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KRS § 199.585 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 199 / Section 199.585
199.585 Recognition of foreign adoptions -- Registration in Commonwealth -- When KRS 199.470 petition required
Status: in_force

199.585 Recognition of foreign adoptions -- Registration in Commonwealth --

When KRS 199.470 petition required.

(1) The Commonwealth of Kentucky shall recognize a decree, judgment, or final order

of adoption issued by a court or other governmental authority with appropriate

jurisdiction in a foreign country when the child to be adopted has been approved for

United States citizenship, or as otherwise provided by federal law.

(2) Upon presentation of an original decree, judgment, or final order of adoption issued

by a court or other governmental authority with appropriate jurisdiction in a foreign

country, the secretary or his or her designee shall issue, within thirty (30) days, a

certified notice that the foreign adoption is registered in the Commonwealth of

Kentucky. The secretary or his or her designee may require a translated copy if the

original decree, judgment, or final order is not in English. The cabinet shall

maintain all records and notices of foreign adoptions in a manner similar to other

adoption records.

(3) A petition for adoption under KRS 199.470 shall be required for a child born

outside the United States without a decree, judgment, or final order of adoption

issued by a court or other governmental authority with appropriate jurisdiction in a

foreign country, or for any child born outside of the United States who does not

qualify for United States citizenship upon entry into the United States.
KRS § 342.215 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 342 / Section 342.215
342.215 Workers' Compensation Board -- Authority -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Term -- Vacancies -- Retirement system coverage
Status: in_force

342.215 Workers' Compensation Board -- Authority -- Appointment --

Qualifications -- Term -- Vacancies -- Retirement system coverage.

(1) The Workers' Compensation Board is hereby created and established. The board

shall rule on appeals of decisions rendered by administrative law judges under this

chapter. The board shall rule on an appeal of a decision of an administrative law

judge no later than sixty (60) days following the date on which the last appeal brief

was filed.

(2) The Workers' Compensation Board shall consist of three (3) members appointed by

the Governor. Each member shall hold no other public office and shall devote his or

her full time to the duties of his or her office. Each member shall be exempt from

the classified service, and his or her support staff may be exempt from the classified

service.

(3) Of the members of the board appointed under this section, any member appointed to

fill an unexpired term shall immediately assume the office subject to the

confirmation by the Senate in accordance with KRS 11.160 for the remainder of the

term. Any member not currently pending reappointment by the Senate with a term

expiring on or before:

(a) December 1, 2025, shall continue serving a term that shall expire on June 1,

2026;

(b) December 1, 2026, shall continue serving a term that shall expire on June 1,

2027; or

(c) December 1, 2027, shall continue serving a term that shall expire on June 1,

2028.

Thereafter, each term of a board member shall run for four (4) years from the date

of expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed, except

that a person appointed to fill a vacancy prior to the expiration of a term shall be

appointed for the remainder of the term. The Governor shall not appoint a member

of the board to fill the unexpired term of another board member, nor shall the

Governor reappoint a member of the board who has been removed from his or her

position prior to the expiration of his or her term. The members of the board shall

have the qualifications required of appeals court judges, except for residence in a

district, and shall receive the same salary and shall be subject to the same standards

of conduct. The Governor shall designate a member of the board to serve as

chairman. Any vacancy in the chairmanship shall be filled by the Governor. The

Governor may at any time remove any member for cause after furnishing the

member with a written copy of the charges against him or her and giving the

member a public hearing if he or she requests it.

(4) A decision concurred in by any two (2) of the three (3) members shall constitute a

decision of the board.

(5) Members of the Workers' Compensation Board and the administrative law judges

shall be members of the Kentucky Employees Retirement System.

(6) The Workers' Compensation Board shall be attached to the Department of Workers'

Claims in the Education and Labor Cabinet.
KRS § 48.030 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 48 / Section 48.030
48.030 Preparation of branch budget recommendations -- Legislative assistance to judicial branch
Status: in_force

48.030 Preparation of branch budget recommendations -- Legislative assistance to

judicial branch.

(1) Each branch of government, during the preparation of its budget recommendation

and before its submission to the General Assembly, shall examine its statements and

estimates and shall make or cause to be made such further investigations with such

hearings as deemed advisable, and shall direct such changes or revisions as

warranted.

