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KRS § 161.440 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 161 / Section 161.440
161.440 Assignment of interest to funds
Status: in_force

161.440 Assignment of interest to funds.

At the end of each fiscal year the board of trustees shall assign from the guarantee fund

interest at the regular interest rate to the teachers' savings fund, the state accumulation

fund, and the allowance reserve fund. The amounts so allowed shall be due and payable

to the funds and shall be annually credited thereto by the board of trustees from interest

and other earnings on money of the retirement system.
KRS § 140.015 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 140 / Section 140.015
140.015 Exemption of benefits from federal government arising out of military service
Status: in_force

140.015 Exemption of benefits from federal government arising out of military

service.

(1) The payment of any gratuity pay, death compensation or other award or benefit, by

the federal government, to the surviving spouse or heirs of any person by reason or

arising out of service by such person in the Armed Forces of the United States in

time of war shall not be considered a taxable transfer within the meaning of this

chapter, and the amount paid shall not be considered in determining the value of any

taxable transfer.

(2) Payments made to a beneficiary of the retired serviceman's family protection plan or

survivor benefit plan shall not be considered a taxable transfer within the meaning

of this chapter, and the amount paid shall not be considered in determining the

value of any taxable transfer.
KRS § 186A.125 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 186A / Section 186A.125
186A.125 Application for title or registration -- Department to provide forms -- County clerk to process documents -- Exceptions
Status: in_force

186A.125 Application for title or registration -- Department to provide forms --

County clerk to process documents -- Exceptions.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, application for a first certificate

of registration, or title, in the name of an owner shall be made on forms prescribed

by the Department of Vehicle Regulation consistent with this chapter, which shall

be available from any county clerk or on the Transportation Cabinet's website.

(2) Application forms shall be completed, except as to required signatures, by legibly

printing in ink, or typing all required information.

(3) The application, when presented to the county clerk, shall contain all required

information and be fully executed with all required supporting documentation and

fees.

(4) The county clerk shall reject any application upon which the information provided

is not legibly printed or typed, the required information is not supplied, not

accompanied by required supporting documents, not properly executed with

signatures when required, or when the clerk determines that the application is

improper or that the applicant is not entitled to registration or title of the vehicle for

which registration or title is sought, or in the absence of the required fees.

(5) This section shall not apply to applications for title or salvage title using the

electronic title application and registration system established under KRS

186A.017.
KRS § 18A.204 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.204
18A.204 Waiver of educational requirement in Highway Equipment Operator series for employees hired before July 1, 1999
Status: in_force

18A.204 Waiver of educational requirement in Highway Equipment Operator

series for employees hired before July 1, 1999.

The requirement of a high school diploma or a High School Equivalency Diploma in

the Highway Equipment Operator series shall not apply to employees hired prior to

July 1, 1999.
KRS § 95.776 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 95 / Section 95.776
95.776 Funeral expense benefit
Status: in_force

95.776 Funeral expense benefit.

Whenever an active or retired policeman or firefighter dies from any cause, the board of

trustees shall appropriate from the pension fund a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars

($100), made payable to the widow or family, for funeral expenses.
KRS § 314.406 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 314 / Section 314.406
314.406 Criminal background investigation of applicants -- Fingerprint check by Kentucky State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation
Status: in_force

314.406 Criminal background investigation of applicants -- Fingerprint check by

Kentucky State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The board may require a criminal background investigation of an applicant for a license

as a licensed certified professional midwife by means of a fingerprint check by the

Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
KRS § 279.570 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 279 / Section 279.570
279.570 Foreign corporations
Status: in_force

279.570 Foreign corporations.

Any foreign nonprofit or cooperative corporation furnishing or authorized to furnish

telephone service and owning or operating telephone lines or facilities in an adjacent state

may construct or acquire extensions of such lines in this state and operate such extensions

without complying with any statute of this state pertaining to the qualifications of foreign

corporations for the doing of business in this state. Any such corporation shall, before

constructing or operating such extensions, by an instrument executed and acknowledged

on its behalf by its president or vice president, under its seal attested by its secretary, and

filed with the Secretary of State, designate the Secretary of State its agent to accept

service of process on its behalf. Thereafter, with respect to its operations in this state,

such corporation shall have only the rights, powers, privileges and immunities of, and

shall be subject to all of the laws of this state relating to the jurisdiction and supervision

of the Public Service Commission in the same manner and to the same extent as, a

cooperative organized under KRS 279.310 to 279.600. In the event any process shall be

served upon the Secretary of State, he shall forthwith forward the same by certified mail,

return receipt requested to such corporation at the address thereof specified in the

aforesaid instrument.
KRS § 273.172 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273 / Section 273.172
273.172 Powers of Secretary of State
Status: in_force

