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KRS § 341.305 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 341 / Section 341.305
341.305 Service of notice or process and action against nonresident employing unit or resident employing unit removing from state
Status: in_force

341.305 Service of notice or process and action against nonresident employing unit

or resident employing unit removing from state.

Any employing unit which is not a resident of this state and which exercises the privilege

of having one or more individuals perform service for it within this state, and any resident

employing unit which exercises that privilege and thereafter removes from this state, shall

be deemed thereby to appoint the Secretary of State as its agent and attorney for the

acceptance of process in any civil action, as provided in KRS 341.300 and 341.310. In

instituting such an action against any such employing unit the secretary shall cause such

process or notice to be filed with the Secretary of State and such service shall be

sufficient service upon such employing unit, and shall be of the same force and validity as

if served upon it personally within this state; provided, that, the secretary shall forthwith

send notice of the service of such process or notice, together with a copy thereof, by

certified mail, return receipt requested, to such employing unit at its last known address

and such return receipt, the secretary's affidavit of compliance with the provisions of this

section, and a copy of the notice of service shall be appended to the original of the

process filed in the court in which such action is pending.
KRS § 164A.815 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 164A / Section 164A.815
164A.815 Records -- Reports
Status: in_force

164A.815 Records -- Reports.

Records shall be maintained for all receipts and disbursements from the fund and an

annual audit of the transactions shall be conducted as part of the University of Kentucky

annual audit at the end of each fiscal year. A quarterly financial report shall be prepared

by the trustees and a copy of this report shall be submitted to the executive director of the

Legislative Research Commission and to the Governor.
KRS § 323.010 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 323 / Section 323.010
323.010 Definitions
Status: in_force

323.010 Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Board" means the Kentucky Board of Architects;

(2) An "architect" is any person who engages in the practice of architecture as

hereinafter defined;

(3) The "practice of architecture" is the rendering or offering to render certain services,

hereinafter described, in connection with the design and construction of a structure

or group of structures which have as their principal purpose human habitation or

use, and the utilization of space within and surrounding such structures. The

services referred to in the previous sentence include planning, providing preliminary

studies, designs, drawings and specifications, and administration of construction

contracts;

(4) A "building" is a structure which has as its principal purpose human habitation or

use;

(5) "Use group" is the classification of a building or structure based on the purpose for

which it is used, as set forth in the Kentucky Building Code;

(6) "Consultant" is an individual, partnership, or firm acting subordinately and in a

position of service to an architect engaged in the practice of architecture as defined;

and

(7) "Administration of construction contracts" means:

(a) Conducting periodic site visits;

(b) Reviewing shop drawings and reviewing other submittals required of the

contractor by the terms of the construction contract documents;

(c) Reporting to the owner any violations of applicable building codes and any

substantial deviations from the contract documents that the architect observes;

or

(d) Reporting to the building official any violations of applicable building codes

that the architect observes.
KRS § 403.010 — KY Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 403 / Section 403.010
403.010 Court may grant divorce -- Remarriage
Status: in_force

403.010 Court may grant divorce -- Remarriage.

A jury shall not be impaneled in any action for divorce, alimony or maintenance, but

courts having general jurisdiction may grant a divorce for the cause set out in this chapter.

A decree of dissolution of marriage authorizes either party to marry again.
KRS § 189.636 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 189 / Section 189.636
189.636 Accident or traffic violation involving uninsured motor vehicle
Status: in_force

189.636 Accident or traffic violation involving uninsured motor vehicle.

If, in the investigation of any motor vehicle accident or traffic violation it appears that any

vehicle involved therein is uninsured, the law enforcement officer making the

investigation shall issue a citation to the owner of the vehicle requiring such owner to

appear in a court of proper jurisdiction for violation of KRS 304.39-110.
KRS § 273.221 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273 / Section 273.221
273.221 Committees of the board -- Advisory committees
Status: in_force

273.221 Committees of the board -- Advisory committees.

(1) Unless this chapter, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws provide otherwise, a

board of directors may create one (1) or more committees of the board and appoint

directors to serve on the committee or committees. Each committee shall have two

(2) or more directors, and all committee members shall serve at the pleasure of the

board of directors. The board may delegate to one (1) or more directors the authority

to appoint or remove the members of the committee. An individual who is not a

director may serve on a committee of the board, but may not vote on any matter that

binds the corporation.

(2) To the extent specified by the board of directors or in the articles of incorporation or

bylaws, a committee may exercise the powers of the board of directors under this

chapter, except as limited by subsection (3) of this section.