(2) Upon request, the Legislative Research Commission shall assist the judicial branch

in the preparation of its budget.
KRS § 635.525 — KY Code / Title LI / Chapter 635 / Section 635.525
635.525 Maintenance of data -- Annual report
Status: in_force

635.525 Maintenance of data -- Annual report.

The Department of Juvenile Justice shall maintain complete and comprehensive data on

each juvenile sexual offender participating in the program and shall compile an annual

statistical report on the program.
KRS § 454.464 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 454 / Section 454.464
454.464 Special motion for expedited relief
Status: in_force

454.464 Special motion for expedited relief.

No later than sixty (60) days after a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim,

counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which

KRS 454.460 to 454.478 applies, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party

may file a special motion for expedited relief to dismiss the cause of action in whole or in

part.
KRS § 15.335 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 15 / Section 15.335
15.335 Residence or voting eligibility not to disqualify peace officer
Status: in_force

15.335 Residence or voting eligibility not to disqualify peace officer.

No person shall be disqualified from holding a position as a peace officer by reason of his

residence or voting eligibility, except as provided in the Constitution.
KRS § 175.610 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 175 / Section 175.610
175.610 Transfer of turnpike to highway system after retirement of bonds
Status: in_force

175.610 Transfer of turnpike to highway system after retirement of bonds.

Except as hereinafter provided in this section, when all bonds issued under the provisions

of this chapter in connection with any turnpike project or projects and the interest thereon

shall have been paid or a sufficient amount for the payment of all such bonds and the

interest thereon to the maturity thereof shall have been set aside in trust for the benefit of

the bondholders, such project or projects, if then in good condition and repair, shall be

conveyed by the authority to the Commonwealth and shall become part of the state

highway system and shall thereafter be maintained by the department free of tolls;

provided, however, that the department may, in any proceedings or trust indenture

authorizing or securing bonds under the provisions of this chapter, provide for combining

for financing purposes any two (2) or more turnpike projects theretofore constructed or

thereafter to be constructed, and for the reimposition or continuance of tolls on each such

turnpike project until all such bonds and the interest thereon shall have been paid or a

sufficient amount for such purposes shall have been set aside in trust for the benefit of the

bondholders.
KRS § 365.607 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 365 / Section 365.607
365.607 Forum for actions regarding registration -- Service on out-of-state registrants
Status: in_force

365.607 Forum for actions regarding registration -- Service on out-of-state

registrants.

(1) Actions to require cancellation of a mark registered pursuant to KRS 365.561 to

365.613 or to compel registration of a mark pursuant to KRS 365.561 to 365.613

shall be brought in the Franklin Circuit Court. In an action to compel registration,

the proceeding shall be based solely upon the record before the Secretary. In an

action for cancellation, the Secretary shall not be made a party to the proceeding but

shall be notified of the filing of the complaint by the clerk of the Franklin Circuit

Court and shall be given the right to intervene in the action.

(2) In any action brought against a nonresident registrant, service may be effected upon

the Secretary as agent for service of the registrant in accordance with the procedures

established for service upon nonresident corporations and business entities under

KRS 454.210(3).
KRS § 341.810 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 341 / Section 341.810
341.810 Surrender of property upon which levy made -- Effect of surrender or failure to do so
Status: in_force

341.810 Surrender of property upon which levy made -- Effect of surrender or

failure to do so.

(1) Any person in possession of or obligated with respect to property or rights to

property subject to levy upon which a levy has been made shall, upon demand of the

secretary or his delegate, surrender such property or rights or discharge such

obligation to the secretary or his delegate, except such part of the property or rights

as is, at the time of such demand, subject to an attachment or execution under any

judicial process.

(2) Any person who fails or refuses to surrender any property or rights to property

subject to levy shall be liable in his own person and estate to the Commonwealth in

a sum equal to the value of the property or rights not so surrendered, but not

exceeding the amount of contributions, interest and penalties for the collection of

which such levy has been made, together with costs and interest on such and at the

rate of fifteen percent (15%) per annum from the date of such levy. Any amount

other than costs recovered under this subsection shall be credited against the subject

employer's liability for the collection of which such levy was made.

(3) Any person in possession of or obligated with respect to property or rights to

property subject to levy upon which a levy has been made who, upon demand by the

secretary or his delegate, surrenders such property or rights to property or discharges

such obligation to the secretary or his delegate shall be discharged from any

obligation or liability to the delinquent employer with respect to such property or

rights to property arising from such surrender or payment.
KRS § 365.760 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 365 / Section 365.760
365.760 Bid specifications -- Notice of trade screening -- Examination of bid by another exhibitor -- Bid invitation prohibits other methods of license agreement
Status: in_force

365.760 Bid specifications -- Notice of trade screening -- Examination of bid by

another exhibitor -- Bid invitation prohibits other methods of license

agreement.

(1) If bids are solicited from exhibitors for the purpose of entering into a license

agreement, the invitation to bid shall specify:

(a) Whether the run for which the bid is solicited is a first, second or subsequent

run; whether the run is an exclusive or nonexclusive run; and the geographic

area for the run;

(b) The names of all exhibitors who are being solicited;

(c) The date and hour the invitation to bid expires; and

(d) The time, date and the location, including the address, where the bids will be

opened, which shall be within the state.

