KRS § 27A.210 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 27A / Section 27A.210
27A.210 Books and records
Status: in_force

27A.210 Books and records.

(1) The following books and records shall be maintained by the State Law Library:

(a) All copies of Volumes 1 to 77 of the Kentucky Reports;

(b) Twenty-five (25) copies each of Volumes 78 to 314 of the Kentucky Reports;

(c) Two (2) sets of all future publications of the journals and nine (9) sets of the

Acts of the General Assembly; and

(d) Two (2) sets of the official Kentucky statute publications.

(2) The state law librarian shall arrange with the proper official of each state of the

United States and of the United States and its territories for the exchanges of the

statutes and the acts of the legislatures of each state and of Congress. When an

exchange is agreed upon, the state law librarian shall send to the officer one (1)

copy of the Acts of the General Assembly and one (1) set of statutes as soon as they

are ready for distribution.

(3) Copies of acts, statutes, and other materials required to be kept by the state law

librarian and to be made available for exchange shall be furnished to the state law

librarian, without charge, by the agency or official responsible for the distribution of

same.

(4) The state law librarian may arrange for the distribution or disposal of materials held

by the State Law Library upon concurrence of the administrative assistant to the

Chief Justice responsible for law library operations.

(5) The state law librarian may acquire, by purchase, exchange, donation, or otherwise,

books and other materials the librarian deems suitable for the holdings of the State

Law Library.

(6) The state law librarian may, with the concurrence of the administrative assistant to

the Chief Justice responsible for law library operations, sell any surplus books in the

State Law Library that have a market value, collect the funds received therefor, and

deposit them in the "State Law Library Surplus Books Fund," which is hereby

created in the State Treasury. The "State Law Library Surplus Books Fund" shall

not lapse. The state law librarian may reinvest the funds in other books and

materials that the librarian deems suitable for the holdings of the State Law Library.

The provisions of KRS 45A.045(5) concerning the powers and duties of the Finance

and Administration Cabinet shall not apply to sales made by the state law librarian

under this section.

(7) The state law librarian may, with the concurrence of the administrative assistant to

the Chief Justice responsible for law library operations, offer and provide technical

and other assistance to county law libraries and to other publicly funded law

libraries.

(8) The state law librarian may, upon the request of a county law library or other

publicly funded law library and with the concurrence of the administrative assistant

to the Chief Justice responsible for law library operations, purchase books, supplies,

or other materials for the library. The funds used for these purposes shall be those of

the county law library or other publicly funded law library.

(9) The state law librarian shall issue, with the concurrence of the administrative

assistant to the Chief Justice responsible for law library operations, regulations for

the operation, management, and lending policy of the State Law Library.