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KRS § 381.340 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 381 / Section 381.340
381.340 Nonresident alien -- Distribution of property on death of
Status: in_force

381.340 Nonresident alien -- Distribution of property on death of.

If a nonresident alien obtains possession of real estate by descent or devise, and dies

before the expiration of the period limiting his right of enjoyment or sale, the right thus

acquired shall pass by descent or devise. If such heir or devisee is a nonresident alien, the

property of the deceased nonresident alien shall be held or disposed of within the period

applicable to such alien as provided in KRS 381.290 to 381.330.
KRS § 426.552 — KY Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 426 / Section 426.552
426.552 Affidavit and other documents required before issuance of execution -- When bond required
Status: in_force

426.552 Affidavit and other documents required before issuance of execution --

When bond required.

The clerk, before making the indorsements required by paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of

KRS 426.551, shall require the person claiming right thereto to file an affidavit showing

his right. If the affiant state that he is a personal representative or successor of a decedent,

the clerk shall also require him to file a copy, properly certified, of his appointment as

such by a competent tribunal in the United States; and, unless the appointment was made

in Kentucky, the clerk shall also require of him a covenant, with good surety, that he will

dispose, according to law, of any property which he may receive upon the execution. If

the affiant state that he is a devisee of a decedent, the clerk shall require him to file a copy

of the will, certified by a county clerk in this state in which the will or a copy is recorded.
KRS § 69.370 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 69 / Section 69.370
69.370 County attorney annual accounting of funds
Status: in_force

69.370 County attorney annual accounting of funds.

(1) Beginning on July 1, 2023, a county attorney currently in office shall, within sixty

(60) days of the close of a fiscal year, file an annual settlement with the Prosecutors

Advisory Council. The settlement shall include an accounting of all funds received,

disbursed, or held by the county attorney in his or her official capacity during any

portion of the fiscal year.

(2) When the county attorney vacates office, he or she shall, in compliance with KRS

64.830:

(a) Ensure that the successor to the office receives all books, papers, records, and

other property, including unexpended funds held by virtue of the office; and

(b) File with the fiscal court a statement accounting for all funds received,

disbursed, or held by the county attorney in his or her official capacity during

his or her term of office, including the transfer of remaining funds to the

successor in office as required under paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(3) The Department for Local Government shall promulgate administrative regulations

under KRS Chapter 13A to provide standardized forms for a county attorney in

preparing the settlements required under this section and KRS 64.830.
KRS § 522.010 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 522 / Section 522.010
522.010 Definitions
Status: in_force

522.010 Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Public servant" means:

(a) Any public officer or employee of the state or of any political subdivision

thereof or of any governmental instrumentality within the state; or

(b) Any person exercising the functions of any such public officer or employee; or

(c) Any person participating as advisor, consultant or otherwise in performing a

governmental function, but not including witnesses; or

(d) Any person elected, appointed or designated to become a public servant

although not yet occupying that position.

(2) "Benefit" means gain or advantage to the beneficiary or to a third person pursuant to

the desire or consent of the beneficiary.
KRS § 422.315 — KY Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 422 / Section 422.315
422.315 Patient may ask to prohibit or limit use of his medical records
Status: in_force

422.315 Patient may ask to prohibit or limit use of his medical records.

Any patient whose medical records or charts are copied and delivered pursuant to KRS

422.300 to 422.330, any person acting on his behalf, the hospital having custody of such

records, or any physician, nurse or other person responsible for entries on such charts or

records shall have standing to apply to the court or other body before which the action or

proceeding is pending for a protective order denying, restricting or otherwise limiting

access and use of such copies or original charts and records. Such patients, persons,

hospitals, physicians or nurses who are not parties to the action or proceeding and who

wish to apply for a protective order may petition to intervene in the action or proceeding

and simultaneously apply for such a protective order.
KRS § 528.120 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 528 / Section 528.120
528.120 Off-track acceptance of money for pari-mutuel wagering
Status: in_force

528.120 Off-track acceptance of money for pari-mutuel wagering.

(1) No person, as a business or for any compensation, shall, directly or indirectly,

accept any thing of value to be wagered or to be transmitted or delivered for wager

to any pari-mutuel wagering enterprise, or participate in any such transmission.

(2) As used herein, "person" shall mean and include any individual, partnership,

association, joint stock association or trust, corporation, or other business entity,

whether incorporated or not.

(3) Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class

A misdemeanor.
KRS § 66.540 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 66 / Section 66.540
66.540 Agreement of board and sinking fund commissioners of city for common use of employees
Status: in_force

66.540 Agreement of board and sinking fund commissioners of city for common

use of employees.