(2) If the motion picture that is the subject of a bid has not already been trade screened

within this state, the distributor soliciting the bid shall include in the invitation to

bid the date, time and location of the trade screening of the motion picture that is

the subject of the invitation to bid.

(3) Every distributor shall furnish to all exhibitors in this state reasonable and uniform

notice of all trade screenings that are held within this state of motion pictures that

he is distributing.

(4) All bids shall be submitted to the distributor in written form. The distributor or his

agent shall open all bids at the same time and in the presence of at least one (1) of

the exhibitors, or the agent of an exhibitor, who has submitted a bid.

(5) Any exhibitor, or the agent of an exhibitor, who submits a bid for a particular run of

a motion picture may, at reasonable times within sixty (60) days after the bid is

opened, examine any bid that is made for the same run of the motion picture by

another exhibitor. The exhibitor may inspect the bids even if the distributor rejects

all bids that are submitted. Within seven (7) business days after a bid for a

particular run of a motion picture is accepted, the distributor shall notify in writing

each exhibitor who submitted a bid for that run of the motion picture of the terms of

the successful bidder. Any bid submitted is nonreturnable.

(6) If a distributor issues invitations to bid for a motion picture, he shall not enter into a

license agreement for the exhibition of the motion picture except by means of the

bidding process specified in this section. If the distributor rejects all bids submitted

pursuant to an invitation to bid, he shall notify all exhibitors who submitted bids

that he rejected all bids and shall issue a new invitation to bid.
KRS § 164.110 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 164 / Section 164.110
164.110 Acts assenting to Acts of Congress for agricultural experiment work continue in force and apply to University of Kentucky
Status: repealed

164.110 Acts assenting to Acts of Congress for agricultural experiment work

continue in force and apply to University of Kentucky.

All acts of the General Assembly giving assent to Acts of Congress providing aid for

agricultural and mechanical colleges and for agricultural extension and experiment work,

shall, unless heretofore repealed, remain in force and apply to the University of Kentucky.

The revenue arising from such Acts of Congress shall continue to be made available to

the University of Kentucky for its use in accordance with the provisions of such acts. All

regulations made by the board of trustees of the Agricultural and Mechanical College for

its government, in accordance with acts of the General Assembly, shall continue in force

and apply to the government of the University of Kentucky, except to the extent set out in

this chapter or specifically repealed.
KRS § 645.280 — KY Code / Title LI / Chapter 645 / Section 645.280
645.280 Place where child to be held
Status: in_force

645.280 Place where child to be held.

(1) No child held under the provisions of this chapter shall be held in a secure juvenile

detention facility unless a status offense action or public offense action is also

pending. No peace officer or any other person shall bring a status offense action or a

public offense action against a child who is mentally ill and in need of

hospitalization pursuant to this chapter solely or primarily for the purpose of

avoiding transporting the child to a hospital, mental health facility, or other less

restrictive alternative.

(2) If, after evaluation, the qualified mental health professional finds that the child does

not meet the criteria for involuntary hospitalization and the peace officer has reason

to believe that the child has committed a status offense or public offense, the peace

officer may proceed in accordance with KRS 610.190 to 610.290.
KRS § 315.036 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 315 / Section 315.036
315.036 Permit to be acquired by manufacturer -- Fee -- Records required -- Report -- Exception
Status: in_force

315.036 Permit to be acquired by manufacturer -- Fee -- Records required --

Report -- Exception.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, each manufacturer of drugs

shall be required to register with and obtain a permit from the board. Such permit

shall be issued in accordance with policy and procedure prescribed by regulations of

the board. Each application shall be accompanied by a reasonable permit fee to be

set by administrative regulation of the board, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars

($250) annually or increase more than twenty-five dollars ($25) per year.

(2) Manufacturers shall be required to maintain accurate records of all drugs

manufactured, received and sold, as established by administrative regulation of the

board. Such records shall be made available to agents of the board for inspection at

reasonable times. The board may require by regulation that manufacturers

periodically report to the board all drugs manufactured, received, and sold.

(3) Failure to report to the board or willful submission of inaccurate information shall

be grounds for disciplinary action under the provisions of KRS 315.131.

(4) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section do not apply to a pharmacist who, in

the normal course of professional practice, compounds reasonable quantities of

drugs pursuant to or in anticipation of a valid prescription drug order.
KRS § 247.7900 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 247 / Section 247.7900
247.7900 Definitions for KRS 247.7900 to 247.7928
Status: in_force

247.7900 Definitions for KRS 247.7900 to 247.7928.

As used in KRS 247.7900 to 247.7928, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Association" means any commission, council, board, or other body;

(2) "Producer" means every person who produces and markets porcine animals; and

(3) "New producer" means a producer who was not engaged in the business of

producing porcine animals at the time a referendum was conducted in accordance

with the provisions of KRS 247.7900 to 247.7928.
KRS § 194A.575 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 194A / Section 194A.575
194A.575 Purpose of Serve Kentucky
Status: in_force

194A.575 Purpose of Serve Kentucky.

