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KRS § 56.040 — KY Code / Title VII / Chapter 56 / Section 56.040
56.040 Finance and Administration Cabinet, Transportation Cabinet, or Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to provide for title examination and certification of land or interest in land paid for out of state funds
Status: in_force

56.040 Finance and Administration Cabinet, Transportation Cabinet, or

Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to provide for title examination

and certification of land or interest in land paid for out of state funds.

When any land or interest in land is to be paid for out of state funds, the Finance and

Administration Cabinet, the Transportation Cabinet for requirements of that cabinet, or

the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for its acquisitions of land or interests in

land, shall take action to provide for the examination and certification of the title to the

affected land, with or without exceptions, by an attorney licensed to practice law in this

state, or for the insurance of the title to such land by a land title insurance company

authorized to do business in this state. A survey and plat of the land showing the corners,

angles, and calls of the land shall be made by a competent land surveyor prior to the date

of the deed conveying the land or any interest therein to the state. The costs incurred

under this section shall be charged against the funds of the agency for whose use and

benefit the land is acquired.
KRS § 67.785 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67 / Section 67.785
67.785 Personal liability of officers of business entity
Status: in_force

67.785 Personal liability of officers of business entity.

(1) An employer shall be liable for the payment of the tax required to be deducted and

withheld under KRS 67.780.

(2) The president, vice president, secretary, treasurer or any other person holding an

equivalent corporate office of any business entity subject to KRS 67.780 shall be

personally and individually liable, both jointly and severally, for any tax required to

be withheld under KRS 67.750 to 67.790 from compensation paid to one or more

employees of any business entity, and neither the corporate dissolution or

withdrawal of the business entity from the tax district nor the cessation of holding

any corporate office shall discharge that liability of any person; provided that the

personal and individual liability shall apply to each or every person holding the

corporate office at the time the tax becomes or became obligated. No person shall

be personally and individually liable under this subsection who had no authority to

collect, truthfully account for, or pay over any tax imposed by KRS 67.750 to

67.790 at the time that the taxes imposed by KRS 67.750 to 67.790 become or

became due.

(3) Every employee receiving compensation in a tax district subject to the tax imposed

under KRS 68.180, 68.197, 91.200, or 92.281 shall be liable for the tax

notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section.
KRS § 177.440 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 177 / Section 177.440
177.440 Limited access to turnpikes
Status: in_force

177.440 Limited access to turnpikes.

All turnpikes established under the provisions of KRS 177.390 to 177.570 are declared to

be limited access facilities, within the meaning and subject to the provisions of KRS

177.220 to 177.310, and KRS 177.990. No right of access to a turnpike shall vest in the

holder of adjacent or neighboring property by reason of the proposal to construct, or the

construction and operation of, a turnpike. Nothing in KRS 177.390 to 177.570 shall be

construed to create any right of access in an owner near or adjacent to an entranceway to a

turnpike, where such right did not already exist to an entranceway on a road or highway

which has been incorporated into the turnpike.
KRS § 275.360 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 275 / Section 275.360
275.360 Articles of merger
Status: in_force

275.360 Articles of merger.

(1) The business entity surviving from the merger shall deliver to the Secretary of State

for filing articles of merger duly executed by each constituent business entity setting

forth:

(a) The name and jurisdiction of formation or organization of each constituent

business entity which is to merge;

(b) The name of the surviving business entity;

(c) The information required by KRS 275.355(2)(d);

(d) Any amendment to the articles of organization of the surviving limited

liability company;

(e) A statement that the plan of merger was duly authorized and approved by each

constituent business entity in accordance with KRS 275.350; and

(f) If the surviving entity is not a business entity organized under the laws of this

Commonwealth, a statement that the surviving business entity:

1. Agrees that it may be served with process in this Commonwealth in any

proceeding for enforcement of any obligation of any constituent business

entity party to the merger that was organized under the laws of this

Commonwealth, as well as for enforcement of any obligation of the

surviving business entity arising from the merger; and

2. Appoints the Secretary of State as its agent for service of process in any

such proceeding. The surviving entity shall specify the address to which

a copy of the process shall be mailed to it by the Secretary of State.

(2) A merger shall take effect upon the later of the effective date of the filing of the

articles of merger or the date set forth in the articles of merger.

(3) The articles of merger shall be executed by a limited liability company that is a

party to the merger in the manner provided for in KRS 14A.2-020 and shall be filed

with the Secretary of State in the manner provided for in KRS 14A.2-010.

