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KRS § 83A.050 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 83A / Section 83A.050
83A.050 General election laws to govern election of city officers unless changed by ordinance
Status: in_force

83A.050 General election laws to govern election of city officers unless changed by

ordinance.

(1) Election of city officers shall be governed by general election laws as provided in

KRS Chapters 116 through 121 unless the city legislative body prescribes by

ordinance that election of city officers shall be under nonpartisan city election laws

as provided in KRS 83A.045, 83A.170, 83A.175 and 83A.047. The ordinance shall

become effective not later than twenty-three (23) days prior to the date prescribed

by the election law generally for filing notification and declaration forms with the

county clerk in a year in which a regular election is to be held in which any city

office is to be filled. Immediately subsequent to publication of any ordinance

prescribing that election of city officers be under nonpartisan city election laws, a

copy of that ordinance shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the

city is located.

(2) A city may change the manner of election of city officers within the provisions of

subsection (1) of this section by ordinance, except that no change shall be made

earlier than five (5) years from the last change.

(3) The city shall pay the costs of city elections only if city elections are held at a time

other than prescribed by KRS Chapters 116 to 121.
KRS § 350.029 — KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 350 / Section 350.029
350.029 Regulations to implement Interstate Mining Compact -- Adoption -- Limitations
Status: in_force

350.029 Regulations to implement Interstate Mining Compact -- Adoption --

Limitations.

The cabinet is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt, after public hearing,

reasonable regulations in order to formulate and establish effective programs for the

control of surface soil disturbance in connection with mining as defined by the Interstate

Mining Compact. Such regulations shall follow the general standards established in

Article III of the Interstate Mining Compact. The cabinet shall have the authority to adopt

such regulations prior to the effective date of the Interstate Mining Compact and

irrespective of whether the state becomes a member or withdraws from membership in

the Interstate Mining Compact. Nothing in this section shall be construed to grant the

cabinet additional authority in regulating the strip mining of coal or clay, and the

authority granted to the cabinet by this section shall be separate from the powers of the

cabinet already enacted relating to the strip mining of coal and clay.
KRS § 118.415 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 118 / Section 118.415
118.415 Constitutional amendments
Status: in_force

118.415 Constitutional amendments.

(1) The General Assembly may state the substance of the amendment proposed to the

Constitution of Kentucky in the form of a question in a manner calculated to inform

the electorate of the substance of the amendment. When an amendment to the

Constitution has been proposed by the General Assembly, the Secretary of State

shall cause the question calculated to inform the electorate of the substance of the

amendment which is prepared by the General Assembly to be published at least one

(1) time in a newspaper of general circulation published in this state, and shall also

cause to be published at the same time and in the same manner the fact that the

amendment will be submitted to the voters for their acceptance or rejection at the

next regular election at which members of the General Assembly are to be voted

for. The publication shall be made not later than the first Tuesday in August

preceding the election at which the amendment is to be voted on.

(2) The General Assembly shall state the entirety of an amendment to the Constitution

of Kentucky which has been proposed by the General Assembly in the form of a

question and, not later than April 15 preceding the next regular election at which

members of the General Assembly are to be chosen, shall certify the question to the

Secretary of State to be placed on the ballots.

(3) The Secretary of State, not later than the second Monday after the second Tuesday

in August preceding the next regular election at which members of the General

Assembly are to be chosen in a year in which there is not an election for President

and Vice President of the United States, or not later than the Thursday after the first

Tuesday in September preceding a regular election in a year in which there is an

election for President and Vice President of the United States, shall certify the

substance of the amendment, as stated and certified by the General Assembly, to the

county clerk of each county, and the county clerk shall have the substance of the

amendment, as so certified, indicated on the ballots.

(4) The votes cast for and against the amendment shall be counted, canvassed, and

certified to the Secretary of State in the same manner as the votes cast for any

officer elective by the votes of the whole state. If a majority of the votes cast on the

question are for the amendment, it shall become a part of the Constitution.

(5) The expenses of the publications provided for in this section shall be paid as are the

expenses of other publications that the Secretary of State is required to make in

connection with elections.
KRS § 247.4461 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 247 / Section 247.4461
247.4461 Certification by Commissioner of Agriculture of agency to conduct referendum
Status: in_force

247.4461 Certification by Commissioner of Agriculture of agency to conduct

referendum.

Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture of the application on the part of any

commission, council, board, association, or other agency of producers, the Commissioner

shall within thirty (30) days thereafter convene the State Board of Agriculture to consider

the application; and if upon the consideration the Board of Agriculture shall find that the

commission, council, board, or other agency making the application is fairly

representative of and has been duly chosen and delegated as representative of the

producers producing the commodity, and shall otherwise find and determine that the

application is in conformity with the provisions of KRS 247.4451 to 247.4483 and the

purposes stated, then it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture to certify the

commission, council, board, association, or other agency as the duly delegated and

authorized group or agency representative of the producers of the agricultural commodity,

and shall likewise certify that the agency is duly authorized to conduct among the

producers of the commodity a referendum for the purpose stated.
KRS § 342.740 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 342 / Section 342.740
342.740 Determination of average weekly wage -- Adjustment in weekly maximum and minimum income benefits for disability
Status: in_force

342.740 Determination of average weekly wage -- Adjustment in weekly

maximum and minimum income benefits for disability.

(1) For the purposes of this chapter, the average weekly wage of the state shall be

determined by the commissioner as follows: On or before September 1 of each

year, the total wages reported by subject employers under the Kentucky

Unemployment Insurance Law for the preceding calendar year shall be divided

by the average monthly number of insured workers (determined by dividing the

total number of insured workers reported for the preceding year by twelve (12).

The average annual wage thus obtained shall be divided by 52 and the

average weekly wage thus determined rounded to the nearest cent. This

average weekly wage shall be certified to the commissioner by the Education

and Labor Cabinet in a manner prescribed by the commissioner by

administrative regulation. The average weekly wage as so determined shall be

applicable for the full period during which income or death benefits are

payable, when the date of occurrence of injury or of disablement in the case of

disease, or of death, falls within the calendar year commencing January 1

following the September 1 determination.

(2) Whenever a change in the average weekly wage of the state is of an amount

that increases or decreases the minimum weekly income benefits for total

disability or death by $1 or more, or the maximum weekly income benefits for

total disability or for death by $2 or more, computed in each case and rounded

to the nearest dollar, an adjustment in those minimums or maximums which are

affected in the requisite amount by the change in the average weekly wage of

the state shall be made which will reflect the increase or decrease, but no

change in these limitations shall otherwise be made.
KRS § 118.367 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 118 / Section 118.367
118.367 Statement-of-candidacy form for independent, political organization, or political group candidate -- Exceptions -- Examination of forms
Status: in_force

118.367 Statement-of-candidacy form for independent, political organization, or

political group candidate -- Exceptions -- Examination of forms.

(1) An independent, or political organization, or political group candidate required to

file nomination papers pursuant to KRS 118.365(5) shall be required to file a

statement-of-candidacy form with the same office at which nomination papers are

filed. Candidates for federal office and candidates for mayor or legislative body in

cities of the home rule class participating in partisan elections shall not be required

to file a statement-of-candidacy form. The statement-of-candidacy form shall be

filed not earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the

year preceding the year in which the office will appear on the ballot and not later

than April 1 preceding the day fixed by law for holding of regular elections for the

offices sought. If the office in which the statement-of-candidacy form is to be filed

is closed on April 1, the form may be filed on the next business day. The statement-

of-candidacy form shall be filed no later than 4 p.m. local time when filed on the

last day on which papers are permitted to be filed. No person shall file a statement-

of-candidacy form for more than one (1) public office during an election cycle.

(2) The statement-of-candidacy form shall be prescribed by the State Board of

Elections. The statement-of-candidacy form shall be signed by the candidate upon

filing. No charge shall be assessed for the filing of a statement-of-candidacy form.

The Secretary of State and county clerks shall examine the statement-of-candidacy

form of each candidate who files the form to determine if there is an error. If an

error has occurred, the candidate shall be notified by certified mail within twenty-

four (24) hours.
KRS § 381.9121 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 381 / Section 381.9121
381.9121 Severability of invalid provision or application
Status: in_force

381.9121 Severability of invalid provision or application.

If any provision of KRS 381.9101 to 381.9207 or the application thereof to any person or

circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or

applications of KRS 381.9101 to 381.9207 that can be given effect without the invalid

provision or application, and to this end the provisions of KRS 381.9101 to 381.9207 are

severable.
KRS § 227.625 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 227 / Section 227.625
227.625 Liability insurance -- Prerequisite for license
Status: in_force

227.625 Liability insurance -- Prerequisite for license.

(1) Before any license is issued or renewed, the applicant shall file or have on file

with the department a liability insurance policy issued by an insurance carrier

authorized to transact insurance business within the Commonwealth of

Kentucky. The policy of insurance shall be issued in the name of the applicant

licensee.

