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KRS § 189.945 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 189 / Section 189.945
189.945 Prohibition against use of mobile infrared electronic transmitter -- Exceptions -- Penalties
Status: in_force

189.945 Prohibition against use of mobile infrared electronic transmitter --

Exceptions -- Penalties.

(1) As used in this section, "MIRET" means a mobile infrared electronic transmitter or

similar device that emits an infrared beam or electronic signal and may be used to

change the lighting cycle of a traffic control signal.

(2) A person shall not use a MIRET to change the lighting cycle of a traffic control

signal, unless the person is an occupant of an emergency vehicle as defined by KRS

189.910 that is responding to or engaged in an emergency situation, or is an

authorized employee, contractor, consultant, or vendor of the government agency

responsible for the installation, maintenance, and testing of the traffic control signal

or emergency vehicle preemption system, operating in the course and scope of his

or her employment.

(3) Except as provided for in subsection (4) of this section, any person who violates

subsection (2) of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars

($500).

(4) (a) If a person is involved in a motor vehicle collision which involves physical

injury as defined by KRS 500.080 while in violation of subsection (2) of this

section, the person shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

(b) If a person is involved in a motor vehicle collision which involves serious

physical injury as defined by KRS 500.080 while in violation of subsection (2)

of this section, the person shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
KRS § 2.089 — KY Code / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 2.089
2.089 State fruit
Status: in_force

2.089 State fruit.

The blackberry is named and designated as the official fruit of Kentucky.
KRS § 21A.120 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 21A / Section 21A.120
21A.120 Special justice of Supreme Court -- Qualifications -- Compensation -- Expenses
Status: in_force

21A.120 Special justice of Supreme Court -- Qualifications -- Compensation --

Expenses.

(1) If it becomes necessary for the Governor to appoint a justice to the Supreme Court

pursuant to Section 110(3) of the Constitution, a person so appointed shall possess

the qualifications of a Supreme Court Justice.

(2) The salary for each day which the justice serves shall be 1/250 of the annual salary

of a Justice of the Supreme Court, except that a retired justice or judge appointed

pursuant to this section shall be compensated as provided by KRS 21A.110 and not

under this section.

(3) Salary and necessary expenses incidental to the performance of the duties of such

assignment shall be paid out of the State Treasury upon approval by the Chief

Justice, or his designee.
KRS § 278.2201 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 278 / Section 278.2201
278.2201 Prohibition against subsidy of nonregulated activity -- Separate accounting
Status: in_force

278.2201 Prohibition against subsidy of nonregulated activity -- Separate

accounting.

A utility shall not subsidize a nonregulated activity provided by an affiliate or by the

utility itself. The commission shall require all utilities providing nonregulated activities,

either directly or through an affiliate, to keep separate accounts and allocate costs in

accordance with procedures established by the commission. The commission may

promulgate administrative regulations that will assist the commission in enforcing this

section.
KRS § 213.161 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 213 / Section 213.161
213.161 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Program -- Collection of a tissue sample during autopsy, conditions
Status: in_force

213.161 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Program -- Collection of a tissue sample

during autopsy, conditions.

(1) In order to obtain information which may be useful to research organizations

studying the causes and incidence of the sudden infant death syndrome, a program

is hereby established in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The purpose of

this program shall be to obtain factual information concerning the characteristics,

incidence, and distribution of the sudden infant death syndrome throughout the

Commonwealth and to provide a means of public education concerning any

research findings which may lead to the possible means of prevention, early

identification, and treatment of children susceptible to the sudden infant death

syndrome.

(2) In instances where an ostensibly healthy child dies suddenly and unexpectedly with

no known or apparent cause as determined by a physician or a coroner, an autopsy

with the written approval of the parents or legal guardian of the child shall be

performed within forty-eight (48) hours and the results reported to the cabinet and

to the parents or legal guardian of the child.

(3) At the request of the parent or legal guardian of a child who has died under

circumstances described in subsection (2) of this section or in the case of the death

of any child, a tissue sample may be collected during the autopsy of the child's body

and shared for research purposes, assuming the tissue harvest will not interfere with

the determination of the cause and manner of death.

