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KRS § 213.061 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 213 / Section 213.061
213.061 Flagged birth certificate of child reported missing
Status: in_force

213.061 Flagged birth certificate of child reported missing.

(1) Upon notification by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet that a child born in the

Commonwealth is missing, the state registrar of vital statistics shall flag the birth

certificate record of the child in such a manner that whenever a copy of the birth

certificate or information regarding the birth record is requested, the state registrar

shall be alerted to the fact that the certificate is that of a missing child.

(2) Upon notification by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet that a missing child has

been recovered, the state registrar shall remove the flag from the child's birth

certificate record.

(3) In response to any inquiry for a copy of a flagged birth certificate of a missing child,

the state registrar shall not provide a copy of the birth certificate except as approved

by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet.

(4) When a copy of a flagged birth certificate is requested in person, the state registrar

or the designee accepting the request shall inform the person making the request

that a copy of a certificate will be mailed to the requester. The state registrar shall,

upon the departure of the requesting person, immediately notify the Justice and

Public Safety Cabinet as to the request and the information obtained pursuant to this

subsection.

(5) When a copy of a flagged birth certificate is requested in writing, the state registrar

shall immediately notify the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet as to the request and

shall provide a copy of the written request.
KRS § 35.640 — KY Code / Title V / Chapter 35 / Section 35.640
35.640 Property other than military property -- Waste, spoilage, or destruction
Status: in_force

35.640 Property other than military property -- Waste, spoilage, or destruction.

Any person subject to this code who willfully or recklessly wastes, spoils, or otherwise

willfully and wrongfully destroys or damages any property other than military property of

the United States or of any state shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
KRS § 49.260 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 49 / Section 49.260
49.260 KRS 49.270 to 49.490 applicable to power and authority of Crime Victims Compensation Board outlined in KRS 49.020
Status: in_force

49.260 KRS 49.270 to 49.490 applicable to power and authority of Crime Victims

Compensation Board outlined in KRS 49.020.

KRS 49.270 to 49.490 shall apply to the power and authority of the Crime Victims

Compensation Board outlined in KRS 49.020.
KRS § 199.493 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 199 / Section 199.493
199.493 Prohibition against payment of attorney's fees of biological parent without court approval -- Penalty
Status: in_force

199.493 Prohibition against payment of attorney's fees of biological parent without

court approval -- Penalty.

(1) No adoptive parent, proposed adoptive parent, agency, or intermediary shall pay the

attorney's fees of a biological parent for any purpose related to an adoption action

except as approved by the court.

(2) Any person who violates subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of a Class A

misdemeanor.
KRS § 138.455 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 138 / Section 138.455
138.455 Construction of KRS 138.450 to 138.470
Status: in_force

138.455 Construction of KRS 138.450 to 138.470.

The tax imposed by KRS 138.450 to 138.470 shall be construed as a tax on the privilege

of using a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this Commonwealth and shall be

separate and distinct from all other taxes imposed by this Commonwealth. The provisions

of KRS 138.450 to 138.470 shall in no way be construed together with the provisions of

KRS Chapters 132 or 139.
KRS § 241.090 — KY Code / Title XX / Chapter 241 / Section 241.090
241.090 Police powers of administrators and investigators
Status: in_force

241.090 Police powers of administrators and investigators.

(1) State administrators and all investigators shall have the full police powers of peace

officers, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, and their jurisdiction

shall be coextensive with the state. They may inspect any premises where alcoholic

beverages are manufactured, sold, stored, or otherwise trafficked in or any premises

where cannabis-infused beverages are sold, stored, or otherwise trafficked in,

without first obtaining a search warrant. They may confiscate any contraband

property. The jurisdiction and police powers of state administrators and all

investigators during an emergency declared under KRS Chapter 39A shall be

subject to the limitations of KRS 39A.090.

(2) A state administrator shall not have the power to make arrests unless he or she is

certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404.
KRS § 341.410 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 341 / Section 341.410
341.410 Determination of insured status -- Notification of worker -- Appeal
Status: in_force

341.410 Determination of insured status -- Notification of worker -- Appeal.

The secretary acting through his duly authorized representatives shall, upon request,

determine the insured status of a worker. If a worker is found to have fully insured status,

as defined in KRS 341.090(3), the Office of Unemployment Insurance shall notify all

interested parties. If found to be not fully insured, the division shall notify the worker.

