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KRS § 526.050 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 526 / Section 526.050
526.050 Tampering with private communications
Status: in_force

526.050 Tampering with private communications.

(1) A person is guilty of tampering with private communications when knowing that he

does not have the consent of the sender or receiver, he unlawfully:

(a) Opens or reads a sealed letter or other sealed private communication; or

(b) Obtains in any manner from an employee, officer or representative of a

communications common carrier information with respect to the contents or

nature of a communication.

(2) The provisions of this section do not apply to the censoring of sealed letters or

sealed communications for security purposes in official detention or penal facilities.

(3) Tampering with private communications is a Class A misdemeanor.
KRS § 257.150 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 257 / Section 257.150
257.150 Payment of state indemnity
Status: in_force

257.150 Payment of state indemnity.

After carcass disposal, cleaning, and disinfection has been completed, the board shall

execute a voucher upon the Finance and Administration Cabinet for the amount of the

indemnity due the owner, for payment from funds appropriated for this purpose. The

voucher shall be approved by the state veterinarian and the chairman of the board. When

the check for payment is issued by the State Treasurer, he shall forward it to the chairman

of the board who shall pay it to the owner.
KRS § 294.160 — KY Code / Title XXV / Chapter 294 / Section 294.160
294.160 Renumbeed as KRS 286.8-160
Status: in_force

294.160 Renumbeed as KRS 286.8-160.
KRS § 64.110 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 64 / Section 64.110
64.110 Account and receipt to be given before distraint
Status: in_force

64.110 Account and receipt to be given before distraint.

Every sheriff shall, upon request, deliver to the person from whom fees are demanded, or

to his agent, an account stating distinctly every item of the demand, and offer to give a

receipt for the same, before he may make distress therefor.
KRS § 514.080 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 514 / Section 514.080
514.080 Theft by extortion
Status: in_force

514.080 Theft by extortion.

(1) A person is guilty of theft by extortion when he or she intentionally obtains property

of another by threatening to:

(a) Inflict bodily injury on anyone or commit any other criminal offense; or

(b) Accuse anyone of a criminal offense; or

(c) Expose any secret tending to subject any person to hatred, contempt, or

ridicule, or to impair his or her credit or business repute; or

(d) Use wrongfully his or her position as a public officer or servant or employee

by performing some act within or related to his or her official duties, either

expressed or implied, or by refusing or omitting to perform an official duty,

either expressed or implied, in a manner affecting some person adversely; or

(e) Bring about or continue a strike, boycott, or other collective unofficial action,

if the property is not demanded or received for the benefit of the group in

whose interest the actor purports to act; or

(f) Testify or provide information or withhold testimony or information with

respect to another's legal claim or defense.

(2) It is a defense to prosecution based on subsection (1)(b), (c), or (d) that the property

obtained by threat of accusation, exposure, lawsuit, or other invocation of official

action was claimed as restitution or indemnification for harm done in the

circumstances to which accusation, exposure, lawsuit, or other official action

relates, or as compensation for property or lawful services.

(3) Theft by extortion is a Class B misdemeanor unless:

(a) The value of the property obtained is five hundred dollars ($500) or more but

less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), in which case it is a Class A

misdemeanor;

(b) The value of the property is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more but less

than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), in which case it is a Class D felony;

(c) A person has three (3) or more convictions under paragraph (a) of this

subsection within the last five (5) years, in which case it is a Class D felony.

The five (5) year period shall be measured from the dates on which the

offenses occurred for which the judgments of conviction were entered; or

(d) The value of the property is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more, in which

case it is a Class C felony.

(4) If any person commits two (2) or more separate offenses of theft by extortion within

ninety (90) days, the offenses may be combined and treated as a single offense, and

the value of the property in each offense may be aggregated for the purpose of

determining the appropriate charge.
KRS § 39E.140 — KY Code / Title V / Chapter 39E / Section 39E.140
39E.140 Political entities required to participate in local planning process
Status: in_force

39E.140 Political entities required to participate in local planning process.

(1) City, county, urban-county governments, and charter county governments, school

districts, special purpose district boards, or other municipal corporations or political

subdivisions of the state or local government shall participate in the planning

process conducted by local emergency planning committees. This participation shall

include, as a minimum, providing information concerning government-owned or

controlled emergency response assets, reviewing plans developed by the committee,

and concurring that the final plan can be executed with existing resources.

(2) In local governments where local emergency management agencies receive state or

federal funds, those agencies shall provide administrative and planning support to

the committee as specified by the director of the division.

(3) If state or federal funds are appropriated specifically to support emergency response

planning or other portions of Pub. L. No. 99-499, these funds may be allocated to

local emergency management agencies and may be expended as specified by the

director.

