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KRS § 141.386 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 141 / Section 141.386
141.386 Nonrefundable tax credit for railroad expansion or upgrade to accommodate transportation of fossil energy resources or biomass resources
Status: in_force

141.386 Nonrefundable tax credit for railroad expansion or upgrade to

accommodate transportation of fossil energy resources or biomass resources.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Fossil energy resources" means reserves of coal, oil shale, and natural gas;

and

(b) "Biomass resources" means agricultural materials that may be used for

production of transportation fuels such as biodiesel or ethanol or that may

themselves be used as a fuel, alone or in combination with a fossil fuel, for

generation of electricity.

(2) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009:

(a) A corporation that owns fossil energy resources subject to tax under KRS

143.020 or 143A.020 or biomass resources and transports these resources

using rail facilities; or

(b) A railway company subject to tax under KRS 136.120 that serves a

corporation that owns fossil energy resources subject to tax under KRS

143.020 or 143A.020 or biomass resources;

shall be entitled to a nonrefundable tax credit against the taxes imposed under KRS

141.040 and 141.0401, with the ordering of credits as directed by KRS 141.0205, in

an amount certified by the department pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.

(3) (a) The credit shall be equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the expenditures

paid or incurred by the corporation or railway company to expand or upgrade

railroad track, including roadbeds, bridges, and related track structures, to

accommodate the transport of fossil energy resources or biomass resources.

(b) The credit amount approved for a calendar year for all taxpayers under this

section shall be limited to one million dollars ($1,000,000).

(c) If the total amount of approved credit exceeds one million dollars

($1,000,000), the department shall determine the amount of credit each

corporation and railway company receives by multiplying one million dollars

($1,000,000) by a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of approved

credit for a corporation or railway company and the denominator of which is

the total approved credit for all corporations and railway companies.

(4) Each corporation or railway company eligible for the credit provided under this

section shall file a railroad expansion tax credit claim on forms prescribed by the

department by the fifteenth day of the first month following the close of the

preceding calendar year. The department shall determine the amount of the

approved credit and issue a credit certificate to the corporation or railway company

by the fifteenth day of the third month following the close of the calendar year.
KRS § 411.130 — KY Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 411 / Section 411.130
411.130 Action for wrongful death -- Personal representative to prosecute -- Distribution of amount recovered
Status: in_force

411.130 Action for wrongful death -- Personal representative to prosecute --

Distribution of amount recovered.

(1) Whenever the death of a person results from an injury inflicted by the negligence or

wrongful act of another, damages may be recovered for the death from the person

who caused it, or whose agent or servant caused it. If the act was willful or the

negligence gross, punitive damages may be recovered. The action shall be

prosecuted by the personal representative of the deceased.

(2) The amount recovered, less funeral expenses and the cost of administration and

costs of recovery including attorney fees, not included in the recovery from the

defendant, shall be for the benefit of and go to the kindred of the deceased in the

following order:

(a) If the deceased leaves a widow or husband, and no children or their

descendants, then the whole to the widow or husband.

(b) If the deceased leaves a widow and children or a husband and children, then

one-half (1/2) to the widow or husband and the other one-half (1/2) to the

children of the deceased.

(c) If the deceased leaves a child or children, but no widow or husband, then the

whole to the child or children.

(d) If the deceased leaves no widow, husband or child, then the recovery shall

pass to the mother and father of the deceased, one (1) moiety each, if both are

living; if the mother is dead and the father is living, the whole thereof shall

pass to the father; and if the father is dead and the mother living, the whole

thereof shall go to the mother. In the event the deceased was an adopted

person, "mother" and "father" shall mean the adoptive parents of the deceased.

(e) If the deceased leaves no widow, husband or child, and if both father and

mother are dead, then the whole of the recovery shall become a part of the

personal estate of the deceased, and after the payment of his debts the

remainder, if any, shall pass to his kindred more remote than those above

named, according to the law of descent and distribution.
KRS § 96A.230 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 96A / Section 96A.230
96A.230 Citation of chapter
Status: in_force

96A.230 Citation of chapter.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Kentucky Transit Authority Act."
KRS § 68.250 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 68 / Section 68.250
68.250 Form of budget -- State local finance officer to regulate -- Approval of budget
Status: in_force

68.250 Form of budget -- State local finance officer to regulate -- Approval of

budget.

(1) The state local finance officer shall have full power and authority to supervise and

direct the form and classifications of all county budgets. He shall approve all budget

forms and classifications and may change any form or classification submitted to

him before making such approval. The county judge/executive shall use the form

furnished or approved by the state local finance officer and shall not make any

changes therein or use any other form, unless authorized by the state local finance

officer.