(4) In order to implement the provisions of this section, the secretary of the Cabinet for

Health and Family Services shall:

(a) Promulgate administrative regulations as may be necessary in order to obtain

in proper form all information relating to the occurrence of sudden infant

deaths which is relevant and appropriate for the establishment of a reliable

statistical index of the incidence, distribution, and characteristics of cases of

the sudden infant death syndrome;

(b) Collect such factual information from physicians, coroners, medical

examiners, hospitals, and public health officials who have examined any child

known or believed to have the sudden infant death syndrome;

(c) Make such factual information available to physicians, coroners, medical

examiners, hospitals, public health officials, and educational and institutional

organizations conducting research as to the causes and incidence of the sudden

infant death syndrome;

(d) Cause appropriate counseling services to be established and maintained for

families affected by the occurrence of the sudden infant death syndrome; and

(e) Conduct educational programs to inform the general public of any research

findings of educational and institutional organizations which may lead to the

possible means of prevention, early identification, and treatment of the sudden

infant death syndrome.
KRS § 62.130 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 62 / Section 62.130
62.130 Adoption of proceeding by other sureties or personal representative
Status: in_force

62.130 Adoption of proceeding by other sureties or personal representative.

The remedy given to the surety by KRS 62.090 to 62.120 may be adopted by his personal

representative. Any surety in the bond may, at any time before the final action upon the

motion, unite with the movant and ask for the same relief.
KRS § 61.8746 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 61 / Section 61.8746
61.8746 Commercial use of booking photographs or official inmate photographs prohibited -- Conditions -- Right of action -- Damages
Status: in_force

61.8746 Commercial use of booking photographs or official inmate photographs

prohibited -- Conditions -- Right of action -- Damages.

(1) A person shall not utilize a booking photograph or a photograph of an inmate taken

pursuant to KRS 196.099 originally obtained from a public agency for a commercial

purpose if:

(a) The photograph will be placed in a publication or posted on a Web site; and

(b) Removal of the photograph from the publication or Web site requires the

payment of a fee or other consideration.

(2) Any person who has requested the removal of a booking photograph or photo taken

pursuant to KRS 196.099 of himself or herself:

(a) Which was subsequently placed in a publication or posted on a Web site; and

(b) Whose removal requires the payment of a fee or other consideration;

shall have a right of action in Circuit Court by injunction or other appropriate order

and may also recover costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

(3) At the court's discretion, any person found to have violated this section in an action

brought under subsection (2) of this section, may be liable for damages for each

separate violation, in an amount not less than:

(a) One hundred ($100) dollars a day for the first thirty (30) days;

(b) Two hundred and fifty ($250) dollars a day for the subsequent thirty (30) days;

and

(c) Five hundred ($500) dollars a day for each day thereafter.

If a violation is continued for more than one (1) day, each day upon which the

violation occurs or is continued shall be considered and constitute a separate

violation.
KRS § 423.180 — KY Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 423 / Section 423.180
423.180 Uniformity of interpretation
Status: in_force

423.180 Uniformity of interpretation.

KRS 423.110 to 423.190 shall be so interpreted as to make uniform the laws of those

states which enact it.
KRS § 260.809 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 260 / Section 260.809
260.809 Requirements for milk importers
Status: in_force

260.809 Requirements for milk importers.

All milk importers who deliver milk to processors in this state shall be licensed or

permitted to sample and weigh milk by the state from which the milk originated and shall

comply with KRS 260.775 to 260.845.
KRS § 68.240 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 68 / Section 68.240
68.240 Proposed budget -- Contents -- Duties of fiscal court
Status: in_force

68.240 Proposed budget -- Contents -- Duties of fiscal court.

(1) The county judge/executive shall annually prepare a proposed budget for the

expenditure of all funds, including those from state and federal sources, which are

to be expended by the fiscal court in the next fiscal year. The proposed budget shall

be classified into budget units as outlined in subsection (2) of this section. In

addition to preparing a reasonable estimate of the funds actually needed for both

general and special purposes, the county judge/executive shall prepare an estimated

statement of receipts to be anticipated from local, state and federal sources. The

county judge/executive shall submit the proposed budget and estimate of receipts to

the fiscal court by May 1 of each year.

(2) The fiscal court, at a meeting or meetings held not later than June 1 of each year,

shall make a detailed investigation of each separate activity of the county for which

the county judge/executive proposes that county funds are to be expended by the

fiscal court. All expenditures shall be classified into budget units as prescribed by

the state local finance officer, including but not limited to:

(a) General expenses of county government.

(b) Protection to persons and property.

(c) General health and sanitation.

(d) Social services.

(e) Recreation and culture.

(f) Transportation facilities and services.

(g) Debt service.

(h) Administration and miscellaneous.

(i) Jail operations.

(3) The county budget shall have a fund known as the "sinking fund principal account"

and a fund known as the "sinking fund interest account." There shall be allocated

annually to the sinking fund principal account a sum equal to the proportional yearly

amount necessary to retire each bond issue of the county at maturity, and to the

sinking fund interest account a sum equal to the interest on bonded indebtedness

payable during the current budget year.

