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KRS § 131.250 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 131 / Section 131.250
131.250 Returns, reports, and statements to be filed electronically -- Waiver -- Applicability to microbrewery licensees
Status: in_force

131.250 Returns, reports, and statements to be filed electronically -- Waiver --

Applicability to microbrewery licensees.

(1) For the purpose of facilitating the administration of the taxes it administers, the

department may require any tax return, report, or statement to be electronically

filed.

(2) (a) A person required to electronically file a return, report, or statement may

apply for a waiver from the requirement by submitting the request on a form

prescribed by the department.

(b) The request shall indicate the lack of one (1) or more of the following:

1. Compatible computer hardware;

2. Internet access; or

3. Other technological capabilities determined relevant by the department.

(3) Beginning July 1, 2026, a licensee:

(a) Holding a microbrewery license and authorized to sell malt beverages under

KRS 243.157; and

(b) Required to pay the:

1. Wholesale sales tax under KRS 243.884; and

2. Excise tax on malt beverages under KRS 243.720(3);

shall electronically submit any payment and tax return, report, or statement to the

department.
KRS § 273.140 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273 / Section 273.140
273.140 Sale of property held for charity for reinvestment
Status: in_force

273.140 Sale of property held for charity for reinvestment.

Upon petition in equity stating the necessity of such action, if it will not violate any

reservation or limitation in any dedication or grant, the Circuit Court of the county in

which real property is held for a religious society or other charity may direct a sale of the

property to reinvest the proceeds in the same county and for the same general purposes.
KRS § 212.990 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 212 / Section 212.990
212.990 Penalties
Status: in_force

212.990 Penalties.

(1) Any owner or occupant who fails to comply with an order made under the

provisions of subsection (1) of KRS 212.210 shall be fined not less than ten dollars

($10) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) and each day's continuance of the

nuisance, source of filth, or cause of sickness, after the owner or occupant has been

notified to remove it, shall be a separate offense.

(2) Any person who violates KRS 212.715 or any rule or regulation adopted by any

consolidated local government, city, county, or city-county board of health, except

as otherwise provided by subsection (3) of this section for counties containing cities

of the first class or consolidated local government, shall be fined not less than ten

dollars ($10) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each day the violation

continues.

(3) The violation of any health regulation promulgated by the city-county board of

health or of any order made by the board under KRS 212.350 to 212.620, directing

the abatement of a nuisance, source of filth, or cause or probable cause of sickness,

is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor, and any person, firm, or corporation, or

member of a firm or officer or director of a corporation, upon conviction thereof

shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5) nor more than one hundred dollars

($100) for each such offense. If any offense is continued for more than one (1) day,

each day upon which such offense occurs or is continued shall be considered and

constitute a separate offense and a separate fine may be imposed therefor.

(4) Any physician who fails to comply with the provisions of KRS 212.343, upon

conviction thereof shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(5) Failure to procure the informed consent of those required to give their consent

pursuant to KRS 212.345, prior to performing a nontherapeutic sterilization shall be

punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year or a fine

not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.

(6) Any physician violating KRS 212.347 shall be imprisoned in the county jail not to

exceed one (1) year or shall pay a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000),

or both.
KRS § 91.270 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 91 / Section 91.270
91.270 Taxes based on income, licenses and franchises -- Payment and collection -- Disposition of revenue -- Penalty -- Lien
Status: in_force

91.270 Taxes based on income, licenses and franchises -- Payment and collection --

Disposition of revenue -- Penalty -- Lien.

(1) The treasurer and secretary of the sinking fund shall collect all taxes on personal

property based on income, licenses and franchises in lieu of an ad valorem tax, and

shall pay them monthly to the director of finance, who shall give a receipt therefor.

The treasurer and secretary shall furnish monthly to the director of finance a

statement showing what persons have, during the previous month, paid such taxes,

the amount paid by each, and the total amount paid by him to the director of

finance.

(2) The revenue derived from taxes based on income, licenses and franchises in lieu of

an ad valorem tax shall be paid at such time in the fiscal year, and apportioned and

distributed, as may be fixed by ordinance, for the same purposes as the revenue

derived from the ad valorem tax. In default of the payment of such taxes at the time

fixed by ordinance, a penalty of five percent (5%) shall be added thereto and interest

on the amount of such taxes shall be computed and paid by the delinquent from that

date at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum until paid.