(2) Not less than twenty (20) days before the time for adoption of the county budget the

county judge/executive shall transmit two (2) copies of the proposed budget

including statements of both anticipated receipts and expenditures by budget funds,

to the state local finance officer for approval as to form and classification.

(3) If the state local finance officer finds that the proposed budget is uniform with the

budgets of other counties of the same class in classification of units and conforms to

the budget laws, he shall approve the classification, return the original copy to the

county judge/executive and retain the duplicate copy as part of his records. If the

proposed budget is not uniform with the budgets of other counties in classification

of units he shall make such changes as he deems necessary for the purpose of

establishing uniformity.

(4) If the proposed budget fails to comply with any requirements of law, the state local

finance officer shall so notify the county judge/executive, and may refuse to

approve the budget until the county judge/executive authorizes him to make such

changes as he deems to be required by law.
KRS § 172.100 — KY Code / Title XIV / Chapter 172 / Section 172.100
172.100 County law library -- Location -- Books -- On-line legal resources
Status: in_force

172.100 County law library -- Location -- Books -- On-line legal resources.

(1) A county law library shall be established in each county seat and the fiscal court of

each county shall designate sufficient room in the courthouse, in a building of good

construction adjacent to the courthouse, in the local public library, or in a building

where sessions of the District or Circuit Court are regularly held, or a combination

of the foregoing, where such library shall be located and where the books and

materials of the library may be safely kept.

(2) The books of the county law library shall consist of all volumes belonging to the

state heretofore sent to the various county officials directed by law to receive such

books, and all volumes hereafter sent to such library by the state, and all books now

owned or hereafter acquired by the county for the library. The counties may provide

on-line legal resources and may acquire books, maps, or other articles for the library

by purchase, gift, or devise.
KRS § 76.2775 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 76 / Section 76.2775
76.2775 Compliance with KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090
Status: in_force

76.2775 Compliance with KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090.

The board shall comply with the provisions of KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090.
KRS § 402.220 — KY Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 402 / Section 402.220
402.220 Return of license and certificate to clerk after ceremony
Status: in_force

402.220 Return of license and certificate to clerk after ceremony.

The person solemnizing the marriage or the clerk of the religious society before which it

was solemnized shall within one (1) month return the license to the county clerk of the

county in which it was issued, with a certificate of the marriage over his signature, giving

the date and place of celebration and the names of at least two (2) of the persons present.
KRS § 446.020 — KY Code / Title XLI / Chapter 446 / Section 446.020
446.020 Singular includes plural -- Masculine includes feminine
Status: in_force

446.020 Singular includes plural -- Masculine includes feminine.

(1) A word importing the singular number only may extend and be applied to several

persons or things, as well as to one (1) person or thing, and a word importing the

plural number only may extend and be applied to one (1) person or thing as well as

to several persons or things.

(2) A word importing the masculine gender only may extend and be applied to females

as well as males.
KRS § 217B.200 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 217B / Section 217B.200
217B.200 Grievances -- Hearing
Status: in_force

217B.200 Grievances -- Hearing.

Any person aggrieved by any action of the department may obtain a review thereof by

filing in the Franklin Circuit Court within thirty (30) days of notice of the action a written

petition praying that the action of the department be set aside. A copy of such petition

shall forthwith be delivered to the department, and within sixty (60) days thereafter the

department shall certify and file in the court a transcript of any record pertaining thereto,

including a transcript of evidence received, whereupon the court shall have jurisdiction to

affirm, set aside or modify the action of the department, except that the findings of the

department as to the facts, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive.
KRS § 45A.343 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.343
45A.343 Local public agency may adopt provisions of KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 -- Effect of adoption -- Contracts required to mandate revealing of violations of and compliance with specified KRS chapters -- Effect of nondisclosure or noncompliance
Status: in_force

45A.343 Local public agency may adopt provisions of KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 --

Effect of adoption -- Contracts required to mandate revealing of violations of

and compliance with specified KRS chapters -- Effect of nondisclosure or

noncompliance.

(1) Any local public agency may adopt the provisions of KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460. No

other statutes governing purchasing shall apply to a local public agency upon

adoption of these provisions.

(2) After July 15, 1994, any contract entered into by a local public agency, whether

under KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 or any other authority, shall require the contractor

and all subcontractors performing work under the contract to:

(a) Reveal any final determination of a violation by the contractor or

subcontractor within the previous five (5) year period pursuant to KRS

Chapters 136, 139, 141, 337, 338, 341, and 342 that apply to the contractor or

subcontractor; and

(b) Be in continuous compliance with the provisions of KRS Chapters 136, 139,

141, 337, 338, 341, and 342 that apply to the contractor or subcontractor for

the duration of the contract.

