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KRS § 441.245 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 441 / Section 441.245
441.245 Salary for jailer who operates full-service jail -- Fiscal court to annually detail the duties and compensation of jailer not subject to salary schedule -- Jailer's quarterly reports
Status: in_force

441.245 Salary for jailer who operates full-service jail -- Fiscal court to

annually detail the duties and compensation of jailer not subject to salary

schedule -- Jailer's quarterly reports.

(1) The jailer who operates a full-service jail shall receive a monthly salary

pursuant to any salary schedule in KRS Chapter 64 applicable to jailers

operating a full-service jail from the county jail operating budget.

(2) No jailer holding office in the Commonwealth on or after January 6, 1999, shall

receive an annual salary of less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).

(3) (a) The salaries of jailers who are not subject to any salary schedule in KRS

Chapter 64 may be set at a higher level if the salary does not exceed the

constitutional salary limit applicable to jailers. These jailers' salaries shall

at least equal the prior year's level and may be adjusted by the fiscal

court for the change in the prior year's consumer price index according to

the provisions of KRS 64.527.

(b) For jailers governed by this subsection:

1. By May 1 of each year, the fiscal court shall pass a resolution

detailing:

a. The duties to be performed by the jailer in the upcoming fiscal

year; and

b. The compensation for the jailer for the upcoming fiscal year,

including any cost-of-living adjustments according to the

provisions of KRS 64.527; and

2. On a quarterly basis, jailers shall submit to the fiscal court a

summary of all official duties performed by the jailer and the jailer's

deputies, to include information related to prisoner transport,

including but not limited to:

a. The prisoner's name;

b. The location and time the prisoner was placed in the custody

of the jailer or the jailer's deputies for transport;

c. The location and time the jailer or the jailer's deputies

relinquished custody of the prisoner after transport; and

d. The mileage driven.
KRS § 620.130 — KY Code / Title LI / Chapter 620 / Section 620.130
620.130 Alternatives to removal from custody
Status: in_force

620.130 Alternatives to removal from custody.

(1) In any proceeding under this chapter, when the court is petitioned to remove or

continue the removal of a child from the custody of his parent or other person

exercising custodial control or supervision, the court shall first consider whether the

child may be reasonably protected against the alleged dependency, neglect or abuse,

by alternatives less restrictive than removal. Such alternatives may include, but shall

not be limited to, the provision of medical, educational, psychiatric, psychological,

social work, counseling, day care, or homemaking services with monitoring

wherever necessary by the cabinet or other appropriate agency. Where the court

specifically finds that such alternatives are adequate to reasonably protect the child

against the alleged dependency, neglect or abuse, the court shall not order the

removal or continued removal of the child.

(2) If the court orders the removal or continues the removal of the child, services

provided to the parent and the child shall be designed to promote the protection of

the child and the return of the child safely to the child's home as soon as possible.

The cabinet shall develop a treatment plan for each child designed to meet the needs

of the child. The cabinet may change the child's placement or treatment plan as the

cabinet may require. The cabinet shall notify the committing court of the change, in

writing, within fourteen (14) days after the change has been implemented.
KRS § 454.090 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 454 / Section 454.090
454.090 Procedure for confession of judgment
Status: in_force

454.090 Procedure for confession of judgment.

Any person may personally appear in a court of competent jurisdiction and, with the

assent of a person having a cause of action against him, confess judgment therefore;

whereupon judgment shall be entered accordingly.
KRS § 256.130 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 256 / Section 256.130
256.130 Railroad to erect entire fence if given right-of-way
Status: in_force

256.130 Railroad to erect entire fence if given right-of-way.

When the owner of any lands, or any immediate or remote grantor or vendor of the

owner, has given to a railroad, after February 25, 1893, a right-of-way through the lands

free of charge, the entire fencing on the division lines between such lands and the right-

of-way of the railroad shall be done by and at the cost of the railroad.
KRS § 143A.037 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 143A / Section 143A.037
143A.037 Limitation of tax on clay -- Credit for clay used in landfills
Status: in_force

143A.037 Limitation of tax on clay -- Credit for clay used in landfills.

