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KRS § 320.242 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 320 / Section 320.242
320.242 Immunity from liability of board members and employees
Status: in_force

320.242 Immunity from liability of board members and employees.

There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages

shall arise against, any current or former member, officer, administrator, agent, or

employee of the board, either as a part of the board's operation or as an individual, as the

result of any act, omission, proceeding, conduct, or decision relating to official duties

undertaken or performed within the scope of the function of the board, except where

actual malice or willful misconduct is shown. A person bringing an action under this

section shall prove its elements by clear and convincing evidence.
KRS § 26A.260 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 26A / Section 26A.260
26A.260 Web site to provide public access to expenditure records of judicial branch -- Monthly and weekly updates -- AOC is sole custodian of information and records -- Branches to share software and applications
Status: in_force

26A.260 Web site to provide public access to expenditure records of judicial

branch -- Monthly and weekly updates -- AOC is sole custodian of information

and records -- Branches to share software and applications.

(1) By January 1, 2012, the Administrative Office of the Courts, under the direction of

the Chief Justice, shall provide public access to records relating to expenditures of

the judicial branch of state government through display of the records on a Web

site. The Web site shall provide:

(a) Financial information of expenditures not exempt under the provisions of state

or federal law, including:

1. The payee name;

2. The category or type of the expenditure;

3. A description of the reason for the expenditure, if available;

4. The expenditure amount; and

5. A link to the financial document, if the document is electronically

available;

(b) A searchable format;

(c) Access to the current enacted Judicial Branch Budget; and

(d) A link to the public access Web site displays of the executive and legislative

branches of state government, and of the public institutions of higher

education.

(2) Information on the Web site shall be updated at least on a monthly basis. However,

information on the Web site which is part of, or contained in, an electronic

accounting system utilized by all branches of state government, such as the

Enhanced Management Administrative Reporting System (EMARS), shall be

updated on a weekly basis.

(3) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall maintain exclusive control and be

considered the sole custodian of all information and records generated by and

through activity of the judicial branch of government, notwithstanding the situs of

the information and records in another branch of government, and disclosure thereof

shall only be by the Administrative Office of the Courts in accordance with

applicable law.

(4) In order to reduce Web site development costs and enhance public access and use of

records viewed through Web sites as provided by this section and KRS 7.505 and

42.032, each branch of state government shall freely share with the other branches

of state government the software, software developments, and all applications, data,

and information within its control used for Web site design, appearance, content,

and operation in compliance with, or in furtherance of, the purposes contemplated

by this section and KRS 7.505 and 42.032.
KRS § 65.7625 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 65 / Section 65.7625
65.7625 Appointment and duties of state administrator of commercial mobile radio service emergency telecommunications
Status: in_force

65.7625 Appointment and duties of state administrator of commercial mobile radio

service emergency telecommunications.

(1) The executive director of the Office of Homeland Security shall appoint a state

administrator of commercial mobile radio service emergency telecommunications.

The executive director of the Office of Homeland Security shall set the

administrator's compensation, the cost of which may be shared by the Office of

Homeland Security and the Kentucky 911 Services Board. The board shall be

responsible for any portion of the administrator's salary that is not to be paid by the

Office of Homeland Security, with the board's portion of the salary to be paid from

that portion of the CMRS fund that is authorized under KRS 65.7631(2) to be used

by the board for administrative purposes.

(2) The administrator of CMRS emergency telecommunications shall serve as the

coordinator and administrator on behalf of the board, and shall conduct the day-to-

day operations of the board.

(3) The administrator shall, with the advice of the board, coordinate and direct a

statewide effort to expand and improve enhanced emergency telecommunications

capabilities and responses throughout the state, including but not limited to the

implementation of wireless E911 service requirements of the FCC order and rules

and regulations adopted in carrying out that order. In this regard, the administrator

shall:

(a) Obtain, maintain, and disseminate information relating to emergency

telecommunications technology, advances, capabilities, and techniques;

(b) Coordinate and assist in the implementation of advancements and new

technology in the operation of emergency telecommunications in the state,

including the development and implementation of next generation 911

service;

(c) Implement compliance throughout the state with the wireless E911 service

requirements established by the FCC order and any rules or regulations which

are or may be adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in

carrying out the FCC order; and

(d) Perform all functions and duties assigned by the board in carrying out the

purposes of KRS 65.7621 to 65.7643, including but not limited to making a

full report to the board at each meeting of the activities in which the

administrator has engaged in the discharge of his or her duties since the

previous meeting.
KRS § 321.188 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 321 / Section 321.188
321.188 Reporting of animal abuse
Status: in_force