(3) A contractor's failure to reveal a final determination of a violation by the contractor

of KRS Chapters 136, 139, 141, 337, 338, 341, and 342 or to comply with these

statutes for the duration of the contract shall be grounds for the local public

agency's:

(a) Cancellation of the contract; and

(b) Disqualification of the contractor from eligibility for future contracts awarded

by the local public agency for a period of two (2) years.

(4) A subcontractor's failure to reveal a final determination of a violation by the

subcontractor of KRS Chapters 136, 139, 141, 337, 338, 341, and 342 or to comply

with these statutes for the duration of the contract shall be grounds for the local

public agency's disqualification of the subcontractor from eligibility for future

contracts for a period of two (2) years.
KRS § 320.300 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 320 / Section 320.300
320.300 Unlawful practices
Status: in_force

320.300 Unlawful practices.

It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this chapter for any person:

(1) To sell, fit, or dispense visual aids except upon the written prescription of an

optometrist, physician, or osteopath regularly licensed to practice optometry,

medicine, or osteopathy;

(2) To practice optometry, directly or indirectly, or to hold oneself out as being able so

to do without first having obtained a license from the board;

(3) Who writes a prescription for visual aid glasses, to receive any part of the price paid

to a third person for filling the prescription or for the third person to pay to the

person writing the prescription any part of the price paid for filling the prescription;

(4) To practice optometry under any name other than his own, except as permitted by

the board in its regulations.
KRS § 133.045 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 133 / Section 133.045
133.045 Inspection period for tax rolls -- Publication and posting
Status: in_force

133.045 Inspection period for tax rolls -- Publication and posting.

(1) The real property tax roll being prepared by the property valuation administrator for

the current year, shall be open for inspection in the property valuation

administrator's office for thirteen (13) days beginning on the first Monday in May of

each year and shall be open for inspection for six (6) days each week, one (1) of

which shall be Saturday. In case of necessity, the department may order a reasonable

extension of time for the inspection period of the tax roll or it may order that the

inspection period be at a different time than that provided in this section. However,

the final day of the inspection period shall not be Saturday, Sunday, or a legal

holiday.

(2) The property valuation administrator shall cause to be published once during the

week before the beginning of the inspection period, as provided in subsection (1) of

this section, in a display type advertisement, the following information:

(a) The fact that the real property tax roll is open for public inspection;

(b) The dates of the inspection period;

(c) The times available for public review of the real property tax roll;

(d) The fact that any taxpayer desiring to appeal an assessment shall first request a

conference with the property valuation administrator to be held prior to or

during the inspection period or completed during an extension granted under

KRS 133.120; and

(e) Instructions which provide details on the manner in which a taxpayer who has

had a conference with the property valuation administrator may file an appeal,

if he is aggrieved by an assessment made by the property valuation

administrator.

The cost of the notice shall be paid by the fiscal court of the county. The notice shall

also be posted at the courthouse door. Failure to publish or post notices when the

inspection period is at the regular time as provided in this section shall not

invalidate assessments made by the property valuation administrator and recorded

on the tax roll prior to the inspection period.
KRS § 224A.040 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 224A / Section 224A.040
224A.040 Construction or acquisition of infrastructure projects or improvement of public drinking water and wastewater systems
Status: in_force

224A.040 Construction or acquisition of infrastructure projects or improvement of

public drinking water and wastewater systems.

The authority may, pursuant to the terms, conditions, restrictions and requirements of this

chapter, assist with the construction or acquisition of infrastructure projects or with the

improvement of the technical, managerial, or operational capacity of public drinking

water and wastewater systems by:

(1) Leasing an infrastructure project;

(2) Making loans or grants as funds are available, to any governmental agency; or

(3) Purchasing obligations of a governmental agency, provided that any financial

assistance supplied to the governmental agency, as defined in KRS 224A.011, will

not cause the interest on current or future state agency or authority obligations, if

excludable from gross income for federal tax purposes, to be included in gross

income for federal tax purposes.
KRS § 353.462 — KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 353 / Section 353.462
353.462 Jurisdiction in Circuit Court
Status: in_force

353.462 Jurisdiction in Circuit Court.

The Circuit Court of the county wherein the severed mineral interests sought to be leased,

or the major portion thereof, is situated shall have jurisdiction of the proceedings

authorized under KRS 353.464 through 353.476.
KRS § 431.590 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 431 / Section 431.590
431.590 Repayment by convicted defendant of all or part of reward paid by organization
Status: in_force

431.590 Repayment by convicted defendant of all or part of reward paid by

organization.