(1) Notwithstanding any statutory provisions to the contrary, the tax imposed in KRS

143A.020 and applicable to clay, in any form, shall be limited to twelve cents

($0.12) per ton.

(2) The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky finds that the

accumulative costs of the environmentally responsible landfill disposal of solid

waste affects the development of new landfill capacity. Therefore, it being the intent

of the General Assembly to help control those costs, a credit is hereby allowed

against the tax on clay, imposed by subsection (1) of this section, which is severed

or processed within this state and sold to and used as a component of landfill

construction by an approved waste management or waste disposal facility within

this state.

(3) The credit allowed in subsection (2) of this section shall be equal to the tax imposed

by subsection (1) of this section.

(4) The credit allowed in this section shall extend only to a taxpayer who severs or

processes the natural resource subject to the tax.
KRS § 164.2865 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 164 / Section 164.2865
164.2865 Legislative findings and declarations relating to meningococcal meningitis disease
Status: in_force

164.2865 Legislative findings and declarations relating to meningococcal

meningitis disease.

The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(1) Meningococcal meningitis disease is a potentially fatal infectious and contagious

bacterial disease that can be spread by coughing and sharing drinking glasses;

(2) Since the disease often presents itself with flu-like symptoms, many victims of the

disease die before it is even diagnosed. From 1991 to 1997, the cases of

meningococcal meningitis disease in young adults fifteen (15) to twenty-four (24)

years of age nearly doubled;

(3) Survivors of meningococcal meningitis disease may have severe after-effects of the

disease, including an intellectual disability, hearing loss, and loss of limbs;

(4) College freshmen residing on campus in dormitories or residence halls have a risk

of meningococcal meningitis disease over seven (7) times higher than do college

students overall;

(5) The meningococcal meningitis disease vaccine has been shown to be eighty-five

percent (85%) to ninety percent (90%) effective in producing antibodies against the

most common strains of the disease; and

(6) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that college

freshmen and their parents be educated about meningococcal meningitis disease and

that vaccination should be made easily available to freshmen and undergraduate

students who want to reduce their risk of disease.
KRS § 452.450 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 452 / Section 452.450
452.450 Where tort or contract action against corporation must be brought
Status: in_force

452.450 Where tort or contract action against corporation must be brought.

Excepting the actions mentioned in KRS 452.400 to 452.420 both inclusive, and in KRS

452.430, 452.440, 452.445, 452.455, 452.465 and 452.475, an action against a

corporation which has an office or place of business in this state, or a chief officer or

agent residing in this state, must be brought in the county in which such office or place of

business is situated or in which such officer or agent resides; or, if it be upon a contract,

in the above-named county, or in the county in which the contract is made or to be

performed; or, if it be for a tort, in the first-named county, or the county in which the tort

is committed.
KRS § 67.940 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67 / Section 67.940
67.940 Nonparticipating cities within territory to remain incorporated and exercise existing powers -- Incorporations after unification prohibited -- Council approval required for annexation
Status: in_force

67.940 Nonparticipating cities within territory to remain incorporated and exercise

existing powers -- Incorporations after unification prohibited -- Council

approval required for annexation.

(1) Any nonparticipating city located within the territory of a unified local government

following adoption of a unification plan shall remain incorporated unless dissolved

in accordance with KRS 81.094 and shall continue to exercise all powers and

perform all functions permitted by the Constitution of Kentucky and the Kentucky

Revised Statutes applicable to cities of the class to which it has been assigned.

(2) After the adoption of a unified local government, there shall be no further

incorporation of cities within the county.

