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KRS § 273.370 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273 / Section 273.370
273.370 Greater voting requirements
Status: in_force

273.370 Greater voting requirements.

Whenever, with respect to any action to be taken by the members or directors of a

corporation, the articles of incorporation or bylaws require the vote or concurrence of a

greater proportion of the directors or members or any class of members than required by

KRS 273.161 to 273.390, the provisions of the articles of incorporation or bylaws shall

control.
KRS § 186A.300 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 186A / Section 186A.300
186A.300 Possession of blank, uncompleted or partially executed title and registration documents prohibited -- Exceptions
Status: in_force

186A.300 Possession of blank, uncompleted or partially executed title and

registration documents prohibited -- Exceptions.

(1) No person, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section shall have in his

possession any blank, uncompleted, or partially executed "certificate of title and

registration," "certificate of registration," "certificate of title," or other similarly

styled form or document, whether genuine or counterfeit, of this or any other state

or country, which is of a type that, when genuine and properly issued, evidences

ownership of a vehicle under the laws of this or another state or country, and

surrender of which is required in order to sell, transfer, register or title a motor

vehicle or trailer in this state.

(2) A person who possesses forms or documents of the type described in subsection (1)

of this section, is not in violation of this section if he:

(a) Is an employee of a manufacturer or printer of such forms or documents and

possesses such forms or documents in the normal course of the business of

design or manufacture of them in connection with bid invitation, bid, or

contract with a governmental agency related to supplying such forms for

governmental use.

(b) Is an employee of a shipper, or agency, under whose direction such forms are

being shipped or delivered to a state or local agency charged with receiving,

distributing or issuing such forms or documents, when they are in a container

sealed under governmental direction.

(c) Is an employee of a state agency who possesses such forms or documents in

the course of carrying out his official duties when his duties are to handle such

forms or documents.

(d) Is a county clerk, or employee of a county clerk whose official work duties

require the handling of such forms or documents, and he possesses them

within the confines of the county clerk's office or official storage space or

immediately incidental to placing them in such places.

(e) Possesses such form or document and it is prominently and indelibly marked

on its face either: specimen, or void, or sample.
KRS § 311.867 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311 / Section 311.867
311.867 Temporary certification to practice as surgical assistant
Status: in_force

311.867 Temporary certification to practice as surgical assistant.

(1) (a) Based upon verified information contained in the application for certification

to practice as a surgical assistant, the board may issue a temporary certificate

which shall entitle the holder to practice as a surgical assistant for a maximum

of six (6) months from the date of issuance.

(b) After appropriate consultation with the executive director, the board may

cancel the temporary certificate at any time, without a hearing, for reasons it

deems sufficient.

(c) The executive director shall cancel the temporary certificate immediately upon

direction by the board, or upon the board's denial of the holder's application

for a regular certificate.

(d) The temporary certificate shall not be renewable.

(2) The board shall consider the application for certification made by the holder of a

temporary certificate. If the board issues a regular certificate to the holder of a

temporary certificate, the fee paid in connection with the temporary certificate shall

be applied to the regular certificate fee.

(3) If the board cancels a temporary certificate:

(a) It shall promptly notify the holder of the temporary certificate by United States

certified mail at the last known address on file with the board; and

(b) The temporary certificate shall be terminated and shall have no further force

or effect three (3) days after the date the notice was sent by certified mail.
KRS § 6.960 — KY Code / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 6.960
6.960 Preparation of fiscal note for bill introduced in General Assembly or executive order
Status: in_force

6.960 Preparation of fiscal note for bill introduced in General Assembly or

executive order.

(1) The director of the Legislative Research Commission shall have the fiscal note

prepared by the Legislative Research Commission or by other departments or

agencies of state government for any bill introduced before the General Assembly

which relates to any aspect of local government or any service provided thereby.

Departments or agencies of state government so requested by the director shall

comply with the request within seven (7) working days of receipt. The fiscal note

shall be filed with the clerk in the chamber of the General Assembly in which the

bill was introduced and attached to each copy of the bill.