321.188 Reporting of animal abuse.

If a veterinarian finds that an animal with which the veterinarian has a VCPR has been

abused in violation of KRS 525.125, 525.130, 525.135, or 525.137, the veterinarian may

make a report to:

(1) The Office of the State Veterinarian for any animal for which an on-farm livestock

or poultry care standard has been promulgated under KRS 257.196; or

(2) Law enforcement for any other animal.
KRS § 321.237 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 321 / Section 321.237
321.237 Veterinary wellness committee
Status: in_force

321.237 Veterinary wellness committee.

(1) The board may establish a veterinary wellness committee to undertake the functions

and responsibilities of a veterinary wellness program. The functions and

responsibilities may include any of the following:

(a) Receiving and evaluating reports of suspected impairment or incapacitation

from any source;

(b) Issuing an order directing an applicant, certificate holder, licensee, designated

on-site manager, permittee, registrant, veterinarian manager, or AAHP

manager to undergo a mental or physical examination or chemical

dependency evaluation, when probable cause exists that the credential holder

has engaged in conduct prohibited by this chapter or a statute or

administrative regulation enforced by the board. For the purpose of this

section, every credential holder is considered to have consented to undergo a

mental or physical examination or chemical dependency evaluation when

ordered to do so, in writing, by the board and to have waived all objections to

the admissibility of the examiner's or evaluator's testimony or reports on the

grounds that the testimony or reports constitute a privileged communication;

(c) Intervening in cases of verified or suspected impairment or incapacitation; or

(d) Referring impaired or incapacitated credential holders, registrants, designated

on-site managers, veterinarian managers, AAHP managers, or applicants to

treatment programs as a requirement of initial or continued licensure,

certification, registration, or permitting.

(2) Other provisions of law notwithstanding, all board and committee records

pertaining to the veterinary wellness program shall be kept confidential. No person

in attendance at any meeting of the committee shall be required to testify as to any

committee discussions or proceedings.

(3) Other provisions of law notwithstanding, no member of the board or the veterinary

wellness committee shall be liable for damages to any person for any acts,

omissions, or recommendations made by the member in good faith while acting

within the scope of the member's responsibilities in accordance with this section.
KRS § 223.055 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 223 / Section 223.055
223.055 Legislative findings on continuing education requirement for environmental health specialist
Status: in_force

223.055 Legislative findings on continuing education requirement for

environmental health specialist.

(1) The General Assembly finds and declares that because of continuous introduction of

new technology and changing concepts in environmental health, it is essential that

an environmental health specialist undertake a program of continuing education to

maintain professional competency.

(2) Effective July 1, 1993, no environmental health specialist's registration will be

renewed until the registrant has submitted proof that shows satisfactory completion,

in the previous year, of a continuing education program acceptable to the cabinet.

These continuing education requirements shall be determined by administrative

regulation of the cabinet.

(3) The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter

13A to carry out the provisions of this section, including guidelines and methods for

reviewing and approving continuing education.
KRS § 319A.990 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 319A / Section 319A.990
319A.990 Penalty
Status: in_force

319A.990 Penalty.

Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be fined not less than one

hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisoned for

not more than six (6) months, or both.
KRS § 45.240 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 45 / Section 45.240
45.240 Treatment of erroneous payments recovered within 60 days of identification -- KRS 45.237 and 45.238 applicable to erroneous payments recovered after 60 days
Status: in_force

45.240 Treatment of erroneous payments recovered within 60 days of identification

-- KRS 45.237 and 45.238 applicable to erroneous payments recovered after 60

days.

(1) Whenever any payment from public money is made in error, or for an amount in

excess of the amount found to be properly due and payable, and the payment or

excess amount is recovered within sixty (60) days from the date the erroneous or

excess payment was identified, the funds shall be allocated to the fund from which

the improper payment was expended, the balance in the appropriation from which

the payment was made shall be increased by the amount recovered, and the amount

recovered shall be deducted from the disbursements from that appropriation.

(2) If the payment or excess amount which is later recovered is in the form of an

unnegotiated State Treasurer's check, said check shall be transmitted direct to the

State Treasurer who shall void it. After voiding the check, the State Treasurer shall

notify the appropriate agency of the action taken concerning the check.