(3) After the adoption of a unified local government, any proposed annexation by a city

in the county shall first receive the approval of the legislative council of the unified

local government prior to the city proceeding under the provisions of KRS Chapter

81A. The city shall request the approval of the unified local government by

ordinance. The unified local government shall respond by ordinance within sixty

(60) days of receipt of the request. If an ordinance has not been enacted by the

unified local government legislative council within sixty (60) days, the request by a

city to proceed with an annexation proposal shall be deemed to be approved by the

unified local government.
KRS § 250.551 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 250 / Section 250.551
250.551 Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

250.551 Prohibited acts.

The following acts and the causing thereof within the Commonwealth of Kentucky are

prohibited:

(1) The manufacture or distribution of any commercial feed that is adulterated or

misbranded;

(2) The adulteration or misbranding of any commercial feed;

(3) The distribution of agricultural commodities such as whole seed, hay, straw, stover,

silage, cobs, husks, and hulls which are adulterated within the meaning of KRS

250.541(1);

(4) The removal or disposal of a commercial feed in violation of an order under KRS

250.591;

(5) The failure or refusal to register in accordance with KRS 250.511;

(6) The violation of subsection (6) of KRS 250.601; and

(7) Failure to pay inspection fees and file reports as required by KRS 250.561.
KRS § 3.110 — KY Code / Title I / Chapter 3 / Section 3.110
3.110 Consent to retrocession of jurisdiction by United States
Status: in_force

3.110 Consent to retrocession of jurisdiction by United States.

Except as otherwise provided in KRS 3.255 to 3.275, the Commonwealth consents to any

retrocession by the United States of lands within its geographical boundaries whenever

the United States shall have ceased to exercise exclusive or special jurisdiction over such

lands. Inter alia, the conveyance of lands to private owners shall be deemed to constitute a

retrocession of jurisdiction.
KRS § 217.816 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 217 / Section 217.816
217.816 Label for prescriptions -- Exception
Status: in_force

217.816 Label for prescriptions -- Exception.

Every prescription dispensed by a pharmacist in this Commonwealth after July 1, 1972,

shall bear upon the label the name of the medication in the container unless the

practitioner indicates in the manner of his choice on the prescription "Do Not Label."
KRS § 211.577 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 211.577
211.577 Duties of council -- Report -- Response -- Hearing
Status: in_force

211.577 Duties of council -- Report -- Response -- Hearing.

(1) The Kentucky Rare Disease Advisory Council shall:

(a) Act as the advisory body on rare diseases to the General Assembly, the

Governor, and to all relevant state and private agencies that provide services

to, or are charged with the care of, individuals with rare diseases;

(b) Coordinate its duties with those community-based organizations and private-

sector institutions within the state for the purpose of ensuring greater

cooperation regarding the research, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases.

The coordination shall require, when appropriate:

1. Disseminating the outcomes of the advisory council's research,

identified best practices, and policy recommendations; and

2. Utilizing common research collection and dissemination procedures;

(c) Research and determine the most appropriate methods to collect thorough and

complete information on rare diseases in Kentucky and other information as

the council deems necessary and appropriate to collect;

(d) Research and identify priorities relating to the quality, cost-effectiveness, and

access to treatment and services provided to persons with rare diseases, and

develop related policy recommendations;

(e) Identify best practices for rare disease care from other states and at the

national level that may improve rare disease care in Kentucky;

(f) Develop effective strategies to raise public awareness of rare diseases in

Kentucky;

(g) Ensure that the duties of the council are carried out in a manner that is

coordinated and compatible with similar research being conducted at the state

and federal levels;

(h) In conjunction with the state's medical schools, the state's schools of public

health, and hospitals in the state that provide care to persons diagnosed with a

rare disease, develop a list of existing, publicly accessible resources on

research, diagnosis, treatment, and education relating to rare diseases; and

(i) Report biennially on its activities, findings, and recommendations relating to

the quality, cost-effectiveness, and access to treatment and services for

persons with rare diseases in Kentucky to the Governor, the Cabinet for

Health and Family Services, and the General Assembly.

