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KRS § 202A.096 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 202A / Section 202A.096
202A.096 Disclosure of communications
Status: in_force

202A.096 Disclosure of communications.

There shall be no privilege as to any relevant communications between qualified mental

health professionals and patients. Qualified mental health professionals are authorized to

disclose communications relating to diagnosis and treatment of the patient's mental

condition in proceedings under this chapter.
KRS § 273.177 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273 / Section 273.177
273.177 Corporate name
Status: in_force

273.177 Corporate name.

The name of the corporation shall satisfy the requirements of KRS 14A.3-010.
KRS § 39A.220 — KY Code / Title V / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.220
39A.220 Agency emergency operations procedures
Status: in_force

39A.220 Agency emergency operations procedures.

(1) Each agency, board, or commission of state government, unless the requirement is

waived, in writing, by the director, shall develop agency emergency operations

procedures which are consistent with and which meet the requirements of the

Kentucky Emergency Operations Plan. The agency emergency operations

procedures shall be updated not less than yearly.

(2) Each agency, board, or commission of state government shall take those measures

necessary to ensure that it can continue to operate during times of disaster or

emergency, that it can protect its vital records, and that it has designated at least

four (4) persons, preferably by title, who may act for the agency, and for its major

component operations, during an emergency or disaster if the primary person with

the power to make necessary decisions is unavailable for any reason.

(3) In carrying out the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, each agency,

board, or commission of state government shall follow the general planning

guidance of the division and the requirements of administrative regulations

promulgated by the division.

(4) Each agency, board, or commission of state government shall train its employees

with regard to the contents of the agency emergency operations procedures, and

shall give any additional training necessary to implement the procedures during

times of emergency or disaster.

(5) Each agency, board, or commission of state government shall, upon request of the

director, send an employee of the agency with full authority to take any action on

behalf of the agency to the State Emergency Operations Center, area offices of the

division, state command posts or other designated location during periods of

emergency or disaster.

(6) As used in this section, agency, board, or commission means all agencies, unless the

requirement is waived, in writing, by the director, listed in KRS 12.020, other state

bodies created by executive order of the Governor, the Legislative Research

Commission, and the Court of Justice and its agencies.
KRS § 635.090 — KY Code / Title LI / Chapter 635 / Section 635.090
635.090 Options when child's case not to be handled under KRS Chapter 640 -- Commitment to Department of Juvenile Justice
Status: in_force

635.090 Options when child's case not to be handled under KRS Chapter 640 --

Commitment to Department of Juvenile Justice.

(1) If the court chooses to treat the child as other than a youthful offender, if the

Commonwealth fails to prove the criteria bringing a case under KRS Chapter 640,

or if the county attorney elects not to proceed under KRS Chapter 640, the court

may:

(a) If a child is fourteen (14) years of age or older and is adjudicated a public

offender in the commission of a capital offense, Class A felony, or Class B

felony, the court in its discretion may commit the child to the Department of

Juvenile Justice for purposes of treatment or placement in a facility or

program for an indeterminate period of time not less than six (6) months. The

Department of Juvenile Justice may petition the court to continue the

commitment for the purpose of completing a treatment program but the

commitment shall not extend past the child's nineteenth birthday; or

(b) If a child is sixteen (16) years of age or older and is adjudicated a public

offender in the commission of a felony offense and has previously been

adjudicated delinquent of one (1) or more felony offenses not arising out of

the same course of conduct in separate adjudications, or has previously been

adjudicated a public offender for one (1) or more felony offenses not arising

out of the same course of conduct in separate adjudications, the court in its

discretion may commit the child to the Department of Juvenile Justice for

purposes of treatment or placement in a facility or program for an

indeterminate period of time not less than six (6) months. The Department of

Juvenile Justice may petition the court to continue the commitment for the

purpose of completing a treatment program, but the commitment shall not

extend past the child's nineteenth birthday.

(2) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall maintain jurisdiction over the child during

the period of the commitment. The committing court may, upon motion of the

Department of Juvenile Justice, order the child released from the facility or program

operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice.

(3) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall notify the committing court if it transfers

the child to a different facility or program and note the reasons for the transfer.

(4) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall notify the committing court prior to the

termination of treatment or placement as to the future intentions of the Department

of Juvenile Justice as they relate to continued treatment of the child.

(5) The committing court may, upon motion of the child, grant shock probation to any

child committed under this section after the child has been committed for a

minimum of thirty (30) days.