(3) Whenever any payment from public money is made in error, or for an amount in

excess of the amount found to be properly due and payable, and the payment or

excess amount is recovered after sixty (60) days from the date the erroneous or

excess payment was identified, the provisions set forth in KRS 45.237 and 45.238

shall apply, and the funds shall be allocated as provided in those sections.
KRS § 186.193 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 186 / Section 186.193
186.193 Evidence required of ad valorem tax payment
Status: in_force

186.193 Evidence required of ad valorem tax payment.

The county clerk shall not transfer the registration on any motor vehicle or trailer against

which a tax lien has been filed until the taxes have been paid and the lien has been

released.
KRS § 381.219 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 381 / Section 381.219
381.219 Termination after thirty years of rights of entry created after July 1, 1960
Status: in_force

381.219 Termination after thirty years of rights of entry created after July 1, 1960.

A fee simple subject to a right of entry for condition broken shall become a fee simple

absolute if the specified contingency does not occur within thirty (30) years from the

effective date of the instrument creating such fee simple subject to a right of entry. If such

contingency occurs within said thirty (30) years the right of entry, which may be created

in a person other than the person creating the interest or his heirs, shall become

exercisable notwithstanding the rule against perpetuities. This section shall not apply to

rights of entry created prior to July 1, 1960.
KRS § 327.310 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 327 / Section 327.310
327.310 National and state criminal background investigation of all applicants for licensure, certification, or temporary permit
Status: in_force

327.310 National and state criminal background investigation of all applicants for

licensure, certification, or temporary permit.

The Board of Physical Therapy established in KRS 327.030 shall require a national and

state criminal background investigation for every applicant seeking a license, certificate,

or temporary permit issued by the board permitting the applicant to engage in a profession

authorized by the board. The criminal background investigation shall be by means of a

fingerprint check by the Department of Kentucky State Police and Federal Bureau of

Investigation, pursuant to the following requirements:

(1) The applicant shall provide his or her fingerprints to the Department of Kentucky

State Police for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation after a state

criminal background check is conducted;

(2) The results of the national and state criminal background check shall be sent to the

board for the screening of applicants;

(3) The board shall be prohibited from releasing any criminal history record

information to any private entity or other licensing board, or authorizing receipt by

such entity or board; and

(4) Any fee charged by the Department of Kentucky State Police or the Federal Bureau

of Investigation shall be an amount no greater than the actual cost of processing the

request and conducting the background check. The board may charge this fee to the

applicant for licensure or certification.
KRS § 235.287 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 235 / Section 235.287
235.287 Prohibition areas on lake waters at drinking water intakes -- Exemption
Status: in_force

235.287 Prohibition areas on lake waters at drinking water intakes -- Exemption.

(1) If a water supply system requests and receives authorization from the Division of

Water to designate a prohibition area, no vessel on lake waters of this state shall

moor or anchor within one hundred (100) feet of a drinking water intake unless an

extension of the area of prohibition is requested and granted under subsection (3) of

this section.

(2) The Division of Water shall identify areas on lake waters of this state where a

drinking water intake is located. The division shall authorize a water supply system

to designate a prohibition area if circumstances are demonstrated justifying the

designation. The water supply system shall be responsible for posting signs visible

to persons operating vessels indicating areas containing a drinking water intake.

(3) The division shall allow water supply systems with intakes on lake waters of this

state to request that the prohibition on mooring or anchoring be extended beyond

one hundred (100) feet but no farther than three hundred (300) feet. The division

may grant a request if the water supply system demonstrates circumstances that

justify extending the area of prohibition. The division shall inform the Department

for Fish and Wildlife Resources when an area of prohibition is designated or a

request to extend an area of prohibition is granted.

(4) Private or commercial docks shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection (1)

of this section.
KRS § 393A.780 — KY Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 393A / Section 393A.780
393A.780 Confidential information
Status: in_force

393A.780 Confidential information.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the following are confidential and

exempt from public inspection or disclosure:

(a) Records of the administrator and the administrator's agent related to the

administration of this chapter;

(b) Reports and records of a holder in the possession of the administrator or the

administrator's agent; and

(c) Personal information and other information derived or otherwise obtained by

or communicated to the administrator or the administrator's agent from an

examination under this chapter of the records of a person.

(2) A record or other information that is confidential under law of this state other than

this chapter, another state, or the United States continues to be confidential when

disclosed or delivered under this chapter to the administrator or administrator's

agent.
KRS § 116.046 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 116 / Section 116.046
116.046 Voter registration forms for public high schools, area technology centers, and private schools -- Public education program
Status: in_force

116.046 Voter registration forms for public high schools, area technology centers,

and private schools -- Public education program.

