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KRS § 202A.231 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 202A / Section 202A.231
202A.231 Transfer to agency of United States
Status: in_force

202A.231 Transfer to agency of United States.

(1) Upon receipt of a certificate of the United States Public Health Service or such

other agency of the United States government that facilities are available for the

care or treatment of any person heretofore hospitalized in any mental hospital or

other institution in this state for the care of mentally ill persons and that such person

is eligible for such care or treatment, the secretary, upon recommendation by any

such hospital or institution in this state, is hereby authorized to cause the transfer of

any such person to the United States Public Health Service or other agency of the

United States government for care or treatment. Upon effecting any such transfer,

the hospitalizing court shall be notified thereof by the secretary.

(2) Any person transferred as provided in this section shall be deemed to be placed in

the custody of the United States Public Health Service or other agency of the United

States government pursuant to the original hospitalization the same as if he had

been originally so hospitalized.

(3) No person shall be transferred to any agency of the United States if he be confined

pursuant to conviction of any felony or misdemeanor or if he has been acquitted of

the charge solely on the ground of mental illness unless prior to transfer the court

issuing the confining order shall enter an order to transfer after the motion and

hearing. Any person transferred as provided in this section to any agency of the

United States shall be hospitalized by such agency pursuant to the original order of

hospitalization.
KRS § 99.665 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 99 / Section 99.665
99.665 Housing rehabilitation development fund -- Purpose
Status: in_force

99.665 Housing rehabilitation development fund -- Purpose.

(1) An agency may create and establish a special revolving loan fund to be known as

the housing rehabilitation development fund and to be administered by the agency

as a trust fund separate and distinct from any other moneys or funds administered by

the agency.

(2) The housing rehabilitation development fund shall be comprised of, and the agency

is hereby authorized to receive and accept for such fund, the proceeds of grants,

contributions, appropriations, repayment of loans made from the fund, and the

proceeds of bonds and any other moneys which may be made available to the

agency for the purpose of the fund from any other source.

(3) The purpose of the housing rehabilitation development fund is to provide a source

from which the agency may make loans, and invest in loans, for rehabilitation of

residential housing projects, and the agency is authorized to make such loans and to

invest in such loans from such fund, at such interest rate or rates as may be

determined by the agency to be for the best interest of the agency and best effectuate

the purposes of the agency, and with such security for repayment as the agency

deems reasonably necessary and practicable. In administering the housing

rehabilitation development fund, the agency may exercise all powers granted in

KRS 99.610 to 99.680.
KRS § 413.100 — KY Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 413 / Section 413.100
413.100 Lienee not to extend limitation as against purchasers or creditors -- Exceptions
Status: in_force

413.100 Lienee not to extend limitation as against purchasers or creditors --

Exceptions.

(1) No promise, acknowledgment, or payment of money by any person bound on any

bond or obligation for the payment of money secured by a lien shall operate as an

extension of the time within which the lien may be enforced as against purchasers

or creditors, unless, before expiration of the limitations period for enforcement of

the debt under KRS 413.090(2) or 413.160, as applicable:

(a) For liens secured by a recorded mortgage, a copy of the extension is recorded

in accordance with KRS 382.297; or

(b) For liens secured by a recorded deed, a memorandum notice of the extension

is recorded that contains:

1. The book and page number where the deed is recorded;

2. A statement that the debt is extended;

3. The time period of the extension;

4. The amount of indebtedness remaining due; and

5. The signature of each promisor and the holder of the lien, acknowledged

before a notary public.

(2) The payee shall pay the clerk a fee pursuant to KRS 64.012 for the recording.
KRS § 309.442 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 309 / Section 309.442
309.442 Insurance policy required for mitigation and measurement contractors
Status: in_force

309.442 Insurance policy required for mitigation and measurement contractors.

Each mitigation or measurement contractor shall maintain an insurance policy that:

(1) Is issued by an insurance company or other legal entity permitted to transact

insurance business in the Commonwealth of Kentucky;

(2) Provides for general liability coverage for measurement contractors in an amount of

at least two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) that is maintained in effect at

all times during the registration period;

(3) Provides for general liability coverage for mitigation contractors and radon

laboratories in an amount of at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) that

is maintained in effect at all times during the registration period;

(4) Lists the board as a certificate holder of any insurance policy issued under

subsection (1) of this section; and

(5) States that cancellation or nonrenewal of the underlying liability insurance policy is

not effective until the board receives at least ten (10) days' written notice of the

cancellation or nonrenewal.
KRS § 527.060 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 527 / Section 527.060
527.060 Forfeiture
Status: in_force

527.060 Forfeiture.

Upon the conviction of any person for the violation of any law of this Commonwealth in

which a deadly weapon was used, displayed or unlawfully possessed by such person the

court shall order the weapon forfeited to the state and sold, destroyed or otherwise

disposed of in accordance with KRS 500.090.
KRS § 183.476 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 183 / Section 183.476
183.476 Functions by municipalities in field of aviation are governmental in character
Status: in_force

183.476 Functions by municipalities in field of aviation are governmental in

character.