(3) A committee shall not:

(a) Authorize distributions;

(b) In the case of a membership corporation, authorize the repurchase or

redemption of a member's membership in the corporation;

(c) In the case of a membership corporation, authorize or propose to members any

action that this chapter requires be approved by members;

(d) Fill vacancies on the board of directors;

(e) Adopt, amend, or repeal bylaws;

(f) Elect, appoint, or remove any officer of the corporation;

(g) Establish a board committee or establish or alter the manner in which

committee members are appointed to these committees;

(h) Amend or restate articles of incorporation;

(i) Adopt a plan of merger or consolidation;

(j) Authorize the sale, lease, exchange, or mortgage of all or substantially all of

the property and assets of the corporation;

(k) Authorize the voluntary dissolution of the corporation or revoke proceedings

therefor; or

(l) Amend, alter, or repeal any resolution of the board of directors.

(4) Unless this chapter, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws provide otherwise, a

board of directors may create one (1) or more advisory committees, whose members

need not be directors. The board of directors may appoint and remove, or may

designate any director or officer of the corporation to appoint and remove, the

members of an advisory committee. An advisory committee may not act on behalf

of the corporation or bind the corporation to any action but may make

recommendations to the board of directors, to any board committee, or to the

officers of the corporation.

(5) The creation of, delegation of authority to, or action by a committee does not alone

constitute compliance by a director with the standards of conduct described in KRS

273.215.
KRS § 35.657 — KY Code / Title V / Chapter 35 / Section 35.657
35.657 Dueling
Status: in_force

35.657 Dueling.

Any person subject to this code who fights or promotes, or is concerned in or connives at

fighting a duel, or who, having knowledge of a challenge sent or about to be sent, fails to

report the fact promptly to the proper authority, shall be punished as a court-martial may

direct.
KRS § 202B.060 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 202B / Section 202B.060
202B.060 Rights of residents with an intellectual disability -- Adoption of regulations
Status: in_force

202B.060 Rights of residents with an intellectual disability -- Adoption of

regulations.

The secretary shall adopt administrative regulations for the proper administration and

enforcement of this chapter. The regulations shall include, but shall not be limited to:

(1) Rights of residents with an intellectual disability and their families to be adequately

informed as to the individual treatment program of the resident;

(2) Rights of residents and their families to assist in the planning of the treatment

program of the resident;

(3) Rights of residents and their families under certain conditions to refuse treatment

offered to the resident by the hospital or ICF/ID;

(4) Rights of residents to maintain, keep, and use personal possessions and money;

(5) Rights of residents to meet with friends and relatives;

(6) Rights of residents to receive payment for work performed on behalf of the hospital

or ICF/ID;

(7) Rights of residents to refuse intrusive treatments, including electroshock or

psychosurgery;

(8) Rights of residents to seek relief from participating in their treatment plans;

(9) Rights of residents who are minors to seek relief from actions, approved by their

parents or guardians, for or against admission and discharge;

(10) The use of seclusion and other mechanical restraints in hospitals and ICF/IDs;

(11) The release of residents to less restrictive alternative modes of treatment on

convalescent status; and

(12) Provisions for alternative methods for involuntary admission.
KRS § 281A.130 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 281A / Section 281A.130
281A.130 Requirements for issuance of license
Status: in_force

281A.130 Requirements for issuance of license.

(1) A person shall not be issued a commercial driver's license unless that person:

(a) Is a resident of this state;

(b) Holds a valid operator's license;

(c) Has complied with the provisions of KRS 281A.300;

(d) Except as provided in KRS 281A.165, has passed the knowledge and skills

tests for driving a commercial motor vehicle which comply with minimum

federal standards established by federal regulation enumerated in 49 C.F.R. pt.

383, as adopted by the cabinet; and

(e) Has satisfied all other safety requirements including those requirements

imposed by state law or federal regulation. The tests shall be prescribed and

conducted as set forth in KRS 281A.160.

(2) A commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit shall not be issued to

a person while the person is subject to a disqualification from driving a commercial

motor vehicle or while the person's driver's license or driving privilege is

suspended, revoked, or canceled in any state or jurisdiction.

(3) A commercial driver's license shall not be issued to a person who has a commercial

driver's license issued by any other state unless the person first surrenders all such

licenses, which shall be returned to the issuing jurisdiction for cancellation.

(4) To ensure that an applicant for a commercial driver's license or commercial

learner's permit complies with the requirements of subsections (2) and (3) of this

section, the Transportation Cabinet shall verify through the commercial driver's

license information system and national driver register that the person applying for

a Kentucky CDL does not currently have his or her operator's license or driving

privilege suspended or revoked in another licensing jurisdiction. If the person's

operator's license or driving privilege is currently suspended or revoked in another

licensing jurisdiction, the Transportation Cabinet shall not issue the person a

Kentucky CDL until the person resolves the matter in the other licensing

jurisdiction and complies with the provisions of this chapter and KRS Chapter 186.
KRS § 382.220 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 382 / Section 382.220
382.220 General index of real property records in counties containing urban-county government or city with population of 20,000 or more -- Contracts for indexing work
Status: in_force

382.220 General index of real property records in counties containing urban-

county government or city with population of 20,000 or more -- Contracts for

indexing work.