(4) Local governments may enact ordinances specifying standards which owners or

operators of facilities shall meet to provide warning of releases to workers and to

the public which may be affected by a release.
KRS § 314.071 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 314 / Section 314.071
314.071 Renewal of licenses -- Reinstatement of licenses
Status: in_force

314.071 Renewal of licenses -- Reinstatement of licenses.

(1) The license of every person issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be

renewed for a period of time as determined by the board by administrative

regulation promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A, except as hereinafter

provided. The applicant shall fill in the application form truthfully and accurately

and return it to the board with the renewal fee prescribed by the board in a

regulation before the expiration date of his current license. The board shall prescribe

by regulation the beginning and ending of the licensure period.

(2) Any licensee who allows his license to lapse by failing to renew the license as

provided above may be reinstated by the board on payment of current fee and by

meeting the regulations of the board.

(3) Notice that the license must be renewed shall be sent to the address of record

pursuant to KRS 314.107 of each licensee before the expiration date of the license.

(4) Any person practicing nursing during the time the license has lapsed shall be

considered an illegal practitioner and shall be subject to the penalties provided for

violations of the provisions of this chapter.
KRS § 344.530 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 344 / Section 344.530
344.530 Annual report
Status: in_force

344.530 Annual report.

The commission shall submit an annual report to the Governor before the thirtieth day of

June each year, summarizing the commission's activities during the preceding fiscal year

and making such recommendations as the commission deems appropriate.
KRS § 147A.032 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 147A / Section 147A.032
147A.032 Industrial revenue bond information clearinghouse
Status: in_force

147A.032 Industrial revenue bond information clearinghouse.

(1) As used in this section, "department" means the Department for Local Government.

(2) The department may, to the extent resources are available, establish an industrial

revenue bond information clearinghouse to serve as a central statewide point of

contact for the dissemination of information and guidance relating to the issuance

and use of industrial revenue bonds by units of local government.

(3) The clearinghouse shall collect and disseminate information and guidance that may

be adopted by units of local government seeking to issue industrial revenue bonds,

including:

(a) Identification of best practices;

(b) Model ordinances and resolutions;

(c) Proper issuance procedures;

(d) Examples of possible uses of industrial revenue bond proceeds; and

(e) Other model guidelines.

(4) Information provided through the clearinghouse shall be published on a Web site

that is accessible to the general public to assist private sector businesses, nonprofit

organizations, and others that may benefit from the issuance of industrial revenue

bonds.

(5) The Finance and Administration Cabinet, the Cabinet for Economic Development,

and the Energy and Environment Cabinet shall assist the department, as needed, in

the development of the clearinghouse, to ensure the most complete, accurate, and

current information relating to the issuance and possible uses of industrial revenue

bonds is available on the Web site.

(6) After the initial development of the clearinghouse is complete, and for as long as it

is available, a link to the Web site shall be made available on the one-stop business

portal established in KRS 14.250.
KRS § 217.155 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 217 / Section 217.155
217.155 Cabinet's right of inspection and to carry out statutory provisions and regulations through local health departments -- Requirement that drug inspector be a pharmacist
Status: in_force

217.155 Cabinet's right of inspection and to carry out statutory provisions and

regulations through local health departments -- Requirement that drug

inspector be a pharmacist.

(1) The cabinet or its duly authorized agent shall have free access at all reasonable

times to any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which foods, drugs, devices, or

cosmetics are manufactured, processed, packed, or held for sale, or are held after

receipt in commerce, or to enter any vehicle being used to transport or hold the

foods, drugs, devices, or cosmetics in commerce, for the purpose:

(a) Of inspecting the factory, warehouse, establishment, or vehicle and all

pertinent equipment, finished and unfinished materials, containers, and

labeling thereon, to determine if any of the provisions of KRS 217.005 to

217.215 are being violated;

(b) Of securing samples or specimens of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic after

paying or offering to pay for the sample. The cabinet shall make or cause to be

made examinations of samples secured under the provisions of this section to

determine whether or not any provision of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 is being

violated; and

(c) Of examining or reproducing books, papers, documents, or other evidence

pertaining to the foods, drugs, cosmetics, or devices.

(2) Any inspector appointed for the purpose of administering and carrying out the

provisions of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 insofar as they relate to drugs in a retail

pharmacy shall be a registered pharmacist and a graduate of a school recognized as

in good standing by the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy.

