter, the regulations compiler shall publish a list of existing administrative

regulations and their corresponding last effective dates.
KRS § 385.082 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 385 / Section 385.082
385.082 Receipt for custodial property
Status: in_force

385.082 Receipt for custodial property.

A written acknowledgment of delivery by a custodian constitutes a sufficient receipt and

discharge for custodial property transferred to the custodian pursuant to KRS 385.032 to

385.222.
KRS § 61.160 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 61 / Section 61.160
61.160 Closing public offices
Status: in_force

61.160 Closing public offices.

Public offices in counties containing a city of any class may close any one (1) full day of

any week, or any two (2) half days Monday through Saturday of any week.
KRS § 63.070 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 63 / Section 63.070
63.070 Costs of proceeding upon petition
Status: in_force

63.070 Costs of proceeding upon petition.

(1) In a proceeding for impeachment or removal by address, if the committee reports

against the petition and the report is not overruled by the house petitioned, the

petitioner shall be liable to witnesses and to the accused for the costs of

investigation before the committee. These costs shall be taxed by the clerk of the

house appointing the committee.

(2) In an impeachment proceeding prosecuted before the Senate, if the accused is

acquitted the petitioner shall pay the costs of the accused; and if the accused is

convicted, he shall pay the petitioner the costs incurred in behalf of the prosecution.

Costs mentioned in this subsection shall be taxed by the clerk of the Senate.

(3) Costs taxed pursuant to this section may be recovered on motion, after five (5) days'

notice, in a Circuit Court.
KRS § 394.065 — KY Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 394 / Section 394.065
394.065 Validity of trust, devise or legacy not affected by specified provisions
Status: in_force

394.065 Validity of trust, devise or legacy not affected by specified provisions.

(1) No writing declaring and creating a trust, including a life insurance trust, when

otherwise valid, shall be an invalid trust or a testamentary disposition of property

because the grantor of the trust reserves to himself: (a) the income of the trust estate

for his life, or any other period, or the right to receive the income of the trust estate

or have it used for his benefit for his life, or any other period, whether at the

grantor's direction or in the trustee's discretion; and/or (b) the right to receive

amounts of the trust principal or have such amounts used for his benefit whether at

the grantor's direction or in the discretion of the trustee; and/or (c) the right, at any

time during his lifetime, to modify, alter, amend or revoke the trust instrument, in

whole or in part; and/or (d) the right, at any time during his lifetime, to make

recommendations to or direct the trustee as to any or all investments of the trustee

and any or all administrative or other functions of the trustee.

(2) Subsection (1) above shall be applicable to all writings executed after its enactment

and to all writings previously executed if the grantor is living at the time of its

enactment.
KRS § 314.031 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 314 / Section 314.031
314.031 Unlawful acts relating to nursing
Status: in_force

314.031 Unlawful acts relating to nursing.

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to call or hold herself or himself out as or use the

title of nurse or to practice or offer to practice as a nurse unless licensed or

privileged under the provisions of this chapter.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or to offer to operate or to represent or

advertise the operation of a school of nursing unless the school of nursing has been

approved under the provisions of this chapter.

(3) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to employ a nurse unless the nurse is

licensed or privileged under the provisions of this chapter.

(4) It shall be unlawful for any nurse, employer of nurses, or any person having

knowledge of facts to refrain from reporting to the board a nurse who is suspected

of having violated any provision of KRS 314.091(1).
KRS § 141.081 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 141 / Section 141.081
141.081 Optional standard deduction for individuals -- Exception
Status: in_force

141.081 Optional standard deduction for individuals -- Exception.

(1) An individual, at his election, may deduct from his adjusted gross income a

standard deduction of:

(a) Six hundred and fifty dollars ($650) for taxable years beginning before

December 31, 1996;

(b) Nine hundred dollars ($900) for taxable years beginning after December 31,

1996, but before December 31, 1997;

(c) One thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) for taxable years beginning after

December 31, 1997, but before December 31, 1998;

(d) One thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for taxable years beginning after

December 31, 1998, but before December 31, 1999;

(e) One thousand seven hundred dollars ($1,700) for taxable years beginning after

December 31, 1999, but before December 31, 2000; and

(f) The amount calculated under subsection (2) of this section for taxable years

beginning after December 31, 2000.

