FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
KRS § 143.020 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 143 / Section 143.020
143.020 Imposition of tax on severance or processing of coal
Status: in_force

143.020 Imposition of tax on severance or processing of coal.

For the privilege of severing or processing coal, in addition to all other taxes imposed by

law, a tax is hereby levied on every taxpayer engaged in severing and/or processing coal

within this Commonwealth at the rate of four and one-half percent (4.5%) of the gross

value of all coal severed and/or processed during the reporting period; except that the

minimum tax for a reporting period shall be an amount determined by applying a rate of

fifty cents ($0.50) per ton to the total number of tons severed during the reporting period.

The minimum tax shall not apply to a taxpayer who only processes coal.
KRS § 387.730 — KY Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 387 / Section 387.730
387.730 Testamentary nomination -- Succession of parent as guardian
Status: in_force

387.730 Testamentary nomination -- Succession of parent as guardian.

(1) A parent, spouse, or child of a partially disabled or disabled person who has been

appointed as limited guardian, guardian, limited conservator, or conservator of that

person may, by will, nominate an individual to succeed in that capacity upon the

testator's death. Such nomination shall be reviewed by the court pursuant to KRS

387.620 upon admitting the will to probate if no other person is serving in that

capacity at the time of the testator's death and no standby guardian or conservator

has been appointed.

(2) When the biological or adoptive parents of a disabled person are appointed

coguardians of that person and one (1) of the coguardians dies, the survivor shall

become the successor guardian without any additional action by the court.
KRS § 531.320 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 531 / Section 531.320
531.320 Promoting a sexual performance by a minor
Status: in_force

531.320 Promoting a sexual performance by a minor.

(1) A person is guilty of promoting a sexual performance by a minor when, knowing

the character and content thereof, he or she produces, directs, or promotes any

performance which includes sexual conduct by a minor or computer-generated

image of a minor.

(2) Promoting a sexual performance by a minor is:

(a) A Class C felony if the minor or computer-generated image of a minor

involved in the sexual performance is less than eighteen (18) years old at the

time the minor or computer-generated image of a minor engages in the

prohibited activity;

(b) A Class B felony if the minor or computer-generated image of a minor

involved in the sexual performance is less than sixteen (16) years old at the

time the minor or computer-generated image of a minor engages in the

prohibited activity; and

(c) A Class A felony if the minor involved in the sexual performance incurs

physical injury thereby.
KRS § 376.195 — KY Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 376 / Section 376.195
376.195 Definitions for KRS 376.195 and 376.210
Status: in_force

376.195 Definitions for KRS 376.195 and 376.210.

As used in this section and in subsection (1) of KRS 376.210:

(1) "Labor" includes all work done by teams, trucks, machinery, and mechanical

equipment, whether the owner furnishes a driver or operator or not, but it shall not

include labor performed by any officer, superintendent or stockholder of any

corporation even though he may perform manual labor on the public work;

(2) "Materials" includes all materials of every kind or character used in the public

improvement which shall remain as a part of the completed improvement, and all

the materials substantially consumed or the value thereof substantially destroyed in

making the public improvement, including explosives, gasoline, oil, grease, form

lumber and other similar articles; and,

(3) "Supplies" includes small tools and equipment reasonably necessary in performing

the work required to be done, including picks, shovels, sledge hammers, axes,

pulleys, wire cables, ropes, and other similar items costing not more than fifty

dollars ($50) per item, and tires and tubes furnished for use on vehicles engaged in

the performance of the work;

(4) "Supplies" also includes the cost of labor, materials, and repair parts supplied or

furnished for keeping all machinery and equipment used in the performance of the

work in good operating condition; and, shall include the agreed or reasonable rental

price of equipment and machinery used in performing the work to be done;

(a) The lien for rental of equipment or machinery shall not be more than the

aggregate sum of six (6) months' rental, and the aggregate amount of such

rental shall not exceed sixty percent (60%) of the agreed value of the

machinery or equipment; and

(b) The liens for supplies as defined in this subsection are subordinate to the liens

for labor, material and supplies as defined in subsections (1) to (3) of this

section.
KRS § 2.210 — KY Code / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 2.210
2.210 Kentucky Shakespeare Festival
Status: in_force

2.210 Kentucky Shakespeare Festival.

Shakespeare in Central Park of Louisville, Kentucky, is hereby designated as the

Kentucky Shakespeare Festival.
KRS § 164.0205 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 164 / Section 164.0205
164.0205 Role of council with respect to program created by KRS 158.798
Status: in_force

164.0205 Role of council with respect to program created by KRS 158.798.

The Council on Postsecondary Education in Kentucky shall promote, support, and assist

in the program created in KRS 158.798 by:

(1) Identifying college students who have a superior academic aptitude or achievement

in math, science, and technology related course work to participate in this program;