(2) Upon receipt of the council's biennial report, the Governor and Cabinet for Health

and Family Services shall within ninety (90) days issue a written response to the

council detailing its efforts to improve state policies pertaining to the identification,

treatment, and care of rare diseases.

(3) Upon receipt of the council's biennial report, the Interim Joint Committee on Health

Services shall within one hundred twenty (120) days convene a hearing on issues

pertaining to the identification, treatment, and care of rare diseases identified by the

council in its report.
KRS § 96.860 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 96 / Section 96.860
96.860 Disposal of plant
Status: in_force

96.860 Disposal of plant.

The board or the municipality may sell or dispose of all or substantially all of that part of

an electric plant located within the boundary of the municipality, owned and operated by

it, only by first complying with the following provisions, to wit:

(1) The board shall adopt a resolution which shall state in substance (a) that the board

has approved the proposed sale or disposition, (b) a full description of the property

to be sold or disposed of, (c) the transferee or transferees or purchasers thereof, (d)

the consideration to be received by the board for such sale or disposition, (e) the

terms or conditions of such sale or disposition, (f) the date on which an election

shall be held, which shall be the day of the regular November election.

(2) The resolution of the board shall be submitted to the governing body of the

municipality; and if approved by the governing body of the municipality, the

question shall be submitted to an election of the qualified voters in the manner

provided in KRS 96.640, except that the question to be presented to the voters in

the general election shall be: "Are you in favor of the sale or disposition of the

electric plant, for the consideration of $.... (here state the consideration)." The voters

shall indicate a "Yes" or a "No" vote. If a majority of all of the qualified voters of

the municipality voting in said general election on the question shall vote in favor of

the sale or disposition of the electric plant, the sale shall be consummated,

otherwise the sale or disposition shall not be made.

(3) The board may dispose of all or any part of an electric plant located without the

boundary of the municipality without an election or any other approval or authority

than that in the board.
KRS § 205.703 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 205 / Section 205.703
205.703 Educational and vocational programs eligible for supportive services -- Prohibition against discontinuance of service to low income parents except under certain circumstances
Status: in_force

205.703 Educational and vocational programs eligible for supportive services --

Prohibition against discontinuance of service to low income parents except

under certain circumstances.

(1) The cabinet shall honor parents' requests to volunteer for basic, secondary, post-

secondary, and vocational education programs, including work study and

internships; where:

(a) The activity is:

1. Countable toward federal work participation rates; or

2. Combined with work activity countable toward federal work

participation rates;

(b) The activity is made part of a self-sufficiency plan in which it will lead to

achievement of a specific employment goal;

(c) The parent meets admission criteria for the educational program; and

(d) The parent does not already have marketable skills sufficient to achieve at

least two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty threshold, adjusted

by household size.

(2) The cabinet shall honor parents' requests to continue current educational activities

as defined under subsection (1) of this section, where the parent is making good and

satisfactory progress based on standards normally applied by the educational or

vocational programs to enrollees.

(3) The cabinet shall inform all parents receiving public assistance of the option to

engage in educational and vocational training activities, as defined under subsection

(1) of this section, and receive supportive services:

(a) At least once per year, no less than six (6) weeks prior to the start of fall

semester of the state university and community college system;

(b) During the initial and any subsequent self-sufficiency planning process;

(c) During conciliation in which the parent requests a change in placement; and

(d) At any time upon request of the parent.