(1) The county clerk shall provide voter registration forms annually to each principal or

assistant principal of every public high school, each area technology center, and

private schools, and each school shall have a designated person who shall be

responsible for informing students and school personnel of the availability of the

registration forms and assist them in properly registering. The completed forms

shall be returned to the county clerk, for official registration by the county clerk.

(2) Any person designated to assist in registration in subsection (1) of this section shall

fulfill this responsibility in an impartial and fair manner and shall not recruit a

registrant for any particular party.

(3) The State Board of Education shall implement annual programs of public education

regarding elections, voting procedures, and election fraud, which shall include an

audio-visual presentation for high school juniors and seniors. The State Board of

Education, after consultation with the State Board of Elections, shall update the

public education programs required by this section as relevant statutory changes

occur, as different types of voting systems are used, or as more effective methods of

presentation shall be developed.
KRS § 205.8465 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 205 / Section 205.8465
205.8465 Mandatory reporting of violations -- Confidentiality -- Prohibition against employer discrimination or retaliation
Status: in_force

205.8465 Mandatory reporting of violations -- Confidentiality -- Prohibition

against employer discrimination or retaliation.

(1) Any person who knows or has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of this

chapter has been or is being committed by any person, corporation, or entity, shall

report or cause to be reported to the Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control in

the Office of the Attorney General, or the Medicaid Fraud and Abuse hotline, the

following information, if known:

(a) The name and address of the offender;

(b) The offender's place of employment;

(c) The nature and extent of the violation;

(d) The identity of the complainant; and

(e) Any other information that the receiving person reasonably believes might be

helpful in investigation of the alleged fraud, abuse, or misappropriation.

The Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control shall periodically publicize the

provisions of this subsection.

(2) The identity of any person making a report under this section shall be considered

confidential by the receiving party. Any person making a report under this section

regarding the offenses of another shall not be liable in any civil or criminal action

based on the report if it was made in good faith.

(3) No employer shall, without just cause, discharge or in any manner discriminate or

retaliate against any person who in good faith makes a report required or permitted

by KRS 205.8451 to 205.8483, testifies, or is about to testify, in any proceeding

with regard to any report or investigation. Any individual injured by any act in

violation of the provisions of this subsection shall have a civil cause of action in

Circuit Court to enjoin further violations, and to recover the actual damages

sustained, together with the costs of the lawsuit, including a reasonable fee for the

individual's attorney of record.

(4) No employee of the state Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control in the Office

of the Attorney General, the Office of the Inspector General, or the Cabinet for

Health and Family Services shall notify the alleged offender of the identity of the

person who in good faith makes a report required or permitted by KRS 205.8451 to

205.8483 nor shall the employee notify the alleged offender that a report has been

made alleging a violation of KRS 205.8451 to 205.8483 until such time as civil or

criminal proceedings have been initiated or a formal investigation has been

initiated. Any information or report concerning an alleged offender shall be

considered confidential in accordance with the Kentucky Open Records Law, KRS

61.870 to 61.884.
KRS § 454.468 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 454 / Section 454.468
454.468 Hearing
Status: in_force

454.468 Hearing.

(1) The court shall hear a motion under KRS 454.464 no later than sixty (60) days after

filing of the motion, unless the court orders a later hearing:

(a) To allow limited discovery under KRS 454.466; or

(b) For good cause shown.

(2) If the court orders a later hearing under subsection (1)(a) of this section, the court

shall hear the motion under KRS 454.464 no later than sixty (60) days after the

court order allowing limited discovery, unless the court orders a later hearing under

subsection (1)(b) of this section, in which case the hearing shall be scheduled in an

expedited manner.
KRS § 134.505 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 134 / Section 134.505
134.505 No compensation to county attorney who fails to perform duties as to tax claims
Status: in_force

134.505 No compensation to county attorney who fails to perform duties as to tax

claims.

Any person while serving as county attorney who was required by law by reason of his

office to prosecute an action or to assist the commissioner of revenue in prosecuting an

action to enforce a claim of the state, county, school district and any other taxing district

to any land which was purchased by such districts at a sheriff's sale or sales for delinquent

taxes and who did not institute such action before he relinquished his office or otherwise

failed to perform substantially all the duties of his office relative to the claim, shall not be

entitled to receive any commission or compensation for any such sale or sales when the

redemption costs are paid. Any county clerk or other person authorized to collect funds to

satisfy unredeemed land sales shall be liable for any such money distributed as a

commission to any former county attorney who is not entitled to it.