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KRS § 338.015 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 338 / Section 338.015
338.015 Definitions for chapter
Status: in_force

338.015 Definitions for chapter.

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Employer" shall mean any entity for whom a person is employed except those

employers excluded in KRS 338.021;

(2) "Employee" shall mean any person employed except those employees

excluded in KRS 338.021;

(3) The term "occupational safety and health standard" means a standard which

requires conditions, or the adoption or use of one (1) or more practices, means,

methods, operations, or processes, reasonably necessary or appropriate to

provide safe or healthful employment and places of employment. "Standard"

has the same meaning as and includes the words "regulation" and "rule";

(4) "Occupational safety and health hazard" means any practice or condition in a

place of employment which may be deemed detrimental to the safety and

health of employees;

(5) "Occupational injury or illness" means any abnormal condition or disorder of an

employee caused by exposure to factors associated with his or her

employment;

(6) "Board" means the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board

established under this chapter;

(7) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Workplace

Standards under the direction and supervision of the secretary of the Education

and Labor Cabinet;

(8) "Review commission" means the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health

Review Commission established under this chapter;

(9) The term "national consensus standard" means any occupational safety and

health standard or modification thereof which has been adopted and

promulgated by a nationally recognized standards-producing organization;

(10) The term "established federal standard" means any operative occupational

safety and health standard established by any agency of the United States

government;

(11) "Department" means the Department of Workplace Standards; and

(12) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet.
KRS § 99.530 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 99 / Section 99.530
99.530 Urban renewal projects
Status: in_force

99.530 Urban renewal projects.

(1) In addition to its authority under KRS 99.330 to 99.510, an agency is hereby

authorized to plan and undertake urban renewal projects. As used in KRS 99.520 to

99.590, an urban renewal project may include undertakings and activities for the

prevention of the development or spread of slums or blighted, deteriorated, or

deteriorating areas, or the elimination thereof, and may involve any work or

undertaking for such purpose constituting a redevelopment project or any

rehabilitation or conservation work, or any combination of such undertaking or

work. For this purpose, "rehabilitation or conservation work" may include:

(a) Carrying out plans for a program of voluntary or compulsory repair and

rehabilitation of buildings or other improvements;

(b) Acquisition of real property and demolition, removal, relocation, historic

preservation, or rehabilitation of buildings and improvements thereon where

necessary to eliminate unhealthful, unsanitary, or unsafe conditions; lessen

density; reduce traffic hazards; eliminate obsolete or other uses detrimental to

the public welfare; remove or prevent the spread of blight or deterioration; or

provide land or buildings, and improvements thereon, for needed public

facilities;

(c) Installation, construction, or reconstruction of streets, utilities, parks,

playgrounds, and other improvements necessary for carrying out the objectives

of the urban renewal project; and

(d) The disposition, for uses in accordance with the objectives of the urban

renewal project, of any property or part thereof acquired in the area of such

project; provided that such disposition shall be in the manner prescribed in

KRS 99.450 for the disposition of property in a redevelopment project area.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of KRS 99.330 to 99.510 and KRS 99.520 to

99.590, where the local governing body certifies that an area is in need of

redevelopment or rehabilitation as a result of a flood, fire, hurricane, earthquake,

storm, or other catastrophe respecting which the Governor of the State has certified

the need for disaster assistance under Public Law 875, Eighty-First Congress, or

other federal law, the local governing body may approve an urban renewal plan and

an urban renewal project with respect to such area without regard to any provisions

of KRS 99.330 to 99.510 and KRS 99.520 to 99.590, requiring public hearings or

requiring that the urban renewal plan conform to a general or master plan for the

community as a whole, or that the urban renewal area be a slum area, or a blighted,

deteriorated, or deteriorating area, or that the urban renewal area be predominantly

residential in character or be developed or redeveloped for residential uses.
KRS § 15.605 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 15 / Section 15.605
15.605 Definitions
Status: in_force

15.605 Definitions.

As used in KRS 15.610 to 15.635 unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Inspection" means any regular, on-site investigation periodically conducted, or any

request for information periodically solicited in lieu of an on-site investigation, by

or on behalf of any public agency for the purpose of determining whether to award,

renew, alter, suspend or revoke a license, permit, accreditation or rating of a public

or private organization, or of any property employed by a public or private

organization in conducting its business, in the Commonwealth. The term shall not

include inspections conducted by or on behalf of an urban-county department of

health or special investigations conducted by law enforcement officers or grand

juries, or, upon specific complaint, by public agencies with competent jurisdiction

of the subject matter of the complaint, or by members of legislative bodies.