(2) The department shall by administrative regulation establish the minimum

amount of liability insurance coverage required under this section.

(3) An insurance carrier issuing any policy filed with the department shall not be

relieved from liability under the policy until after the expiration of fifteen (15)

days' notice to the department of an intention to cancel the policy, provided,

however, that a prior cancellation may be allowed in cases where one (1) policy

is substituted for another policy when the substituted policy is in force and

effect prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days' notice to the department of an

intention to cancel the policy which is being substituted.

(4) Upon cancellation of any policy of insurance required by this section, all

operating rights granted by the license for which the policy was filed shall

immediately cease, and the department shall have the authority to immediately

require the cessation of all operations conducted under the authority of that

license and to require the surrender of all licenses, certificates, and seals

previously issued hereunder.
KRS § 439.555 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 439 / Section 439.555
439.555 Conditional release of certain prisoners
Status: in_force

439.555 Conditional release of certain prisoners.

Any prisoner having served the term for which he has been sentenced for a crime he

committed after June 16, 1972, less good time deduction, if any has been accumulated,

shall be released by minimum expiration of sentence.
KRS § 157.195 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 157 / Section 157.195
157.195 Legislative findings on students' right to quality education
Status: in_force

157.195 Legislative findings on students' right to quality education.

The General Assembly declares that all students of the Commonwealth have a right to an

appropriate and quality education in the public schools and the right to achieve the

capacities under KRS 158.645. The General Assembly challenges all school personnel to

take the necessary action to help each individual student complete elementary and

secondary school with the capacities to transition successfully to adult life.
KRS § 339.210 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 339 / Section 339.210
339.210 Definition of "gainful occupation."
Status: in_force

339.210 Definition of "gainful occupation."

As used in KRS 339.210 to 339.450:

(1) "Gainful occupation" does not include employment in farm work or in domestic

service in a private home, nor occasional employment by a householder in

connection with the household and not in connection with the householder's

business or occupation, such as grass cutting or carrying ashes or similar casual

domestic tasks, nor the delivery of newspapers on regularly scheduled routes, nor to

employment as an actor or performer in motion pictures or theatrical productions,

or in radio or television productions, nor to employment of minors by their own

parents or persons standing in the place of a parent in occupations other than

manufacturing, mining, or those found by the commissioner of the Department of

Workplace Standards to be particularly hazardous;

(2) "Gainful occupation" does not include a minor who is at least twelve (12) years of

age working as a referee, umpire, or official in a youth athletic program, subject to

the following:

(a) The minor is a referee, umpire, or official for an age bracket younger than the

minor's own age;

(b) An adult representing the youth athletic program is on the premises where the

athletic event is occurring; and

(c) The minor has on file with the person responsible for assigning the minor to

officiate for the youth athletic program the original or a copy of a written

consent to the child's employment as a referee, umpire, or official signed by

the minor's parent or guardian; and

(3) "Gainful occupation" does not include participation in a work program established

under KRS 339.335 by a minor who is twelve (12) or thirteen (13) years of age.
KRS § 67A.340 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67A / Section 67A.340
67A.340 Authorization of other retirement programs
Status: in_force

67A.340 Authorization of other retirement programs.

The legislative body of the urban-county government is hereby authorized and

empowered to establish and provide such other pension funds, systems, social security

programs or other retirement benefits allowable as may be deemed necessary or desirable

for those employees not covered by the pension provisions of KRS 67A.320 and

67A.330, or for the benefit of the employees covered by the provisions of KRS 67A.320

and 67A.330.
KRS § 323.095 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 323 / Section 323.095
323.095 Seal required -- Use
Status: in_force

323.095 Seal required -- Use.

(1) Each architect licensed for practice within the Commonwealth shall obtain a seal of

the design prescribed in administrative regulations promulgated by the board.

(2) Use of the seal in an electronic transaction shall be conducted in accordance with

administrative regulations promulgated by the board under KRS 323.210(5).

(3) All working drawings, specifications, and reports prepared by, or under the

supervision of the individual, partnership, or firm, shall be imprinted with this seal.