(3) The cabinet may carry out the provisions of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 and

regulations relating to food processing establishments, food storage warehouses,

salvage distributors, or salvage processing plants or retail food establishments

through local health departments.
KRS § 382.490 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 382 / Section 382.490
382.490 Discharge of federal liens
Status: in_force

382.490 Discharge of federal liens.

(1) When a certificate of discharge of any tax lien issued by the collector of internal

revenue is filed in the office of the county clerk where the original notice of the lien

is filed, the county clerk shall enter the certificate, with the date of filing, in the

federal tax lien index, on the same line where the notice of the lien so discharged is

entered, and shall permanently attach the original certificate of discharge to the

original notice of lien. He shall mail the duplicate to the collector of internal

revenue from whom received.

(2) When a certificate of discharge of any lien as provided by KRS 382.480(3) is filed,

the county clerk shall enter the certificate, with the date of filing, in a federal lien

index, on the same line where the notice of the lien so discharged is entered, and

shall permanently attach the original certificate of discharge to the original notice of

lien. He shall mail the duplicate to the lien holder from whom received.
KRS § 162.085 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 162 / Section 162.085
162.085 Issuance of bonds sold directly to banks, private investors, and financial institutions -- Authorization
Status: in_force

162.085 Issuance of bonds sold directly to banks, private investors, and financial

institutions -- Authorization.

For the purpose of defraying the cost of constructing or acquiring any school buildings

and appurtenances for common school purposes, any school district may issue a bond

sold directly to banks, private investors, and financial institutions.
KRS § 342.382 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 342 / Section 342.382
342.382 Report of workers' compensation experience
Status: in_force

342.382 Report of workers' compensation experience.

(1) Any insurer authorized to write a policy of workers' compensation insurance

shall transmit the following information on its workers' compensation

experience only to the Department of Workers' Claims each year, and that

information shall be certified and reported on a net basis with respect to

reinsurance for nationwide experience and direct basis with respect to

Kentucky experience:

(a) Direct premiums written;

(b) Direct premiums earned;

(c) Dividends paid or credited to policyholders;

(d) Losses paid;

(e) Allocated loss adjustment expenses;

(f) The ratio of allocated loss adjustment expenses to losses paid;

(g) Unallocated loss adjustment expenses;

(h) The ratio of unallocated loss adjustment expenses to losses paid;

(i) The total of losses paid and unallocated and allocated loss adjustment

expenses;

(j) The ratio of losses paid and unallocated and allocated loss adjustment

expenses to premiums earned;

(k) The number of claims outstanding as of December 31 of each year;

(l) The total amount of losses unpaid as of December 31 of each year;

(m) The total amount of allocated and unallocated loss adjustment expenses

unpaid as of December 31 of each year;

(n) The total of losses paid and allocated loss adjustment expenses and

unallocated loss adjustment expenses, plus the total of losses unpaid as

of December 31 of each year and loss adjustment expenses unpaid as of

December 31 of each year; and

(o) Net investment gain or loss.

(2) Beginning with the report for the period ending December 31, 1989, all future

reports shall have all information required by subsection (1) of this section

broken down by year for the current and two (2) preceding years.
KRS § 81A.020 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 81A / Section 81A.020
81A.020 Protest against annexation of unincorporated territory or reduction of territory by city of the first class -- Trial -- Judgment
Status: in_force

81A.020 Protest against annexation of unincorporated territory or reduction of

territory by city of the first class -- Trial -- Judgment.

(1) Within thirty (30) days after the enactment of an ordinance proposing to annex

unincorporated territory to a first-class city, or to reduce its limits, one or more

residents or freeholders of the territory proposed to be annexed or stricken off may

file a petition in the Circuit Court of the county, setting forth the reasons why the

territory or any part of it should not be annexed, or why the limits should not be

reduced. Summons shall issue on the petition and be executed on the chief

executive officer of the city, and the answer of the city shall be filed within twenty

(20) days after service of the summons. The case shall be tried according to the

practice prescribed for the trial of jury cases.

(2) If the jury finds, upon a hearing, that less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the

freeholders of the territory to be annexed or stricken off have remonstrated, and that

the adding or striking off of the territory will be for the interest of the city, and will

cause no manifest injury to the persons owning real estate in the territory sought to

be annexed or stricken off, the annexation or reduction shall be approved and

become final. If the jury finds that seventy-five percent (75%) or more of the

resident freeholders of the territory sought to be annexed or stricken off have

remonstrated, the annexation or reduction shall not take place, unless the jury finds

from the evidence that a failure to annex or strike off will materially retard the

prosperity of the city, and of the owners and inhabitants of the territory sought to be

annexed or stricken off, in which case the annexation or reduction shall take place

notwithstanding the remonstrance.

(3) An appeal from the judgment may be taken as in other cases, but there shall be no

change of venue from the county. Costs shall follow the judgment.