(2) "Duplicative inspection" or "an inspection that duplicates" means one of two or

more inspections that are conducted at different times during the same calendar year

and that inquire into the same condition of the premises of, or business conducted

by, the same public or private organization.

(3) "Inspecting agency" means any agency of the state government or of a political

subdivision of the state, other than an urban-county department of health, that

conducts inspections within the Commonwealth.

(4) "Conflicting standard" or "a standard that conflicts" means one of two or more

standards relating to the quality of a public or private organization, or of the

business conducted by such organization, or of property used by such organization

in conducting its business, that are employed in the same inspection or in

duplicative inspections and which cannot be met simultaneously.
KRS § 211.927 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 211.927
211.927 Cooperation with Department of Corrections -- Assistance in training
Status: in_force

211.927 Cooperation with Department of Corrections -- Assistance in training.

The cabinet shall cooperate with the Department of Corrections in the development of

regulations concerning the public health or health aspects of jails as defined in KRS

441.005 and shall assist in the training of jail inspectors employed by the Department of

Corrections.
KRS § 42.580 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 42 / Section 42.580
42.580 Definitions for KRS 42.580 to 42.588
Status: in_force

42.580 Definitions for KRS 42.580 to 42.588.

As used in KRS 42.580 to 42.588:

(1) "Cabinet" means the Finance and Administration Cabinet;

(2) "Demand-side management" has the same meaning as in KRS 278.010;

(3) "Energy audit" has the same meaning as in KRS 56.770;

(4) "Energy-efficient heating, cooling, ventilation, or hot water system" has the same

meaning as in KRS 141.435;

(5) "Energy-efficient interior lighting system" has the same meaning as in KRS

141.435;

(6) "Energy-efficient windows and storm doors" has the same meaning as in KRS

141.435;

(7) "Engineered demand-side management project" means a project undertaken to

reduce the amount of energy consumed in an existing structure, including but not

limited to:

(a) Energy-efficient heating, cooling, ventilation, or hot water systems;

(b) Energy-efficient interior lighting systems;

(c) Energy-efficient windows and storm doors;

(d) Qualified energy property;

(e) Upgraded insulation;

(f) Solar water-heating systems; and

(g) Any other energy conservation measures that will reduce energy costs,

including those that will use solar power, either active or passive;

(8) "Private sector building" means a building owned by a private retail, commercial, or

industrial business;

(9) "Public sector building" means a building owned by the Commonwealth of

Kentucky, any public university of the Commonwealth, or any public community

college of the Commonwealth;

(10) "Qualified energy property" has the same meaning as in KRS 141.435;

(11) "Simple payback period" has the same meaning as in KRS 56.770;

(12) "Solar water-heating system" has the same meaning as in KRS 141.435; and

(13) "Upgraded insulation" has the same meaning as in KRS 141.435.
KRS § 42.430 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 42 / Section 42.430
42.430 Plaque commemorating prisoners and missing soldiers in Vietnam War -- Duties of Department of Veterans' Affairs and Department for Facilities and Support Services
Status: in_force

42.430 Plaque commemorating prisoners and missing soldiers in Vietnam War --

Duties of Department of Veterans' Affairs and Department for Facilities and

Support Services.

(1) To honor those Kentuckians who proudly served their country during the Vietnam

War but remain unaccounted for, the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall update

the plaque at the base of the Freedom Tree near the Floral Clock on the grounds of

the New Capitol Annex to contain the names of Kentucky Vietnam War

POW/MIAs from the most recent official accounting available from the United

States Department of Defense. The plaque shall also contain a depiction of the

POW/MIA flag of the National League of Families of American Prisoners of War

and Missing in Southeast Asia.

(2) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall be responsible for the design of the new

plaque required by subsection (1) of this section, and the plaque shall be paid for by

the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The Department of Veterans' Affairs may

receive appropriations, gifts, grants, federal funds, and any other funds, both public

and private, to defray the cost of updating the plaque.

(3) The Department for Facilities and Support Services shall be responsible for

preparing the base for the updated plaque, and for installing the plaque. The

Department for Facilities and Support Services shall be reimbursed the cost of the

installation by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The Department for Facilities

and Support Services shall also be responsible for the routine maintenance of the

Freedom Tree, the memorial plaque, and the grounds surrounding the tree and

plaque.
KRS § 386.452 — KY Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 386 / Section 386.452
386.452 Fiduciary duties
Status: in_force

386.452 Fiduciary duties.

(1) In allocating receipts and disbursements to or between principal and income, and

with respect to any matter within the scope of Articles 2 and 3 of the Kentucky

Principal and Income Act, a fiduciary:

(a) Shall administer a trust or estate in accordance with the terms of the trust or

the will, even if there is a different provision in KRS 386.450 to 386.504;

(b) May administer a trust or estate by the exercise of a discretionary power of

administration given to the fiduciary by the terms of the trust or the will, even

if the exercise of the power produces a result different from a result required

or permitted by KRS 386.450 to 386.504;

(c) Shall administer a trust or estate in accordance with KRS 386.450 to 386.504

if the terms of the trust or the will do not contain a different provision or do

not give the fiduciary a discretionary power of administration; and

(d) Shall add a receipt or charge a disbursement to principal to the extent that

neither the terms of the trust nor KRS 386.450 to 386.504 provide a rule for

allocating the receipt or disbursement to or between principal and income.

