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KRS § 198B.605 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198B / Section 198B.605
198B.605 Annual renewal of certificates and licenses
Status: in_force

198B.605 Annual renewal of certificates and licenses.

(1) (a) All certificates issued under KRS 198B.570 shall expire on the last day of

the certificate holder's birth month in the following year. The department

may reduce the license fee on a pro rata basis for initial certificates issued

for less than twelve (12) months. Renewed certificates shall expire on the

last day of the certificate holder's birth month of each year after the date

of issuance of the renewed certificate. Application for a renewal shall be

upon a form prescribed by the commissioner, and the certificate holder

shall furnish the information required by the form.

(b) Failure of any certificate holder to secure his or her renewal certificate

within sixty (60) days after the last day of the certificate holder's birth

month shall constitute sufficient cause for the commissioner to revoke his

or her license.

(c) The commissioner may restore a certificate that has been revoked for

failure to pay the renewal fee, upon the receipt of payment of all

delinquent fees.

(2) A certificate holder may voluntarily surrender his or her certificate to the

commissioner and thereby be relieved of the annual renewal fee. After

surrendering a certificate, he or she shall not be known as a certificate holder

and shall desist from the practice thereof. Within five (5) years from the time of

surrender of the certificate, he or she may again qualify for a certificate without

examination by the payment of the required fee. If five (5) years thereafter have

lapsed, he or she shall return to the status of a new applicant.

(3) (a) The initial license for a fire protection sprinkler contractor shall expire on

the last day of the licensee's birth month in the following year. The

department may reduce the license fee on a pro rata basis for initial

licenses issued for less than twelve (12) months. Renewed licenses shall

expire on the last day of the licensee's birth month of each year after the

date of issuance of the renewed license. Application for a renewal shall

be upon a form prescribed by the commissioner and the license holder

shall furnish the information required by the form.

(b) Failure of any certificate holder to secure a renewal certificate within sixty

(60) days after the last day of the certificate holder's birth month shall

constitute sufficient cause for the commissioner to revoke the license.

(c) The commissioner may restore a license that has been revoked for failure

to pay the renewal fee, upon the receipt of payment of all delinquent fees.
KRS § 77.235 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 77 / Section 77.235
77.235 Violations
Status: in_force

77.235 Violations.

It shall be considered a violation of this chapter for any person to:

(1) Knowingly make any false statement in any application for a permit or in any

information, analyses, plans, or specifications submitted either in conjunction

therewith, or at the request of the air pollution control officer; or

(2) Build, erect, alter, replace, use, or operate any source capable of emitting air

contaminants for which a permit is required by the regulations of the air pollution

control district when his permit so to do has been either suspended or revoked; or

(3) Build, erect, alter, replace, use, or operate any source capable of emitting air

contaminants without first obtaining a permit so to do, where such permit is

required by the regulations of the air pollution control board; or

(4) Build, erect, alter, or replace, operate or use any such article, machine, equipment,

or other contrivance contrary to the provisions of any permits issued under

regulations adopted pursuant to KRS 77.180 to 77.240; or

(5) Violate any order, rule, or regulation of an air pollution control district. Every day

or portion thereof during which such violation occurs or continues is a separate

offense; or

(6) Fail or neglect to furnish information, analyses, plans, or specifications required by

the air pollution control officer.
KRS § 176.440 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 176 / Section 176.440
176.440 State highway engineer to provide cost estimate for any project that legislator desires in six year road plan
Status: in_force

176.440 State highway engineer to provide cost estimate for any project that

legislator desires in six year road plan.

The state highway engineer shall provide a cost estimate for any project that a member of

the General Assembly desires to be considered for advancement or inclusion in the six (6)

year road plan.
KRS § 344.045 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 344 / Section 344.045
344.045 Employment practices prohibited
Status: in_force

344.045 Employment practices prohibited.

In effectuating the purposes of this chapter no employer, as defined in KRS 344.030, shall

establish any employment practices affecting the terms, conditions, and privileges of

employment in derogation of an established seniority system or which contravenes an

existing collective bargaining agreement.
KRS § 45.455 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 45 / Section 45.455
45.455 Transmission of authorization for payment to Finance and Administration Cabinet
Status: in_force

45.455 Transmission of authorization for payment to Finance and Administration

Cabinet.