(2) Educating higher education institutions as to the availability of this program and

encouraging participation by administrators, faculty, and students;

(3) Establishing liaison and assisting in the coordination of any specific program

component which involves college-level internships, scholarships, or career

development.
KRS § 344.340 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 344 / Section 344.340
344.340 Enforcement of local commission orders
Status: in_force

344.340 Enforcement of local commission orders.

The proceeding for enforcement of a local commission order is initiated by filing a

complaint in the Circuit Court. Copies of the complaint shall be served upon all parties of

record. Within thirty (30) days after the filing of the complaint by the local commission,

or within such further time as the court may allow, the local commission shall transmit to

the court the original or a certified copy of the entire record upon which the order is

based, including a transcript of testimony, which need not be printed. By stipulation of all

parties to the proceeding, the record may be shortened. The findings of fact of the local

commission shall be conclusive unless clearly erroneous in view of the probative and

substantial evidence on the whole record. The court shall have power to grant such

temporary relief or restraining order as it deems just, and to enter an order enforcing,

modifying and enforcing as modified, or setting aside in whole or in part the order of the

local commission, or remanding the case to the local commission for further proceedings.
KRS § 391.220 — KY Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 391 / Section 391.220
391.220 Disposition upon death
Status: in_force

391.220 Disposition upon death.

Upon death of a married person, one-half (1/2) of the property to which KRS 391.210 to

391.260 applies is the property of the surviving spouse and is not subject to testamentary

disposition by the decedent or distribution under the laws of succession of this

Commonwealth. One-half (1/2) of that property is the property of the decedent and is

subject to testamentary disposition or distribution under the laws of succession of this

Commonwealth. With respect to property to which KRS 391.210 to 391.260 applies, the

one-half (1/2) of the property which is the property of the decedent is not subject to the

surviving spouse's right to elect against the will.
KRS § 45A.320 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.320
45A.320 Effect of federal grants upon public purchasing units
Status: in_force

45A.320 Effect of federal grants upon public purchasing units.

If federal grant or other federal requirements differ from the provisions of this code or

regulations adopted hereunder, nothing in this code or its regulations shall inhibit any

public purchasing unit from complying with the terms and conditions of the federal grant

or other federal requirements.
KRS § 605.030 — KY Code / Title LI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.030
605.030 Duties of court-designated workers
Status: in_force

605.030 Duties of court-designated workers.

(1) A court-designated worker may:

(a) Receive complaints;

(b) Review complaints taken by peace officers;

(c) Investigate complaints except neglect, abuse, and dependency;

(d) Perform an initial screening for human trafficking as defined in KRS 529.010

for referral to the cabinet for investigation as a case of dependency, neglect, or

abuse;

(e) Dispose of complaints limited to a total of three (3) status or nonfelony public

offense complaints per child and, with written approval of the county attorney,

one (1) felony complaint that does not involve the commission of a sexual

offense or the use of a deadly weapon;

(f) Administer oaths;

(g) Issue summonses;

(h) Issue subpoenas;

(i) Make advisory dispositional recommendations and provide, within forty-eight

(48) hours, exclusive of weekends and holidays, information concerning a

child who has chosen to waive the investigation pursuant to KRS 610.100;

(j) Perform such duties as required by KRS Chapter 645;

(k) Administer evidence-based screenings and assessments to identify the risk and

needs of a child and his or her family;

(l) Enter into diversion agreements, including referral to programs or service

providers, providing case management and service coordination, assisting

with barriers to completion, and monitoring progress;

(m) Impose graduated sanctions, from least restrictive to most restrictive, in

response to violations of the terms of a diversion agreement;

(n) Gather information necessary to track and record outcomes of all diversion

agreement recommendations and final diversion disposition;

(o) Collaborate and cooperate with the family accountability, intervention, and

response team, director of pupil personnel as appropriate, and service

providers to ensure all appropriate interventions are utilized;

(p) Report annually to his or her local public school districts and to the

Administrative Office of the Courts an inventory of all programs and service

providers within the judicial district they serve;

(q) Request from the schools a student's education records pursuant to KRS

17.125; and

(r) Perform such other functions related to activities of children as may be

authorized or directed by the court.

(2) Upon the filing of a petition which initiates a formal court action in the interest of

the child, the court-designated worker's involvement, with the exception of the

activities defined in subsection (1)(i) of this section, shall cease.

(3) When a child is to be tried as an adult, the court-designated worker need not make

dispositional recommendations.
KRS § 133.181 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 133 / Section 133.181
133.181 Compensation of county clerk for correcting tax books following equalization
Status: in_force

133.181 Compensation of county clerk for correcting tax books following

equalization.

