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KRS § 503.090 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 503 / Section 503.090
503.090 Use of physical force in law enforcement
Status: in_force

503.090 Use of physical force in law enforcement.

(1) The use of physical force by a defendant upon another person is justifiable when the

defendant, acting under official authority, is making or assisting in making an arrest,

and he:

(a) Believes that such force is necessary to effect the arrest;

(b) Makes known the purpose of the arrest or believes that it is otherwise known

or cannot reasonably be made known to the person to be arrested; and

(c) Believes the arrest to be lawful.

(2) The use of deadly physical force by a defendant upon another person is justifiable

under subsection (1) only when:

(a) The defendant, in effecting the arrest, is authorized to act as a peace officer;

and

(b) The arrest is for a felony involving the use or threatened use of physical force

likely to cause death or serious physical injury; and

(c) The defendant believes that the person to be arrested is likely to endanger

human life unless apprehended without delay.

(3) The use of physical force, including deadly physical force, by a defendant upon

another person is justifiable when the defendant is preventing the escape of an

arrested person and when the force could justifiably have been used to effect the

arrest under which the person is in custody, except that a guard or other person

authorized to act as a peace officer is justified in using any force, including deadly

force, which he believes to be necessary to prevent the escape of a person from jail,

prison, or other institution for the detention of persons charged with or convicted of

a crime.
KRS § 146.210 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 146 / Section 146.210
146.210 Definitions used in KRS 146.210 to 146.360
Status: in_force

146.210 Definitions used in KRS 146.210 to 146.360.

As used in KRS 146.210 to 146.360, the words listed herein shall have the following

respective meanings, unless another or different meaning or intent shall be clearly

indicated by the context:

(1) "Stream or watercourse" shall mean a flowing body of water or a section or portion

thereof, including rivers, streams, and creeks.

(2) "Free flowing" shall mean existing or flowing in a natural condition without

impoundment, diversion, straightening, riprapping, or other modification of the

waterway. The existence, however, of low dams, diversion works, and other minor

structures at the time any stream is proposed for inclusion in the Wild Rivers

System shall not automatically bar its consideration for such inclusion; provided,

that this shall not be construed to authorize or to be intended to encourage future

construction of such structures within components of the Wild Rivers System.

(3) "Road" shall mean a highway, a hard-surfaced road, or an improved or unimproved

dirt road. The existence, however, of unimproved roads at the time any stream is

proposed for inclusion in the Wild Rivers System shall not automatically bar its

consideration for such inclusion; provided, that this shall not be construed to

authorize or to be intended to encourage future construction of such roads where

this would be contrary to the provisions of KRS 146.200 to 146.360.

(4) "Wilderness type recreation" shall mean activities such as fishing, hunting,

canoeing, camping, hiking, horseback riding, exploring, archaeological and

scientific investigation, and scenic and aesthetic enjoyment, which utilizes and

protects to the highest degree the primitive and natural values of the area.

(5) "Visual horizon" shall mean the normal distance to which land and vegetative

features can be unobstructedly viewed from the center of the stream.

(6) "Access point" shall mean an area along the stream under public ownership, or

under easement acquired by agreement with a private landowner. This area would

be available for public recreational use including, but not limited to, the launching

of boats, picnicking, and camping.

(7) "Secretary" shall mean the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet or the

successor to that office.

(8) "Office" shall mean the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves.
KRS § 136.652 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 136 / Section 136.652
136.652 Distribution -- Administrative costs -- Monthly hold harmless amounts
Status: in_force

136.652 Distribution -- Administrative costs -- Monthly hold harmless amounts.

Money in the gross revenues and excise tax fund shall be distributed monthly as follows:

(1) One percent (1%) shall be deposited in a trust and agency account created in the

State Treasury to be used by the department for administration costs associated with

the implementation, collection, and distribution of the tax imposed by KRS 136.604

and 136.616.

(2) After the distribution required under subsection (1) of this section, the department

shall distribute to each political subdivision, school district and special district the

applicable monthly hold-harmless amount as calculated under KRS 136.650. In

addition, the department shall distribute one-twelfth (1/12) of the sheriff

department's fixed hold-harmless amount as defined in KRS 136.650(2)(b). For tax

collections received in January and February of 2006, the department shall make

the distribution by April 25, 2006. For all other periods, the department shall make

distribution by the twenty-fifth day of the next calendar month following the tax

receipts.

