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KRS § 205.175 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 205 / Section 205.175
205.175 Confidential treatment of information and records -- Persons to whom furnished
Status: in_force

205.175 Confidential treatment of information and records -- Persons to whom

furnished.

(1) All letters, reports, communications, and other matters, written or oral, to the

cabinet or any of its agents, representatives, or employees, or to any board or

official functioning under this chapter which have been written, sent, or made in

connection with the requirements and administration of the cabinet shall be

absolutely privileged and shall not be the subject matter or basis for any suit for

slander or libel in any court, but no person testifying before the secretary or his duly

authorized representative shall be exempt from punishment for perjury.

(2) Information received or transmitted shall not be published or be open for public

inspection, including instances in which the agency determines reasonable cause to

believe evidence of domestic violence or child abuse and the disclosure of the

information could be harmful to the custodial parent or the child of the parent,

except that necessary information and records may be furnished to:

(a) Public employees in the performance of their duties in connection with the

administration of the public assistance or child support enforcement program

pursuant to Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act;

(b) All law enforcement agencies including county attorneys, Commonwealth's

attorneys, District and Circuit Judges and grand juries in discovering and

prosecuting cases involving fraud;

(c) Duly elected members of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of

Kentucky and the Congress of the United States in connection with their

duties as members of such legislative bodies, but such information shall be

limited to cases of individual constituents of the legislator, who have

requested information regarding their application or grant, as specified in the

inquiry by such legislator;

(d) Any interested party at a hearing before the secretary or his duly authorized

representative to the extent necessary for the proper presentation of his case;

provided, that any names or information obtained through access to such

records shall not be used for any commercial or political purposes; and

(e) Any bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or other financial

institution to the extent necessary to ascertain or confirm information

submitted by the applicant or recipient and used to make eligibility or benefit

determinations.

(3) Information regarding a public assistance applicant or recipient may also be

released, in the discretion of the secretary or those he may designate, to such

individuals or agencies as meet the requirements of regulations promulgated by the

secretary and who are supplying or cooperating in securing services, employment,

or training for the applicant or recipient of public assistance.

(4) The unauthorized use by any employee of the cabinet of information obtained

pursuant to KRS 205.835 is prohibited.
KRS § 76.405 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 76 / Section 76.405
76.405 Alternate method of annexation
Status: in_force

76.405 Alternate method of annexation.

Any sewer construction district created in the manner provided in KRS 76.300 to 76.325

may, if the commissioners of such district deem it advisable, use the authority and

procedures granted to sanitation districts by KRS 220.535 to 220.537 to annex territory to

the district, "board of directors" being read as "commission."
KRS § 211.395 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 211.395
211.395 Use of toilet facilities in public or semipublic building -- Conditions -- Immunity from civil liability
Status: in_force

211.395 Use of toilet facilities in public or semipublic building -- Conditions --

Immunity from civil liability.

(1) The department shall inform the operator of any public or semipublic building

regulated by KRS 211.180 that has a toilet facility for its employees that a person

may use that facility during normal business hours if all of the following conditions

are met:

(a) The person requesting the use of the employee toilet facility provides the

public or semipublic building operator with evidence of the person's eligible

medical condition including:

1. A copy of a statement signed by a physician, defined in KRS 311.550, a

physician assistant, defined in KRS 311.840, or an advanced practice

registered nurse, defined in KRS 314.011, that indicates the person has

an eligible medical condition or uses an ostomy device; or

2. An identification card that is issued by a nationally recognized health

organization and that indicates the person has an eligible medical

condition or uses an ostomy device;

(b) Three (3) or more employees of the public or semipublic building are on the

premises at the time the person requests use of the employee toilet facility;

(c) The public or semipublic building operator does not normally make a toilet

facility available to the public;

(d) The employee toilet facility is not located in an area where providing access

would create an obvious health or safety risk to the person requesting to use

the facility or an obvious risk to the public or semipublic building; and

(e) A public toilet facility is not immediately accessible to the person.

(2) (a) The public or semipublic building operator is not civilly liable for any act or

omission in allowing a person that has an eligible medical condition or uses an

ostomy device to use an employee toilet facility that is not a public rest room

if the act or omission meets the following requirements:

1. It is not willful or grossly negligent; and

2. It occurs in an area of the public or semipublic building that is not

accessible to the public.

(b) The public or semipublic building operator is not civilly liable to any

individual accompanying a person with an eligible medical condition or who

uses an ostomy device upon the same conditions and requirements as those set

forth in subsection (2)(a) of this section.