(4) A plan of merger approved in accordance with KRS 275.350 may effect any

amendment to an operating agreement for a limited liability company if it is the

surviving company in the merger. An approved plan of merger may also provide

that the operating agreement of any constituent limited liability company to the

merger, including a limited liability company formed for the purpose of

consummating a merger, shall be the operating agreement of the limited liability

company that is the surviving business entity. Any amendment to an operating

agreement or adoption of a new operating agreement made pursuant to this

subsection shall be effective at the effective time and date of the merger. The

provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to limit the accomplishment of a

merger or of any of the matters referred to in this section by any other means

provided for in an operating agreement or other agreement or as otherwise permitted

by law.
KRS § 454.125 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 454 / Section 454.125
454.125 Process may issue and bonds may be taken on holidays
Status: in_force

454.125 Process may issue and bonds may be taken on holidays.

It shall be no objection to any process, writ, summons, affidavit or order for a provisional

remedy that it was issued, made or dated on a holiday; nor shall it be an objection to any

bond given by or for any party to an action, or taken by an officer in the course of the

same, that it was made or dated on any such day.
KRS § 106.100 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 106 / Section 106.100
106.100 Procedure in case of default
Status: in_force

106.100 Procedure in case of default.

If there is any default in the payment of the principal and interest of any bond, any court

having jurisdiction of the action may appoint a receiver to administer the waterworks on

behalf of the water district or city, with power to charge and collect rates sufficient to

provide for the payment of any bonds or obligations outstanding against the waterworks

and for the payment of the operating expenses, and to apply the income and revenue in

conformity with the provisions of this chapter and in conformity with the resolution

adopted by the water district commissioners or the ordinance adopted by the city

legislative body as hereinbefore set out.
KRS § 227.780 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 227 / Section 227.780
227.780 Administrative regulations -- Department of Revenue inspections -- Examinations by Attorney General and state fire marshal
Status: in_force

227.780 Administrative regulations -- Department of Revenue inspections --

Examinations by Attorney General and state fire marshal.

(1) The state fire marshal may promulgate administrative regulations if necessary to

carry out the purposes of KRS 227.770 to 227.784 in accordance with the

provisions of KRS Chapter 13A.

(2) The Department of Revenue, in the regular course of conducting inspections of

wholesale dealers and retailers as authorized under the provisions of KRS 138.130

to 138.205, may inspect cigarettes to determine if the cigarettes are marked as

required by KRS 227.776. If the cigarettes are not marked as required, the

Department of Revenue shall notify the state fire marshal.

(3) (a) To enforce provisions of KRS 227.770 to 227.784, the Attorney General and

the state fire marshal are authorized to examine the books, papers, invoices,

and other records of any person in possession, control, or occupancy of any

premises where cigarettes are placed, stored, sold, or offered for sale, as well

as the stock of cigarettes on the premises.

(b) Every person in the possession, control, or occupancy of any premises where

cigarettes are placed, sold, or offered for sale is directed and required to give

the Attorney General and the state fire marshal the means, facilities, and

opportunity for the examinations authorized by this section.
KRS § 329A.070 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 329A / Section 329A.070
329A.070 Scope of KRS 329A.010 to 329A.090
Status: in_force

329A.070 Scope of KRS 329A.010 to 329A.090.

The provisions of KRS 329A.010 to 329A.090 do not apply to:

(1) An officer or employee of the United States, this state, another state, or any

political subdivision thereof, performing his or her official duties within the

course and scope of his or her employment;

(2) A public accountant, certified public accountant, or the bona fide employee of

either, performing duties within the scope of public accountancy;

(3) A person engaged exclusively in the business of obtaining and furnishing

information regarding the financial rating or standing and credit of persons;

(4) An attorney-at-law, or an attorney's bona fide employee, performing duties

within the scope of the practice of law or authorized agent with duties limited to

document and record retrieval or witness interviews;

(5) An insurance company, licensed insurance agent, staff or independent adjuster

if authorized to do business in Kentucky, or an individual employed by an

insurance company or licensed insurance agent to investigate suspected

fraudulent insurance claims, but who does not adjust losses or determine

claims payments, performing investigative duties limited to matters strictly

pertaining to an insurance transaction;

(6) A person engaged in compiling genealogical information, or otherwise tracing

lineage or ancestry, by primarily utilizing public records and historical

information or databases;

(7) A private business employee conducting investigations relating to the company

entity by which he or she is employed;

(8) An individual obtaining information or conducting investigations on his or her

own behalf;

(9) An employee of a private investigator or a private investigating firm who works

under the direction of the private investigator or the private investigating firm for

less than two hundred forty (240) hours per year. The board shall promulgate

administrative regulations to establish a method of verification of the number of

hours worked;