The board and the commissioners of any sinking fund of any city of the first class within

the county may make an agreement under KRS 65.210 to 65.300 or KRS 79.110 to

79.180 for the main purpose of having the employees of that sinking fund perform

functions relating to debt service, fiscal management, and investment of funds that would

otherwise be performed by employees of the board. Any such agreement shall be

construed and carried out in a manner which in no way impairs either the performance of

the employees' duties to the sinking fund or the assets of the sinking fund. Any such

agreement shall be deemed to be a covenant or condition of any obligation made by the

board during the existence of the agreement.
KRS § 389A.035 — KY Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 389A / Section 389A.035
389A.035 Interests of persons unborn or not immediately ascertainable
Status: in_force

389A.035 Interests of persons unborn or not immediately ascertainable.

When two (2) or more persons share title to real estate but an interest therein may be

possessed by persons unborn or not immediately ascertainable, an action for sale or

division may be brought in the same manner as provided in KRS 389A.030 but the

interest of the unborn or unascertainable persons, unless a living member of the class to

which such persons belong who is sui juris is a party to the action, shall be represented by

a guardian ad litem who is not acting in such capacity for any other party to the action. In

the event of sale or division under this section, the court shall apply the provisions of

subsection (6) of KRS 389A.030 to preserve the interest of the unborn or unascertainable

persons until they are born, ascertained or the class to which they belong otherwise

closes.
KRS § 56.570 — KY Code / Title VII / Chapter 56 / Section 56.570
56.570 Information on revenue bonds issued by Commonwealth to be assembled and published
Status: in_force

56.570 Information on revenue bonds issued by Commonwealth to be assembled

and published.

Information on revenue bonds issued by the Commonwealth and by the agencies and

institutions thereof shall be assembled and published under the direction of the secretary

of the Finance and Administration Cabinet.
KRS § 199.467 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 199 / Section 199.467
199.467 Adoption of goals by secretary as to maximum number of children in foster care each fiscal year
Status: in_force

199.467 Adoption of goals by secretary as to maximum number of children in

foster care each fiscal year.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980,

Pub. L. 96-272, the secretary for health and family services shall adopt by regulation

specific goals for each fiscal year for the cabinet as to the maximum number of children,

(either in absolute numbers or as a percentage of all children in foster care with respect to

whom assistance is provided in that year) who, at any time during such fiscal year, will

remain in foster care after having been in such care for a period in excess of twenty-four

(24) months, together with a description of the steps to be taken by the state to achieve

such goals.
KRS § 311.627 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311 / Section 311.627
311.627 Revocation
Status: in_force

311.627 Revocation.

(1) An advance directive made pursuant to KRS 311.623 may be revoked by:

(a) A writing declaring an intention to revoke, which writing shall be signed and

dated by the grantor;

(b) An oral statement of intent to revoke made by a grantor with decisional

capacity in the presence of two (2) adults, one (1) of whom shall be a health

care provider; or

(c) Destruction of the document by the grantor or by some person in the grantor's

presence and at the grantor's direction.

(2) An oral statement by a grantor with decisional capacity to revoke an advance

directive shall override any previous written advance directive made.

(3) Any revocation made pursuant to this section shall become effective immediately.

An attending physician or health care facility shall not be required to administer

treatment in accordance with the revocation until the time notice of the revocation is

received. Upon receiving notice of the revocation, the attending physician or health

care facility shall record, in the grantor's medical record, the time, date, and place of

the notice receipt. No physician or health care facility shall be subject to any

liability for acting in good faith upon the knowledge, or lack thereof, of the

existence or revocation of an advance directive.

(4) The designation of a health care surrogate made pursuant to KRS 311.623 may be

revoked in whole or in part or the surrogate's powers reduced or limited at any time

by the grantor, if the grantor has decisional capacity. A new designation shall

revoke any prior designation unless the revocation, in whole or in part, is

specifically negated.
KRS § 15.3979 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 15 / Section 15.3979
15.3979 Court security officer not considered hazardous duty position -- Ineligibility for Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund
Status: in_force

15.3979 Court security officer not considered hazardous duty position --

Ineligibility for Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund.

Except for persons currently employed in a hazardous duty position and who remain in

that hazardous duty position while performing certified court security officer functions,

the position of certified court security officer shall not be considered as a hazardous duty

position within the meaning of KRS 61.592 and shall not be eligible to participate in the

Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund unless the officer meets the

requirements of KRS 15.382, 15.404, and 15.440.
KRS § 198A.160 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198A / Section 198A.160
198A.160 Authorization for issuance of refunding obligations
Status: in_force

198A.160 Authorization for issuance of refunding obligations.