A purchasing agency shall transmit authorization for payment documentation to the

Finance and Administration Cabinet within ten (10) working days of receipt of goods or

services or the vendor's invoice by the purchasing agency.
KRS § 164.950 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 164 / Section 164.950
164.950 Police departments and officers authorized
Status: in_force

164.950 Police departments and officers authorized.

The governing board of each public institution of postsecondary education is authorized

to establish a police department and appoint police officers and other employees for the

university, college, or other institution of public postsecondary education for which it is

responsible, to prescribe distinctive uniforms for the police officers of said institution,

and to designate and operate emergency vehicles. Police officers so appointed shall take

an appropriate oath of office, in the form and manner consistent with the Constitution of

Kentucky, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governing board.
KRS § 382.170 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 382 / Section 382.170
382.170 Recording of deeds executed according to laws of United States
Status: in_force

382.170 Recording of deeds executed according to laws of United States.

The requirements of this chapter as to the acknowledgment or proof of the execution of

deeds, shall not apply to deeds made or executed under and in accordance with the laws

of the United States. Such deeds, when executed, shall be entitled to be recorded in this

state, and shall have the same force and effect as though they had been acknowledged or

proved and recorded in accordance with the laws of this state.
KRS § 38.235 — KY Code / Title V / Chapter 38 / Section 38.235
38.235 Acceptance of workers' compensation law -- Direct payment of benefits
Status: in_force

38.235 Acceptance of workers' compensation law -- Direct payment of benefits.

(1) The Department of Military Affairs shall accept the provisions of KRS Chapter 342

for the benefit of members of the Kentucky National Guard while members are on

state active duty.

(2) The department may, in lieu of procuring additional extended insurance coverage,

elect to avail itself of the provisions of KRS 342.340, relating to the direct payment

of benefits, for the purpose of paying the benefits provided under subsection (1) of

this section.
KRS § 16.577 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 16 / Section 16.577
16.577 Early retirement for members who began participating before January 1, 2014
Status: in_force

16.577 Early retirement for members who began participating before January

1, 2014.

(1) Upon retirement at early retirement date, a member may receive an annual

retirement allowance payable monthly during his lifetime which shall be

determined in the same manner as for retirement at his normal retirement date,

with years of service and final compensation being determined as of the date of

his actual retirement, but the amount of the retirement allowance so

determined shall be reduced at an amount determined by the board's actuary

to reflect the earlier commencement of benefits.

(2) For a member who begins participating before September 1, 2008, there shall

be no reduction in the retirement allowance if the member has twenty (20) or

more years of service credit, at least fifteen (15) of which are current service.

(3) For a member who begins participating on or after September 1, 2008, but

prior to January 1, 2014, there shall be no reduction in the retirement

allowance if the member has twenty-five (25) or more years of service credited

under KRS 16.543(1), 61.543(1), or another state-administered retirement

system.

(4) Subsections (1) to (3) of this section shall not apply to members who begin

participating in the system on or after January 1, 2014. Members who begin

participating in the system on or after January 1, 2014, shall receive the

retirement benefit calculation prescribed by KRS 16.583.
KRS § 248.717 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 248 / Section 248.717
248.717 Creation and implementation of board's programs
Status: in_force

248.717 Creation and implementation of board's programs.

Programs that shall be created by the board and overseen and implemented by the board

or committees include:

(1) Programs that receive direct funding from the board:

(a) A Farm Market Development and Infrastructure Program to develop regional,

integrated farm markets, and regional or community capital projects. The

board may authorize moneys to the Department of Agriculture for each year of

the biennium to be used for agriculture market development and

infrastructure; and

(b) An Agricultural Entrepreneurship Program overseen by the board to support

small farm agricultural diversification through technical assistance, business

mentoring, and financial incentives.

(2) Programs that receive direct authorization for moneys from the agricultural

development fund by the General Assembly may include, but not be limited to:

(a) An Environmental Stewardship Program to provide cost-share assistance to

farmland owners for compliance with the state agriculture water quality plan

and other environmental compliance requirements; and

(b) A Rural Water Line Extension Program to provide municipal water in areas of

high agricultural activity or need. Priority shall be given to the tobacco-

impacted communities most adversely affected by tobacco losses. The General

Assembly shall authorize the issuance of bonds through the Kentucky

Infrastructure Authority for this program.

(3) The board may create and fund other agricultural assistance programs in addition to

those created under subsection (1) of this section, including an environmental

cleanup program for cost-share assistance to tobacco warehouse operators for

demolition and abatement of environmental hazards associated with tobacco

warehouse structures.
KRS § 173.107 — KY Code / Title XIV / Chapter 173 / Section 173.107
173.107 Library tax or appropriation not to be decreased when city becomes city of first class or consolidated local government
Status: in_force

173.107 Library tax or appropriation not to be decreased when city becomes city of

first class or consolidated local government.

Any library established or maintained pursuant to the provisions of KRS 173.310 to

173.410 shall not, upon becoming a city of the first class, or a consolidated local

government, or a county containing a city of the first class, have its tax levy or

appropriation decreased except by the procedure in KRS 173.790.
KRS § 342.837 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 342 / Section 342.837
342.837 Compliance with Executive Branch Code of Ethics -- Conflicts of interest
Status: in_force

342.837 Compliance with Executive Branch Code of Ethics -- Conflicts of interest.

(1) The board, manager, and employees shall comply with the code of ethics applicable

to the Executive Branch pursuant to KRS Chapter 11A.

