KRS § 330.060 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 330 / Section 330.060
330.060 Requirements for licensure -- Examination, fee, exception -- Service of process
Status: in_force

330.060 Requirements for licensure -- Examination, fee, exception -- Service of

process.

(1) (a) Every applicant for licensure shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age, show

proof of a high school diploma or equivalent, and, within the preceding five

(5) years, shall not have committed any act that constitutes grounds for license

suspension or revocation under this chapter.

(b) The board may waive the high school diploma or equivalent requirement if the

applicant demonstrates sufficient life experience and competency by affidavit

or other evidence as required by the board.

(c) Any license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be granted only to a person

found to be of good repute, trustworthy, and competent to transact the

business for which the license was granted in a manner requisite to

safeguarding the interest of the public.

(d) Effective July 1, 2015, an applicant for an apprentice auctioneer license or

auction house operator's license shall have successfully completed at least

twelve (12) hours of approved classroom instruction, consisting of the core

course and six (6) additional hours as prescribed by the board, from a board-

approved auction education provider.

(e) The board may waive the twelve (12) hours of approved classroom instruction

requirement if the applicant demonstrates sufficient previous auction

experience and competency by affidavit or other evidence as required by the

board.

(2) The board is authorized to require information from every applicant to determine

the applicant's honesty and truthfulness.

(3) (a) Every applicant shall successfully complete an examination, conducted by the

board or its authorized representative. Every application for examination shall

be submitted on board-prepared forms, and each applicant shall furnish

pertinent background data as outlined on the forms.

(b) To defray the cost of administration of the examination, the board shall

require each applicant to remit an examination fee established by

administrative regulations promulgated by the board in accordance with KRS

Chapter 13A.

(c) Examination fees shall be nonrefundable.

(d) If the applicant is unable to attend the scheduled exam, the examination fee

shall be deferred to the next scheduled administration of the examination.

(e) Upon successful completion of the examination, the applicant shall apply for

initial licensure within forty-five (45) days of receiving notice of successfully

completing the examination.

(f) The examination shall be of the scope and wording sufficient in the judgment

of the board to establish the competency of the applicant to act as an

auctioneer or other licensee regulated by the board.

(4) If a license has been revoked, suspended, or is allowed to expire without renewal,

the board may require the applicant to pass the written examination or complete

some form of board-approved auction education before a license may be issued.

(5) If a license has not been renewed within six (6) months of the expiration date, the

board shall require a person to successfully complete the written examination before

a license is issued.

(6) In addition, every nonresident applicant shall file an irrevocable consent that actions

may be commenced against the applicant in any court of competent jurisdiction in

the Commonwealth of Kentucky, by the service of any summons, process, or

pleadings authorized by law on the authorized representative of the board. The

consent shall stipulate and agree that the service of any summons, process, or

pleadings on the authorized representative shall be taken and held in all courts to be

as valid and binding as if actual service had been made upon the applicant in

Kentucky. In case any summons, process, or pleadings are served upon the

authorized representative of the board, it shall be by duplicate copies, one (1) of

which shall be retained in the office of the board, and the other immediately

forwarded by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known business

address of the applicant against whom the summons, process, or pleadings are

directed.