The acquisition of any lands for the purpose of establishing airports or other air

navigation facilities; the acquisition of airport protection privileges; the acquisition,

establishment, construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance, equipping and

operation of airports and other air navigation facilities, and the exercise of any other

powers granted to air boards or municipalities in this chapter, are hereby declared to be

public, governmental and municipal functions, exercised for a public purpose, and

matters of public necessity, and such lands and other property, easements and privileges

acquired and used by such air boards or municipalities in the manner and for the purposes

enumerated in this chapter shall and are hereby declared to be acquired and used for

public, governmental and municipal purposes and as a matter of public necessity.
KRS § 150.720 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 150 / Section 150.720
150.720 Administrative regulations relating to cervids -- Costs resulting from importation of diseased animal
Status: in_force

150.720 Administrative regulations relating to cervids -- Costs resulting from

importation of diseased animal.

(1) The Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Department of Fish and

Wildlife Resources shall promulgate administrative regulations pertaining to health

requirements, eradication of diseases, importation and unique individual

identification, including visual identification tags, of privately owned and farm

raised cervids maintained for the production of meat and other products. Nothing in

this section shall limit the authority of the Department of Fish and Wildlife

Resources to regulate the unique individual identification, including visual

identification, of captive cervids that are not privately owned and farm-raised

cervids maintained for the production of meat and other products. The Department

of Fish and Wildlife Resources, in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture,

shall promulgate administrative regulations pertaining to the holding of cervids.

(2) If any person imports a diseased animal into the Commonwealth in violation of the

statutes and administrative regulations, then that person shall be responsible to the

Department of Agriculture and the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for

all costs incurred in the investigation, response, and eradication of that disease.
KRS § 11.175 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 11 / Section 11.175
11.175 Each cabinet to designate small business ombudsman -- Contact information -- Annual report to Commission on Small Business Innovation and Advocacy
Status: in_force

11.175 Each cabinet to designate small business ombudsman -- Contact

information -- Annual report to Commission on Small Business Innovation

and Advocacy.

(1) Each cabinet secretary on the Governor's Executive Cabinet, established pursuant to

KRS 11.065, shall designate a small business ombudsman from among their

respective existing cabinet employees.

(2) The small business ombudsman shall:

(a) Respond to inquiries from small businesses on administrative regulations and

other regulatory matters; and

(b) Provide information regarding the procedure for submitting comments on

administrative regulations as provided by KRS 13A.270(1).

(3) Each cabinet shall provide contact information for the cabinet's small business

ombudsman on the cabinet's Web site, including the ombudsman's name, telephone

number, mailing address, and e-mail address.

(4) No later than December 1 of each year, each small business ombudsman shall

submit a report to the Commission on Small Business Innovation and Advocacy,

established pursuant to KRS 11.200, summarizing the number and nature of

inquiries that the ombudsman has received from small businesses during the

previous twelve (12) months.
KRS § 263.020 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 263 / Section 263.020
263.020 License for business of collecting animal carcasses required
Status: in_force

263.020 License for business of collecting animal carcasses required.

Except as provided in KRS 263.160 no person shall engage in the business of disposing

of, or picking up, or collecting, or operating a loading platform in connection therewith,

of the bodies or parts of bodies of dead or slaughtered animals, poultry, fish, scrap, offal,

hides, bones, fat, grease or other raw rendering materials, or by-products thereof, without

first obtaining a license for that purpose from the Department of Agriculture, hereafter

called the department.
KRS § 67A.490 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67A / Section 67A.490
67A.490 Death of member -- Benefit to designated beneficiary when no surviving spouse's, children's, or dependent parent annuities payable
Status: in_force

67A.490 Death of member -- Benefit to designated beneficiary when no surviving

spouse's, children's, or dependent parent annuities payable.

(1) Upon death of a member, occurring while in active service, if no surviving spouse's

annuity, children's annuities, or dependent parent annuities are payable, the

designated beneficiary of the member or his or her estate shall be entitled to a death

benefit equal to the total contributions made by the member, including the amount

of any employee contributions picked up by the urban-county government pursuant

to KRS 67A.510(2), without interest, or one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500),

whichever is greater.

(2) Upon death of a retired member, if no surviving spouse's annuity, children's

annuities, or dependent parent annuities shall be due and payable, a death benefit

shall be paid to the designated beneficiary or estate of the member, equal to the

excess, if any, of the total contributions made by the member, including those

picked up pursuant to KRS 67A.510(2), to this fund to the date of retirement,

without interest, over the total annuity payments received by the member. The

minimum payment in such case shall be one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500).