(6) After a child has been committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice as provided

in this section, he may not then be transferred to the Circuit Court as provided for in

KRS 640.020.
KRS § 73.020 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 73 / Section 73.020
73.020 County surveyor -- Requirements for eligibility
Status: in_force

73.020 County surveyor -- Requirements for eligibility.

No person shall be eligible to file for the office of county surveyor unless he or she

produces to the county clerk at the time of filing for office evidence he or she holds a

Kentucky license as a professional land surveyor in accordance with the requirements of

KRS 322.020 and 322.045.
KRS § 164.287 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 164 / Section 164.287
164.287 Motor vehicle liability insurance -- Conditions
Status: in_force

164.287 Motor vehicle liability insurance -- Conditions.

Each board of regents or trustees of the public postsecondary educational institutions is

authorized to provide for liability and indemnity insurance against the negligence of

drivers or operators of motor vehicles or other mobile equipment owned or operated by

the board. If the transportation of members of the student bodies is let out under contract,

the contract shall require the contractor to carry indemnity or liability insurance against

negligence in such amount as the board designates. In either case the indemnity bond or

insurance policy shall be issued by some surety or insurance company authorized to

transact business in this state, and shall bind the company to pay any final judgment not

to exceed the limits of the policy rendered against the insured for loss or damage to

property of any student or other person, or death or injury of any student or other person.
KRS § 2.300 — KY Code / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 2.300
2.300 State silverware pattern
Status: in_force

2.300 State silverware pattern.

Old Kentucky Blue Grass-The Georgetown Pattern is named and designated as the

official state silverware pattern.
KRS § 246.220 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 246 / Section 246.220
246.220 Interference with officers prohibited
Status: in_force

246.220 Interference with officers prohibited.

(1) No person shall in any way hinder, refuse, or defeat entrance or inspection by an

agent or employee of the department who is performing the duties of his office for

the purpose of combating the European corn borer under subsection (1) of KRS

246.210.

(2) No person shall interfere in any way with the department or any of its agents or

employees in the inspection of premises and livestock, or in the testing of livestock

on any premises when the object of the inspection or testing is to determine the

existence of, or to combat in any way, communicable disease in livestock. No

person shall interfere in any way with the department or any of its agents or

employees in the removal from any premises of livestock found to be infected with

a communicable disease.

(3) No person shall hinder the efforts of the state entomologist or his agents in

combating Japanese beetles under KRS 246.210.

(4) No person shall hinder the entomologist in the performance of any of his duties.

(5) No person shall interfere in any way with inspectors or assistants while they are

discharging their duties under KRS 250.021 to 250.111.

(6) No person shall hinder, prevent, or attempt to prevent any person from discharging

his duties under KRS 250.491 to 250.631.

(7) No person shall in any way impersonate, hinder, or obstruct the department or its

inspectors in the performance of their official duties under KRS 248.280 to 248.440

or 261.220.
KRS § 275.140 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 275 / Section 275.140
275.140 Effect of statements by members or managers
Status: in_force

275.140 Effect of statements by members or managers.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an admission, statement, or

representation made by any member concerning the business or affairs of a limited

liability company within the scope of the member's authority as provided for by this

chapter shall be evidence against the limited liability company.

(2) If the articles of organization provide that management of the limited liability

company is vested in a manager or managers:

(a) An admission, statement, or representation made by a manager concerning the

business or affairs of a limited liability company within the scope of the

manager's authority as provided for by this chapter shall be evidence against

the limited liability company; and

(b) The admission, statement, or representation of any member, acting solely in

the capacity of a member, shall not constitute evidence against the limited

liability company.
KRS § 15.745 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 15 / Section 15.745
15.745 Construction of KRS Chapter 15
Status: in_force

15.745 Construction of KRS Chapter 15.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as eliminating or limiting any of the other

duties of the Commonwealth's attorney or county attorney as set out in the Kentucky

Revised Statutes.
KRS § 61.791 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 61 / Section 61.791
61.791 Definitions for KRS 61.791 to 61.799
Status: in_force

61.791 Definitions for KRS 61.791 to 61.799.

As used in KRS 61.791 to 61.799:

(1) "Nonprofit organization" means an organization that:

(a) Is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c) of the Internal

Revenue Code;

(b) Has submitted an application with the Internal Revenue Service for

recognition of an exemption under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue

Code; or

(c) Is a nonprofit corporation incorporated under KRS Chapter 273, an

unincorporated nonprofit association under KRS Chapter 273A, or a domestic

nonprofit limited liability company under KRS Chapter 275;

(2) "Person" means an individual or entity;

(3) "Personal information" means any list, record, registry, roll, roster, or other

compilation of data of any kind that directly or indirectly identifies a person as a

member, supporter, volunteer, or donor of financial or nonfinancial support to any

nonprofit organization; and

(4) "Public agency" has the same meaning as in KRS 61.870(1).
KRS § 11.031 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 11 / Section 11.031
11.031 Gift shop in New State Capitol
Status: in_force

11.031 Gift shop in New State Capitol.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Resident of Kentucky" means an individual who resides in the

Commonwealth of Kentucky or an entity that manufactures, produces, or

otherwise makes goods within the Commonwealth; and

(b) "Products made in the United States" means goods manufactured, produced,

or otherwise made in the United States of America.