(2) The secretary of finance shall have the fiscal note prepared by the Finance and

Administration Cabinet or by other departments or agencies of state government for

any order promulgated by an executive department or agency which relates to any

aspect of local government or any service provided thereby. The director of the

Legislative Research Commission shall determine the form of such notes. The

secretary may request the advice or assistance of the Legislative Research

Commission in the preparation of the fiscal note. The fiscal note shall be attached to

each copy of the order.
KRS § 434.441 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 434 / Section 434.441
434.441 Definitions for KRS 434.441 and 434.442
Status: in_force

434.441 Definitions for KRS 434.441 and 434.442.

As used in this section and KRS 434.442, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Educational institutions" means those schools providing postsecondary education

including technical, community and junior colleges, and colleges and universities;

(2) "Governmental agency" means any agency of the state or local government; and

(3) "Secondary school" means a school with grades nine (9) through twelve (12).
KRS § 188.030 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 188 / Section 188.030
188.030 Service of summons and complaint in action against nonresident motorist
Status: in_force

188.030 Service of summons and complaint in action against nonresident motorist.

The clerk of the court in which the action is brought shall issue a summons against the

defendant named in the complaint and direct it to the sheriff of Franklin County. The

sheriff shall execute the summons by delivering two (2) true copies to the Secretary of

State and shall also deliver with each summons an attested copy of plaintiff's complaint.

The Secretary of State shall immediately mail a copy of the summons and complaint to

the defendant at the address given in the complaint. The letter shall be posted by prepaid

certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall bear the return address of the Secretary

of State. The sheriff shall make the usual return to the court, and in addition the Secretary

of State shall make a return to the court showing that the acts contemplated by this statute

have been performed, and shall attach to his return the registry receipt, if any. Summons

shall be deemed to be served on the return of the Secretary of State and the action shall

proceed as provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure.
KRS § 38.250 — KY Code / Title V / Chapter 38 / Section 38.250
38.250 Amount of training each year
Status: in_force

38.250 Amount of training each year.

Every unit of the Kentucky National Guard shall assemble for drill and instructions not

less than forty-eight (48) times each year, and shall participate in encampments,

maneuvers or other exercises at least fifteen (15) days in each year unless excused

therefrom by the Governor. The number present in order to obtain credit for the drill,

period of time and type of instruction shall be such as is prescribed by the Governor.
KRS § 365.480 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 365 / Section 365.480
365.480 Injunctive relief -- Civil penalty
Status: in_force

365.480 Injunctive relief -- Civil penalty.

(1) The Attorney General may enforce the provisions of KRS 365.410 to 365.480 and

365.992 by civil action for injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.

In such action to obtain said injunction it shall be sufficient to allege and prove that

a violation of KRS 365.410 to 365.480 and 365.992 has occurred or is about to

occur, and it shall not be necessary to allege or prove that any person has been

misled or deceived by any advertisement or sale, or that any person has been

damaged or sustained any loss as a result of any violation of KRS 365.410 to

365.480 and 365.992.

(2) When KRS 365.410 to 365.480 and 365.992 are enforced by the Attorney General

through civil action, he may ask for and the court may assess a civil penalty for the

benefit of the Commonwealth, not to exceed the sum of two thousand dollars

($2,000), said civil penalty to be in lieu of all penalties set forth in KRS 365.992.
KRS § 532.135 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 532 / Section 532.135
532.135 Determination by court that defendant has a serious intellectual disability or serious mental illness
Status: in_force

532.135 Determination by court that defendant has a serious intellectual disability

or serious mental illness.

(1) At least one hundred twenty (120) days before trial, the defendant shall file a

motion with the trial court wherein the defendant may allege that he or she is a

defendant with a serious intellectual disability or a defendant with serious mental

illness and present evidence with regard thereto. The Commonwealth may offer

evidence in rebuttal.

(2) At least ninety (90) days before the beginning of the trial, the court shall determine

whether or not the defendant is a defendant with a serious intellectual disability or a

defendant with serious mental illness, in accordance with the criteria set forth in

KRS 532.130.

(3) The decision of the court shall be placed in the record.

(4) The pretrial determination of the trial court shall not preclude the defendant from

raising any legal defense during the trial. If it is determined the defendant is a

defendant with a serious intellectual disability or a defendant with serious mental

illness, he or she shall be sentenced as provided in KRS 532.140.
KRS § 212.347 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 212 / Section 212.347
212.347 Waiting period required
Status: in_force

212.347 Waiting period required.

No physician shall perform a nontherapeutic sterilization on any person before twenty-

four (24) hours following the giving of written informed consent by the person requesting

such sterilization.
KRS § 440.990 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 440 / Section 440.990
440.990 Penalty
Status: in_force

440.990 Penalty.

Any officer who shall deliver to the agent for extradition of the demanding state a person

in his custody under the Governor's warrant, in willful disobedience to KRS 440.250,

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than one

hundred ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned in the county

jail not less than ten (10) nor more than thirty (30) days, or both.
KRS § 151.629 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 151 / Section 151.629
151.629 Interagency Technical Advisory Committee on Groundwater -- Duties and responsibilities
Status: in_force

151.629 Interagency Technical Advisory Committee on Groundwater -- Duties and

responsibilities.

