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KRS § 367.270 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 367 / Section 367.270
367.270 Impounding of evidence in matter under investigation
Status: in_force

367.270 Impounding of evidence in matter under investigation.

Whenever the Attorney General has probable cause to believe that a person has engaged

in, or is engaging in, any practice declared by KRS 367.110 to 367.300 to be unlawful

and whenever the Attorney General has probable cause to believe that information will

not be obtainable pursuant to KRS 367.240 and 367.250 during the course of any

investigation, he may apply to a Circuit Court ex parte for an order impounding any

record, book, document, account, paper or sample of merchandise which is material to the

practice under investigation. Such motion shall state in writing the grounds which the

Attorney General believes constitute probable cause. The Circuit Court shall specify by

order the length of time for copy or inspection.
KRS § 202B.210 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 202B / Section 202B.210
202B.210 Right to counsel
Status: in_force

202B.210 Right to counsel.

Upon the filing of a petition for involuntary admission pursuant to KRS 202B.045, the

court shall appoint an attorney to represent the respondent with the appointment and

representation to continue unless the respondent retains private counsel. The appointed

attorney shall be forthwith notified by the clerk of the allegations in the petition and the

date and purpose of the preliminary hearing. When it is necessary to appoint counsel, the

District Court shall endeavor to appoint private counsel, if available, to represent

respondents, from a list of attorneys who have volunteered to represent such respondents.

The list shall be maintained by the District Court clerk. Private counsel appointed by the

court shall be compensated in the manner set forth in KRS 620.100. If no other method of

appointing counsel for the respondent is available, the respondent shall be represented by

the public advocate pursuant to KRS Chapter 31.
KRS § 393A.770 — KY Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 393A / Section 393A.770
393A.770 Definitions -- Applicability
Status: in_force

393A.770 Definitions -- Applicability.

(1) As used in KRS 393A.770 to 393A.830, "personal information" means:

(a) Information that identifies or reasonably can be used to identify an individual,

such as first and last name in combination with the individual's:

1. Social Security number or other government-issued number or identifier;

2. Date of birth;

3. Home or physical address;

4. Electronic-mail address or other online contact information or Internet

provider address;

5. Financial account number or credit or debit card number;

6. Biometric data, health or medical data, or insurance information; or

7. Passwords or other credentials that permit access to an online or other

account;

(b) Personally identifiable financial or insurance information, including nonpublic

personal information defined by applicable federal law; and

(c) Any combination of data that, if accessed, disclosed, modified, or destroyed

without authorization of the owner of the data or if lost or misused, would

require notice or reporting under KRS 365.720 to 365.730 and federal privacy

and data security law, whether or not the administrator or the administrator's

agent is subject to the law.

(2) Any provision of KRS 393A.770 to 393A.830 that applies to the administrator or

the administrator's records applies to an administrator's agent or the agent's records.
KRS § 16.193 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 16 / Section 16.193
16.193 Appeal of judgment of trial board to Franklin Circuit Court -- Appeal of court's judgment to Court of Appeals
Status: in_force

16.193 Appeal of judgment of trial board to Franklin Circuit Court -- Appeal of

court's judgment to Court of Appeals.

(1) Any officer of the department found guilty by the trial board of any charge as

provided in KRS 16.192 shall have the right, within ten (10) days from the date of

judgment of the trial board, to appeal to the Franklin Circuit Court if the

punishment is:

(a) A suspension of more than twenty (20) days;

(b) A pay reduction of more than ten percent (10%);

(c) A grade reduction if his classification so warrants; or

(d) Dismissal from the department.

The enforcement of the judgment of the trial board upon said charges shall not be

suspended during the appeal.

(2) To perfect the appeal within the specified time, an officer shall file a copy of the

order, all the evidence heard, and a full transcribed record relative to the charges

with the Franklin County Circuit Clerk. The officer shall first post a bond to secure

the cost of the action in a lump-sum amount to be approved by the circuit clerk,

with corporate surety approved by the Department of Insurance as to solvency and

responsibility and authority to transact business in this state, or the officer may post

a cash bond. The members of the trial board and the commissioner shall be

necessary parties to the appeal. The circuit clerk shall docket the case as though it

were a petition in equity and shall immediately issue a summons for the appellee.

The summons shall be returnable in the same manner as in equity cases. Service of

summons upon the commissioner or acting commissioner shall be deemed service

upon the board.

(3) The appeal shall be scheduled for trial as soon as possible, and the hearing thereof

shall be expedited in the same manner as a declaratory judgment suit.