(2) (a) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000, and each taxable year

thereafter, the standard deduction for the current taxable year shall be equal to

the standard deduction for the prior taxable year multiplied by the greater of:

1. The average of the monthly CPI-U figures for the twelve (12)

consecutive months ending in and including the July six (6) months

prior to the January beginning the current tax year, divided by the

average of the monthly CPI-U figures for the twelve (12) months ending

in and including the July eighteen (18) months prior to the January

beginning the current tax year; or

2. One (1).

(b) As used in this subsection, a tax year shall be the twelve (12) month period

beginning in January and ending in December.

(c) As used in this subsection, "CPI-U" means the nonseasonally adjusted United

States city average of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for

all items, as released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

(3) The standard deduction provided for in this section shall be in lieu of all deductions

and shall not be allowed in the case of a taxable year of less than twelve (12)

months on account of a change in the accounting period or in the case of a fiduciary.

(4) In the case of a husband and wife living together, the standard deduction provided

for in this section shall not be allowed to either if the net income of one (1) of the

spouses is determined without regard to the standard deduction. The determination

of marital status shall be made in the manner prescribed in Section 153 of the

Internal Revenue Code.
KRS § 525.155 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 525 / Section 525.155
525.155 Interference with a funeral
Status: in_force

525.155 Interference with a funeral.

(1) A person is guilty of interference with a funeral when, at any point in time between

one (1) hour prior to the commencement of an event specified in this subsection and

one (1) hour following its conclusion, he or she blocks, impedes, inhibits, or in any

other manner obstructs or interferes with access into or from any building or

parking lot of a building in which a funeral, wake, memorial service, or burial is

being conducted, or any burial plot or the parking lot of the cemetery in which a

funeral, wake, memorial service, or burial is being conducted.

(2) Interference with a funeral is a Class B misdemeanor.
KRS § 117A.160 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 117A / Section 117A.160
117A.160 Mistakes and omissions that do not invalidate documents or ballots -- Notarization or authentication not required
Status: in_force

117A.160 Mistakes and omissions that do not invalidate documents or ballots --

Notarization or authentication not required.

(1) If a voter's mistake or omission in the completion of a document under this chapter

does not prevent determining whether a covered voter is eligible to vote, the

mistake or omission does not invalidate the document. Failure to satisfy a

nonsubstantive requirement, such as using paper or envelopes of a specified size or

weight, does not invalidate a document submitted under this chapter. In a write-in

ballot authorized by this chapter or in a vote for a write-in candidate on a regular

ballot, if the intention of the voter is discernible under the Commonwealth of

Kentucky's uniform definition of what constitutes a vote, an abbreviation,

misspelling, or other minor variation in the form of the name of a candidate or a

political party shall be accepted as a valid vote.

(2) Notarization is not required for the execution of a document under this chapter. An

authentication, other than the declaration specified in KRS 117A.120 or the

declaration on the federal postcard application and federal write-in absentee ballot,

is not required for execution of a document under this chapter. The declaration and

any information in the declaration may be compared with information on file to

ascertain the validity of the document.
KRS § 66.990 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 66 / Section 66.990
66.990 Penalties
Status: in_force

66.990 Penalties.

(1) Any officer who willfully fails to perform his or her duty under this chapter shall be

deemed guilty of misfeasance in office, and shall be fined not more than one

hundred dollars ($100).

(2) Any county or state officer who knowingly violates any of the provisions of KRS

66.310 or 66.320 shall, in addition to the specific liabilities imposed for violating

any of the provisions of those sections, be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon

conviction thereof, shall have his or her office declared vacant, and may also be

fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned for not more than

ninety (90) days, or both so fined and imprisoned.
KRS § 221.010 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 221 / Section 221.010
221.010 Definitions for chapter
Status: in_force

221.010 Definitions for chapter.

As used in this chapter unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;

(2) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;

(3) "Food" includes any article used by man for food, drink, confectionery, or

condiment, or which enters into the composition of the same whether simple,

blended, mixed, or compounded;

(4) "Frozen food locker plant" means a location or establishment in which space in

individual lockers is rented to persons for storage of frozen food and which is

equipped with a chill room, sharp-freezing facilities, and facilities for cutting,

preparing, wrapping, and packaging meats and meat products, fruits, and

vegetables;