(3) After the distribution required by subsection (2) of this section, the department shall

deposit one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,250,000) in the state

general fund. This amount shall be adjusted on a prospective basis after the

collection of the first twelve (12) months of tax receipts from the taxes imposed by

KRS 136.604 and 136.616 to equal the average monthly tax receipts attributable to

the taxation of satellite broadcast and wireless cable services under KRS 136.604

and 136.616. The amount shall then become the fixed amount distributed to the

general fund.

(4) Money remaining in the gross revenues and excise tax fund after the distribution

required by subsection (3) of this section shall be transferred to the state baseline

and local growth fund established in KRS 136.648.
KRS § 512.020 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 512 / Section 512.020
512.020 Criminal mischief in the first degree
Status: in_force

512.020 Criminal mischief in the first degree.

(1) A person is guilty of criminal mischief in the first degree when, having no right to

do so or any reasonable ground to believe that he or she has such right, he or she

intentionally or wantonly:

(a) Defaces, destroys, or damages any property causing pecuniary loss of five

hundred dollars ($500) or more;

(b) Damages, possesses, or tampers with the operations of a key infrastructure

asset, as defined in KRS 511.100, in a manner that renders the asset

inoperable, in whole or in part, or renders the operation of the asset harmful or

dangerous;

(c) As a tenant, intentionally or wantonly defaces, destroys, or damages

residential rental property causing pecuniary loss of five hundred dollars

($500) or more; or

(d) As a squatter, intentionally or wantonly defaces, destroys, or damages real

property causing pecuniary loss of five hundred dollars ($500) or more.

(2) Criminal mischief in the first degree is a Class D felony, unless:

(a) The offense occurs during a declared emergency as defined by KRS 39A.020

arising from a natural or man-made disaster, within the area covered by the

emergency declaration, and within the area impacted by the disaster, in which

case it is a Class C felony;

(b) For the first offense, if the defendant at any time prior to trial effects repair or

replacement of the defaced, destroyed, or damaged property, makes complete

restitution in the amount of the damage, or performs community service as

required by the court, in which case it is a Class B misdemeanor. The court

shall determine the number of hours of community service commensurate

with the total amount of monetary damage caused by or incidental to the

commission of the crime, of not less than sixty (60) hours; or

(c) For the second or subsequent offense, if the defendant at any time prior to trial

effects repair or replacement of the defaced, destroyed, or damaged property,

makes complete restitution in the amount of the damage, or performs

community service as required by the court, in which case it is a Class A

misdemeanor. The court shall determine the number of hours of community

service commensurate with the total amount of monetary damage caused by

or incidental to the commission of the crime, of not less than sixty (60) hours.
KRS § 21A.190 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 21A / Section 21A.190
21A.190 Pilot project to study the feasibility and desirability of conducting some open juvenile proceedings
Status: in_force

21A.190 Pilot project to study the feasibility and desirability of conducting some

open juvenile proceedings.

(1) The General Assembly respectfully requests that the Supreme Court of Kentucky

institute a pilot project to study the feasibility and desirability of the opening or

limited opening of court proceedings, except for proceedings related to sexual

abuse, to the public which are related to:

(a) Dependency, neglect, and abuse proceedings under KRS Chapter 620; and

(b) Termination of parental rights proceedings under KRS Chapter 625.

(2) (a) The pilot project may be established in a minimum of three (3) diverse

judicial districts or judicial circuits or a division or divisions thereof chosen

by the Chief Justice.

(b) A pilot project authorized by this subsection shall not be established in a

judicial district or judicial circuit or a division thereof when objected to by the

applicable judge or county attorney.

(3) The pilot project shall:

(a) Require participating courts to be presumptively open;

(b) Last for four (4) years, unless extended or limited by the General Assembly;

and

(c) Be monitored and evaluated by the Administrative Office of the Courts to

determine:

1. Whether there are adverse effects resulting from the opening of certain

proceedings or release of records;

2. Whether the pilot project demonstrates a benefit to the litigants;

3. Whether the pilot project demonstrates a benefit to the public;

4. Whether the pilot project supports a determination that such proceedings

should be presumptively open;

5. Whether the pilot project supports a determination that such proceedings

should be closed;

6. How open proceedings under the pilot project impact the child;

7. The parameters and limits of the program;

8. Suggestions for the operation and improvement of the program;

9. Rules changes which may be needed if the program is to be made

permanent and expanded to all courts; and

10. Recommendations for statutory changes which may be needed if the

program is to be made permanent and expanded to all courts.