(3) The public or semipublic building operator is not required to make any physical

changes to an employee toilet facility under KRS 211.394 and this section.
KRS § 517.030 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 517 / Section 517.030
517.030 False advertising
Status: in_force

517.030 False advertising.

(1) A person is guilty of false advertising when, in connection with the promotion of

the sale of or to increase the consumption of property or services, he knowingly

makes or causes to be made a false or misleading statement in any advertisement

addressed to the public or to a substantial number of persons.

(2) False advertising is a Class A misdemeanor.
KRS § 411.282 — KY Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 411 / Section 411.282
411.282 Effect of notice of claim on statute of limitations
Status: in_force

411.282 Effect of notice of claim on statute of limitations.

If a written notice of claim is served under KRS 411.276, then the statute of limitation for

the underlying action is tolled until seventy-five (75) days after the expiration of the time

frame agreed to by the parties under KRS 411.276(2), or the date established for

inspection pursuant to KRS 411.276(2)(a), or the expiration of the time frame contained

in KRS 411.276(4)(b), whichever occurs later.
KRS § 65.066 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 65 / Section 65.066
65.066 Criminal background investigation for qualified local government employee with access to or use of federal tax information -- Fees -- Administrative regulations
Status: in_force

65.066 Criminal background investigation for qualified local government employee

with access to or use of federal tax information -- Fees -- Administrative

regulations.

(1) "Qualified local government" means a city, county, charter county government,

urban-county government, unified local government, or consolidated local

government that meets the requirements for access to federal tax information as

described in 26 U.S.C. sec. 6103.

(2) Each employee of a qualified local government, including contract staff, who has

access to or use of federal tax information directly sourced from the Internal

Revenue Service under 26 U.S.C. sec. 6103 shall submit to a criminal background

investigation by means of a fingerprint check by the Department of Kentucky State

Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(3) Any fee charged by the Department of Kentucky State Police shall be an amount no

greater than the actual cost of processing the request and conducting the

background check.

(4) The Department of Kentucky State Police shall promulgate administrative

regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to implement this section.
KRS § 229.031 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 229 / Section 229.031
229.031 Report as to tickets sold and receipts -- Tax on gross receipts -- Notification when supplying broadcast facilities -- Examination of books and records
Status: in_force

229.031 Report as to tickets sold and receipts -- Tax on gross receipts --

Notification when supplying broadcast facilities -- Examination of books

and records.

(1) Every person conducting an unarmed combat show, other than those holding a

permit under subsection (1) of KRS 229.061, shall furnish to the commission a

written report, verified by the person, if an individual, or by some officer, if a

corporation or association, showing the number of tickets sold for the show, the

amount of the gross receipts from this sale, and any other matters prescribed

by the commission. He or she shall also pay to the commission a tax of

twenty-five dollars ($25) or five percent (5) of the gross receipts from the sale

of all tickets to the show, whichever is greater.

(2) Any person supplying radio, television, or cable facilities for the broadcast or

televising of any show shall, prior to the show, notify the commission.

(3) All taxes required to be paid by this section shall be computed on the gross

receipts without any deduction for commissions, brokerage, distribution fees,

advertising, or other related expenses, charges, or recoupments, except that

federal excise taxes may be deducted.

(4) Whenever a person fails to make the report within the time prescribed by the

commission, or whenever the report is incomplete or patently inaccurate, the

commission may examine or cause to be examined the books and records of

that person to ascertain the total amount of its gross receipts for any show to

determine the amount of tax due.
KRS § 247.6914 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 247 / Section 247.6914
247.6914 Application for assessment referendum
Status: in_force

247.6914 Application for assessment referendum.

(1) Any existing association which is fairly representative of the ovine and caprine

animal producers of Kentucky may at any time after July 15, 2008, make

application to the State Board of Agriculture on forms prescribed by the board for

certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among the

producers of ovine or caprine animals upon the question of levying an assessment

under the provisions of KRS 247.6901 to 247.6957 and collecting and utilizing the

assessment for the purpose stated in the referendum. The application forms shall

include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) Applicant's name;

(b) Applicant's address;

(c) Date;

(d) Program to be undertaken for producers;

(e) Brief statement of how the program is to be implemented;

(f) Referendum to be conducted on a statewide basis;

(g) Proposed effective date of the program; and

(h) Signature of the applicant.

(2) The Commissioner shall publish the application through the medium of the public

press in the state within ten (10) days of receipt of this application.
KRS § 371.385 — KY Code / Title XXX / Chapter 371 / Section 371.385
371.385 Waiver provisions to be void
Status: in_force

371.385 Waiver provisions to be void.

A provision in any contract between a sales representative and a principal purporting to

waive any provision of KRS 371.370 to 371.385, whether by expressed waiver or by a

contract subject to the laws of another state, shall be void.
KRS § 381.796 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 381 / Section 381.796
381.796 Assessment for common expenses -- Increase -- Interest and late fees
Status: in_force

381.796 Assessment for common expenses -- Increase -- Interest and late fees.

In addition to the provisions of the declaration, bylaws, rules, or regulations of the

association:

(1) Common expenses shall include all costs incurred in the administration,

governance, and maintenance of an association, including but not limited to

insurance premiums and expenses, maintenance and repair expenses, and any

reserves for replacement of the common areas.