The secretary may, at any time, make further determinations as may affect the worker's

eligibility for benefits or may set aside, reconsider, modify, or amend a determination at

any time on the basis of additional information or to correct a clerical mistake. The

secretary may by regulation prescribe what constitutes a determination as used in this

section and KRS 341.420(2) and (3). Any further determination made pursuant to this

section may be appealed pursuant to KRS 341.420.
KRS § 161.549 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 161 / Section 161.549
161.549 Purchase of service credit by individual who was employed at a Federal Head Start agency
Status: in_force

161.549 Purchase of service credit by individual who was employed at a Federal

Head Start agency.

A member of the Teachers' Retirement System who is in an active contributing status

with the system, and who was formerly employed by a Federal Head Start agency,

operated under 42 U.S.C. secs. 9831 et seq., which does not participate in a state-

administered retirement system, may obtain credit for the period of the member's service

in the Head Start program by purchasing this service credit under the same conditions that

out-of-state service credit may be purchased under KRS 161.515. The service credit

purchased may not be used for meeting the service requirements set forth in KRS

161.600(1)(a) or (2) or 161.661(1). Payment for the service credit purchased may be

made in installments in lieu of a lump-sum payment. The payment shall not be picked up,

as described in KRS 161.540(2), and the entire payment shall be placed in the teachers'

savings fund.
KRS § 309.314 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 309 / Section 309.314
309.314 Renewal and reinstatement of license -- Continuing education
Status: in_force

309.314 Renewal and reinstatement of license -- Continuing education.

(1) Each person licensed as an interpreter shall annually, on or before July 1, submit to

the board current proof of nationally recognized certification and pay a fee for the

renewal of the interpreter license. The amount of the fee shall be promulgated by

administrative regulation of the board. All licenses not renewed by July 1 of each

year shall expire.

(2) A sixty (60) day grace period shall be allowed after July 1, during which time

individuals may continue to practice and may renew their licenses upon payment of

the renewal fee plus a late renewal fee as promulgated by administrative regulation

of the board.

(3) All licenses not renewed by August 31 shall terminate based on the failure of the

individual to renew in a timely manner. Upon termination, the licensee is no longer

eligible to practice in the Commonwealth.

(4) After the sixty (60) day grace period, but before five (5) years from the date of

termination, individuals with a terminated license may have their licenses reinstated

upon payment of the renewal fee plus a reinstatement fee as promulgated by

administrative regulation of the board.

(5) A suspended license is subject to expiration and termination and may be renewed as

provided in KRS 309.300 to 309.319. Renewal shall not entitle the licensee to

engage in the practice of interpreting until the suspension has ended or is otherwise

removed by the board and the right to practice is restored by the board.

(6) A revoked license is subject to expiration and termination but shall not be renewed.

If it is reinstated, the licensee shall pay the reinstatement fee as set forth in

subsection (4) of this section and the renewal fee as set forth in subsection (1) of

this section.

(7) The board may require that a person applying for renewal or reinstatement of

licensure show evidence of completion of continuing education as prescribed by the

board by administrative regulation.
KRS § 249.990 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 249 / Section 249.990
249.990 Penalties
Status: in_force

249.990 Penalties.

(1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 249.020 to 249.100 or

hinders the carrying out of any of the provisions of those sections shall be fined not

less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(2) Any fine imposed for a violation of subsection (4) of KRS 249.070 may be

recovered in the county in which the nursery is situated or the county to which the

nursery stock is shipped.
KRS § 118.105 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 118 / Section 118.105
118.105 Nominations by political parties -- Vacancy in candidacy -- Replacement candidates -- Ineligibility of Senior Status Special Judge
Status: in_force

118.105 Nominations by political parties -- Vacancy in candidacy -- Replacement

candidates -- Ineligibility of Senior Status Special Judge.

(1) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section and in KRS 118.115,

every political party shall nominate all of its candidates for elective offices to be

voted for at any regular election at a primary held as provided in this chapter, and

the governing authority of any political party shall have no power to nominate any

candidate for any elective office or to provide any method of nominating candidates

for any elective office other than by a primary as provided in this chapter.

(2) Any political organization not constituting a political party as defined in KRS

118.015 may make its nominations as provided in KRS 118.325.

(3) If a vacancy occurs in the nomination of an unopposed candidate or in a nomination

made by the primary more than ten (10) days before the certification of candidates

for the regular election made under KRS 118.215, because of death or severe

disabling condition which arose after the nomination, the governing authority of the

party may provide for filling the vacancy, but only following certification to the

governing authority, by the Secretary of State, that a vacancy exists for a reason

specified in this subsection. When such a nomination has been made, the certificate

of nomination shall be signed by the chair and secretary of the governing authority

of the party making it, and shall be filed in the same manner as certificates of

nomination at a primary.