(4) The Administrative Office of the Courts:

(a) Shall provide an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission and

the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary by September 1 of each year the

program is in operation with statistics, findings, and recommendations; and

(b) May make periodic progress reports and statistical reports and provide

suggestions to the Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children and to

the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary when determined necessary by the

Chief Justice.
KRS § 645.990 — KY Code / Title LI / Chapter 645 / Section 645.990
645.990 Penalty
Status: in_force

645.990 Penalty.

Any person who intentionally causes the unwarranted hospitalization of any individual

under this chapter or the denial to any individual of any of the rights accorded to him

under this chapter or the administrative regulations issued thereunder shall be guilty of a

Class A misdemeanor.
KRS § 339.430 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 339 / Section 339.430
339.430 Machinery used in school courses
Status: in_force

339.430 Machinery used in school courses.

Nothing in KRS 339.210 to 339.450 shall prevent the use of suitable machinery for

instruction in schools where the mechanical arts are taught in connection with and as part

of the usual school curriculum. The use of such machinery in any public or private school

shall be subject to the approval of the board of education of the district where the school

is situated, and shall be subject to the general industrial safety standards as to supplying

safeguards for the protection of those using such machinery.
KRS § 156.433 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 156 / Section 156.433
156.433 Instructional materials eligible for purchase with state instructional materials funds -- Administrative regulation -- Review procedure -- Purchases by state and distributions to school districts without cost. (Effective July 1, 2026)
Status: in_force

156.433 Instructional materials eligible for purchase with state instructional

materials funds -- Administrative regulation -- Review procedure -- Purchases

by state and distributions to school districts without cost. (Effective July 1,

2026)

(1) The Kentucky Board of Education, upon recommendation of the chief state school

officer, shall promulgate an administrative regulation identifying instructional

materials eligible for purchase with state instructional materials funds. The

regulation shall identify instructional materials which are subject to review before

being recommended for use, establish a procedure for the review, and a process for

adding an instructional material to the state-approved list.

(2) The department shall report the state-approved list of instructional materials for the

use of school personnel as selected by the task force.

(3) The chief state school officer, subject to the approval of the Kentucky Board of

Education, may purchase instructional materials from the publishers or developers

whose instructional materials have been adopted by a school district for grades

kindergarten through twelve (12) and distribute them without cost to the pupils

attending the public schools in the school district.

(4) Allocations and purchases using state instructional materials funds shall be

conducted in accordance with KRS 156.395 to 156.476.156.433 Instructional materials eligible for purchase with state textbook funds --

Review procedure -- List of approved materials. (Effective until July 1, 2026)

(1) The Kentucky Board of Education, upon recommendation of the chief state school

officer, shall promulgate an administrative regulation identifying instructional

materials eligible for purchase with state textbook funds. The regulation shall

identify instructional materials which are subject to review before being

recommended for use, establish a procedure for the review, and a process for

adding an instructional material to the recommended list. The Department of

Education may pay instructional materials reviewers an amount not to exceed one

thousand dollars ($1,000) annually per reviewer for their services using funds from

the appropriation for state textbooks.

(2) The Department of Education shall establish a list of recommended instructional

materials for the use of school personnel.
KRS § 292.325 — KY Code / Title XXV / Chapter 292 / Section 292.325
292.325 Filing of prospectus, pamphlet, or other advertising communication by order of commissioner
Status: in_force

292.325 Filing of prospectus, pamphlet, or other advertising communication by

order of commissioner.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the commissioner may by rule or order

require the filing of any prospectus, pamphlet, circular, form letter, advertisement,

or other sales literature, radio, television, or other advertising communication

addressed or intended for distribution to prospective investors, including clients or

prospective clients of an investment adviser, as part of a registered offering or as a

part of an exemption offering required to be filed under KRS 292.415.

(2) The provisions of this section shall not require a covered adviser to file with the

commissioner any documents listed in subsection (1) of this section or any

document, except a prospectus, relating to a covered security.
KRS § 161.320 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 161 / Section 161.320
161.320 Record of proceedings -- Annual report
Status: in_force

161.320 Record of proceedings -- Annual report.

The board of trustees shall keep a record of all its proceedings which shall be open to

public inspection. It shall publish on or before January 1 of each year a report giving an

account of the operation of the system, showing the fiscal transactions of the system for

the preceding year and the amount of the accumulated cash and securities of the system,

and containing the last balance sheet showing the financial condition of the system.
KRS § 530.030 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 530 / Section 530.030
530.030 Concealing birth of infant
Status: in_force

530.030 Concealing birth of infant.

(1) A person is guilty of concealing the birth of an infant when he conceals the corpse

of a newborn child with intent to conceal the fact of its birth or to prevent a

determination of whether it was born dead or alive.