(3) A lien superior to all other liens, except the lien for state taxes, whether such liens

were acquired before or after the maturity of the taxes referred to in this section,

shall exist in favor of the city from the date the taxes are due, for the amount of the

taxes, interest and penalties, upon all the real and personal property of the

delinquent taxpayer. The city may enforce the lien by action in the name of the city

in the Circuit Court, and in that action may also obtain a personal judgment against

the delinquent taxpayer for the tax, penalties, interest, and costs of suit.
KRS § 99.200 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 99 / Section 99.200
99.200 Authority to transfer real property to redevelopment corporations
Status: in_force

99.200 Authority to transfer real property to redevelopment corporations.

Notwithstanding any requirement of law to the contrary or the absence of direct provision

therefor in the instrument under which a fiduciary is acting, every executor, administrator,

trustee, guardian, conservator or any other person holding trust funds or acting in a

fiduciary capacity, unless the instrument under which such fiduciary is acting expressly

forbids, the state, its subdivisions, cities, all other public bodies, all public officers,

corporations organized under or subject to the provisions of the banking law (including

savings banks, savings and loan associations, trust companies, banking corporations), the

commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions as conservator, liquidator or

rehabilitator of any such person, partnership or corporation, persons, partnerships and

corporations organized under or subject to the provisions of the insurance law, the

commissioner of the Department of Insurance as conservator, liquidator or rehabilitator of

any such person, partnership or corporation, any of which owns or holds any real property

within a development area, may grant, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any such real

property to a redevelopment corporation, and receive and hold any cash, stocks, notes,

mortgages, or other securities or obligations, which they are allowed by law to acquire,

exchanged therefor by such redevelopment corporation, and may execute such

instruments and do such acts as may be deemed necessary or desirable by them or it and

by the redevelopment corporation in connection with the development and the

development plan.
KRS § 189.2325 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 189 / Section 189.2325
189.2325 Posting of signs advising motorists of increased traffic penalties in highway work zones
Status: in_force

189.2325 Posting of signs advising motorists of increased traffic penalties in

highway work zones.

The secretary of the Transportation Cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations

pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A governing the posting of signs advising motorists that

penalties are increased for traffic violations occurring in a highway work zone. The

administrative regulations promulgated by the cabinet shall include guidelines to

determine which areas are appropriate to the posting of these signs. The guidelines may

include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) The duration of the work on the highway;

(2) The proximity of workers to moving traffic;

(3) The existence of any unusual or hazardous conditions;

(4) The volume of traffic on the highway; and

(5) Other appropriate factors as determined by the secretary.
KRS § 49.470 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 49 / Section 49.470
49.470 Award constitutes debt owed to state -- Manner of payment
Status: in_force

49.470 Award constitutes debt owed to state -- Manner of payment.

(1) Any payment of benefits to or on behalf of a victim under KRS 49.270 to

49.490 creates a debt due and owing to the state by any person found to have

committed such criminal act in either a civil or criminal court proceeding in

which he is a party.

(2) The court when placing any convicted person, who owes a debt to the state as

a consequence of a criminal act, on probation and conditional discharge as

provided in KRS 533.020 may set as a condition of the probation or conditional

discharge the payment of the debt to the state. The court also may set the

schedule or amounts of payments to be made subject to modification based on

change of circumstances.

(3) The parole board shall also have the right to make payment of the debt to the

state a condition of parole under the provisions of KRS Chapter 439 subject to

modification based on change of circumstances.
KRS § 2.030 — KY Code / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 2.030
2.030 State flag
Status: in_force

2.030 State flag.

(1) The official state flag of the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall be of navy blue silk,

nylon, wool or cotton bunting, or some other suitable material, with the seal of the

Commonwealth encircled by a wreath, the lower half of which shall be goldenrod in

bloom and the upper half the words "Commonwealth of Kentucky," embroidered,

printed, painted, or stamped on the center thereof. The dimensions of the flag may

vary, but the length shall be one and nine-tenths (1 9/10) times the width and the

diameter of the seal and encirclement shall be approximately two-thirds (2/3) the

width of the flag.

(2) The approved official drawings of the state flag shall be permanently retained in the

files of the office of the Secretary of State. All state flags for official use of the

Commonwealth shall conform as to color and design with these official drawings.

(3) The emblem at the head of a flagstaff used to display the flag of the Commonwealth

of Kentucky shall be the Kentucky cardinal in an alert but restful pose, cast in

bronze, brass, or other suitable material.

(4) The flying of the state flag at all state buildings and installations including public

school buildings, National Guard armories, state parks, and other such buildings is

considered proper and is encouraged.