(4) If a vacancy occurs in the nomination of an unopposed candidate or in a nomination

made by the primary more than ten (10) days before the certification of candidates

for the regular election, and if that party's nominee was the only political party

candidate for the office sought, the governing authority of each party may nominate

a candidate for the regular election, provided that no person has sought that party's

nomination by filing a notification and declaration.

(5) If a vacancy occurs in the nomination of a candidate under the conditions of

subsection (3) or (4) of this section, certificates of nomination for replacement

candidates shall be filed in the same manner as provided in subsections (3) and (4)

not later than 4 p.m. on the date of certification.

(6) This section does not apply to candidates for members of boards of education, or

presidential electors, nor to candidates participating in nonpartisan elections.

However, regardless of the number of days served by a judge acting as a Senior

Status Special Judge, a judge who elected to retire as a Senior Status Special Judge

in accordance with KRS 21.580 shall not become a candidate for any elected office

during the five (5) year term prescribed in KRS 21.580(1)(a)1.
KRS § 108.040 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 108 / Section 108.040
108.040 Director -- Appointment -- Powers and duties
Status: in_force

108.040 Director -- Appointment -- Powers and duties.

(1) The director shall be appointed by the council and shall serve at their pleasure; but

the director shall not be removed unless he has received from the council a notice of

intention to remove him and the reasons therefor and unless a public hearing has

been held on the charges. The director shall, as the chief executive officer of the

district, appoint and remove heads of departments of the district, with the approval

of the council, appoint and remove other employees of the district, supervise their

activities, and fix their compensation, subject to regulations adopted by the council.

He shall receive the compensation fixed by the council. No residence qualification

shall be required of the director. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the

director, it shall be filled by appointment by the council.

(2) The council shall designate a qualified administrative officer of the district to

assume the duties and authority of the director during periods of temporary absence

or disability of the director.
KRS § 98.340 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 98 / Section 98.340
98.340 By agreement department may assist in administering or administer any state or local welfare function -- Agreement to be in writing
Status: in_force

98.340 By agreement department may assist in administering or administer any

state or local welfare function -- Agreement to be in writing.

(1) The department may administer or assist in administering any state or local public

welfare function by agreement between the fiscal court and the legislative body or

officers, department, or agency in which the responsibility for administration of

such activity is vested. Such agreements may include the performance of any duties

and the exercise of any powers imposed upon or vested in such legislative body or

officer, department, or agency, with respect to the administration of such function.

Such agreement shall be in writing by the other party to the agreement, in the

necessary form, and the acceptance shall be in the form of a resolution of the fiscal

court. When such resolution becomes effective, the exercise of the powers and

duties to which the agreement relates, including those provided in KRS 98.010,

shall be transferred to the department, and the other party shall be exempt from all

further responsibility for the exercise of the powers and duties so transferred during

the life of the agreement.

(2) Such agreement may be revoked at the option of either party by a resolution or

ordinance or order of the revoking party filed in the office of the county clerk, and a

copy shall be delivered to the other party. Such revocation shall become effective at

the end of the fiscal year occurring at least one (1) year following the filing of said

resolution or order. In the absence of such revocation so filed, the agreement shall

continue indefinitely.

(3) The transfer of property and records of other state or local public welfare activities

shall be according to the terms of the agreement.
KRS § 272.040 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 272 / Section 272.040
272.040 Cooperative companies may adopt KRS 272.020 to 272.044 -- Filing fee
Status: in_force

272.040 Cooperative companies may adopt KRS 272.020 to 272.044 -- Filing fee.

Any cooperative company may become subject to the provisions of KRS 272.020 to

272.044 by filing with the Secretary of State a declaration signed and sworn to by the

president and secretary that the company, by a majority vote of its stockholders or

members, has decided to adopt KRS 272.020 to 272.044. There shall be paid to the

Secretary of State a fee of two dollars ($2) for filing the declaration.
KRS § 512.010 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 512 / Section 512.010
512.010 Definitions for chapter
Status: in_force

512.010 Definitions for chapter.

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Lease or rental agreement" means all agreements, written or oral, embodying the

terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit or

premises;

(2) "Litter" means rubbish, refuse, waste material, offal, paper, glass, cans, bottles,

trash, debris, or any foreign substance of whatever kind or description and whether

or not it is of value;

(3) "Noxious substance" means any substance capable of generating offensive,

noxious, or suffocating fumes, gases, or vapors;

(4) "Property" includes livestock as defined in KRS 150.010 and poultry as defined in

KRS 246.010;

(5) "Residential rental property" means any residential premises or property contained

therein leased or otherwise rented to a tenant solely for residential purposes under a

lease or rental agreement to which the tenant is a party;