(1) There is established an Interagency Technical Advisory Committee on Groundwater

to assist the KGS in the development, coordination, and implementation of a

groundwater monitoring network for the Commonwealth. The committee shall

consist of one (1) representative from each of the following agencies, to be

appointed by that agency:

(a) Division of Conservation of the Department for Natural Resources;

(b) Division of Public Health Protection and Safety of the Cabinet for Health and

Family Services;

(c) Division of Forestry of the Department for Natural Resources;

(d) Division of Environmental Services of the Department of Agriculture;

(e) Division of Waste Management of the Department for Environmental

Protection;

(f) Division of Water of the Department for Environmental Protection;

(g) Department for Environmental Protection;

(h) Department for Natural Resources;

(i) Kentucky Geological Survey;

(j) University of Kentucky College of Agriculture; and

(k) University of Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute.

(2) The committee shall have two (2) nonvoting legislative liaisons who shall be

members of the General Assembly. One (1) liaison shall be a House member

appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one (1) liaison shall

be a Senate member appointed by the President of the Senate. The chair of the

committee shall be the director of the University of Kentucky Water Resources

Research Institute. The duties and responsibilities of the committee shall include:

(a) Developing a plan to coordinate agencies for the overall characterization of

the state's groundwater, including occurrence, flow systems, water quantity,

and water quality;

(b) Reviewing the data entry process to ensure that all data collected is placed into

the Kentucky Groundwater Data Repository;

(c) Establishing a long-term groundwater monitoring plan for the

Commonwealth;

(d) Making recommendations for prioritization of the state's groundwater research

needs; and

(e) Annually reviewing and evaluating groundwater data collection and analysis.

(3) In addition to the members identified in subsection (1) or (2) of this section, the

committee may have, as one (1) of its members, one (1) nonvoting representative

from the United States Geological Survey, appointed by that agency.
KRS § 439.620 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 439 / Section 439.620
439.620 Employment for prisoner -- Considerations in securing
Status: in_force

439.620 Employment for prisoner -- Considerations in securing.

Before securing employment for any prisoner under the provisions of KRS 439.600, the

commissioner shall determine:

(1) That the paid employment will not result in the displacement of employed workers,

or be applied in skills, crafts, or trades in which there is a surplus of available

gainful labor in the locality, or impair existing contracts for services; and

(2) That the rates of pay or other conditions of employment will not be less than those

paid or provided for work of similar nature in the locality in which the work is

performed.
KRS § 369.105 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 369 / Section 369.105
369.105 Use of electronic records and electronic signatures -- Variation by agreement
Status: in_force

369.105 Use of electronic records and electronic signatures -- Variation by

agreement.

(1) KRS 369.101 to 369.120 does not require a record or signature to be created,

generated, sent, communicated, received, stored, or otherwise processed or used by

electronic means or in electronic form.

(2) KRS 369.101 to 369.120 applies only to transactions between parties each of which

has agreed to conduct transactions by electronic means. Whether the parties agree to

conduct a transaction by electronic means is determined from the context and

surrounding circumstances, including the parties' conduct.

(3) A party that agrees to conduct a transaction by electronic means may refuse to

conduct other transactions by electronic means. The right granted by this subsection

may not be waived by agreement.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in KRS 369.101 to 369.120, the effect of any of its

provisions may be varied by agreement. The presence in certain provisions of KRS

369.101 to 369.120 of the words "unless otherwise agreed," or words of similar

import, does not imply that the effect of other provisions may not be varied by

agreement.

(5) Whether an electronic record or electronic signature has legal consequences is

determined by KRS 369.101 to 369.120 and other applicable law.
KRS § 67B.080 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67B / Section 67B.080
67B.080 Department may contract to share staff and facilities
Status: in_force

67B.080 Department may contract to share staff and facilities.