(10) A professional engineer, a professional land surveyor, or a professional

engineer's or professional land surveyor's bona fide employee, performing

duties within the scope of practice of engineering or land surveying; or

(11) A secured creditor, or person acting on behalf of a secured creditor, engaged

in the repossession of the creditor's collateral pursuant to KRS 355.9-609.
KRS § 525.125 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 525 / Section 525.125
525.125 Cruelty to animals in the first degree
Status: in_force

525.125 Cruelty to animals in the first degree.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Dog" means a domesticated canid of the genus canis lupus familiaris; and

(b) "Dog fight" or "dog fighting" means any event that involves a fight conducted

or to be conducted between at least two (2) dogs for purposes of sport,

wagering, or entertainment, except that the term "dog fight" or "dog fighting"

shall not be deemed to include any activity the purpose of which involves the

use of one (1) or more dogs in hunting or taking another animal.

(2) The following persons are guilty of cruelty to animals in the first degree:

(a) Whenever a dog is knowingly caused to dog fight for pleasure or profit:

1. The owner of the dog;

2. The owner of the property on which the fight is conducted if the owner

knows of the dog fight; and

3. Anyone who participates in the organization of the dog fight; and

(b) Any person who knowingly owns, possesses, keeps, trains, sells, or otherwise

transfers a dog for the purpose of dog fighting.

(3) Activities of dogs engaged in hunting, field trials, dog training, and other activities

authorized either by a hunting license or by the Department of Fish and Wildlife

Resources shall not constitute a violation of this section.

(4) Activities of dogs engaged in working or guarding livestock shall not constitute a

violation of this section.

(5) Cruelty to animals in the first degree is a Class D felony.
KRS § 235.250 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 235 / Section 235.250
235.250 Duties of operator or owner in case of accident
Status: in_force

235.250 Duties of operator or owner in case of accident.

(1) It shall be the duty of the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or

other casualty, so far as he can do so without serious danger to his own vessel, crew,

and passengers (if any), to render to other persons affected by the collision,

accident, or other casualty such assistance as may be practicable and as may be

necessary in order to save them from or minimize any danger caused by the

collision, accident, or other casualty, and also to give his name, address, and

identification of his vessel in writing to any person injured and to the owner of any

property damaged in the collision, accident, or other casualty.

(2) In the case of collision, accident, or other casualty involving a vessel, the operator

thereof, if the collision, accident, or other casualty results in death or injury to a

person or damage to property in excess of five hundred dollars ($500), shall file

with the department a full description of the collision, accident, or other casualty,

including such information as said agency may by regulation require. When the

operator of a vessel, who is not the owner of it, cannot submit the casualty or

accident report required by subsection (1) of this section, the owner shall submit the

casualty or accident report.
KRS § 15A.310 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 15A / Section 15A.310
15A.310 Juvenile data elements for centralized criminal history record information system -- Access
Status: in_force

15A.310 Juvenile data elements for centralized criminal history record information

system -- Access.

(1) The Department of Juvenile Justice, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the

Department of Corrections, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and the

Department of Kentucky State Police shall be responsible for the recording of those

data elements for juveniles that are needed for the development of the centralized

criminal history record information system.

(2) The database shall at a minimum contain the information required in KRS 27A.310

to 27A.440.

(3) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide access to Commonwealth's

attorneys, county attorneys, law enforcement agencies, the Department of Kentucky

State Police, the Department of Corrections, the Cabinet for Health and Family

Services, and the Administrative Office of the Courts to its database.
KRS § 367.925 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 367 / Section 367.925
367.925 Remedies
Status: in_force

367.925 Remedies.

All of the remedies, powers and duties provided for the Attorney General by KRS

367.190 to 367.300 appertaining to acts declared unlawful by KRS 367.170 shall apply

with equal force and effect to acts and practices declared unlawful by KRS 367.905 to

367.930.
KRS § 184.090 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 184 / Section 184.090
184.090 Meetings of board
Status: in_force

184.090 Meetings of board.

The board of directors shall fix the time and place for regular meetings of the board and

may hold such other meetings as are called by the chairman or any two (2) members of

the board upon two (2) days' notice in writing to all members of the board. A majority of

the directors shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of the majority in any matter

within the scope of its duties shall be decisive. All actions taken by the directors shall be

by resolution.
KRS § 107.410 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 107 / Section 107.410
107.410 Lease of buildings and facilities to governmental units -- Sublease
Status: in_force