(4) The cabinet shall not require a parent who is currently participating in an education

program to discontinue participation and shall not discontinue supportive services

for education under subsection (1) of this section, except where:

(a) The parent is no longer making good or satisfactory progress;

(b) The parent fails to verify satisfactory attendance under standards normally

applied by the educational program to enrollees;

(c) The parent in a noncountable education activity fails to participate in the

additional required countable activity;

(d) The parent refuses an offer of employment paying at least two-hundred

percent (200%) of the federal poverty threshold, adjusted for household size;

or

(e) The parent becomes ineligible for public assistance for reasons unrelated to

educational activity.
KRS § 91.4885 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 91 / Section 91.4885
91.4885 . Sale by master commissioner -- Determination of owner's equity of redemption
Status: in_force

91.4885 . Sale by master commissioner -- Determination of owner's equity of

redemption.

(1) The court shall order the master commissioner to sell, pursuant to the provisions of

KRS 426.560 to 426.715, except as otherwise provided in this section, each parcel

separately by individual count number. The court shall further order that a report of

the sale be made by the master commissioner to the court for further proceedings

under the provisions of KRS 91.484 to 91.527.

(2) Prior to the master commissioner's setting each parcel for sale pursuant to court

order, the collector shall file with the Circuit Court clerk an affidavit as to the most

recent certified tax assessment of each parcel to be sold. The most recent certified

assessment of a property shall be the property valuation administrator's last

assessment which shall have been certified by the Kentucky Department of Revenue

to the county clerk, as required by KRS 133.180.

(3) The most recent certified assessment as sworn to in the affidavit furnished by the

collector shall be used in all actions brought under KRS 91.484 to 91.527 to

determine the owner's equity of redemption as provided by KRS 91.511(2).
KRS § 117.056 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 117 / Section 117.056
117.056 Maintenance of boundaries of election precincts
Status: in_force

117.056 Maintenance of boundaries of election precincts.

(1) The provisions of KRS 117.055 notwithstanding, the county boards of elections

shall maintain the boundaries of election precincts from January 1 of each year

ending in "0" until the termination of the next following regular or extraordinary

session of the General Assembly which enacts congressional and state legislative

redistricting legislation following receipt of the decennial United States Census of

Population.

(2) If any county board of elections fails to perform the duty placed upon it by

subsection (1) of this section, the State Board of Elections shall apply to the Circuit

Court of the county for a writ of mandamus requiring the county board to perform

this duty.
KRS § 258.005 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 258 / Section 258.005
258.005 Definitions for KRS 258.005 to 258.087
Status: in_force

258.005 Definitions for KRS 258.005 to 258.087.

As used in KRS 258.005 to 258.087, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Dog" means any canine three (3) months of age or older for which there exists a

United States Department of Agriculture approved rabies vaccine;

(2) "Owner" means any person owning, keeping, or harboring a dog, cat, or ferret in

Kentucky;

(3) "Veterinarian" means a licensed practitioner of veterinary medicine;

(4) "Qualified person" means a person granted a permit by the secretary for health and

family services to vaccinate his own dog against rabies;

(5) "Vaccination" means the administration by a veterinarian or other qualified person

of rabies vaccine approved by and administered in accordance with administrative

regulations promulgated by the secretary for health and family services;

(6) "Cat" means any feline three (3) months of age or older for which there exists a

United States Department of Agriculture approved rabies vaccine;

(7) "Animal control officer" means an individual who is employed or appointed by, or

has contracted with:

(a) A city, county, urban-county, charter county, or consolidated local

government to enforce the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of the

Kentucky Revised Statutes relating to cruelty, mistreatment, sexual crimes

against, or torture of animals, and local animal control ordinances; or

(b) An entity that has contracted with a city, county, urban-county, charter county,

or consolidated local government to enforce the provisions of this chapter, the

provisions of the Kentucky Revised Statutes relating to cruelty, mistreatment,

sexual crimes against, or torture of animals, and local animal control

ordinances;

(8) "Ferret" means any musteline three (3) months of age or older for which there exists

a United States Department of Agriculture approved rabies vaccine; and

(9) "Quarantine" means the confinement of an animal for observation of clinical signs

of illness indicating rabies infection, and the prevention of escape or contact with

any person or other animal.