(4) The judgment shall, when entered, be certified to the city legislative body, which

may thereupon annex to or strike from the city the territory described in the

judgment, and the territory shall then become, or cease to become, a part of the city.
KRS § 18A.085 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.085
18A.085 Removal of board members by Governor -- Appeal
Status: in_force

18A.085 Removal of board members by Governor -- Appeal.

(1) Members of the board may be removed by the Governor for cause after being given

a copy of charges against them and an opportunity for an administrative hearing to

be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.

(2) Any member of the board removed by the Governor may appeal the Governor's

final order removing him from the board to the Franklin Circuit Court in

accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.
KRS § 210.530 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 210 / Section 210.530
210.530 Compact administrator
Status: in_force

210.530 Compact administrator.

The Governor is authorized and empowered to designate an officer who shall be the

compact administrator and who, acting jointly with like officers of other party states, shall

have power to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms of

the compact. The compact administrator shall serve subject to the pleasure of the

Governor, and is authorized, empowered, and directed to cooperate with all cabinets,

agencies, and officers of and in the government of this state and its subdivisions in

facilitating the proper administration of the compact or of any supplementary agreement

or agreements entered into by this state thereunder.
KRS § 216B.075 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 216B / Section 216B.075
216B.075 Administrative regulations governing application and review procedures to be promulgated
Status: in_force

216B.075 Administrative regulations governing application and review procedures

to be promulgated.

The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations respecting application and review

procedures to comply with any federal laws and regulations promulgated thereunder.
KRS § 11A.005 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 11A / Section 11A.005
11A.005 Statement of public policy
Status: in_force

11A.005 Statement of public policy.

(1) It is the public policy of this Commonwealth that a public servant shall work for the

benefit of the people of the Commonwealth. The principles of ethical behavior

contained in this chapter recognize that public office is a public trust and that the

proper operation of democratic government requires that:

(a) A public servant be independent and impartial;

(b) Government policy and decisions be made through the established processes

of government;

(c) A public servant not use public office to obtain private benefits; and

(d) The public has confidence in the integrity of its government and public

servants.

(2) The principles of ethical behavior for public servants shall recognize that:

(a) Those who hold positions of public trust, and members of their families, also

have certain business and financial interests;

(b) Those in government service are often involved in policy decisions that pose a

potential conflict with some personal financial interest; and

(c) Standards of ethical conduct for the executive branch of state government are

needed to determine those conflicts of interest which are substantial and

material or which, by the nature of the conflict of interest, tend to bring public

servants into disrepute.
KRS § 131.616 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 131 / Section 131.616
131.616 Submission of documentation by stamping agent
Status: in_force

131.616 Submission of documentation by stamping agent.

On or before the twentieth day of each month, each stamping agent and distributor shall

submit documentation that the commissioner requires to facilitate compliance with this

section, including but not limited to a list by brand family of the total number of

cigarettes for which the stamping agent or distributor affixed stamps during the previous

calendar month or otherwise paid the tax due for the cigarettes. The stamping agent or

distributor shall maintain, and make available to the commissioner, all invoices and

documentation of sales of all nonparticipating manufacturer cigarettes and any other

information relied upon in reporting to the commissioner for a period of five (5) years.
KRS § 311A.030 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311A / Section 311A.030
311A.030 Administrative regulations relating to ambulance services, mobile integrated healthcare programs, first response providers, and emergency medical services training institutions -- Ground ambulance licensure standards -- Ambulance service licensure application requirements
Status: in_force

311A.030 Administrative regulations relating to ambulance services, mobile

integrated healthcare programs, first response providers, and emergency

medical services training institutions -- Ground ambulance licensure standards

-- Ambulance service licensure application requirements.

(1) The board shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS

Chapter 13A to carry out the functions of this chapter, including but not limited to:

(a) Classifying, licensing, inspecting, and regulating ambulance services, mobile

integrated healthcare programs, and medical first response providers; and

(b) Licensing, inspecting, and regulating emergency medical services training

institutions.

(2) The licensure standards for ground ambulance providers shall distinguish between

an ambulance service that provides only emergency transportation, only scheduled

ambulance transportation, or both types of transportation.

(3) (a) The board shall not require an ambulance service to apply for licensure within

a specified time period following the issuance of a certificate of need by the

Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

(b) The board may promulgate an administrative regulation in accordance with

KRS Chapter 13A to require an ambulance service to submit application

progress reports on a six (6) month or annual basis following the issuance of a

certificate of need by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services until the

licensure application is submitted.

(c) An ambulance service that was issued a certificate of need on or after July 14,

2022, shall be eligible to apply for licensure from the board without obtaining

a new certificate of need from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.