(2) In addition to compliance with the code of ethics required in subsection (1) of this

section, no member of the board shall have any direct or indirect interest in any

undertaking that puts the member's personal interest in conflict with that of the

authority. A personal interest shall include, but not be limited to, an interest in a

major procurement.
KRS § 165.180 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 165 / Section 165.180
165.180 Appropriation of funds other than taxes
Status: in_force

165.180 Appropriation of funds other than taxes.

Any city having a municipal college pursuant to KRS 165.160 may devote to college

purposes any funds or properties derived from sources other than taxes levied for special

purposes.
KRS § 164.290 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 164 / Section 164.290
164.290 State universities recognized -- Names -- Status of Kentucky State University
Status: in_force

164.290 State universities recognized -- Names -- Status of Kentucky State

University.

(1) The state colleges formerly designated as Eastern Kentucky State College,

Morehead State College, Murray State College, Western Kentucky State College,

Northern Kentucky State College, and Kentucky State College may be known and

recognized as Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University, Murray

State University, Western Kentucky University, Northern Kentucky University, and

Kentucky State University.

(2) Kentucky State University located at Frankfort, Kentucky, is a land-grant state

institution and, as such, all the provisions of KRS Chapter 164 shall likewise apply

to Kentucky State University. It is the intent of the General Assembly that Kentucky

State University shall serve as a four (4) year residential institution emphasizing a

program of liberal studies appropriate to its size and resources.
KRS § 217.184 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 217 / Section 217.184
217.184 Enforcement of sections governing legend drugs
Status: in_force

217.184 Enforcement of sections governing legend drugs.

(1) All police officers and deputy sheriffs, directly employed full-time by state, county,

city, or urban-county governments, the Department of Kentucky State Police, the

Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the offices of all city, county, and

Commonwealth's attorneys, the Office of the Attorney General, and any of their

officers and agents, within their respective jurisdictions, shall enforce KRS 217.207,

217.208, 217.209, 217.181, and 217.182 relating to legend drugs and cooperate with

all agencies charged with the enforcement of the laws of the United States, of this

state, and of all other states relating to legend drugs.

(2) Designated agents of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Kentucky

Board of Pharmacy are empowered to remove from the files of any pharmacy or

other custodian any prescription or other legend drug record upon tendering a

receipt. The receipt shall be sufficiently detailed to accurately identify the record

and a copy of the records seized shall be returned to the pharmacist within a

reasonable amount of time.
KRS § 431.220 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 431 / Section 431.220
431.220 Execution of death sentence
Status: in_force

431.220 Execution of death sentence.

(1) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, every death sentence

shall be executed by continuous intravenous injection of a substance or

combination of substances sufficient to cause death. The lethal injection shall

continue until the prisoner is dead.

(b) Prisoners who receive a death sentence prior to March 31, 1998, shall choose

the method of execution described in paragraph (a) of this subsection or the

method of execution known as electrocution, which shall consist of passing

through the prisoner's body a current of electricity of sufficient intensity to

cause death as quickly as possible. The application of the current shall

continue until the prisoner is dead. If the prisoner refuses to make a choice at

least twenty (20) days before the scheduled execution, the method shall be by

lethal injection.

(2) All executions of the death penalty by electrocution or lethal injection shall take

place within the confines of the state penal institution designated by the Department

of Corrections, and in an enclosure that will exclude public view thereof.

(3) No physician shall be involved in the conduct of an execution except to certify

cause of death provided that the condemned is declared dead by another person.
KRS § 202A.0821 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 202A / Section 202A.0821
202A.0821 Appointment of outpatient provider agency
Status: in_force

202A.0821 Appointment of outpatient provider agency.

If the court orders assisted outpatient mental health treatment pursuant to KRS

202A.0819, the court shall appoint an outpatient provider agency recognized by the

cabinet which shall assemble a multidisciplinary team. The multidisciplinary team

shall regularly monitor the person's adherence to the conditions of the order and

regularly report this information to the court that ordered the person's release.