The purpose of Serve Kentucky is to engage in statewide strategic planning, establish

relevant policies, provide administrative oversight, and promote programs and strengthen

the service ethic among the Commonwealth's citizens by facilitating the development of

strategic programs that enable citizens to address serious societal problems including, but

not limited to, education reform through service to local communities.
KRS § 230.443 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 230 / Section 230.443
230.443 Horses conceived by artificial insemination or other means eligible to race
Status: in_force

230.443 Horses conceived by artificial insemination or other means eligible to race.

Quarter horses, paint horses, Appaloosas, and Arabian horses conceived by artificial

insemination or other means shall be eligible to race under the provisions of this chapter.
KRS § 321.255 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 321 / Section 321.255
321.255 Scope of practice -- Allied animal health professional equine dental provider
Status: in_force

321.255 Scope of practice -- Allied animal health professional equine dental

provider.

(1) The services provided by allied animal health professional licensees are considered

the practice of veterinary medicine that an AAHP licensee may provide to the

public through authorization by the General Assembly and within strict limitations

on the scope of practice for each allowable license type as established in KRS

321.251(2).

(2) For a licensed AAHP-equine dental provider, the scope of practice is limited to the

following:

(a) A licensed AAHP-equine dental provider may not perform equine dentistry

unless the provider holds an AAHP license as an equine dental provider from

the board;

(b) A licensed AAHP-equine dental provider shall work under the indirect

supervision of a veterinarian;

(c) A licensed AAHP-equine dental provider may perform only the following

equine dental procedures in equine species:

1. Removing sharp enamel dental points;

2. Removing small dental overgrowths;

3. Rostral profiling of the first cheek teeth;

4. Reducing incisors;

5. Extracting loose, deciduous teeth;

6. Removing supragingival calculus;

7. Extracting loose, mobile, or diseased teeth or dental fragments with

minimal periodontal attachments by hand and without the use of an

elevator; and

8. Removing erupted, nondisplaced wolf teeth;

(d) Paragraph (b) of this subsection shall not be construed to prohibit a licensed

veterinary technician employed by a veterinarian who is not a licensed

AAHP-equine dental provider from performing the equine dental procedures

described in paragraph (c) of this subsection if the licensed veterinary

technician is under the direct supervision of a veterinarian;

(e) A copy of the dental chart of an equine animal shall be left with the person

who authorizes an equine dental procedure and be made available to the

veterinarian holding the VCPR with the client within an appropriate

timeframe according to the condition, but no more than three (3) business

days after services are provided; and

(f) Dispensing or prescribing any medication or drug associated with any equine

dental procedure remains solely the domain of the veterinarian holding a valid

VCPR with the client.
KRS § 434.630 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 434 / Section 434.630
434.630 False making or embossing of credit or debit card -- Possession of two or more falsely made or embossed cards -- Definitions
Status: in_force

434.630 False making or embossing of credit or debit card -- Possession of two or

more falsely made or embossed cards -- Definitions.

(1) A person who, with intent to defraud a purported issuer, a participating party, a

person or organization providing money, goods, services, or anything else of value,

or any other person, falsely makes or falsely embosses a purported credit or debit

card, or utters such a credit or debit card or possesses such a credit or debit card

with knowledge that such credit or debit card has been falsely made or falsely

embossed is guilty of a Class D felony.

(2) A person other than the purported issuer who possesses two (2) or more credit or

debit cards which are falsely made or falsely embossed is presumed to possess the

same with knowledge that they have been falsely embossed or falsely made and

with the intent to defraud.

(3) A person "falsely makes" a credit or debit card when he makes or draws, in whole

or in part, a device or instrument which purports to be the credit or debit card of a

named issuer but which is not such a credit or debit card because the issuer did not

authorize the making or drawing, or alters a credit or debit card which was validly

issued. A person "falsely embosses" a credit or debit card when, without the

authorization of the named issuer, he completes a credit or debit card by adding any

of the matter, other than the signature of the cardholder, which an issuer requires to

appear on the credit or debit card before it can be used by a cardholder.
KRS § 91A.220 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 91A / Section 91A.220
91A.220 Special assessments for improvements
Status: in_force

91A.220 Special assessments for improvements.

(1) A city may finance the cost of an improvement in whole or in part by special

assessments made as provided in KRS 91A.200 to 91A.290.

(2) Cost of an improvement shall be apportioned equitably on a fair basis.

(3) The city may provide for lump-sum or installment payment of assessments or for

bond or other long-term financing, and for any improvement may afford property

owners the option as to method of payment or financing.