273.172 Powers of Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State shall have the power reasonably necessary to perform the duties

required of him by this chapter.
KRS § 309.0842 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 309 / Section 309.0842
309.0842 Requirements for certification as an associate alcohol and drug counselor
Status: in_force

309.0842 Requirements for certification as an associate alcohol and drug counselor.

An applicant for certification as an associate alcohol and drug counselor II shall pay the

board the initial fee for certification, and shall:

(1) Be certified by the board as an associate alcohol and drug counselor I for a period

of at least eight (8) months;

(2) Have four hundred (400) hours of documented chemical dependency counseling-

related compensated work or supervised internship experience of which a minimum

of eighty (80) hours shall be in chemical dependency counseling and all of which

shall have been under the direct supervision of:

(a) A certified alcohol and drug counselor who has at least two (2) years of post-

certification experience and has attended the board-sponsored supervision

training; or

(b) A licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor who has at least twelve (12)

months of post-licensure experience or has attended the board-sponsored

supervision training; and

(3) Have seventy (70) hours of approved classroom hours of board-approved

curriculum of which twenty (20) hours shall have been obtained in the previous two

(2) years and shall be in addition to the classroom hours required in KRS 309.0841

for an associate alcohol and drug counselor I.
KRS § 336.120 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 336 / Section 336.120
336.120 Cooperation with federal agencies
Status: in_force

336.120 Cooperation with federal agencies.

The secretary, with the approval of the Governor, may enter into cooperative agreements

with appropriate agencies of the federal government, whereby Acts of Congress and

regulations issued in pursuance thereof affecting the employment of labor within this

state may be administered, supervised, inspected, and enforced by the cabinet. Similar

agreements may be entered into by the secretary with the approval of the Governor, for

the cooperation of federal agencies in the enforcement of state laws whose enforcement is

vested in the secretary.
KRS § 234.440 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 234 / Section 234.440
234.440 Administration of KRS 234.310 to 234.430 and this section
Status: in_force

234.440 Administration of KRS 234.310 to 234.430 and this section.

(1) The department shall administer the taxes provided in KRS 234.310 to 234.430 and

this section and may prescribe, adopt and enforce regulations relating to the

administration and enforcement thereof.

(2) The department shall, upon the request of the officials to whom are entrusted the

enforcement of the liquefied petroleum gas motor fuel tax law of any other state of

the United States or the provinces of the Dominion of Canada, forward to such

officials any information which it may have relative to the manufacture, receipt,

sale, use, transportation, shipment, or delivery by any person of liquefied petroleum

gas motor fuel, provided such other state or states provide for the furnishing of like

information to this state.
KRS § 46.070 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 46 / Section 46.070
46.070 Proceedings against state debtors and delinquent officers collecting state funds
Status: in_force

46.070 Proceedings against state debtors and delinquent officers collecting state

funds.

The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall report to the Attorney General all public

officers or public debtors who fail to render their accounts at the proper time, or to pay

the money in their hands due the state into the State Treasury, and shall cause actions to

be brought against them. If in any such action it is found that nothing is due the state, the

defendant shall nevertheless pay the costs.
KRS § 438.311 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 438 / Section 438.311
438.311 Unlawful acts by persons under age 21 relating to purchase or receipt of tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product -- Confiscation
Status: in_force

438.311 Unlawful acts by persons under age 21 relating to purchase or receipt of

tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product --

Confiscation.

(1) Except for the provisions of KRS 438.330, it shall be unlawful for a person who has

not attained the age of twenty-one (21) years to purchase or accept receipt of or to

attempt to purchase or accept receipt of a tobacco product, alternative nicotine

product, or vapor product, or to present or offer to any person any purported proof

of age which is false, fraudulent, or not actually his or her own, for the purpose of

purchasing or receiving any tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor

product. It shall not be unlawful for such a person to accept receipt of a tobacco

product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product from an employer when

required in the performance of the person's duties.

(2) All peace officers with general law enforcement authority and investigators of the

department may confiscate the tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or

vapor product of a person under the age of twenty-one (21) who has violated this

section. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no other penalty shall

apply to a person under the age of twenty-one (21) for a violation of this section.
KRS § 164A.250 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 164A / Section 164A.250
164A.250 Student loan forgiveness program for graduates in energy-related fields
Status: in_force

164A.250 Student loan forgiveness program for graduates in energy-related fields.