Reports may be provided in written format, in person, or via electronic means, at the

court's discretion.
KRS § 229.240 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 229 / Section 229.240
229.240 Peace officers to prevent unauthorized shows
Status: in_force

229.240 Peace officers to prevent unauthorized shows.

All peace officers, who are informed or who have reason to believe that a show in

violation of this chapter or administrative regulations promulgated in accordance with

this chapter is taking place or will be taking place within their jurisdiction, shall

suppress and prevent it. For this purpose any peace officer may enter any place

where a show is being or will be held or where there is training or preparation for a

wrestling show and may arrest without a warrant any person who does not submit

satisfactory proof that he or she has the license or permit required by this chapter.
KRS § 230.781 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 230 / Section 230.781
230.781 Fees and taxes
Status: in_force

230.781 Fees and taxes.

Except as otherwise provided in KRS 230.779(7), the operator of a hub shall not be

subject to any fee or tax imposed on racetracks or simulcast facilities under KRS 137.170,

138.510, or Chapter 230 for the hub operator's wagering and simulcast operations

established under KRS 230.775 to 230.785.
KRS § 405.010 — KY Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 405 / Section 405.010
405.010 Parents entitled to services and earnings of child -- Suit for loss of
Status: in_force

405.010 Parents entitled to services and earnings of child -- Suit for loss of.

The father and mother of a child under the age of eighteen are equally entitled to its

services and earnings. If one of the parents is dead, or has abandoned the child, or been

deprived of its custody by court decree, the other is entitled to its services and earnings.

The parents jointly may maintain an action for loss of the services or earnings of their

child under the age of eighteen when the loss is occasioned by an injury wrongfully or

negligently inflicted upon the child. But if either the father or mother is dead, or has

abandoned the child, or has been deprived of its custody by court decree, or refuses to

sue, the other may sue alone. This section shall not affect the existing law relating to

workers' compensation and industrial accidents.
KRS § 246.055 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 246 / Section 246.055
246.055 Acceptance of federal aid, gifts -- Distribution -- Agreement with federal government
Status: in_force

246.055 Acceptance of federal aid, gifts -- Distribution -- Agreement with federal

government.

(1) The Department of Agriculture may accept federal aid, gifts, donations, or devises.

The Department of Agriculture is authorized in its discretion to accept the

provisions of any Act of Congress appropriating, granting, or apportioning funds or

commodities to the state for use in connection with any program of the Department

of Agriculture. The Commissioner shall prescribe for the proper apportionment and

distribution of these funds, property or commodities in accordance with the state

and federal laws.

(2) The Commissioner of Agriculture may enter into any agreement and carry out the

terms of such agreement with any department of the federal government to handle

funds, commodities or any devise under any program assigned to or handled by the

Department of Agriculture.
KRS § 392.040 — KY Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 392 / Section 392.040
392.040 Lands in which surviving spouse to have no dower or curtesy
Status: in_force

392.040 Lands in which surviving spouse to have no dower or curtesy.

(1) The surviving spouse shall not have dower or curtesy in land sold but not conveyed

by the deceased spouse before marriage, nor in land sold in good faith after

marriage to satisfy an encumbrance created before marriage or created by deed in

which the surviving spouse joined, or to satisfy a lien for the purchase money. If,

however, there is a surplus of the land or proceeds of sale after satisfying the lien,

surviving spouse may have dower or curtesy out of that surplus of the land or

compensation out of the surplus of the proceeds, unless they were received or

disposed of by the decedent in his lifetime.

(2) If the decedent held land by executory contract only, the surviving spouse shall not

have dower or curtesy in the land, unless decedent owned such an equitable right at

the time of his death.
KRS § 309.312 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 309 / Section 309.312
309.312 Eligibility for license and temporary license
Status: in_force

309.312 Eligibility for license and temporary license.

(1) To be eligible for licensure by the board as an interpreter, the applicant shall submit

an application which includes:

(a) An application fee; and

(b) Current certification from a nationally recognized organization at the requisite

level for sign language interpreters, oral interpreters, or cued speech

transliterators as determined by the board and promulgated by administrative

regulation.

(2) The board shall issue an interpreter license to an applicant who fulfills these

requirements. The front of the license shall clearly list all certifications held by the

licensee.

(3) The board may issue a temporary license as an interpreter to an applicant who is

certified at a level below that required for licensure in subsection (1) of this section.

A temporary license shall be available for a person who is training under the

supervision of a licensed interpreter under circumstances defined by the board in

administrative regulation. A temporary license is valid for only a certain period until

the licensee achieves the minimum level of certification required for licensure under

subsection (1) of this section. A temporary license is not renewable although

extensions may be granted under circumstances defined by administrative

regulation.

(a) For graduates of a baccalaureate interpreter training program, a temporary

license shall be valid for up to one (1) year.

(b) For graduates of an associate of arts interpreter training program, a temporary

license shall be valid for up to two (2) years.

(c) For nondegree applicants, a temporary license shall be valid for up to two (2)

years.

(4) Upon payment of the application fee, the board shall grant licensure to an applicant

holding a valid license, certificate, or equivalent issued by another state if it is based

upon standards equivalent to or exceeding the standards required by KRS 309.300

to 309.319.