(1) In addition to any other penalty authorized by law, after a defendant has been

convicted of an offense, excluding offenses committed under KRS Chapters 186

and 189, the judge shall order a defendant to repay all or part of a reward paid by a

crime stoppers organization.

(2) In determining the amount the defendant shall repay to a crime stoppers

organization under subsection (1) of this section, the court shall consider the

importance of the information to the prosecution of the defendant as provided by the

arresting officer or the prosecuting attorney with due regard for the confidentiality

of the crime stoppers organization records.

(3) In this section, "crime stoppers organization" means an organization as defined by

KRS 431.570.
KRS § 212.638 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 212 / Section 212.638
212.638 Contract bidding for work, supplies, or materials
Status: in_force

212.638 Contract bidding for work, supplies, or materials.

All work performed or supplies or materials purchased in carrying out the provisions of

KRS 212.626 to 212.639 when involving an expenditure of twenty thousand dollars

($20,000) or more shall be by contract awarded to the lowest and best bidder after

advertisement by publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424. All bids or parts of bids, for

any such work or supplies may be rejected by the board. The board, however, may itself

do or cause to be done, any part of its work under such conditions as it may prescribe by

day labor. The commissioner may act on the behalf of the board in such matters.
KRS § 247.470 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 247 / Section 247.470
247.470 Certified association may hold referendum -- Scope
Status: in_force

247.470 Certified association may hold referendum -- Scope.

Upon being so certified by the said Commissioner of Agriculture in the manner

hereinbefore set forth, such commission, council, board or other agency shall thereupon

be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the producers of

such agricultural commodity a referendum on the question of whether or not such

producers shall levy upon themselves an assessment under and subject to and for the

purpose stated in KRS 247.450 to 247.505. Such referendum may be conducted either on

a statewide or area basis.
KRS § 393A.390 — KY Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 393A / Section 393A.390
393A.390 Periods of limitation and repose
Status: in_force

393A.390 Periods of limitation and repose.

(1) Expiration, before, on, or after July 14, 2018, of a period of limitation on an owner's

right to receive or recover property, whether specified by contract, statute, or court

order, shall not prevent the property from being presumed abandoned or affect the

duty of a holder under this chapter to file a report or pay or deliver property to the

administrator.

(2) The administrator shall not commence an action or proceeding to enforce this

chapter with respect to the reporting, payment, or delivery of property more than

five (5) years after the holder filed a non-fraudulent report under KRS 393A.220

with the administrator. The parties may agree in a record to extend the limitation in

this subsection.

(3) The administrator shall not commence an action, proceeding, or examination with

respect to a duty of a holder under this chapter more than ten (10) years after the

duty arose.
KRS § 381.9151 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 381 / Section 381.9151
381.9151 Easement for encroachments
Status: in_force

381.9151 Easement for encroachments.

To the extent that any unit or common element encroaches on any other unit or common

element, a valid easement for the encroachment exists. The easement does not relieve a

unit owner of liability in case of his or her willful misconduct or relieve a declarant or any

other person of liability for failure to adhere to the plats and plans.
KRS § 376.310 — KY Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 376 / Section 376.310
376.310 Lien for storage and services on article prior to storage -- Sale for charges
Status: in_force

376.310 Lien for storage and services on article prior to storage -- Sale for charges.

(1) Any person who keeps any wearing apparel or household goods in storage, or who

has performed any of the services mentioned in KRS 376.300 on such an article and

then keeps it in storage, shall have a lien on the article as long as it remains in his

possession. If the reasonable or agreed charges have not been paid for a period of

twelve (12) months the article may be sold to pay the charges, after the owner has

been notified of the time and place of sale.

(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person operating as a

warehouseman under KRS Chapter 359.
KRS § 155.220 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 155 / Section 155.220
155.220 Interest on judgment for collection or repayment of defaulted loan
Status: in_force

155.220 Interest on judgment for collection or repayment of defaulted loan.

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and regardless of the legal rate of interest, in any

case brought by a business development corporation to obtain the collection or repayment

of a defaulted loan, as part of a successful judgment against the debtor or guarantor the

business development corporation shall be entitled to an award of interest thereon at the

rate of interest provided in the loan documents executed by the debtor pertaining to the

defaulted loan, and the rate of interest shall run and shall be payable until the judgment is

satisfied in full.
KRS § 394.040 — KY Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 394 / Section 394.040
394.040 Requisites of a valid will
Status: in_force

394.040 Requisites of a valid will.

No will is valid unless it is in writing with the name of the testator subscribed thereto by

himself, or by some other person in his presence and by his direction. If the will is not

wholly written by the testator, the subscription shall be made or the will acknowledged by

him in the presence of at least two (2) credible witnesses, who shall subscribe the will

with their names in the presence of the testator, and in the presence of each other.