(1) It is the intent of the General Assembly to establish a student loan forgiveness

program for individuals who receive a bachelor's degree or graduate degree from a

Kentucky college or university after August 30, 2007, and who are employed in an

energy-related field as engineers, engineering technologists, chemists, geologists, or

hydrologists in Kentucky. The loan forgiveness program shall be funded by the

Commonwealth of Kentucky using state appropriations and shall be administered

by the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation. All costs associated

with the program shall be paid for by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, including

the reimbursement of any expenses incurred by the corporation in its administration

of the program.

(2) To the extent funds are available, the corporation shall provide eligible individuals

forgiveness of loans within the Federal Family Education Loan Program held by the

corporation up to a maximum of:

(a) Twenty percent (20%) of the loan balance principal; and

(b) Accrued interest;

for each year of qualified employment in Kentucky after August 30, 2007, in an

eligible occupation as set forth in subsection (4) of this section.

(3) An individual shall be eligible for the loan forgiveness if he or she:

(a) Is a Kentucky resident, as determined by the corporation using the criteria

established by the Council on Postsecondary Education for the purposes of

postsecondary admission and tuition assessment;

(b) Is a citizen of the United States;

(c) Received a bachelor's degree or graduate degree after August 30, 2007, from a

postsecondary education institution in Kentucky that is accredited by a

regional or national accrediting association; and

(d) Is employed full-time in Kentucky in an eligible occupation as set forth in

subsection (4) of this section.

(4) Qualified employment in an eligible occupation shall be employment in an energy-

related field as an engineer, including environmental engineer; engineering

technologist, including environmental engineering technologist; chemist; geologist;

or hydrologist. The corporation shall establish the specific eligible occupational

titles within the eligible occupations set forth in this subsection through the

promulgation of administrative regulations using the Standard Occupational

Classification System of the Bureau of Labor Statistics within the U.S. Department

of Labor. The corporation shall consult with the Council on Postsecondary

Education in determining eligible occupational titles.

(5) The corporation shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with

KRS Chapter 13A as may be needed for the administration of the loan forgiveness

program.
KRS § 78.650 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 78 / Section 78.650
78.650 Retirement allowance account
Status: in_force

78.650 Retirement allowance account.

The retirement allowance account shall be the account in which shall be

accumulated all employer contributions and amounts transferred from the members'

account, and to which all income from the invested assets of the system shall be

credited. From this account shall be paid the expenses of the system and the board

in administration of the system, retirement allowances, and any other benefits

payable after a member's retirement and from this account shall be transferred to the

members' account:

(1) The employer pay credit added monthly to each member's individual accounts

as provided by KRS 78.5512 and 78.5516; and

(2) The interest credited annually to each member's individual account as provided

by KRS 78.510 to 78.852.
KRS § 64.347 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 64 / Section 64.347
64.347 Population, how determined -- Effect of change of population during term of officer
Status: in_force

64.347 Population, how determined -- Effect of change of population during term

of officer.

The population of a county shall, for the purposes of KRS 64.346, be determined by the

most recent federal decennial census enumeration; provided; however that the provisions

of those sections and subsections shall not become operative to such officers mentioned

therein during their term in counties determined to have acquired, since the last census, a

population of more than 75,000.
KRS § 107.390 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 107 / Section 107.390
107.390 Condemnation powers of board
Status: in_force

107.390 Condemnation powers of board.

The district shall have the same power to condemn property for its purposes as the

Department of Highways of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and shall institute any

action for condemnation under the provisions of the statutes applicable to said

department. The official order of the board shall be conclusive of the public use of the

condemned property and the board's decision as to the necessity for taking the property

will not be disturbed in the absence of fraud, bad faith, or abuse of discretion.
KRS § 171.440 — KY Code / Title XIV / Chapter 171 / Section 171.440
171.440 Commission meetings
Status: in_force

171.440 Commission meetings.

The commission shall meet in the City of Frankfort, but the commission may, by majority

vote, hold special or regular meetings in other locations when the work of the

commission would be facilitated thereby. The commission shall hold not less than four

(4) meetings during each calendar year and may hold such special meetings as may be

necessary to transact the business of the commission. All meetings shall be called by the

chairman, or when requested in writing by any two (2) members of the commission.
KRS § 99.600 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 99 / Section 99.600
99.600 Moratoriums on property assessment or reassessment
Status: in_force

99.600 Moratoriums on property assessment or reassessment.

(1) Any local government may by ordinance establish a program granting property

assessment or reassessment moratoriums for existing residential properties or

commercial facilities for the purpose of encouraging the repair, rehabilitation,

restoration or stabilization of existing improvements thereon. Any such program

shall be established pursuant to the provisions of KRS 99.595 to 99.605 and

132.452 and shall specify the duration of effect for such assessment or reassessment

moratoriums provided that any moratorium for an individual property certified by a

local government shall not exceed five (5) years.