(2) The common expense liability of each lot shall be allocated equally among all the

lots in the form of an assessment. The board shall assess the common expense

liability for each lot at least annually based on a budget the board adopts in

accordance with KRS 381.790 and 381.797.

(3) After termination of the declarant control period, the board shall abide by KRS

381.797 for any increase of any assessment.

(4) The board may charge interest or a late fee on any past due assessment or

installment at the rate established by the board, not to exceed any maximum rate

allowed by law.
KRS § 248.340 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 248 / Section 248.340
248.340 Preventing persons from bidding or purchasing prohibited
Status: in_force

248.340 Preventing persons from bidding or purchasing prohibited.

No organization or corporation under the laws of this state shall prohibit any of its

members or others from bidding on or purchasing leaf tobacco at any warehouse.
KRS § 140.320 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 140 / Section 140.320
140.320 Taxation of land converted from agricultural use
Status: in_force

140.320 Taxation of land converted from agricultural use.

If, within five (5) years after the death of the decedent, a qualified person sells, conveys,

or otherwise transfers the ownership, directly or indirectly, of the qualified real estate to

any person or persons other than another qualified person who is a joint owner or the

qualified real estate is converted to a use other than agricultural or horticultural use, then

the qualified persons to whom the property passed at the death of the decedent in whose

estate the agricultural or horticultural value was reported shall cause to be paid, pursuant

to administrative regulations promulgated by the Department of Revenue, the additional

inheritance tax that would have been due on the decedent's estate if fair market value had

been used to compute the tax due on the estate rather than the agricultural or horticultural

value, along with interest at the tax interest rate as defined in KRS 131.010(6).
KRS § 299.550 — KY Code / Title XXV / Chapter 299 / Section 299.550
299.550 Change to mutual plan of company writing insurance other than life
Status: in_force

299.550 Change to mutual plan of company writing insurance other than life.

Any company operating under the provisions of KRS 299.310 et seq. may become a

mutual insurer as defined in Chapter 304 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes upon the

approval of such change by two-thirds (2/3) of the authorized vote of the membership of

the company, such authorized vote to be determined by the provisions of KRS 299.350;

and such vote to be at a regular annual meeting of the membership of the company, notice

of which meeting shall have been given to the membership in writing at least thirty (30)

days in advance, setting forth the fact that a vote upon such conversion shall be taken at

said meeting. In the event of such conversion of a company, the effective date of the

conversion shall be fixed by resolution of the membership, and all policies in force as of

the effective date of conversion shall remain in force unless sooner canceled until the next

regular assessment thereon or until one (1) year after the effective date of conversion,

whichever is earlier. All policies written after the effective date of conversion in all

respects shall be in conformity with the provisions of Chapter 304 of the Kentucky

Revised Statutes. The plan of conversion must be submitted to and approved by the

commissioner before it becomes effective.
KRS § 281.720 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 281 / Section 281.720
281.720 Distinguishing plates for vehicles
Status: in_force

281.720 Distinguishing plates for vehicles.

Except for vehicles operating under a TNC, peer-to-peer, household goods, property, or

U-Drive-It certificate, the department shall prescribe and furnish a motor carrier license

plate, which shall at all times be displayed on each motor carrier vehicle authorized to be

operated under a certificate. A person shall not transfer a motor carrier license plate from

one (1) motor vehicle to another, except by the authority and with the consent of the

department.
KRS § 446.250 — KY Code / Title XLI / Chapter 446 / Section 446.250
446.250 Conflicting amendments -- Last enactment to prevail
Status: in_force

446.250 Conflicting amendments -- Last enactment to prevail.

In the event of a conflict between measures amending the same section of statutes, the

one which passes the General Assembly last shall prevail. For purposes of codification

only, a House bill shall be deemed to have passed the General Assembly when signed by

the President of the Senate and a Senate bill shall be deemed to have passed the General

Assembly when signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
KRS § 67.764 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67 / Section 67.764
67.764 Construction of exceptions for disaster response businesses and employees
Status: in_force

67.764 Construction of exceptions for disaster response businesses and employees.

(1) The exceptions contained in KRS 68.180(3)(g), 68.197(5)(d), 91.200(3)(h), and

92.300(2)(a)4. and (b)3. shall not be interpreted, construed, or otherwise relied upon

in any way to establish a minimum nexus or other minimum contact requirements

for the purposes of determining the liability for either a tax or fee placed upon a

business or employee by a taxing jurisdiction, except as related to disaster response

businesses and disaster response employees for work performed within the taxing

jurisdiction during a disaster response period.