If the Department of Revenue, in making its equalization of the property in any county in

accordance with the provisions of KRS 133.150, causes any increase or decrease to be

made in the value of any property, the county clerk shall correct the tax books to comply

with the final certification of the assessment by the department. As compensation for his

services, the clerk shall receive the same compensation per day that he receives for

serving as clerk of the board of assessment appeals for as many days as are necessary to

make the corrections but not to exceed a total of ten (10) days. One-half (1/2) of such

amounts shall be paid out of the county levy and one-half (1/2) out of the State Treasury.

Such sums shall be paid at the same time and in the same manner as is the clerk's

compensation for preparing the tax bills under KRS 133.240(2).
KRS § 39F.100 — KY Code / Title V / Chapter 39F / Section 39F.100
39F.100 Rescue Aid Program -- Purpose
Status: in_force

39F.100 Rescue Aid Program -- Purpose.

The Rescue Aid Program, which is administered pursuant to this chapter and

appropriations in the state budget, is designed to:

(1) Reduce and prevent the loss of life by creating a better equipped, trained, and

coordinated rescue force throughout the Commonwealth;

(2) Upgrade the capabilities of local rescue squads by providing financial assistance to

be used to purchase equipment and obtain training; and

(3) Encourage the development of rescue squads where none exist.
KRS § 138.850 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 138 / Section 138.850
138.850 Monthly payment of tax
Status: in_force

138.850 Monthly payment of tax.

The tax returns required by KRS 138.820(3) shall be accompanied by a certified or

cashier's check, payable to the state treasurer, for the amount of tax due for the preceding

calendar month except that the department may waive this requirement and accept the

check of the processor if he is of sound financial condition and has established a record of

compliance.
KRS § 372.060 — KY Code / Title XXX / Chapter 372 / Section 372.060
372.060 Champertous contracts and conveyances void
Status: in_force

372.060 Champertous contracts and conveyances void.

Any contract, agreement or conveyance made in consideration of services to be rendered

in the prosecution or defense, or aiding in the prosecution or defense, in or out of court, of

any suit, by any person not a party on record in the suit, whereby the thing sued for or in

controversy or any part thereof, is to be taken, paid or received for such services or

assistance, is void.
KRS § 427.070 — KY Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 427 / Section 427.070
427.070 Right of spouse and children to homestead
Status: in_force

427.070 Right of spouse and children to homestead.

(1) The homestead shall be for the use of the widow as long as she occupies it, and the

unmarried infant children of the husband are entitled to a joint occupancy with her

until the youngest unmarried child arrives at full age. The termination of the

widow's occupancy shall not affect the rights of the children. The land may be sold,

subject to the right of the widow and children, if a sale is necessary to pay the debts

of the husband.

(2) The homestead of a woman shall, in like manner, be for the use of her surviving

husband and her children, situated as above. When the interest of the husband and

children ceases, the homestead shall be disposed of in like manner and the proceeds

applied on the same terms to her debts, or, if there are no debts, divided among her

children.
KRS § 11.040 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 11 / Section 11.040
11.040 Personnel for Governor's office -- Office of Secretary of the Governor's Executive Cabinet
Status: in_force

11.040 Personnel for Governor's office -- Office of Secretary of the Governor's

Executive Cabinet.

(1) The Governor may appoint such persons as he deems necessary for the proper

operation of his office to perform such duties as the Governor may require of them.

The persons so appointed shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. None of

the provisions of KRS 64.640 shall be applicable to persons appointed under this

subsection.

(2) There is hereby created an agency of the state government to be known as the Office

of the Secretary to the Governor's Executive Cabinet. The Office of the Secretary to

the Governor's Executive Cabinet shall not be part of the Office of the Governor,

but shall constitute a separate agency of state government. The secretary so

appointed shall have such rights, duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by

the Governor.

(3) The position of secretary to the Governor's Executive Cabinet shall be filled by

appointment of the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The

secretary shall be responsible for implementing all policies of the Governor,

coordinating all activities of the Governor's Executive Cabinet, and advising and

consulting with the Governor on all policy matters affecting the state.

(4) The Office of the Secretary to the Governor's Executive Cabinet shall include such

principal assistants, appointed by the secretary of the cabinet pursuant to KRS

12.050, as may be necessary to execute the functions of the office.
KRS § 247.340 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 247 / Section 247.340
247.340 Incorporation, powers, directors of federation -- Existing federation
Status: in_force

247.340 Incorporation, powers, directors of federation -- Existing federation.

(1) The said federation of farm bureaus organized pursuant to KRS 247.330 shall be a

body corporate upon the filing with the county clerk of the county in which the

principal office of said federation is located, articles of incorporation signed by the

requisite number of authorized representatives of said county farm bureaus, and

upon the filing of a copy of said articles of incorporation certified to by said county

clerk, in the office of the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

(2) Said articles of incorporation shall state:

(a) The names of the county farm bureaus organizing said state federation;

(b) The corporate name of said state federation;

(c) The location of the principal office;

(d) The nature of its business and its general powers, and may set out any other

provision, which the incorporators may deem desirable and which are not in

conflict with the law.