(2) In exercising the power to adjust under KRS 386.454(1) or (2) or a discretionary

power of administration regarding a matter within the scope of KRS 386.450 to

386.504, whether granted by the terms of a trust, a will, or KRS 386.450 to 386.504,

a fiduciary shall administer a trust or estate impartially, based on what is fair and

reasonable to all of the beneficiaries, except to the extent that the terms of the trust

or the will clearly manifest a contrary intention. Except as provided in this

subsection, determination in accordance with KRS 386.450 to 386.504 shall be

presumed to be fair and reasonable to all of the beneficiaries.
KRS § 438.317 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 438 / Section 438.317
438.317 Prohibitions against sale of or making available cigarettes packaged in units of fewer than twenty -- Penalties
Status: in_force

438.317 Prohibitions against sale of or making available cigarettes packaged in

units of fewer than twenty -- Penalties.

(1) No person shall sell or cause to be sold at retail cigarettes packaged in units of

fewer than twenty (20) cigarettes.

(2) No resident wholesaler, nonresident wholesaler, or subjobber shall make available

to a retail establishment cigarettes packaged for retail sale in units of less than

twenty (20) cigarettes.

(3) Any person violating subsection (1) of this section shall be subject to a fine of not

less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).

Any person violating subsection (2) of this section shall be fined not less than one

thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars

($2,500). These penalties shall be enforced by the Department of Alcoholic

Beverage Control through civil enforcement procedures.
KRS § 432.240 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 432 / Section 432.240
432.240 No contempt for criticism out of court
Status: in_force

432.240 No contempt for criticism out of court.

No court or judge shall proceed by process of contempt or impose a fine against any

person who animadverts upon or examines into the proceedings or conduct of such court

or judge, by words spoken or writing published, not in the presence of the court or judge

in the courthouse during the sitting of the court.
KRS § 162.120 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 162 / Section 162.120
162.120 Independent district in city may convey property to city to provide buildings
Status: in_force

162.120 Independent district in city may convey property to city to provide

buildings.

To provide buildings for school purposes, boards of education of school districts

embracing a city of any class may convey to the city a fee simple title with covenant of

general warranty to a site now held or hereafter acquired by the boards of education.
KRS § 29A.040 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 29A / Section 29A.040
29A.040 Master list of prospective jurors for county -- Annual update
Status: in_force

29A.040 Master list of prospective jurors for county -- Annual update.

(1) A list of all persons over the age of eighteen (18) and holding personal

identification cards under KRS 186.4122 or valid driver's licenses which were

issued in the county, of the names and addresses of all persons filing Kentucky

resident individual income tax returns which show an address in the county, and of

all persons registered to vote in the county shall constitute a master list of

prospective jurors for a county.

(2) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall at least annually acquire an electronic

copy of the list of personal identification cards issued under KRS 186.4122 and the

driver's license list from the Transportation Cabinet, an electronic copy of the tax

roll described in subsection (1) of this section from the Department of Revenue, and

an electronic copy of the voter registration lists from the State Board of Elections.

In addition, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall at least annually acquire a

listing of deceased persons from the Vital Statistics Branch in the Department of

Public Health. The Transportation Cabinet, the Department of Revenue, the State

Board of Elections, and the Vital Statistics Branch and those public officers or

employees having custody, possession, or control of any of the lists required under

this section shall annually furnish a copy of the list to the Administrative Office of

the Courts without charge.

(3) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall merge the lists required by

subsections (1) and (2) of this section in a manner designed to create an accurate

listing of all persons eligible for jury service. The Administrative Office of the

Courts may purge names from the master list upon reasonable evidence of death,

change of state residence, change of county residence, or any other reason causing a

person to be ineligible for jury service as found in KRS 29A.080.

(4) Any person who comes into possession of the Kentucky income tax names and

addresses as provided in this section shall be bound by the confidentiality

provisions of KRS 131.190.
KRS § 272.203 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 272 / Section 272.203
272.203 Liability of shareholder or member
Status: in_force

272.203 Liability of shareholder or member.

(1) A purchaser from an association of its own shares shall not be liable to the

association or its creditors with respect to the shares except to pay the consideration

for which the shares were authorized to be issued or specified in the subscription

agreement.