(4) No new or additional evidence shall be introduced in the Franklin Circuit Court,

except as to fraud or misconduct of some party involved in the investigation of the

charges or a member of the trial board. The court shall sit in appellate jurisdiction

and shall not overturn the verdict of the trial board unless it finds:

(a) The board acted without or in excess of its powers;

(b) The order appealed from was procured by fraud; or

(c) If questions of fact are at issue, whether any substantial evidence exists to

support the order issued by the trial board. The court shall enter a judgment

sustaining or setting aside the order of the trial board. The cost of the action

shall follow the judgment of the court.

(5) Any party aggrieved by a judgment of the Franklin Circuit Court may appeal to the

Court of Appeals in the manner provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure. The

appeal shall be docketed within sixty (60) days from the entry of judgment, unless

the time is extended by the Franklin Circuit Court, but in no event beyond one

hundred twenty (120) days from the entry of judgment.
KRS § 75.255 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 75 / Section 75.255
75.255 Audits and financial reports
Status: in_force

75.255 Audits and financial reports.

With respect to audits and financial reports, the board of trustees of fire protection

districts and volunteer fire department districts shall follow the procedures of KRS

65.065.
KRS § 218A.991 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 218A / Section 218A.991
218A.991 Revocation or denial of operator's license
Status: in_force

218A.991 Revocation or denial of operator's license.

(1) Whenever a person who is seventeen (17) years of age or younger but not less than

fourteen (14) years of age is convicted of a violation of any offense in this chapter

or is adjudicated delinquent as a result of any act which would be an offense under

this chapter, the court may, in addition to any other penalty:

(a) If the person has a motor vehicle or motorcycle operator's license, recommend

the revocation of the license for a period not to exceed one (1) year, if it is the

person's first offense;

(b) If the person has a motor vehicle or motorcycle operator's license, recommend

the revocation of the license for two (2) years, if it is a second or subsequent

offense so long as the suggested period of revocation does not extend beyond

the person's eighteenth birthday; and

(c) If the person has no motor vehicle or motorcycle operator's license, in the

event of a first offense, recommend that no such license shall be issued to

such person for the period described in paragraph (a) of this subsection and in

the event of a second or subsequent offense, recommend that no license shall

be issued to such person for the period described in paragraph (b) of this

subsection.

(2) Each court recommending the revocation of a motor vehicle operator's license or

motorcycle operator's license or recommending the denial of such license pursuant

to this section shall notify the Transportation Cabinet of the violation and the terms

of the suggested revocation or denial.

(3) Upon notice of such recommendation, the Transportation Cabinet shall forthwith

revoke the license of that person, or deny to that person a license for the period

recommended by the court. If through inadvertence the defendant should be issued

a license, the cabinet shall forthwith cancel it.

(4) Licenses revoked pursuant to this section shall be retained by the Transportation

Cabinet for the period of revocation and shall be returned to the person after the

expiration of the revocation period upon payment of the reinstatement fees and

satisfaction of other requirements for the reinstatement of revoked licenses as may

be required by the Transportation Cabinet.

(5) Revocations of operator's licenses and denials of licenses pursuant to this section

shall be in addition to any other suspension, revocation, or denial of motor vehicle

or motorcycle operator's licenses authorized by law.
KRS § 162.150 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 162 / Section 162.150
162.150 City may erect school buildings
Status: in_force

162.150 City may erect school buildings.

Any city may establish and erect school buildings and necessary appurtenances within the

corporate limits under the provisions of KRS 162.160 to 162.280, for the purpose of

supplying the board of education of the independent district embracing the city with

adequate buildings necessary to carry out its duties and powers.
KRS § 272.1001 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 272 / Section 272.1001
272.1001 Definition of terms in KRS 272.101 to 272.341
Status: in_force

272.1001 Definition of terms in KRS 272.101 to 272.341.

As used in KRS 272.101 to 272.341, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Agricultural products" includes horticultural, viticultural, floricultural, forestry,

dairy, livestock, poultry, bee and any farm products;

(2) "Association" means a corporation organized under, or entitled to the benefits of,

KRS 272.121 to 272.341 or a corporation which is organized under any general or

special act of this state. Such an association shall be classed as and deemed to be a

nonprofit corporation, since its primary object is not to make profits for itself, as

such, or to pay dividends or invest its capital, but to provide service and a means

whereby its members may have the economic advantage of cooperative action,

including a reasonable and fair return for their products or service;

(3) "Member" means the holder of a membership in an association without capital stock

(whether evidenced by a certificate of membership or other means of identification,

including but not limited to the association's records) or means the holder of voting

stock in an association organized with capital stock;

(4) "Board" means the board of directors of the association;