If a surviving spouse's annuity, children's annuities, or dependent parent annuities

are payable after the death of the retired member, the amount of such death benefit,

if any, shall be determined upon termination of annuity payments to all survivors of

the member, whether such termination occurs by death or other cause.
KRS § 35.715 — KY Code / Title V / Chapter 35 / Section 35.715
35.715 Assault
Status: in_force

35.715 Assault.

(1) Any person subject to this code who attempts or offers with unlawful force or

violence to do bodily harm to another person, whether or not the attempt or offer is

consummated, is guilty of assault and shall be punished as a court-martial may

direct.

(2) Any person subject to this chapter is guilty of aggravated assault and shall be

punished as a court-martial may direct who:

(a) Commits an assault with a dangerous weapon or other means or force likely to

produce death or grievous bodily harm; or

(b) Commits an assault and intentionally inflicts grievous bodily harm with or

without a weapon.
KRS § 64.590 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 64 / Section 64.590
64.590 Compensation of officers and employees of political subdivisions or local governmental units or districts other than counties or cities, including school districts
Status: in_force

64.590 Compensation of officers and employees of political subdivisions or local

governmental units or districts other than counties or cities, including school

districts.

In the case of any political subdivision or local governmental unit or district other than a

county or city, having a governing body or authority composed of more than one (1)

member, such governing body or authority shall fix the compensation of every officer and

employee of the political subdivision, local governmental unit, or district whose

compensation is payable from the funds of the political subdivision, governmental unit, or

district, except that in the case of officers elected by popular vote the same limitations

and restrictions shall apply as are applicable under KRS 83A.070 to the fixing of

compensation of city officers elected by popular vote. Nothing in this section is intended

to confer any power on any governing board or authority, with respect to the

compensation of its own members, that it does not specifically possess under other

statutes. This section applies to school districts, but is not intended to supersede any

present provision of law relating to the fixing or payment of the compensation of

teachers.
KRS § 151.299 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 151 / Section 151.299
151.299 Liability for costs of cabinet emergency work -- Action for recovery of costs -- Foreclosure sale to satisfy judgment
Status: in_force

151.299 Liability for costs of cabinet emergency work -- Action for recovery of

costs -- Foreclosure sale to satisfy judgment.

Whenever the secretary takes action authorized by KRS 151.297, the owner or owners of

the dam or the dams creating the impoundment, or levee, embankment, or other water

barriers at which such action was taken shall be jointly and severally liable for the costs

of taking such action, including applicable overheads, and a lien in the amount of such

costs shall be automatically created on all property owned by any such owner at or

proximate to such dam or reservoir. The secretary shall file an action in the Circuit Court

having jurisdiction over any owner or the owner's property for the recovery of such costs,

and may join all other owners in such action irrespective of any statutes to the contrary

relating to jurisdiction or venue. Following the conclusion of such action the secretary

may make application to the court for foreclosure sale of the property to satisfy any

judgment obtained by the secretary.
KRS § 403A.308 — KY Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 403A / Section 403A.308
403A.308 Nature of authority created by temporary custody order
Status: in_force

403A.308 Nature of authority created by temporary custody order.

(1) A grant of authority under KRS 403A.301 to 403A.311 is temporary and terminates

under KRS 403A.401 to 403A.404 after the return from deployment of the

deploying parent, unless the grant has been terminated before that time by court

order. The grant does not create an independent, continuing right to caretaking

authority, decision-making authority, or limited contact in an individual to whom it

is granted.

(2) A nonparent granted caretaking authority, decision-making authority, or limited

contact under KRS 403A.301 to 403A.311 has standing to enforce the grant until it

is terminated by court order or under KRS 403A.401 to 403A.404.
KRS § 431.0795 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 431 / Section 431.0795
431.0795 Expungement fund
Status: in_force

431.0795 Expungement fund.

(1) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund designated the "expungement

fund."

(2) The fund shall be administered by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet.

(3) Beginning on June 27, 2019, the revenues and interest from the expungement fee

imposed by KRS 431.073 shall be deposited in the fund.

(4) On January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each year, the balance of the fund

shall be distributed as follows:

(a) Ten percent (10%) shall be distributed to the Department for Libraries and

Archives;

(b) Forty percent (40%) shall be distributed to the Department of Kentucky State

Police;

(c) Forty percent (40%) shall be equally distributed among the offices of

Commonwealth's attorneys; and

(d) Ten percent (10%) shall be distributed to the Administrative Office of the

Courts to be deposited into the trust and agency account for deputy circuit

clerks along with the fee established in KRS 431.073(10).

(5) All interest earned on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund and shall not

lapse.