(4) The county budget shall include such budget units as may be required by the

activities of the county. When necessary, the county budget may be subdivided into

separate budget funds so that the cost of each class of expenditures can be

ascertained at any time and regulated according to the financial condition and needs

of the county.

(5) The funds set apart in the county budget for a budget unit, or any subdivision

thereof, shall constitute a separate budget fund and shall be appropriated and

accounted for separately.

(6) The fiscal court shall comment upon the proposed budget, and may amend it

according to its desires prior to the date when it is sent to the state local finance

officer according to the procedures of KRS 68.250.
KRS § 107.470 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 107 / Section 107.470
107.470 Power to borrow money -- Pledge of taxes or anticipated income
Status: in_force

107.470 Power to borrow money -- Pledge of taxes or anticipated income.

The district may borrow money from any source on its own credit in anticipation of

revenue to be derived from taxes or other income, and for such purposes the district may

pledge the taxes or other income anticipated, subject to constitutional limitations. The

district may enter into contracts with governmental units for the initiation of projects

deemed to benefit such units, or which will be leased to such units, and such units may

appropriate or advance funds to the district for its expenses, including general expenses of

operation related thereto.
KRS § 29A.290 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 29A / Section 29A.290
29A.290 Examination of petit jurors -- Challenges -- Alternate jurors
Status: in_force

29A.290 Examination of petit jurors -- Challenges -- Alternate jurors.

(1) The voir dire examination of petit jurors shall be conducted in the manner

prescribed by the Supreme Court.

(2) The parties shall have the right to challenge jurors as follows:

(a) There shall be an unlimited right to challenge jurors for cause; and

(b) The number of peremptory challenges shall be prescribed by the Supreme

Court.

(3) The judge may select alternate jurors. The procedures for the use of alternate jurors

shall be prescribed by the Supreme Court.
KRS § 194A.510 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 194A / Section 194A.510
194A.510 Defense in prosecution
Status: in_force

194A.510 Defense in prosecution.

In any prosecution for the violation of KRS 194A.505, it shall be a defense if the person

relied on the advice of an employee or agent of the cabinet.
KRS § 164.2867 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 164 / Section 164.2867
164.2867 Provision of vaccination information regarding meningococcal meningitis disease to postsecondary students
Status: in_force

164.2867 Provision of vaccination information regarding meningococcal meningitis

disease to postsecondary students.

(1) Each public or private educational institution that offers a postsecondary degree and

has a residential campus shall provide vaccination information on meningococcal

meningitis disease to full-time students living in resident housing.

(2) The vaccination information shall be contained in the student housing or enrollment

application or lease document and shall include a space for the student to indicate

whether or not the student has received the vaccination against meningococcal

meningitis disease. If institutions provide electronic enrollment or registration to

first-time students, the information required by this section may be provided or

collected electronically.

(3) Vaccination information about meningococcal meningitis disease shall include

detailed information on the risks of the disease and any recommendations issued by

the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

(4) The vaccination information obtained under this section that is in the possession of

the educational institution is confidential and shall not be a public record.

(5) This section shall not be construed to require the educational institution or the

Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide or pay for the meningococcal

meningitis disease vaccination.
KRS § 67.485 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67 / Section 67.485
67.485 Plans and specifications, approval -- Bids
Status: in_force

67.485 Plans and specifications, approval -- Bids.

When any county buildings commission desires to construct, remodel or improve a

building under the provisions of KRS 67.480, the county buildings commission shall by

resolution cause plans and specifications for the building to be duly made and filed in the

office of the county clerk. The plans and specifications shall give a full description of the

building to be constructed, remodeled or improved, the details thereof and the manner of

construction. The plans and specifications shall be prepared by an architect selected by

the county buildings commission and approved by the county. If the plans and

specifications are approved and if the county offers to lease the building under a lease of

the kind provided in KRS 67.475, the county buildings commission shall cause its

secretary to advertise for bids, and thereafter the county buildings commission through its

chairman may contract for the construction, remodeling or improvement of the building.
KRS § 247.675 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 247 / Section 247.675
247.675 Refund of assessment collected from producer
Status: in_force

247.675 Refund of assessment collected from producer.

In the event the referendum is carried in the affirmative and the assessment is levied and

collected as provided, any producer upon and against whom such assessment shall have

been levied and collected under the provisions of KRS 247.610 to 247.685, if dissatisfied

with said assessment and the result thereof, shall have the right to demand of and receive

from the treasurer of said certified association a refund of such assessment so collected

from such producer; provided, such demand for refund is made in writing within thirty

(30) days from the date on which said assessment is collected from such producer.
KRS § 186.635 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 186 / Section 186.635
186.635 Persons required to complete examinations under KRS 186.480 -- Reinstatement
Status: in_force

186.635 Persons required to complete examinations under KRS 186.480 --

Reinstatement.