(2) The Finance and Administration Cabinet may establish a gift shop in the public

areas of the New State Capitol. All goods sold in the gift shop shall be products

made in the United States. Not less than fifty percent (50%) of the gift shop's

inventory shall be products made by residents of Kentucky.
KRS § 530.010 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 530 / Section 530.010
530.010 Bigamy -- Defense
Status: in_force

530.010 Bigamy -- Defense.

(1) A person is guilty of bigamy when he:

(a) Purports to marry another person knowing he has a husband or wife or

knowing the other person has a husband or wife; or

(b) Cohabits in this state after a bigamous marriage in another state.

(2) It shall be a defense to bigamy that the accused believed he was legally eligible to

remarry.

(3) Bigamy is a Class D felony.
KRS § 158.143 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 158 / Section 158.143
158.143 High school equivalency diploma -- Eligibility -- State agency child -- Student enrolled in district-operated alternative education program
Status: in_force

158.143 High school equivalency diploma -- Eligibility -- State agency child --

Student enrolled in district-operated alternative education program.

(1) Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary, a state agency child, as defined in

KRS 158.135(1), who is at least seventeen (17) years of age shall be eligible to seek

attainment of a High School Equivalency Diploma.

(2) Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary, a student enrolled in a district-

operated alternative education program shall be eligible to seek attainment of a

High School Equivalency Diploma if the student:

(a) Is at least seventeen (17) years of age;

(b) Is not on track to graduate, as defined by the local board of education policy;

and

(c) Has previously attained a passing score on an official readiness test for a High

School Equivalency Diploma program authorized by the Office of Adult

Education pursuant to KRS 151B.403.

(3) Notwithstanding KRS 159.010 or any school district policy adopted pursuant to

KRS 159.010, a student who has attained a High School Equivalency Diploma in

accordance with subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be exempt from

compulsory attendance.

(4) A local board of education shall adopt a policy to define when a student enrolled in

a district-operated alternative education program is not on track to graduate. The

Kentucky Board of Education may publish a recommended model policy for local

boards of education but shall not impose any restrictions or requirements upon the

content of the local board policy.
KRS § 249.420 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 249 / Section 249.420
249.420 Duties
Status: in_force

249.420 Duties.

In addition to its other duties, the division shall promote and sponsor programs to control

pests and noxious weeds, shall enforce related regulatory and service measures assigned

to the department, and may conduct a pest and noxious weed control program.
KRS § 349.055 — KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 349 / Section 349.055
349.055 Coalbed Methane Well Review Board established -- Board attached to Department of Natural Resources within Energy and Environment Cabinet
Status: in_force

349.055 Coalbed Methane Well Review Board established -- Board attached to

Department of Natural Resources within Energy and Environment Cabinet.

(1) The Coalbed Methane Well Review Board is hereby established. The review board

shall be composed of five (5) members and shall have the powers and duties

specified under this chapter.

(2) The review board shall consist of the commissioner of the Department for Natural

Resources or his or her designee within the department, the director of the Division

of Mine Reclamation and Enforcement and the director of the Division of Oil and

Gas within the Department for Natural Resources, a representative of the oil and gas

industry, and a representative of the coal industry. The representatives from the oil

and gas industry and the coal industry shall be appointed by the Governor for terms

of four (4) years subject to confirmation by the Senate.

(3) The review board shall be, for administrative purposes only, attached to the Energy

and Environment Cabinet, Department for Natural Resources.
KRS § 189.377 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 189 / Section 189.377
189.377 Yielding right-of-way to solid waste collection service vehicle
Status: in_force

189.377 Yielding right-of-way to solid waste collection service vehicle.

(1) As used in this section, "solid waste collection service vehicle" means a vehicle

used by a solid waste collection service provider registered with a county

pursuant to KRS 224.43-315(2).

(2) Upon approaching and passing a stationary solid waste collection service

vehicle that is giving a visual signal by alternately displaying flashing yellow,

red, white, or amber lights, the operator of the approaching motor vehicle shall

yield the right-of-way to the solid waste collection service vehicle or any

collection service employees by:

(a) Reducing to, and maintaining, a safe speed for weather, road conditions,

and vehicular or pedestrian traffic; and

(b) Proceeding with due care and caution.