(2) The assessment or reassessment moratorium shall become effective on the

assessment date next following the issuance of the moratorium certificate by the

administering agency.

(3) The taxable assessment of property qualifying for an assessment or reassessment

moratorium shall be that assessment provided for in KRS 99.605(2).

(4) On the assessment date next following the expiration, cancellation or revocation of

an assessment or reassessment moratorium, property shall be assessed on the basis

of its full fair cash value.

(5) Any property granted an assessment or reassessment moratorium may be eligible for

a subsequent moratorium certification provided that reapplication be made no

sooner than three (3) years following the expiration of the original moratorium, or

any other moratorium, and provided that such property shall otherwise meet the

requirements for the assessment or reassessment moratorium.
KRS § 141.016 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 141 / Section 141.016
141.016 Reporting federal adjusted gross income attributed to husband and wife -- Allocation of income and business deductions between husband and wife
Status: in_force

141.016 Reporting federal adjusted gross income attributed to husband and wife --

Allocation of income and business deductions between husband and wife.

(1) If the federal adjusted gross income of husband or wife is entered on a separate

federal return, their Kentucky adjusted gross incomes may be entered on their

separate Kentucky tax returns or their joint Kentucky tax return as they so elect.

(2) If the federal adjusted gross income of husband and wife is entered on a joint

federal return, or if neither files a federal return:

(a) Their adjusted gross income shall be entered on their joint Kentucky tax

return; or

(b) Separate adjusted gross incomes may be entered on their separate Kentucky

tax returns if they so elect.

(3) Where husband and wife have not separately reported and claimed items of income

and adjustments of income for federal income tax purposes, and have not elected to

file a joint Kentucky income tax return, such items allowable for Kentucky income

tax purposes shall be allocated and adjusted as follows:

(a) Income shall be allocated to the spouse who earned the income or with respect

to whose property the income is attributable;

(b) Allowable deductions with respect to trade, business, or production of income

shall be allocated to the spouse to whom attributable.
KRS § 252.200 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 252 / Section 252.200
252.200 Quarantine
Status: in_force

252.200 Quarantine.

For the purposes of KRS 252.180 to 252.240 the Commissioner may establish and

maintain quarantines prohibiting the shipment into or within the state, or any subdivision

thereof of any bees, queen bees, used hives or any part thereof, used appliances or any

material capable of transmitting any bee diseases, for such periods and under such

conditions as he may deem necessary to control, eradicate or prevent the introduction,

spread, or dissemination of any and all bee diseases, giving such notice thereof as may be

prescribed by the Commissioner, and during the existence of such order no person shall

remove or ship from such area any such material whatever except by special permission

or order of the Commissioner; provided, however, that before the Commissioner shall

promulgate the order of quarantine as provided in this section, the Commissioner shall,

after due notice to interested persons, give a public hearing under such rules and

regulations as the Commissioner shall prescribe, at which hearing any interested person

may appear and be heard, either in person or by attorney.
KRS § 217B.080 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 217B / Section 217B.080
217B.080 Applicator's license -- Fees -- Aerial applications
Status: in_force

217B.080 Applicator's license -- Fees -- Aerial applications.

(1) Except as provided in KRS 217B.090, it shall be unlawful for any person to act as

an employee of a pesticide operator or dealer and apply pesticides without having

obtained an applicator's license from the department. An applicator's license shall be

in addition to any other license or permit required by law. Any person applying for

an applicator's license shall file an application on a form prescribed by the

department on or before January 1 of each year. Application for a license to apply

pesticides shall be accompanied by a license fee of twenty-five dollars ($25). The

provisions of this section shall not apply to any individual who has passed the

examination provided for in KRS 217B.060(3), and is a licensed pesticide operator.

If the department finds the applicant qualified to apply pesticides in the

classifications he has applied for after examinations as provided for in KRS

217B.060(3), and if the applicant applying for a license to engage in aerial

applications of pesticides has met all of the requirements of the Federal Aviation

Agency and the Transportation Cabinet to operate the equipment described in the

application, the department shall issue a pesticide applicator license limited to the

classifications for which he is qualified which shall expire at the end of the calendar

year of issue unless it has been revoked or suspended prior to that by the department

for cause as provided for in KRS 217B.120.

(2) No license shall be issued unless the applicant holds a valid certification within this

category.

(3) No license shall be issued unless the applicant is employed or supervised by a

person who holds a valid operator's license.