(4) No architect shall sign, affix, or imprint his seal to any drawings, specifications, or

reports which have not been prepared by him personally or under his immediate

supervision.
KRS § 15.480 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 15 / Section 15.480
15.480 Payment by the Finance and Administration Cabinet
Status: in_force

15.480 Payment by the Finance and Administration Cabinet.

The Finance and Administration Cabinet, on the certification of the cabinet, shall draw

warrants as specified hereinafter on the State Treasurer for the amount of the Law

Enforcement Foundation Program fund due each participating unit of government.

Checks shall be issued by the State Treasurer and transmitted to the cabinet for

distribution to the proper officials of participating units of government that have complied

with the provisions of KRS 15.410 to 15.510 and the administrative regulations of the

cabinet. On the first day of each month, the share of each eligible and participating unit of

government shall be distributed from the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund.
KRS § 96.510 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 96 / Section 96.510
96.510 Payment of encumbrance existing at time of acquisition of waterworks
Status: in_force

96.510 Payment of encumbrance existing at time of acquisition of waterworks.

The ordinances required by KRS 96.370 and 96.430 may set apart a fund equal to the

amount of any secured debt or charge subject to which a waterworks is acquired, and

shall set aside to that fund, from the balance of the income and revenues of the

waterworks remaining after setting aside the funds for payment of principal and interest

of bonds, a sum sufficient to comply with the requirements of the instrument creating the

lien or securing the charge. If the instrument does not make any provision therefor, the

ordinance shall fix and determine the amount that shall be set aside for interest on the

secured debt or charge and a fixed amount to pay the principal thereof at maturity. Any

surplus after satisfying the secured debt or charge may be used for the redemption of the

principal and interest of bonds. Bonds may be issued pursuant to the provisions of KRS

96.350 to 96.510 in exchange for or in satisfaction of such secured debt or charge, or may

be sold and the proceeds applied in payment of the secured debt or charge at or before

maturity.
KRS § 197.055 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 197 / Section 197.055
197.055 Education program on AIDS -- Policies for inmates -- Testing program
Status: in_force

197.055 Education program on AIDS -- Policies for inmates -- Testing program.

(1) The Department of Corrections, in conjunction with the Cabinet for Health and

Family Services, shall establish a mandatory introductory and continuing education

program on human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency

syndrome for all inmates. Programs shall be specifically designed for inmates while

incarcerated and in preparation for release into the community. Consideration shall

be given to cultural and other relevant differences among inmates in the

development of educational materials and shall include emphasis on behavior and

attitude change. The education program shall be continuously updated to reflect the

latest medical information available.

(2) If there is evidence that an inmate, while in the custody of the department, has

engaged in behavior which places the inmate at a high risk of transmitting or

contracting a human immunodeficiency disorder, the department shall begin a

testing program which is consistent with guidelines of the Centers for Disease

Control and recommendations of the correctional medical authority and shall target

persons who have been involved in or reasonably thought to have been involved in

a high-risk behavior. For purposes of this subsection, "high-risk behavior" includes:

(a) Sexual contact with any person within the institution;

(b) The use of intravenous drugs;

(c) Tattooing; and

(d) Any other activity medically known to transmit the virus.

(3) The results of the tests shall become a part of that inmate's medical file, accessible

only to persons designated by agency administrative regulations.

(4) The department shall establish policies consistent with guidelines of the Centers for

Disease Control and recommendations of the correctional medical authority on the

housing, physical contact, dining, recreation, and exercise hours or locations for

inmates with immunodeficiency disorders as are medically indicated and consistent

with the proper operation of its facilities.

(5) The department shall report to the General Assembly by July 1 each year as to the

implementation of this program and the participation by inmates and staff.

(6) If an inmate is involved in a situation with a department employee which could

result, according to the institution's physician, in the transmission of the human

immunodeficiency virus infection, the inmate shall be tested.

(7) All testing procedures, disclosure, and payment shall be pursuant to KRS 438.250.
KRS § 15.930 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 15 / Section 15.930
15.930 Use of funds
Status: in_force

15.930 Use of funds.

The state board may accept federal funds granted by the Congress or executive order for

the purposes of KRS 15.900 to 15.940 as well as gifts and donations from individuals,

private organizations, or foundations. All funds received in the manner described in this

section shall be transmitted to the State Treasurer for deposit in the trust fund, and shall

be made available for expenditure as appropriated by the General Assembly.