(5) No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. With

the exception of the flag of the United States of America, the flag of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky should not be dipped to any person or thing. The flag

should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or

merchandise. The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting

emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.

(6) All official flags of the Commonwealth of Kentucky purchased by a public

institution shall be manufactured in the United States.
KRS § 312.190 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 312 / Section 312.190
312.190 Chiropractor may sign death certificates and other legal documents
Status: in_force

312.190 Chiropractor may sign death certificates and other legal documents.

Any person licensed under this chapter may sign death certificates and sign and execute

all legal documents and certificates with the same authority as members of other schools

or systems of treatment.
KRS § 165.015 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 165 / Section 165.015
165.015 Appropriation of city funds for postsecondary educational facilities and programs
Status: in_force

165.015 Appropriation of city funds for postsecondary educational facilities and

programs.

It shall be a public purpose for a city of any class to support postsecondary education

through the appropriation of funds for postsecondary educational facilities located or to

be located within the city and for postsecondary educational programs offered within the

city. Nothing in this section and KRS 165.160, 165.165, 165.180, 165.190, and 165.195

shall create an obligation or liability for the Council on Postsecondary Education.
KRS § 247.9471 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 247 / Section 247.9471
247.9471 Purchase and sale of agricultural loans by corporation
Status: in_force

247.9471 Purchase and sale of agricultural loans by corporation.

(1) The corporation may purchase or contract to purchase and sell or contract to sell

agricultural loans made by lending institutions. All lending institutions are hereby

authorized to purchase and sell agricultural loans to the corporation in accordance

with the provisions of KRS 247.940 to 247.978 and the rules and administrative

regulations of the corporation.

(2) The corporation may make, or contract to make, loans to and deposits with lending

institutions. All lending institutions are hereby authorized to borrow funds and

accept deposits from the corporation in accordance with the provisions of KRS

247.940 to 247.978 and the rules and administrative regulations of the corporation.

The corporation shall require that all proceeds of its loans to or deposits with

lending institutions, or an equivalent amount, shall be used by the lending

institutions to make agricultural loans, subject to the terms and conditions as the

corporation may prescribe.

(3) To the extent that any provisions of this section may be inconsistent with any

provision of law governing lending institutions, the provisions of this section shall

control.
KRS § 99.625 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 99 / Section 99.625
99.625 Appointment of commissioners -- Term -- Reimbursement of expenses
Status: in_force

99.625 Appointment of commissioners -- Term -- Reimbursement of expenses.

Upon the date of the creation of the development authority, or within a reasonable time

thereafter, the mayor shall appoint, with the approval of a majority of the governing board

as aforesaid, seven (7) citizens of the city as members of the agency, each of whom shall

bear the title of commissioner and shall constitute, with the other commissioners, a board

of commissioners of said agency. The commissioners initially designated shall serve one

(1) for a term of one (1) year, two (2) for a term of two (2) years, two (2) for a term of

three (3) years, and two (2) for a term of four (4) years, from January 1, 1974, the length

of said terms to be noted by the mayor in the written document making each of said

appointments. Thereafter members shall be appointed as aforesaid for a term of office of

four (4) years, except that all vacancies occurring during a term shall be filled for the

unexpired term. A commissioner shall hold office until his successor has been appointed

and qualified. The mayor or his designee shall be an ex officio nonvoting member of the

agency. Commissioners shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for any

actual and necessary expenses incurred by them in the conduct of the affairs of the

agency.
KRS § 56.775 — KY Code / Title VII / Chapter 56 / Section 56.775
56.775 Required high-performance building standards -- Use of energy-efficiency products
Status: in_force

56.775 Required high-performance building standards -- Use of energy-efficiency

products.

To improve energy efficiency throughout state government, the cabinet and universities

that manage their own capital construction projects under KRS 164A.580 shall:

(1) Beginning July 1, 2009, require that all construction or renovation of public

buildings for which fifty percent (50%) or more of the total capital cost is paid by

the Commonwealth shall be designed and constructed, or renovated, to meet the

high-performance building standards established in KRS 56.777. This subsection

applies to all projects that have not entered the design phase prior to January 1,

2009;