(2) Concealing the birth of an infant is a Class A misdemeanor.
KRS § 164.756 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 164 / Section 164.756
164.756 Nonage not disqualifying for loan guarantee
Status: in_force

164.756 Nonage not disqualifying for loan guarantee.

Any person otherwise qualifying for an education loan advanced or guaranteed or

approved by the authority or a national direct student loan as authorized by the National

Defense Education Act of 1958, as amended, or a federally guaranteed student loan as

authorized by the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, shall not be disqualified by

reason of his being under the age of eighteen (18) years; and any such person, for the

purpose of applying for, receiving, and repaying such loan, notwithstanding the

provisions of existing laws, shall be deemed to have full capacity to act and shall have all

the rights, powers, privileges, and obligations of a person of full age with respect thereto.
KRS § 156.425 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 156 / Section 156.425
156.425 Form of statement and bond -- Supplemental statement and bond. (Effective until July 1, 2026)
Status: in_force

156.425 Form of statement and bond -- Supplemental statement and bond.

(Effective until July 1, 2026)

The form of the sworn statement and bond required shall be prescribed by the chief state

school officer. The bond shall be in force for the adoption period. The person, firm, or

corporation may at any time while the bond is in force file a supplemental statement

covering additional books or special editions of books previously filed. The supplemental

statement shall expire at the date of expiration of the original statement and bond. Prior to

the expiration of any statement and bond the person may file a new statement and bond

for a further period of adoption, and if he fails to file a new statement and bond his right

to offer textbooks for adoption and use in the public schools of Kentucky shall expire on

the date of expiration of the former bond.
KRS § 211.1752 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 211.1752
211.1752 Local Health Department Employment Personnel Council
Status: in_force

211.1752 Local Health Department Employment Personnel Council.

(1) The Local Health Department Employment Personnel Council is hereby created.

The council shall be composed of five (5) members appointed by the secretary for

health and family services.

(2) Members of the council shall serve for a term of three (3) years or until successors

are appointed, except that for members of the initially appointed council, two (2)

members shall be appointed for one (1) year, two (2) members shall be appointed

for two (2) years, and one (1) member shall be appointed for three (3) years. A

member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term

shall be appointed for the remainder of the term.

(3) The council shall elect a chairperson from its membership. Regular meetings of the

council shall be held at least semiannually. Special meetings of the council may be

held upon call of the chairperson or the department.

(4) The council shall be attached to the department for administrative purposes.

(5) The council shall:

(a) Advise the cabinet on administration of the local health department personnel

program pursuant to KRS Chapter 212;

(b) Make an annual report to the department and agency; and

(c) Consider and act upon matters that may be referred to the council by the

department.
KRS § 519.060 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 519 / Section 519.060
519.060 Tampering with public records
Status: in_force

519.060 Tampering with public records.

(1) A person is guilty of tampering with public records when:

(a) He knowingly makes a false entry in or falsely alters any public record; or

(b) Knowing he lacks the authority to do so, he intentionally destroys, mutilates,

conceals, removes, or otherwise impairs the availability of any public records;

or

(c) Knowing he lacks the authority to retain it, he intentionally refuses to deliver

up a public record in his possession upon proper request of a public servant

lawfully entitled to receive such record for examination or other purposes.

(2) Tampering with public records is a Class D felony.
KRS § 454.160 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 454 / Section 454.160
454.160 Lien created only by attachment or judgment
Status: in_force

454.160 Lien created only by attachment or judgment.

No lien on the property of a defendant constructively summoned shall be created

otherwise than by an attachment, as is provided in KRS 425.301 to 425.316, or by

judgment; nor shall any person be restrained from paying or delivering any money or

property in his hands belonging or due to such defendant, by notice indorsed on the

summons, or otherwise than by attachment or judgment.
KRS § 524.060 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 524 / Section 524.060
524.060 Bribing a juror
Status: in_force

524.060 Bribing a juror.

(1) A person is guilty of bribing a juror when he offers, confers or agrees to confer any

pecuniary benefit upon a juror with intent to influence the juror's vote, opinion,

decision or other action as a juror.

(2) Bribing a juror is a Class D felony.
KRS § 45.550 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 45 / Section 45.550
45.550 Title
Status: in_force

45.550 Title.

KRS 45.560 to 45.640 shall be known as the Kentucky Equal Employment Opportunity

Act of 1978.
KRS § 5.206 — KY Code / Title II / Chapter 5 / Section 5.206
5.206 Sixth Representative District
Status: in_force

5.206 Sixth Representative District.

The Sixth Representative District shall consist of the following territory:

County: Lyon KY

County: Marshall KY

County: McCracken KY (part)

A110 - Clarks River #2

A117 - Oaks Station

A118 - Florence Station