(3) This section may be cited as the Slow Down to Get Around Law.
KRS § 95A.520 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 95A / Section 95A.520
95A.520 Shares of fire department aid for merged departments prior to July 14, 2022
Status: in_force

95A.520 Shares of fire department aid for merged departments prior to July 14,

2022.

(1) For volunteer fire departments merging prior to July 14, 2022, the Kentucky Fire

Commission shall pay to the merged district, for the first, second, and third years

after the merger, the number of qualified shares of volunteer fire department aid

allotted under KRS 95A.262(2) equal to the total number of qualified shares that

each department would have received previous to merger.

(2) The Kentucky Fire Commission shall pay to the merged district, for the fourth, fifth,

and sixth years after the merger, the number of qualified shares of volunteer fire

department aid allotted under KRS 95A.262(2) equal to fifty percent (50%) of the

total number of qualified shares that each department would have received previous

to merger, plus one (1) yearly disbursal of four thousand dollars ($4,000) as a

merger incentive.

(3) The Kentucky Fire Commission shall pay to the merged district, for the seventh

year after the merger and thereafter, one (1) qualified share of volunteer fire

department aid allotted under KRS 95A.262(2).
KRS § 323.120 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 323 / Section 323.120
323.120 Grounds for denial, revocation, or suspension -- Civil penalty
Status: in_force

323.120 Grounds for denial, revocation, or suspension -- Civil penalty.

(1) The board may refuse to issue, reissue, or renew a license, or may issue a

private or public reprimand or may probate, suspend, or revoke the license of

any architect to practice architecture in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, or may

impose any combination of these sanctions for any of the following reasons:

(a) Gross incompetence or gross negligence in the planning or construction

of buildings, as determined by the board;

(b) Unprofessional conduct, or conduct tending to bring the profession into

disrepute, as determined by the board;

(c) Conviction of a felony, if in accordance with KRS Chapter 335B;

(d) Fraudulent or dishonest architectural practice;

(e) Use of false evidence or misrepresentations in an application for licensing

or an application for a renewal certificate;

(f) Signing or affixing his seal to any plans, prints, specifications of buildings,

or reports, which have not been prepared by him personally or by his

employees under his supervision;

(g) Violating any provision of this chapter or administrative regulations

promulgated under the chapter;

(h) Failing to comply with an order issued by the board;

(i) Aiding or abetting someone in the unlicensed practice of architecture; or

(j) Having a license or registration certificate to practice as an architect

denied, limited, suspended, probated, or revoked in another jurisdiction

on grounds sufficient to cause licensure to be denied, limited, suspended,

probated, or revoked in this state.

(2) The board shall revoke the license of an architect who practices architecture

while his license is suspended.

(3) The board may, in lieu of or in addition to other penalties, impose a civil penalty

not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), which shall be paid to the benefit

of the board's trust and agency account.
KRS § 138.4603 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 138 / Section 138.4603
138.4603 Determination of motor vehicle retail price for sales on or after July 1, 2014
Status: in_force

138.4603 Determination of motor vehicle retail price for sales on or after July 1,

2014.

(1) (a) Effective for sales on or after July 1, 2014, of:

1. New motor vehicles;

2. Dealer demonstrator vehicles;

3. Previous model year motor vehicles; and

4. U-Drive-It motor vehicles that have been transferred within one hundred

eighty (180) days of being registered as a U-Drive-It and that have less

than five thousand (5,000) miles;

the retail price shall be determined by reducing the amount of total

consideration given by the trade-in allowance of any motor vehicle traded in

by the buyer. The value of the purchased motor vehicle and the amount of the

trade-in allowance shall be determined as provided in subsection (2) of this

section.

(b) The retail price shall not include that portion of the price of the vehicle

attributable to equipment or adaptive devices necessary to facilitate or

accommodate an operator or passenger with physical disabilities.

(2) (a) The value of the purchased motor vehicle offered for registration and the

value of the vehicle offered in trade shall be attested to in a notarized

affidavit.

(b) If a notarized affidavit is not available:

1. The retail price of the purchased motor vehicle offered for registration

shall be determined as follows:

a. Ninety percent (90%) of the manufacturer's suggested retail price

of the vehicle with all equipment and accessories, standard and

optional, and transportation charges; or

b. Eighty-one percent (81%) of the manufacturer's suggested retail

price of the vehicle with all equipment and accessories, standard

and optional, and transportation charges in the case of new trucks

of gross weight in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds; and

2. The value of the vehicle offered in trade shall be the trade-in value, as

established by the reference manual.