(1) Except in counties having a courthouse district as provided in KRS 382.210, the

fiscal court in each county containing an urban-county government or a city with a

population equal to or greater than twenty thousand (20,000) based upon the most

recent federal decennial census may in its discretion direct the county clerk to have

made in books prepared for that purpose general indexes of the records of all the

real property in the county according to a system approved by the fiscal court or the

legislative body of the urban-county government. The county clerk shall advertise

for bids for all the work necessary to install the system under specifications

approved by the county judge/executive or mayor of the urban-county government

and shall, with the approval of the fiscal court or the legislative body of the urban-

county government, enter into a contract with the lowest and best bidder for the

work, after requiring him to give bond for the faithful performance of the contract in

a sum to be fixed by the fiscal court or the legislative body of the urban-county

government and approved by the county judge/executive or mayor of the urban-

county government, and when the work has been completed to its satisfaction, the

fiscal court or the legislative body of the urban-county government shall direct the

payment agreed upon out of the general fund of the county.

(2) When general indexes are completed they shall constitute the official indexes and

the clerk of the county shall keep the indexes up to date by indexing therein the

records of all real property within one (1) month from the time they are lodged for

record, and when so indexed the alphabetical cross-index of such instruments need

no longer be preserved, and when such records or any part of them become defaced

or injured the clerk shall transcribe the defaced or injured records into new books,

which shall be as valid in law as the original record.

(3) In order that such additional indexes may be kept correctly and accurately, the fiscal

court or the legislative body of the urban-county government may employ a

competent person to keep the system of indexing and shall pay such person a sum

not less than two thousand four hundred dollars ($2,400) nor more than four

thousand dollars ($4,000) per annum, out of the general funds of the county.
KRS § 117A.130 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 117A / Section 117A.130
117A.130 Electronic information about receipt of application and ballot
Status: in_force

117A.130 Electronic information about receipt of application and ballot.

The State Board of Elections, in coordination with local election officials, shall

implement an electronic free-access system by which a covered voter may

determine by telephone, electronic mail, or Internet whether:

(1) The voter's federal postcard application or other registration or

military-overseas ballot application has been received and accepted; and

(2) The voter's military-overseas ballot has been received.
KRS § 179.040 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 179 / Section 179.040
179.040 County engineer -- Office -- Supplies -- Records to be turned over to successors
Status: in_force

179.040 County engineer -- Office -- Supplies -- Records to be turned over to

successors.

(1) The county engineer shall have a properly furnished and equipped office at the

county seat of his county.

(2) The fiscal court shall furnish the county road engineer and his employees in the

county with all necessary books, stationery and printed forms for the records and

uses of their offices.

(3) Each county engineer shall deliver the books, accounts and papers pertaining to his

office to his successor at the expiration of his term of office.
KRS § 146.530 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 146 / Section 146.530
146.530 Appeals
Status: in_force

146.530 Appeals.

Administrative appeals from any order or final determination by the office under KRS

146.410 to 146.530 shall be made in accordance with procedures established by

regulations of the office.
KRS § 202C.150 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 202C / Section 202C.150
202C.150 Psychiatric facility review committee -- Treatment plan
Status: in_force

202C.150 Psychiatric facility review committee -- Treatment plan.

(1) Every forensic psychiatric facility caring for respondents involuntarily

committed under this chapter shall have a review committee of three (3)

qualified mental health professionals appointed by the facility director. This

review committee shall have the authority to review the appropriateness of a

respondent's individual treatment plan.

(2) Upon the refusal of a respondent to participate in any or all aspects of his or

her treatment plan, the review committee shall examine the appropriateness of

the respondent's individual treatment plan. Within three (3) days of the refusal,

the review committee shall meet with the respondent and his or her counsel,

guardian ad litem, or other representative to discuss its recommendations.

(3) If the respondent still refuses to participate in any or all aspects of his or her

individual treatment plan, the forensic psychiatric facility may petition the Circuit

Court for a de novo determination of the appropriateness of the proposed

treatment. Within seven (7) days, excluding weekends and holidays, the court

shall conduct a hearing, consistent with the respondent's rights to due process

of law, and shall utilize the following factors in reaching its determination:

(a) Whether the treatment is necessary to protect the respondent or others

from harm;

(b) Whether the respondent is incapable of giving informed consent to the

proposed treatment;

(c) Whether any less restrictive alternative mode of treatment exists; and

(d) Whether the proposed treatment carries any risk of permanent side

effects.