107.410 Lease of buildings and facilities to governmental units -- Sublease.

(1) Any governmental unit within the territorial limits of the county shall be authorized

to lease all or any part of the buildings and related facilities from the district, subject

to constitutional limitations, and the district shall have the power to lease buildings

or any part thereof to said governmental units. Any governmental unit which enters

into such contract of lease may sublease a part or parts of such leased premises to

other governmental units within the territorial limits of the county. No such contract

of lease or any sublease to another governmental unit of a particular building shall

be entered into for a period of more than forty (40) years but said contract of lease

and each such sublease may be renewable for a like or lesser period. The rentals to

be paid to the district by the lessee shall be specified in the lease agreement, and the

district may agree to contribute a portion or all of such payments from its own

funds. The district shall be bound for the amount of the contribution agreed upon,

provided, however, that such contribution will be payable only from such income

and revenue as actually has been provided to the district.

(2) In determining the amount of the contribution which the board agrees to pay the

board shall take into consideration any previous contributions which may have been

allowed to the particular lessee, previous contributions which may have been

allowed to other governmental units, and the relative assessed values of the property

in the various governmental units in the county.
KRS § 454.095 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 454 / Section 454.095
454.095 Cause of action to be stated in judgment
Status: in_force

454.095 Cause of action to be stated in judgment.

The cause of action shall be briefly stated in the judgment, or in a writing to be filed as

pleadings in an action.
KRS § 352.230 — KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 352 / Section 352.230
352.230 Use of electrical equipment
Status: in_force

352.230 Use of electrical equipment.

For purposes of this section: "approved" means that a device, apparatus, equipment,

machinery, or practice employed in the mining of coal has been approved by the

commissioner of the Department for Natural Resources or accepted by a nationally or

federally recognized testing laboratory or the Department of Labor Mine Safety and

Health Administration; "suitable" means a design, material, or installation that meets the

requirements of its intended use or that is accepted by a nationally or federally recognized

testing laboratory or the Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration.

(1) All electrical equipment and all other electric-driven equipment except intrinsically

safe equipment which is taken into or used inby the last open crosscut and in return

airways in underground mines shall be permissible. The commissioner or his

authorized representative shall reject any modification to mining equipment which

would endanger the health or safety of employees.

(2) Headlights shall be properly installed and maintained in a workmanlike manner and

working order on all mobile and face equipment at all times the equipment is in

operation.

(3) Headlights shall be mounted to provide maximum illumination where it will be

most effective and shall be protected from damage by guarding or locations.

(4) At all times when mining equipment is being used, it shall be maintained in safe

working order. Electrical equipment and circuits shall be examined and tested in a

suitable manner by certified electricians to ensure safe working order.

(5) Combustible materials, grease, lubricants, or flammable liquids shall not be allowed

to accumulate where they can create a fire hazard.

(6) All electrical equipment utilized in intake airways outby the last open crosscut shall

be maintained in safe operating condition and in accordance with the manufacturer's

instructions.
KRS § 214.542 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 214 / Section 214.542
214.542 Eligibility for Colon Cancer Screening Program -- Services provided -- Income-based fee schedule -- Funding -- Affordability -- Data collection -- Administrative regulations
Status: in_force

214.542 Eligibility for Colon Cancer Screening Program -- Services provided

-- Income-based fee schedule -- Funding -- Affordability -- Data collection

-- Administrative regulations.

(1) The program shall provide colon cancer screening for uninsured and

underinsured individuals who are eligible based upon the current American

Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines.

(2) Services provided under the program may be undertaken by private contract

for services or operated by the department. The program may also provide

referral, examination, and rescreening services for the benefit of uninsured and

underinsured individuals for whom further examination or treatment is indicated

by the colon cancer screening. Colon cancer treatment and surveillance may

be provided to uninsured and underinsured individuals if program funding is

available.

(3) The department shall adopt a schedule of income-based fees that may be

charged for colon cancer screening, examination, surveillance, treatment, and

rescreening for uninsured and underinsured individuals. The schedule adopted

shall be such that the screening, examination, and rescreening is affordable

and accessible to the largest possible number of uninsured and underinsured

individuals throughout the Commonwealth.

(4) The department may accept any grant or award of funds from federal or private

sources for carrying out the provisions of this section.

(5) The department shall establish a data collection system including the number

of individuals screened, the demographic characteristics of the individuals

screened, and the types of colon cancer screening tests, examinations,

surveillance, treatments, and rescreening services performed under the

program.

(6) The department shall promulgate administrative regulations to implement the

provisions of this section, including:

(a) A schedule of income-based fees that may be charged for colon cancer

screening, examination, surveillance, treatment, and rescreening as

required by subsection (3) of this section; and

(b) A data collection system as required by subsection (5) of this section.