(1) The corporation is hereby authorized to provide for the issuance of refunding

obligations for the purpose of refunding any obligations then outstanding which

shall have been issued under the provisions of this chapter, including the payment

of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date

of redemption of such obligations and, if deemed advisable by the corporation, for

any corporate purpose of the corporation. The issuance of such obligations, the

maturities and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights,

duties and obligations of the corporation in respect of the same shall be governed by

the provisions of this chapter which relate to the issuance of obligations, insofar as

such provisions may be appropriate therefor.

(2) Refunding obligations may be sold or exchanged for outstanding obligations issued

under this chapter and, if sold, the proceeds thereof may be applied, in addition to

any other authorized purposes, to the purchase, redemption or payment of such

outstanding obligations. Pending the application of the proceeds of any such

refunding obligations, with any other available funds, to the payment of the

principal, accrued interest and any redemption premium on the obligations being

refunded, and, if so provided or permitted in the resolution authorizing the issuance

of such refunding obligations or in the trust agreement securing the same, to the

payment of any interest on such refunding obligations and any expenses in

connection with such refunding, such proceeds may be invested in direct obligations

of, or obligations the principal of and the interest on which are unconditionally

guaranteed by, the United States of America which shall mature or which shall be

subject to redemption by the holders thereof, at the option of such holders, not later

than the respective dates when the proceeds, together with the interest accruing

thereon, will be required for the purposes intended.
KRS § 67.773 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67 / Section 67.773
67.773 Tax due when return filed -- Minimum and maximum liability
Status: in_force

67.773 Tax due when return filed -- Minimum and maximum liability.

(1) The full amount of the unpaid tax payable by any business entity, as appears from

the face of the return, shall be paid to the tax district at the time prescribed for filing

the tax return, determined without regard to any extension of time for filing the

return.

(2) A tax district may impose minimum and maximum tax liabilities for the tax on net

profits or gross receipts.
KRS § 440.160 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 440 / Section 440.160
440.160 Definitions for KRS 440.150 to 440.420
Status: in_force

440.160 Definitions for KRS 440.150 to 440.420.

Where appearing in KRS 440.150 to 440.420, the term "Governor" includes any person

performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this state. The term

"executive authority" includes the Governor, and any person performing the functions of

Governor in a state other than this state, and the term "state," referring to a state other

than this state, includes any other state or territory, organized or unorganized, of the

United States of America.
KRS § 36.110 — KY Code / Title V / Chapter 36 / Section 36.110
36.110 Governor's staff
Status: in_force

36.110 Governor's staff.

The staff of the commander in chief shall consist of an administrative and personal staff.

The administrative staff shall consist of the adjutant general and such other officers of the

Kentucky National Guard, of the grade prescribed by the Department of Defense of the

United States for the administrative staff for Kentucky, as are detailed by the Governor.

The personal staff shall consist of not more than four (4) aides-de-camp, detailed from

commissioned officers of the National Guard in active service from grades below that of

colonel. Such detail shall not add to the grade of the officer so appointed. The officers

detailed as aides-de-camp shall not be relieved from duty with their respective

organizations but shall perform all duties pertaining thereto except when on duty as aides-

de-camp under orders of the Governor. The staff shall be appointed by the Governor and

shall hold office during his pleasure or during the term for which he was elected.
KRS § 141.335 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 141 / Section 141.335
141.335 Annual withholding statement to be furnished employee
Status: in_force

141.335 Annual withholding statement to be furnished employee.

(1) Every person required to deduct and withhold from an employee a tax under KRS

141.310 or 141.315, or who would have been required to deduct and withhold a tax

under KRS 141.310 or 141.315 if the employee had claimed no more than one (1)

withholding exemption, shall furnish to each such employee in respect of the

remuneration paid by such person to such employee during the calendar year, on or

before January 31 of the succeeding year, or, if his employment is terminated before

the close of such calendar year, on the day on which the last payment of

remuneration is made, a written statement showing the following:

(a) the name of such person;

(b) the name of the employee and his social security account number;

(c) the total amount of wages as defined in KRS 141.010; and

(d) the total amount deducted and withheld as tax under KRS 141.310 and

141.315.

(2) The statement required to be furnished by this section in respect of any wages shall

be furnished at such other times, shall contain such other information, and shall be

in such form as the department may by regulations prescribe. A duplicate of such

statement if made and filed in accordance with regulations prescribed by the

department shall constitute the return required to be made in respect of such wages

under KRS 141.150.

(3) The department may promulgate regulations providing for reasonable extensions of

time, not in excess of thirty (30) days, to employers required to furnish statements

under this section.
KRS § 335.305 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 335 / Section 335.305
335.305 Use of titles "licensed marriage and family therapist" and "marriage and family therapy associate" -- Application and construction of KRS 335.300 to 335.399
Status: in_force

335.305 Use of titles "licensed marriage and family therapist" and "marriage and

family therapy associate" -- Application and construction of KRS 335.300 to

335.399.