(5) "Person" includes individuals, firms, partnerships, corporations, and associations;

(6) "Foreign association" means a corporation organized under any general or special

act of another state, the United States, or the District of Columbia as a cooperative

corporation or association for the mutual benefit of its members and other patrons,

and which confines its operations to the purposes specified in the cooperative

corporation statutes of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and restricts the return

on stock or membership capital, and the amount of its business with nonmembers to

the limits placed thereon by the cooperative corporation statutes of the jurisdiction

of its incorporation;

(7) "Corporation" means, except as used in subsections (2) and (6) of this section, a

corporation for profit organized under any general or special act of this state or of

another state, the United States, or the District of Columbia; and

(8) "Member-association" means an association or foreign association which is a

member of another association or foreign association.
KRS § 321.442 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 321 / Section 321.442
321.442 Renewal of veterinary technician license
Status: in_force

321.442 Renewal of veterinary technician license.

(1) Each person who is licensed as a veterinary technician shall submit a completed

renewal application by the renewal deadline and pay to the board an annual renewal

fee for the renewal of the person's license.

(2) A sixty (60) day grace period shall be allowed after the renewal deadline, during

which time individuals may renew their licenses upon submission of a completed

renewal application and payment of the renewal fee and a late fee to the board. All

licenses not renewed by the grace period deadline shall expire based on the failure

of the individual to renew in a timely manner. Upon expiration, the veterinary

technician licensee is no longer eligible to practice in the Commonwealth.

(3) After the sixty (60) day grace period, individuals with an expired veterinary

technician license may have their licenses reinstated upon submission of a

completed reinstatement application and payment of a reinstatement fee to the

board. No person who applies for reinstatement after expiration of the person's

license shall be required to submit to an examination as a condition for

reinstatement if a reinstatement application is made within five (5) years from the

date of expiration.

(4) A suspended license is subject to expiration and termination and shall be renewed

as provided in this chapter. Renewal or reinstatement shall not entitle the licensee to

engage in the practice until the suspension has ended or is otherwise removed by

the board and the right to practice is restored by the board.

(5) A revoked license is subject to expiration or termination but may not be renewed. If

it is reinstated, the licensee shall pay the reinstatement fee.

(6) A person who fails to reinstate a license within five (5) years after its expiration or

termination may not have it renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated. A person

may apply for and obtain a new license by meeting the requirements of this chapter.

(7) The board may require that a person applying for renewal or reinstatement of

licensure show evidence of completion of continuing education as established in

administrative regulations promulgated in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.

(8) The board may grant retired or inactive licensure status and may establish

conditions under which retired or inactive licenses may be renewed as established

in administrative regulations promulgated in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.
KRS § 311.572 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311 / Section 311.572
311.572 Order to show cause -- Hearing
Status: in_force

311.572 Order to show cause -- Hearing.

(1) The board may issue an order directing an applicant for a license or the holder of a

license to show cause why the applicant should be granted a license or the licensee

should not be disciplined, respectively, when:

(a) An applicant admits or is otherwise found to have committed an act which

constitutes a violation of the provisions of this chapter; or

(b) A licensee admits or is otherwise found to have committed an act in violation

of the provisions of this chapter in any document relating to the registration or

reregistration of a license.

(2) The order shall be signed by an officer of the board and shall state those violations

which the board believes to have been committed. The matter shall be assigned to a

hearing panel and shall proceed in accordance with KRS 311.591. The burden of

proof shall lie with the charged physician.

(3) The board may issue a provisional permit to practice medicine as provided in KRS

311.550(27) and the board shall not approve any application for licensure or

application for reregistration of an inactive license or provisional permit until a final

order on the matter has been issued.
KRS § 45A.010 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.010
45A.010 Construction -- Purposes and policies
Status: in_force

45A.010 Construction -- Purposes and policies.

(1) This code shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying

purposes and policies.

(2) The underlying purposes and policies of this code shall be:

(a) To simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing purchasing by the

Commonwealth;

(b) To permit the continued development of purchasing policies and practices;

(c) To make as consistent as possible the purchasing laws among the various

states;

(d) To provide for increased public confidence in the procedures followed in

public procurement;

(e) To insure the fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal with the

procurement system of the Commonwealth;

(f) To provide increased economy in state procurement activities by fostering

effective competition; and

(g) To provide safeguards for the maintenance of a procurement system of quality

and integrity.
KRS § 529.130 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 529 / Section 529.130
529.130 Human trafficking victims service fee
Status: in_force