(3) The incorporators signing the articles of incorporation shall constitute the first

board of directors until the first annual election date to be fixed by the bylaws of the

corporation.

(4) Any state federation of county farm bureaus heretofore organized pursuant to the

provisions of KRS 247.330, or, Chapter 76 of the Acts of 1920 of the General

Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and having heretofore filed its

articles of incorporation as provided in this section, shall not be required to

reincorporate, but may continue its corporate existence as if done pursuant hereto,

and said corporation or any corporation organized pursuant to this section and KRS

247.330, may amend its articles of incorporation by a majority vote of its voting

delegates assembled in annual state convention.
KRS § 138.342 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 138 / Section 138.342
138.342 Application for refund -- Investigation and payment -- Effect of false and fraudulent application
Status: in_force

138.342 Application for refund -- Investigation and payment -- Effect of false and

fraudulent application.

(1) Applications for refund pursuant to KRS 138.341 shall be made to the department

on a calendar quarter or calendar year basis on forms and in the manner prescribed

by it for the refund of tax paid on aviation motor fuel used during the calendar

quarter or calendar year. Each application for a refund shall show the number of

gallons of aviation motor fuel purchased during the preceding month; the date and

quantity of each purchase; the vendor from whom the fuel was purchased; the

number of gallons on which refund is claimed; and other information the

department may require.

(2) The department shall audit the application and make other investigation it deems

necessary to determine whether it constitutes a proper claim. When the department

is satisfied that a refund is proper, it shall authorize the tax paid to be refunded as

other refunds are made and the amount refunded shall be deducted from current

motor fuel tax receipts. The tax shall be refunded with interest at the tax interest

rate as defined in KRS 131.010(6).

(3) When the department finds that an application for a refund contains a false or

fraudulent statement or that a refund has been fraudulently obtained, the department

shall refuse to grant any refunds to the person making the false or fraudulent

statement or fraudulently obtaining a refund for a period of two (2) years from the

date of the finding.
KRS § 412.100 — KY Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 412 / Section 412.100
412.100 Rights of co-obligors and cocontractors
Status: in_force

412.100 Rights of co-obligors and cocontractors.

Co-obligors and cocontractors shall, as between each other, have the full benefit of KRS

412.080 and 412.090 as if they were cosureties.
KRS § 507.010 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 507 / Section 507.010
507.010 Definitions for chapter
Status: in_force

507.010 Definitions for chapter.

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Abuse" has the same meaning as in KRS 508.090;

(2) "Criminal homicide" means that a person is guilty of causing the death of another

human being under circumstances which constitute murder, manslaughter in the

first degree, manslaughter in the second degree, or reckless homicide; and

(3) "Physically helpless" and "mentally helpless" have the same meaning as in KRS

508.090.
KRS § 531.350 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 531 / Section 531.350
531.350 Promoting sale of material portraying a sexual performance by a minor
Status: in_force

531.350 Promoting sale of material portraying a sexual performance by a minor.

(1) A person is guilty of promoting sale of material portraying a sexual performance by

a minor when he or she knowingly, as a condition to a sale, allocation,

consignment, or delivery for resale of any paper, magazine, book, periodical,

publication or other merchandise, requires that the purchaser or consignee receive

any matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor or computer-generated

image of a minor, or he or she denies or threatens to deny a franchise, revokes or

threatens to revoke, or imposes any penalty, financial or otherwise, by reason of the

failure of any person to accept such matter, or by reason of the return of such

matter.

(2) Promoting sale of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor is a:

(a) Class A misdemeanor for the first offense;

(b) Class D felony for the second offense; and

(c) Class C felony for the third or subsequent offense.
KRS § 434.610 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 434 / Section 434.610
434.610 Control over card as security for debt
Status: in_force

434.610 Control over card as security for debt.

A person who, with intent to defraud the issuer, a participating party, a person or

organization providing money, goods, services or anything else of value, or any other

person, obtains control over a credit or debit card as security for debt is guilty of a

misdemeanor and is subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (1) of KRS 434.730.
KRS § 219.330 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 219 / Section 219.330
219.330 Permit for operation of community -- Application
Status: in_force

219.330 Permit for operation of community -- Application.

No person shall operate a community without having first obtained a permit as provided

for in KRS 219.310 to 219.410. An application for a permit to operate a community shall

be made to the cabinet upon forms provided by it and shall contain such information as

the cabinet reasonably requires, which may include affirmative evidence of ability to

comply with such reasonable standards and regulations as may be prescribed.