(6) "Squatter" means a person who enters or remains unlawfully on real property when

he or she is not privileged or licensed to do so, including a person who takes up

residence in a property he or she does not own, provided he or she is not a current

or former tenant at the premises, did not have an agreement to occupy the premises

at any time, and is not an immediate family member of the property owner; and

(7) "Tenant" means a person entitled under a lease or rental agreement to occupy a

residential rental property to the exclusion of others.
KRS § 235.203 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 235 / Section 235.203
235.203 Flotation device for child under twelve on moving boat -- Exceptions
Status: in_force

235.203 Flotation device for child under twelve on moving boat -- Exceptions.

(1) All persons under twelve (12) years of age in an open boat or on an open deck of a

vessel being used for recreational purposes on the waters of this state shall wear a

personal flotation device approved by the United States Coast Guard while the

vessel is underway. Any personal flotation devices required by this section shall be

in good and serviceable condition, appropriately sized, and properly worn by the

person. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a vessel in violation of this

subsection.

(2) No boat or watercraft owner or operator shall permit a child under the age of twelve

(12) years to violate subsection (1) of this section.

(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a child who is a passenger on a

commercial vessel licensed by the United States Coast Guard for the transportation

of passengers for hire or to a toll ferry operating pursuant to a certificate of

convenience and necessity or a perpetual and irrevocable franchise operating

pursuant to KRS 280.010 to 280.110.

(4) A charge under subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be dismissed if the

defendant provides to the county attorney or the court proof that the person who was

alleged to be under twelve (12) years of age was actually twelve (12) years of age or

older. If the information is provided to the county attorney and the county attorney

deems the proof sufficient, the county attorney shall seek dismissal of the charge

and the defendant shall not be required to appear in court. If the information is

presented in court and the court deems the proof sufficient, the court shall dismiss

the charge. In either case, court costs shall not be assessed.
KRS § 216.718 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 216 / Section 216.718
216.718 Definitions for KRS 216.718 to 216.728
Status: in_force

216.718 Definitions for KRS 216.718 to 216.728.

As used in KRS 216.718 to 216.728:

(1) "Assisted living community" has the same meaning as in KRS 194A.700;

(2) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;

(3) "Controlling person" means:

(a) A corporation, partnership, or other business entity, or an officer, program

administrator or director thereof, whose responsibilities include the direction

of the management or policies of a health care services agency; or

(b) An individual who, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a

corporation, partnership, or other business entity that is a health care services

agency;

(4) "Direct care service" means a service provided to a resident in an assisted living

community, a resident in a long-term care facility, or a patient in a hospital, by

direct care staff;

(5) "Health care services agency" means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or

other business entity engaged in the business of referring temporary direct care staff

to render temporary direct care services to an assisted living community, a long-

term care facility, or a hospital but does not include a health care services agency

operated by an assisted living community, a long-term care facility, a hospital, or

any affiliates thereof, solely for the purpose of procuring, furnishing, or referring

temporary direct care staff for employment at that assisted living community, long-

term care facility, hospital, or any affiliates thereof;

(6) "Hospital" means a facility licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 216B as an acute-care

hospital, psychiatric hospital, rehabilitation hospital, or chemical dependency

treatment facility;

(7) "Long-term care facilities" has the same meaning as in KRS 216.510;

(8) "Permanent direct care staff" means an individual who contracts with or is

employed by a health care services agency on a nontemporary basis to provide

direct care services to residents in assisted living communities, residents in long-

term care facilities, or patients in hospitals; and

(9) "Temporary direct care staff" means an individual who contracts with or is

employed by a health care services agency for an undefined duration or a duration

of less than twenty-four (24) continuous months exclusive of any extension to

provide direct care services to residents in assisted living communities, residents in

long-term care facilities, or patients in hospitals.
KRS § 236.260 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 236 / Section 236.260
236.260 Access to premises
Status: in_force

236.260 Access to premises.

The commissioner, the chief boiler inspector, any boiler inspector, or any special boiler

inspector shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in the state

where a boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed, operated, installed, or repaired for

the purpose of ascertaining whether the work being performed is in accordance with the

provisions of KRS Chapter 236 or any orders or regulations made thereunder.
KRS § 160.611 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 160 / Section 160.611
160.611 Nonresidents of school districts exempt
Status: in_force

160.611 Nonresidents of school districts exempt.

No occupational license tax for schools shall be collected from any individual who is not

a resident of the school district imposing the school tax.
KRS § 202C.170 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 202C / Section 202C.170
202C.170 Administrative regulations for chapter
Status: in_force

202C.170 Administrative regulations for chapter.

This cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS

Chapter 13A in order to carry out the provisions of this chapter.