529.130 Human trafficking victims service fee.

Any person convicted of an offense in KRS 529.100 or 529.110 shall be ordered to pay,

in addition to any other fines, penalties, or applicable forfeitures, a human trafficking

victims service fee of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to be remitted to the

fund created in KRS 529.140.
KRS § 149.015 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 149 / Section 149.015
149.015 Cabinet's duties concerning blight-resistant chestnut tree seedlings
Status: in_force

149.015 Cabinet's duties concerning blight-resistant chestnut tree seedlings.

There shall be established and maintained within the nursery or nurseries of the Energy

and Environment Cabinet a section or sections for the propagation of blight-resistant

chestnut tree seedlings. Such seedlings shall be distributed to landowners and citizens of

the Commonwealth at reasonable cost and under and subject to such rules and regulations

as may be established by the secretary for energy and environment.
KRS § 45A.295 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.295
45A.295 Definitions for KRS 45A.295 to 45A.320
Status: in_force

45A.295 Definitions for KRS 45A.295 to 45A.320.

As used in KRS 45A.295 to 45A.320:

(1) "State public purchasing unit" shall mean the Finance and Administration Cabinet

and any other purchasing agency of this Commonwealth, including the Department

of Fish and Wildlife Resources;

(2) "Local public purchasing unit" shall mean any county, city, governmental entity

and other subdivision of the Commonwealth or public agency thereof, public

authority, public educational, health, or other institution, any other entity which

expends public funds for the acquisition or leasing of supplies, services, and

construction, and any nonprofit corporation operating a charitable hospital;

(3) "Public purchasing unit" shall mean either a local public purchasing unit or a state

public purchasing unit;

(4) "Foreign purchasing activity" shall mean any buying organization not located in

this Commonwealth which, if located in this Commonwealth, would qualify as a

public purchasing unit. An agency of the United States government is a foreign

purchasing activity; and

(5) "Cooperative purchasing" shall mean purchasing conducted by, or on behalf of,

more than one (1) public purchasing unit, or by a public purchasing unit with a

foreign purchasing activity.
KRS § 81.410 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 81 / Section 81.410
81.410 Authority to merge -- Ordinances
Status: in_force

81.410 Authority to merge -- Ordinances.

(1) Any two or more contiguous cities in the Commonwealth may merge or consolidate

into one (1) city by a majority vote of each city at elections called for such purpose.

(2) The legislative bodies of each of the cities desiring to merge or consolidate shall

enact ordinances proposing the merger or consolidation and calling elections in the

respective cities to determine the desire of the voters.
KRS § 62.080 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 62 / Section 62.080
62.080 Liability for public funds placed in depository
Status: in_force

62.080 Liability for public funds placed in depository.

All persons required by law to give bonds for the discharge or performance of any public

or fiducial office, trust or employment are relieved from all liability as insurers of funds

that come into their hands or subject to their control after the funds are deposited in good

faith in a depository or depositories in the county approved by the fiscal court, and the

obligors in the bonds shall not be responsible for loss of, or delay in payment of such

funds by reason of the failure or suspension of such depository.
KRS § 178.333 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 178 / Section 178.333
178.333 Addition of roads to through road system for county containing city of first class or consolidated local government -- New roads -- Relocation
Status: in_force

178.333 Addition of roads to through road system for county containing city of

first class or consolidated local government -- New roads -- Relocation.

(1) The fiscal court of a county containing a city of the first class or a consolidated local

government may, at any time, add other roads, or portions of roads, to the county

through road system adopted in accordance with KRS 178.330. The fiscal court or a

consolidated local government shall cause the proposed addition to be marked on a

map to be deposited with the county road engineer and to be open to public

inspection. The same procedure set forth in KRS 178.330 for the establishment or

maintenance of the county through road system shall be followed in the case of

roads or portions of roads added thereto. Notice of the proposed addition to the

system shall conform to KRS 424.130(1)(b).

(2) The fiscal court of a county containing a city of the first class or a consolidated local

government may establish or maintain a new road in compliance with the provisions

of KRS 178.115 to 178.125, or relocate a road in accordance with KRS 178.115,

and at the same time add it to the county through road system, following the same

procedure as is now set forth in KRS 178.330 and subsection (1) of this section,

including notice in accordance with KRS 424.130(1)(b).

(3) The decisions of the fiscal court or the consolidated local government made in

accordance with this section shall be final.
KRS § 232.010 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 232 / Section 232.010
232.010 Nudist defined
Status: in_force

232.010 Nudist defined.

As used in this chapter, "nudist" means any person who displays any part of his private

person naked before persons of the opposite sex, not his husband or wife, at their

solicitation or with their consent, for religious or health purposes, excepting for purposes

of examination and treatment by physicians.