(4) Upon the completion of the hearing, the court shall enter an appropriate

judgment.
KRS § 29A.090 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 29A / Section 29A.090
29A.090 Automatic exemptions prohibited
Status: in_force

29A.090 Automatic exemptions prohibited.

There shall be no automatic exemptions from jury service.
KRS § 119.025 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 119 / Section 119.025
119.025 Wrongful registration
Status: in_force

119.025 Wrongful registration.

Any person who knowingly or fraudulently causes himself to be registered in more than

one (1) precinct, or to be registered more than once, or in a precinct other than the one in

which he is a legal voter, or who registers under any name other than his real name, or

who gives a false address, or who in any manner causes himself to be registered when he

is not legally entitled to register, or who makes a false oath as to his ability to read or

write, or who knowingly or fraudulently aids, abets, counsels or advises in the

commission of any such act, shall be subject to the penalties prescribed for Class D

felonies.
KRS § 202A.076 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 202A / Section 202A.076
202A.076 Conduct of hearings
Status: in_force

202A.076 Conduct of hearings.

(1) The preliminary hearing need not be formal and may include the receiving of the

qualified mental health professionals' reports as evidence. The hearing may be held

by the court in chambers, at a hospital, or other suitable place. The respondent shall

be afforded an opportunity to testify, to present, and cross-examine witnesses who

appear and testify against him. The court may exclude all persons not necessary for

the conduct of the hearing. The respondent and his attorney may waive respondent's

right to a preliminary hearing.

(2) The final hearing may be conducted in an informal manner, consistent with orderly

procedures, and in a physical setting not likely to have a harmful effect on the

mental or physical health of the respondent. The hearing may be held by the court in

chambers, at a hospital, or other suitable place. The respondent shall be afforded an

opportunity to testify, to present, and cross-examine witnesses against him. The

manner of proceeding and rules of evidence shall be the same as those in any

criminal proceeding including the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

Proceedings shall be heard by a judge unless a party requests a jury trial. Neither the

respondent nor the respondent's attorney may waive the respondent's right to a final

hearing.
KRS § 161.567 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 161 / Section 161.567
161.567 Authorization for optional retirement plan for designated employees of certain public universities
Status: in_force

161.567 Authorization for optional retirement plan for designated employees of

certain public universities.

(1) An optional retirement plan is hereby authorized for designated employees of public

postsecondary education institutions who are also eligible for membership in the

Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System under KRS 161.220(4)(b) and 161.470(1).

The purpose of the optional retirement plan shall be to provide suitable retirement

and death benefits, while affording the maximum portability of these benefits to the

eligible employees as an alternative to membership in the retirement system.

Benefits shall be provided by the purchase of annuity contracts, mutual fund

accounts, or similar investment products, or a combination thereof, collectively

referred to as contracts or annuity contracts, at the option of the participant and

offered by the selected provider for plans established under Section 403(b) of the

Internal Revenue Code. The specific provisions of provider contracts with respect to

the benefits payable to members and their beneficiaries shall prevail over specific

provisions relating to the same subjects found in KRS 161.220 to 161.716, other

than this section.

(2) The boards of regents of those institutions identified in KRS 161.220(4)(b) shall

select no less than two (2) but no more than four (4) companies from which to

purchase contracts under the optional retirement plan. As criteria for this selection,

the boards of regents shall consider, among other things, and as appropriate for the

type of contract provider, the following:

(a) The portability of the contracts offered or to be offered by a company, based

on the number of states in which the company provides contracts under

similar plans;

(b) The efficacy of the contracts in the recruitment and retention of employees for

the various state public postsecondary education institutions;

(c) The nature and extent of the rights and benefits to be provided by the contracts

for participating employees and their beneficiaries;

(d) The relation of the rights and benefits to the amount of contributions required;

(e) The suitability of the rights and benefits to the needs and interests of eligible

employees and the various state public postsecondary education institutions;

and

(f) The ability of the designated companies to provide the rights and benefits

under those contracts.
KRS § 250.489 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 250 / Section 250.489
250.489 Possession of anhydrous ammonia in unapproved container prohibited -- Exceptions -- Affirmative defense
Status: in_force

250.489 Possession of anhydrous ammonia in unapproved container prohibited --

Exceptions -- Affirmative defense.

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly possess anhydrous ammonia in any

container other than an approved container.

(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to trained chemists working in

properly equipped research laboratories in education, government, or corporate

settings.

(3) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the

anhydrous ammonia is possessed for the sole purpose of agricultural use.