(1) Except as provided in KRS 335.307 and subsection (2) of this section:

(a) No person shall use the title "licensed marriage and family therapist,"

"LMFT," or a title which is substantially the same, or hold himself or herself

out as having this status, unless licensed by the board.

(b) No person shall use the title "marriage and family therapy associate" or hold

himself or herself out as having this status, unless holding a permit issued by

the board.

(2) The provisions of KRS 335.300 to 335.399 shall not apply to persons licensed,

certified, or registered under any other provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes,

including, but not limited to, physicians, social workers, psychologists, art

therapists, and nurses, or students within accredited training programs of these

professions. Nothing in KRS 335.300 to 335.399 shall be construed to limit,

interfere with, or restrict the practice, descriptions of services, or manner in which

these persons hold themselves out to the public.

(3) Nothing in KRS 335.300 to 335.399 shall be construed to alter, amend, or interfere

with the practice of employment counseling, job placement counseling, or school

counseling.

(4) Nothing in KRS 335.300 to 335.399 shall be construed to apply to the activities and

services of a student intern or trainee in marriage and family therapy who is

pursuing a program of studies in marriage and family therapy at an accredited

institution of higher learning if these activities are performed under the supervision

and constitute a part of the supervised program of study, and if the person is

designated a counseling intern, a marriage and family therapist intern, or student in

training.
KRS § 279.410 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 279 / Section 279.410
279.410 Amendment of articles of incorporation
Status: in_force

279.410 Amendment of articles of incorporation.

(1) A cooperative may amend its articles of incorporation by complying with the

following requirements, provided, however, that a change of location of principal

office may be effected in the manner set forth in KRS 279.420. The proposed

amendment shall be presented to a meeting of the members, the notice of which

shall set forth or have attached thereto the proposed amendment. If the proposed

amendment, with any changes, is approved by the affirmative vote of not less than

two-thirds (2/3) of those members voting thereon at such meeting, articles of

amendment shall be executed and acknowledged on behalf of the cooperative by its

president or vice president and its seal shall be affixed thereto and attested by its

secretary. The articles of amendment shall recite that they are executed pursuant to

this section and shall state:

(a) The name of the cooperative;

(b) The address of its principal office; and

(c) The amendment to its articles of incorporation.

(2) The president or vice president executing such articles of amendment shall make

and annex thereto an affidavit stating that the provisions of this section in respect of

the amendment set forth in such articles were duly complied with.
KRS § 24A.130 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 24A / Section 24A.130
24A.130 Juvenile jurisdiction
Status: in_force

24A.130 Juvenile jurisdiction.

The juvenile jurisdiction of District Court shall be exclusive in all cases relating to

minors in which jurisdiction is not vested by law in some other court.
KRS § 56.190 — KY Code / Title VII / Chapter 56 / Section 56.190
56.190 What lands may be appropriated -- Effect of previous entry, survey or patent
Status: in_force

56.190 What lands may be appropriated -- Effect of previous entry, survey or

patent.

(1) Only vacant lands may be appropriated under KRS 56.200 to 56.240. Land that has

escheated to the state, or has been forfeited for failure to list it for taxation or for

nonpayment of taxes, or has been legally and validly patented before, is not vacant

land.

(2) Every entry, survey, or patent is void insofar as it embraces land previously entered,

surveyed, or patented, unless the previous entry, survey, or patent itself is void; in

which case the first subsequent lawful entry, survey, or patent, whether issued

before, on, or after June 13, 1944, shall be valid and be accorded the same force and

effect it would have been entitled to have been accorded, had the void entry, survey,

or patent never been issued.
KRS § 508.150 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 508 / Section 508.150
508.150 Stalking in the second degree
Status: in_force

508.150 Stalking in the second degree.

(1) A person is guilty of stalking in the second degree when he intentionally:

(a) Stalks another person; and

(b) Makes an explicit or implicit threat with the intent to place that person in

reasonable fear of:

1. Sexual contact as defined in KRS 510.010;

2. Physical injury; or

3. Death.

(2) Stalking in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
KRS § 353.735 — KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 353 / Section 353.735
353.735 Public policy concerning underground coal mining adjacent to oil and gas exploration activities
Status: in_force

353.735 Public policy concerning underground coal mining adjacent to oil and gas

exploration activities.

It is hereby declared the public policy of the Commonwealth to provide for the safety of

underground coal miners employed in areas near or adjacent to oil and gas exploration

activities while furthering the policy of the Commonwealth as stated in KRS 353.500

with respect to the conservation and encouragement of exploration and development of

oil and gas resources.