(2) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, a shareholder or a

member of an association shall not be personally liable for the acts or debts of the

association, except that he or she may become personally liable by reason of his or

her own acts or conduct.
KRS § 117.900 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 117 / Section 117.900
117.900 Election essay and slogan contests -- Prize contests for grade school students -- Private sponsorship
Status: in_force

117.900 Election essay and slogan contests -- Prize contests for grade school

students -- Private sponsorship.

(1) The Secretary of State shall implement an annual statewide essay contest for

students in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) and an annual statewide slogan

contest, each to be relative to an elections-related topic to be chosen by the

Secretary of State each year. The Secretary of State shall publicize the contests,

present awards or certificates to the essay winner in each grade level and to the

slogan contest winner in a public ceremony, and provide appropriate publicity for

the winning entries.

(2) The Secretary of State shall solicit sponsorship from within the Commonwealth for

the essay and slogan contests so that, in addition to awards or certificates, winners

shall receive a monetary award, as funds are available from sponsors.

(3) County boards of election may implement annual prize contests for grade school

students and their teachers concerning elections and voting. The county clerks and

county boards of election may solicit sponsorship from within their respective

counties for such contests to fund prizes and events for contest winners.
KRS § 148.028 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 148 / Section 148.028
148.028 Determination of need for state park -- Request for acquisition
Status: in_force

148.028 Determination of need for state park -- Request for acquisition.

The Department of Parks, may, through its commissioner, determine the need for lands or

waters, or any interest or estate therein, located in Kentucky, having scenic beauty,

material or recreational utility, historic interest, natural phenomena or other unusual

features which should be acquired, preserved and maintained as a part of the state park

system of Kentucky. If a determination is made that any such property or interest therein

should be acquired for use in the state park system, the finding of such determination by

the commissioner of parks shall be conveyed in writing to the Finance and Administration

Cabinet. Such written notification shall apprise the Finance and Administration Cabinet

of the interest sought to be acquired and shall serve as a request that the Finance and

Administration Cabinet proceed, pursuant to the powers vested in the Finance and

Administration Cabinet by KRS Chapters 42, 45 and 56, to acquire the property or

interest therein sought for use of the Department of Parks.
KRS § 441.085 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 441 / Section 441.085
441.085 Violation of regulations prohibited -- Department may seek court order -- Civil contempt penalty
Status: in_force

441.085 Violation of regulations prohibited -- Department may seek court order --

Civil contempt penalty.

(1) No person responsible for the supervision or maintenance of a jail shall knowingly

cause or permit the facility to be operated in violation of the regulations and laws of

this state pertaining to the health, safety, security, and operation of jails.

(2) When the department, pursuant to KRS 441.075, orders a county jailer, if it is

determined he is responsible, or the fiscal court, to correct or eliminate a violation

of any state regulation or law pertaining to the operations and maintenance of jails

and the county jailer or fiscal court does not take corrective action to the satisfaction

of the department within the time specified in the department's order, the

commissioner of the department or his designee may request the Franklin County

Circuit Court to enforce the orders of the department. Any person who refuses to

obey the orders of the court shall be held in civil contempt.
KRS § 67.700 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67 / Section 67.700
67.700 County judge/executive -- Election -- Term
Status: in_force

67.700 County judge/executive -- Election -- Term.

There shall be elected in nineteen hundred and seventy-seven (1977) and every four (4)

years thereafter, in each county a county judge/executive who shall enter upon the

discharge of the duties of his office on the first Monday in January after his election, and

continue in office four (4) years, and until the election and qualification of his successor.
KRS § 177.540 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 177 / Section 177.540
177.540 Refunding bonds -- Additional bonds
Status: in_force

177.540 Refunding bonds -- Additional bonds.

The department is hereby authorized to provide for the issuance of turnpike revenue

refunding bonds of the Commonwealth for the purpose of refunding any bonds then

outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of KRS 177.390 to

177.570, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest

accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds, and, if the department shall

so determine, for the additional purpose of constructing improvements, extensions, or

enlargements of the turnpike project or projects in connection with which the bonds to be

refunded shall have been issued. The department is further authorized to provide for the

issuance of its turnpike revenue bonds for the combined purpose of (a) refunding any

bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of KRS

177.390 to 177.570, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any

interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds and (b) paying all or

any part of the cost of any additional turnpike project or projects. The issuance of such

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

rights, duties and obligations of the department in respect of the same, shall be governed

by the provisions of KRS 177.390 to 177.570 insofar as the same may be applicable.