A metropolitan correctional services department created in accordance with this chapter

may enter into contracts and agreements with any other governmental agencies operating,

or having authority to operate, correctional facilities, whereby the department may make

the professional services of its staff, or the correctional facilities operated by said

department, available to such other governmental agencies. All other governmental

agencies are, in addition to all other powers granted by law, specifically authorized and

empowered to enter into such contracts with metropolitan correctional services

departments.
KRS § 202A.420 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 202A / Section 202A.420
202A.420 Definitions for KRS 202A.420 to 202A.432
Status: in_force

202A.420 Definitions for KRS 202A.420 to 202A.432.

As used in KRS 202A.420 to 202A.432, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Advance directive for mental health treatment" or "advance directive" means a

written document, or a document in a form consistent with the provisions of the

federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), made voluntarily by a grantor in

accordance with the provisions of KRS 202A.420 to 202A.432 that provides

instructions for mental health treatment.

(2) "Grantor" means an adult eighteen (18) years of age or older whose right to make

health care decisions or to execute legal documents has not been limited, and who

has executed an advance directive for mental health treatment.

(3) "Surrogate" means an adult who has not provided health care services to the grantor,

who has been designated by the grantor to act, and who agrees to act on behalf of

the grantor in accordance with KRS 202A.420 to 202A.432. The term includes an

alternate surrogate.

(4) "Procedures for emergency intervention" means the use of physical or chemical

restraint or seclusion in an emergency situation.
KRS § 171.312 — KY Code / Title XIV / Chapter 171 / Section 171.312
171.312 Divisions of society -- Division directors
Status: in_force

171.312 Divisions of society -- Division directors.

In order to better facilitate the operation and management, the Kentucky Historical

Society shall be organized into four (4) separate divisions. These divisions shall include:

Research and Publications; Oral History and Educational Outreach; Administration; and

Museums. The divisions shall be headed by a director appointed by the governing board

of the Kentucky Historical Society of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet pursuant to

KRS 171.311.
KRS § 645.100 — KY Code / Title LI / Chapter 645 / Section 645.100
645.100 Order after hearing
Status: in_force

645.100 Order after hearing.

(1) Within three (3) days, exclusive of weekends and holidays, of the conclusion of the

certification hearing, the court shall enter an order denying or granting the petition

and shall state in writing the factual findings regarding criteria specified in KRS

645.090.

(2) If the petition is denied, the court may release the child or may enter an emergency

custody order for purposes of proceedings under other provisions of KRS Chapters

600 to 645 to secure proper care for the child.

(3) If the petition is granted, the court shall authorize the child's hospitalization for a

period of no more than sixty (60) days. The court shall order the person who is to

transport the child to the hospital to deliver to the hospital copies of orders and all

relevant information concerning the child's involuntary hospitalization. If the child

is already hospitalized, the court shall otherwise arrange for the prompt transmittal

of orders and all relevant information to the hospital.
KRS § 34.010 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 34 / Section 34.010
34.010 Terms -- Appointments
Status: in_force

34.010 Terms -- Appointments.

(1) Members of judicial nominating commissions, both statewide and local, shall hold

office for a term of four (4) years and until such time as their successors shall be

appointed or elected, except as provided in subsection (2).

(2) Of those members appointed by the Governor to the first judicial nominating

commissions, the appointments shall be as follows:

(a) One (1) member of the political party having the largest number of registered

voters and one (1) member of the political party having the second largest

number of registered voters shall be appointed for a term to expire January 1,

1980; and

(b) One (1) member of the political party having the largest number of registered

voters and one (1) member of the political party having the second largest

number of registered voters shall be appointed for a term to expire January 1,

1978.

(3) Thereafter, as each term expires, the vacancy so created shall be filled by an

appointee from the same political party for a term of four (4) years.

(4) Appointments or elections to fill the unexpired term of a member shall be for the

remainder of the term.

(5) Members representing the bar shall be elected according to rules promulgated by the

Supreme Court with the expenses of the elections being paid from the State

Treasury.
KRS § 180.080 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 180 / Section 180.080
180.080 Bonds -- Interest -- Maturity -- Redemption
Status: in_force

180.080 Bonds -- Interest -- Maturity -- Redemption.

(1) The bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates or method of determining rates,

payable at least annually, as fixed by the department, and shall mature not less than

one (1) year from their issuance, at a date fixed by the department. The interest on

the bonds shall be paid at least annually. The bonds shall be free from taxation.

(2) The bonds may provide that they or any of them may be called for redemption prior

to maturity, on interest payment dates not earlier than one (1) year from date of

issuance of the bonds at a price and under conditions fixed by the department before

issuing the bonds.