(1) The following persons shall be required to successfully complete the

examinations required under KRS 186.480 prior to being issued a Kentucky

operator's license:

(a) A person who has been issued a Kentucky instruction permit or

intermediate license;

(b) A person who has applied for a Kentucky operator's license under KRS

186.412 or 186.4121; and

(c) Other persons as identified in an administrative regulation promulgated

by the Department of Kentucky State Police or the Transportation Cabinet

under KRS Chapter 13A.

(2) A person who possessed a Kentucky operator's license that has expired for a

period of less than five (5) years and was not subject to suspension,

withdrawal, revocation, or disqualification at the time of expiration may have

that license reinstated without submitting to the examinations required under

KRS 186.480 by applying to the cabinet for renewal. Upon submission of any

vision testing required under KRS 186.577 and review of the person's driving

history record, the cabinet shall issue a renewal operator's license to an

applicant under this subsection.
KRS § 434.695 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 434 / Section 434.695
434.695 Use of false, fictitious, unauthorized or counterfeit card prima facie evidence of knowledge
Status: in_force

434.695 Use of false, fictitious, unauthorized or counterfeit card prima facie

evidence of knowledge.

The presentation or use of a false, fictitious, unauthorized or counterfeit, credit or debit

card, or other credit or debit device for the purpose of obtaining money, goods, services

or anything else of value shall be prima facie evidence of knowledge that the said credit

or debit device is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or its use is unauthorized.
KRS § 383.240 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 383 / Section 383.240
383.240 Form of judgment
Status: in_force

383.240 Form of judgment.

Upon the return of the inquest the court shall enter a judgment according to the

inquisition, either for the plaintiff, in substance, that he have restitution of the premises

aforesaid, and recover of the defendants his costs in this behalf expended; or for the

defendants, in substance, that they recover of the plaintiff their costs in this behalf

expended; or for the plaintiff against some of the defendants, and for the other defendants

against the plaintiff, if some be found guilty and others not guilty.
KRS § 446.400 — KY Code / Title XLI / Chapter 446 / Section 446.400
446.400 Determination of death -- Minimal conditions to be met
Status: in_force

446.400 Determination of death -- Minimal conditions to be met.

For all legal purposes, the occurrence of human death shall be determined in accordance

with the usual and customary standards of medical practice, provided that death shall not

be determined to have occurred unless the following minimal conditions have been met:

(1) When respiration and circulation are not artificially maintained, there is an

irreversible cessation of spontaneous respiration and circulation; or

(2) When respiration and circulation are artificially maintained, and there is a total and

irreversible cessation of all brain function, including the brain stem and that such

determination is made by two (2) licensed physicians.
KRS § 216.590 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 216 / Section 216.590
216.590 Definitions -- Training of surveyors and investigators -- Joint training with staff of long-term care facilities
Status: in_force

216.590 Definitions -- Training of surveyors and investigators -- Joint training with

staff of long-term care facilities.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "CMS" means the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;

(b) "Long-term care facility" means a nursing facility that is certified under Title

XVIII or XIX of the Social Security Act; and

(c) "Long-term care provider association" includes but is not limited to the

Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities, the Kentucky Center for

Assisted Living, and LeadingAge Kentucky.

(2) The cabinet shall provide training for surveyors and investigators who perform

duties related to KRS 216.537 to 216.590.

(3) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services and representatives of long-term care

provider associations shall evaluate and discuss opportunities for joint training no

less than annually or upon the release of any new regulatory guideline, regulation,

interpretation, program letter, or memorandum, or, if permitted by CMS, any other

new materials used in surveyor training.

(4) The cabinet shall invite representatives of long-term care provider associations to

participate in the planning process for any joint surveyor and provider training

session, which may be held in person or remotely.

(5) (a) The cabinet may seek approval from CMS to utilize money from the Civil

Money Penalty Reinvestment Program to cover the costs of joint training for

surveyors and staff of long-term care facilities.

(b) If CMS denies the cabinet's application for funding to cover the cost of an in-

person training session, the cabinet shall charge the long-term care provider

associations for providing the training.

(6) If the training is approved by the cabinet, nothing in this section shall prohibit a

long-term care provider association from offering joint training to its membership

and surveyors.