(5) "Branch frozen food locker plant" means a location or establishment in which space

in individual lockers is rented to persons for storage of frozen food after preparation

for storage at a frozen food locker plant; and

(6) "Sharp-frozen" means the freezing of food in a room in which the temperature is

zero (0) degrees Fahrenheit or lower.
KRS § 321.320 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 321 / Section 321.320
321.320 Revolving fund for administration -- Reserve fund
Status: in_force

321.320 Revolving fund for administration -- Reserve fund.

(1) All fees and other moneys received by the board pursuant to the provisions of this

chapter shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of a revolving fund for

the use of the board.

(2) (a) No part of this revolving fund shall revert to the general funds of this

Commonwealth.

(b) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, fund amounts not expended at the close of a

fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward into the next fiscal year.

(c) Any interest earnings of the fund shall become a part of the fund and shall not

lapse.

(3) All expenses incurred by the board shall be paid from this revolving fund,

including:

(a) The compensation of members of the board;

(b) Salaries, wages, and benefits of the employees of the board;

(c) Payment of contractors hired by the board;

(d) Administrative services provided to the board;

(e) Investigative and legal services;

(f) Court costs;

(g) Technology expenses related to administration of this chapter; and

(h) All other expenses incurred by the board.

(4) The board shall keep and maintain a reserve fund for capital, operational, and

programmatic expenses.

(5) Scholarships and other educational awards approved by the board for the purpose of

promoting persons entering into the fields of veterinary medicine shall be paid from

this revolving fund.

(6) The board may receive and expend funds, in addition to fees collected from parties

other than applicants and credential holders, provided that these funds shall be used

in the pursuit of a specific objective that the board may accomplish by this chapter

or which the board is qualified to accomplish by reason of its jurisdiction or

professional expertise.

(7) The board may direct investment of that portion of its revolving fund not needed to

meet current expenses, the earning from which investments shall also be credited to

the revolving fund of the board.

(8) The fund shall be held subject to the order of the board, and to be used for meeting

necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the purposes of this chapter and

the duties imposed thereby.
KRS § 153.120 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 153 / Section 153.120
153.120 Tuition -- Admission -- Performances in state parks -- Expenditures
Status: in_force

153.120 Tuition -- Admission -- Performances in state parks -- Expenditures.

(1) The state theatre may charge tuition for attending the school of drama and may

charge the public admission for attending the plays and performances, and this shall

be the primary income of the state theatre.

(2) The commissioner of parks is authorized to enter into such contracts and make such

guarantees to the state theatre for the presentment of their plays in state parks as

shall be approved by the Finance and Administration Cabinet.

(3) The income so received shall be used by the state theatre to meet the cost of

expenses of the productions and the operation of the school, the depreciation or

replacement of equipment, and reasonable compensation to the officers and

employees of the state theatre.
KRS § 311.271 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311 / Section 311.271
311.271 Preliminary educational requirements for practitioners of healing arts
Status: in_force

311.271 Preliminary educational requirements for practitioners of healing arts.

(1) No person shall be eligible for licensure to practice any healing art in this state

unless and until he furnishes satisfactory evidence to the appropriate licensing

agency, that prior to being licensed by the respective state agency that he was

credited with not less than sixty (60) transferable units of study by a college or

university accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or an

accrediting agency recognized by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

or any successor to the powers of either; provided, however, that the transferability

of credits from colleges and universities located outside the United States and

Canada shall be determined by the appropriate licensing agency.

(2) (a) The term "healing art," as used herein, includes the practices of medicine,

osteopathy, dentistry, chiropody (podiatry), optometry, and chiropractic, but

does not include the practices of Christian Science or midwifery or the

provision of certified professional midwifery services by a licensed certified

professional midwife as defined in KRS 314.400.

(b) The term "transferable units of study" means semester hour (or equivalent)

credits and may include advance placement credits.

(3) This section shall not apply to any student who is enrolled in any school of

medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, chiropody (podiatry), optometry, or chiropractic on

June 13, 1968, nor shall it affect the right of any person who is presently licensed to

practice a healing art in this state, to have his license renewed upon compliance

with all other requirements of law.