(2) As used in this section, the terms "disaster response business," "disaster response

employee," and "disaster response period" shall have the same meaning as in KRS

141.010.
KRS § 330.115 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 330 / Section 330.115
330.115 Complaints against licensee -- Answer by licensee
Status: in_force

330.115 Complaints against licensee -- Answer by licensee.

(1) All complaints against licensees shall be submitted to the board on forms furnished

by the board. The complaint shall state facts which, if true, would present a prima

facie case against the licensee.

(2) The board shall send the answer form and a copy of the complaint to the licensee by

certified mail. The completed answer form shall be returned to the board within

twenty (20) days from the date of receipt. The board shall forward a copy of the

answer to the complainant.
KRS § 244.202 — KY Code / Title XX / Chapter 244 / Section 244.202
244.202 Seizure of alcoholic beverages or cannabis-infused beverages -- Notice of violation -- Hearing
Status: in_force

244.202 Seizure of alcoholic beverages or cannabis-infused beverages -- Notice of

violation -- Hearing.

(1) (a) When the department seizes alcoholic beverages or cannabis-infused

beverages, within fourteen (14) days of the seizure it shall provide the

licensee with notice of the violation that formed the basis for the seizure under

KRS Chapters 241 to 244.

(b) If the department fails to properly provide this notice, the seized alcoholic

beverages or cannabis-infused beverages shall be returned to the licensee.

(c) If the department provides proper notice, the licensee may request a hearing

before the board in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B to determine if the

seizure was justified.

(2) An aggrieved party may appeal the board's final order in the Circuit Court of the

county where the seizure occurred.
KRS § 507A.060 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 507A / Section 507A.060
507A.060 Death sentence prohibited
Status: in_force

507A.060 Death sentence prohibited.

The death of an unborn child shall not result in the imposition of a sentence of death,

either as a result of the violation of KRS 507A.020 or as a result of the aggravation of

another capital offense under KRS 532.025(2).
KRS § 262.745 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 262 / Section 262.745
262.745 Powers of board of directors
Status: in_force

262.745 Powers of board of directors.

Subject to the approval of the board of supervisors, the board of directors of a watershed

conservancy district shall have power to:

(1) Levy an annual tax on the real property within the district within the limitations

provided in KRS 262.760 for administration, construction, operation and

maintenance of works of improvement within the district.

(2) Acquire by purchase, gift, grant, bequest, devise, or through condemnation

proceedings in the manner provided in the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky, the

fee simple title or any lesser interest in land including easements and flowage rights

as are necessary for the exercise of any authorized function of the district, and for

such purpose, may cause examinations and surveys to be made of any lands,

easements or rights-of-way necessary for the performance of any authorized

function of the district.

(3) Construct, improve, operate and maintain such structures as may be necessary for

the performance of any function authorized by KRS 262.700 to 262.795.

(4) Borrow such money as is necessary for the purpose of acquiring lands or rights-of-

way and establishing, constructing, reconstructing, repairing, enlarging and

maintaining such structures and improvements as are required by the district in the

performance of its functions, and issue, negotiate and sell its bonds as provided in

KRS 262.750.
KRS § 91.560 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 91 / Section 91.560
91.560 Tax lien
Status: in_force

91.560 Tax lien.

(1) The fee simple of all lands, in a city of the first class or in a consolidated local

government, and the full term and renewal of every leasehold carrying with it the

value of the improvements thereon, shall be subject, from and after the assessment

date each year, to a lien for the city taxes to be assessed thereon for the succeeding

year. The lien shall be superior to homestead right and to all encumbrances, whether

made before or after that date, except state taxes, and shall take precedence of

dower, curtesy, remainders, reversions, and other future estates.

(2) From the beginning of any action to collect taxes against real property, a lien for

each tax bill assessed against the same owner or set of joint owners shall also arise

upon every tract of land or improvement still owned by him or them, with a view to

the sale of less than all the tracts for the entire tax bill, subject to such marshaling of

burdens as against third parties as the rules of equity require. The court may allow a

purchaser or encumbrancer to release any tract from the tax lien thereon, by paying

its share of the tax, interest, and costs.

(3) The tax lien on real property provided for by this section shall attach though,

through error in the proceedings, the tax bill is unenforceable, in which case the lien

reaching back to the date named shall support the claim of the city or consolidated

local government for any taxes imposed afterward for the year in question under any

curative act of the General Assembly.

(4) The city or a consolidated local government shall have a lien on personal property

as provided in the case of real property for its taxes.