(6) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, fund amounts not expended at the close of a fiscal

year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward into the next fiscal year.

(7) Moneys deposited in the fund are hereby appropriated for the purposes set forth in

this section and shall not be appropriated or transferred by the General Assembly

for any other purposes.
KRS § 337.427 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 337 / Section 337.427
337.427 Collection of unpaid wages and other relief
Status: in_force

337.427 Collection of unpaid wages and other relief.

(1) Any employer who violates the provisions of KRS 337.423 shall be liable to the

employee or employees affected in the amount of their unpaid wages, and in

instances of willful violation in employee suits under subsection (2) of this

section, up to an additional equal amount as liquidated damages.

(2) Action to recover the liability may be maintained in any court of competent

jurisdiction by any one (1) or more employees for and in behalf of himself,

herself, or themselves and other employees similarly situated. The court in the

action shall, in cases of violation in addition to any judgment awarded to the

plaintiff or plaintiffs, allow a reasonable attorney's fee to be paid by the

defendant, and costs of the action.

(3) An agreement by any employee to work for less than the wage to which the

employee is entitled under KRS 337.420 to 337.433 and 337.990(11) shall not

be a bar to any such action, or to a voluntary wage restitution of the full amount

due under KRS 337.420 to 337.433 and 337.990(11).

(4) At the written request of any employee claiming to have been paid less than

the wage to which he may be entitled under KRS 337.420 to 337.433 and

337.990(11), the commissioner may bring any legal action necessary in behalf

of the employee to collect the claim for unpaid wages. The commissioner shall

not be required to pay the filing fee, or other costs, in connection with the

action. The commissioner shall have power to join various claims against the

employer in one (1) cause of action.

(5) In proceedings under this section, the court may order other affirmative action

as appropriate, including reinstatement of employees discharged in violation of

KRS 337.420 to 337.433 and 337.990(11).

(6) The commissioner may on his or her own motion petition any court of

competent jurisdiction to restrain violations of KRS 337.423, and petition for

such affirmative relief as the court may deem appropriate, including restoration

of unpaid wages and reinstatement of employees, consistent with the purpose

of KRS 337.420 to 337.433 and 337.990(11).
KRS § 189.200 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 189 / Section 189.200
189.200 Maximum weight on iron and solid tires
Status: in_force

189.200 Maximum weight on iron and solid tires.

No person shall operate on a highway a vehicle that has greater weight on any tire per

inch of width of the tire which is in contact with the surface of the highway, than four

hundred (400) pounds, for iron or steel tires, or six hundred (600) pounds, for solid

rubber or rubber compounded tires.
KRS § 97.550 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 97 / Section 97.550
97.550 Local governments may acquire property for parks or playgrounds -- Appointment of park board -- Terms of office
Status: in_force

97.550 Local governments may acquire property for parks or playgrounds --

Appointment of park board -- Terms of office.

(1) Cities of any class, counties, charter counties, and urban-county governments may

acquire, by purchase or donation, property for the purpose of maintaining public

parks or playgrounds within the jurisdictional limits.

(2) The city legislative body, the fiscal court, or the legislative body of a charter county

or an urban-county government may appoint a park board of not more than eight (8)

persons, whose qualifications shall be prescribed by the city legislative body or

fiscal court, and whose terms of office shall be for two (2) years and until their

successors are appointed and qualified, except that three (3) members of the first

board appointed shall be appointed for terms of only one (1) year. The members of

the board shall not receive any salary for their services. The board shall be a

corporation with perpetual succession, and may, in its corporate name, contract and

be contracted with, sue and be sued, have and use a corporate seal, and alter or

renew it at pleasure.
KRS § 198B.991 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198B / Section 198B.991
198B.991 Penalty
Status: in_force

198B.991 Penalty.

Failure to comply with any order under KRS 198B.625 or the violation of KRS 198B.550

to 198B.630 or any regulation issued thereunder shall constitute a Class B misdemeanor.
KRS § 212.240 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 212 / Section 212.240
212.240 Duties of county health departments
Status: in_force

212.240 Duties of county health departments.

County departments of health shall:

(1) Administer and enforce in the county and in all cities and towns situated therein,

except as otherwise provided by law, all applicable public health laws of the

Commonwealth and all of the rules and regulations of the secretary of the Cabinet

for Health and Family Services and county board of health issued thereunder;

(2) Under the general supervision of the county board of health and the Cabinet for

Health and Family Services, formulate, promote, establish, and execute policies,

plans, and programs to safeguard the health of the people of the county and

establish, maintain, implement, promote, and conduct facilities and services for the

purpose of protecting the public health; and

(3) Make such statistical or other reports relating to the activities of the department as

they may deem expedient or as may be required by the county board of health or the

Cabinet for Health and Family Services.