(2) Require that all building leases entered into by the Commonwealth or any of its

agencies on and after July 1, 2018, shall meet the high-performance building

standards. From July 15, 2008 and prior to July 1, 2018, a building that meets the

high-performance building standards established in this section shall be given a

preference in the state leasing process over other buildings that do not meet the

high-performance building standards; and

(3) Incorporate ENERGY STAR-qualified products in state agency procurements to the

extent economically feasible using a life-cycle cost analysis.
KRS § 17.152 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 17 / Section 17.152
17.152 Citation and personal identification numbers to be supplied by Department of Kentucky State Police, Administrative Office of the Courts, Department of Juvenile Justice, and Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Status: in_force

17.152 Citation and personal identification numbers to be supplied by Department

of Kentucky State Police, Administrative Office of the Courts, Department of

Juvenile Justice, and Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

All data supplied to the centralized criminal history record information system by the

Department of Kentucky State Police, Administrative Office of the Courts, the

Department of Juvenile Justice, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and the

Department of Corrections shall be compatible with the system and shall contain both

citation and personal identification numbers.
KRS § 387.040 — KY Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 387 / Section 387.040
387.040 Appointment by will
Status: in_force

387.040 Appointment by will.

The last surviving parent of a minor may by will nominate a guardian, or alternatively a

limited guardian, or conservator, or both, for the minor. One (1) person or entity may be

nominated to manage the minor's financial resources and another to have care, custody,

and control of the minor.
KRS § 56.140 — KY Code / Title VII / Chapter 56 / Section 56.140
56.140 Investment of insurance fund
Status: in_force

56.140 Investment of insurance fund.

(1) The State Treasurer, with approval of every investment by the cabinet, may invest

the Commonwealth's property and casualty insurance fund in:

(a) Obligations of the United States government, its agencies, and Kentucky cities

of the first and home rule classes;

(b) Warrants issued on the State Treasurer;

(c) State bonds, including bridge revenue bonds issued under KRS 180.010 to

180.250;

(d) Bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of any domestic corporation that is

an agent or instrumentality of the state or of any city, county, or school district

of the state, secured by a mortgage on real estate in Kentucky that has been

conveyed to the corporation by any city, county, school district, or state

educational institution, and which the corporation has leased and given the

option to lease to the city, county, school district, or state educational

institution, with option in the lessee to purchase the property, or an interest

therein, on the payment of the aggregate sum of the bond issue, plus the

expenses incident to the issuance of the bonds and the formation and

dissolution of the corporation, subject to credit of the amounts paid as rental

for such property; and

(e) School bonds issued by cities under KRS 162.120 to 162.290.

(2) The cabinet shall not approve investments on which there has ever been a default in

payment of principal or interest preceding the date of acceptance by the State

Treasurer.

(3) All income from investments credited to the Commonwealth's property and

casualty insurance fund shall be credited to that fund.
KRS § 620.010 — KY Code / Title LI / Chapter 620 / Section 620.010
620.010 Legislative purpose
Status: in_force

620.010 Legislative purpose.

In addition to the purposes set forth in KRS 600.010, this chapter shall be interpreted to

effectuate the following express legislative purposes regarding the treatment of

dependent, neglected and abused children. Children have certain fundamental rights

which must be protected and preserved, including but not limited to, the rights to

adequate food, clothing and shelter; the right to be free from physical, sexual or

emotional injury or exploitation; the right to develop physically, mentally, and

emotionally to their potential; and the right to educational instruction and the right to a

secure, stable family. It is further recognized that upon some occasions, in order to protect

and preserve the rights and needs of children, it is necessary to remove a child from his or

her parents.
KRS § 316.165 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 316 / Section 316.165
316.165 Business of providing surface transportation or removal of dead human bodies -- Permit to authorize -- Providers and activities not eligible for permit -- Administrative regulations
Status: in_force

316.165 Business of providing surface transportation or removal of dead human

bodies -- Permit to authorize -- Providers and activities not eligible for permit -

- Administrative regulations.

(1) Any person employed by a full-service funeral establishment or an embalming

service establishment, except a common carrier engaged in interstate commerce, the

Commonwealth and its agencies, or an emergency medical services provider duly

certified or licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 311A, who wants to engage in the

business of surface transportation or removal of dead human bodies in the

Commonwealth, shall apply for and may be granted a permit from the board.

(2) Surface transportation and removal services shall not include:

(a) The arrangement or conduction of funerals;

(b) The provision for the care or preparation, including embalming, of dead

human bodies; or

(c) The sale or provision of funeral-related goods and services;

without also the issuance of a funeral service establishment license or an embalming

service establishment license.

(3) The board shall promulgate administrative regulations related to the processes and

procedures for the permitting of persons to provide surface transportation and

removal services of dead human bodies.