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KRS § 158.301 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 158 / Section 158.301
158.301 Legislative findings on skin cancer risks -- Schools encouraged to educate students on risks of exposure to ultraviolet rays
Status: in_force

158.301 Legislative findings on skin cancer risks -- Schools encouraged to educate

students on risks of exposure to ultraviolet rays.

(1) The General Assembly finds that:

(a) The chief cause of skin cancer is exposure to ultraviolet rays from natural

sunlight and artificial sources;

(b) According to the American Cancer Society, skin cancer is one (1) of the most

common types of cancer in the United States, with one (1) in five (5)

Americans developing skin cancer in his or her lifetime and one (1) American

dying from skin cancer every hour;

(c) The lifetime risk of getting skin cancer is linked to sun exposure and sunburn

during childhood and adolescence;

(d) World and national health organizations have published guidelines or

instructional materials regarding sun safety and skin cancer prevention for

schools; and

(e) Schools have the potential to positively influence pupil behavior regarding

skin cancer prevention.

(2) The General Assembly hereby encourages each public school to provide age-

appropriate education to all students on the risks associated with exposure to

ultraviolet rays from natural sunlight and artificial sources.

(a) The education should be included within the existing health curriculum as

required by KRS 156.160(1)(a) and in accordance with the curriculum policy

adopted by the school-based decision making council or, if none exists, by the

school principal.

(b) The education should be consistent with guidelines published by world or

national health organizations and should include, but not be limited to:

1. The facts and statistics about skin cancer;

2. The cause and impact of skin cancer; and

3. Strategies and behaviors to reduce individual risks for skin cancer.

(c) The Kentucky Department of Education shall provide instructional resources,

including information from national standards and health organizations.
KRS § 261.250 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 261.250
261.250 Stockyard or buying station owner or licensee to cooperate with representatives of department
Status: in_force

261.250 Stockyard or buying station owner or licensee to cooperate with

representatives of department.

Each stockyard or buying station owner or licensee shall, during ordinary business hours,

permit any authorized representative of the department to enter his or her place of

business and inspect any or all property in his or her possession or control, and all records

pertaining to the business of the stockyard or buying station owner or licensee, and make

copies of the records. Any necessary facilities for the inspection shall be extended to the

representative by the stockyard or buying station owner or licensee.
KRS § 178.405 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 178 / Section 178.405
178.405 Conditions requisite
Status: in_force

178.405 Conditions requisite.

When any private road, street, or highway in an unincorporated area in any county has

been used by the general public openly, continuously, and notoriously for a period of at

least fifteen (15) years, it shall be implied that such road, street, or highway may be

dedicated to public use; Provided, that fifty-five percent (55%) of all property owners

abutting the private road, street, or highway sign a petition stating that they are willing to

dedicate the road, street, or highway to public use.
KRS § 268.290 — KY Code / Title XXII / Chapter 268 / Section 268.290
268.290 Determination of correctness of appraisers' report -- Proceeding to abandon improvement -- Action of board -- Appeal
Status: in_force

268.290 Determination of correctness of appraisers' report -- Proceeding to

abandon improvement -- Action of board -- Appeal.

(1) When the hearing is completed, the board shall determine the correctness of the

classification and assessment of benefits to each piece of property involved. If no

objections are raised to the report of the appraisers, the report shall be considered

correct in all respects.

(2) If it appears to the board, after having heard all objections, that the estimated cost of

the construction of the proposed improvement contemplated in the plan of

reclamation is less than the benefits properly assessed against the property, the

board shall then approve and confirm the report of the appraisers as to the

classification and assessment of benefits as amended or modified by the board. If it

appears to the board that the cost exceeds the benefit accruing to the property in the

district, the board shall abandon the proposed improvement.

(3) The board shall state its findings and enter it along with an order approving or

disapproving the proposed improvement, and file the same with the secretary of the

board, who shall note upon the order the date of its filing.

(4) After the report of the appraisers has been filed, if the owners of seventy-five

percent (75%) of the land in the district, or any part of it which is practically

separated from the rest, file a petition with the board stating that they desire to

abandon the proposed improvement, the board shall abandon it at the cost of the

landowners.

(5) Any person may appeal to the Circuit Court within thirty (30) days from the filing

of the order of the board. The trial in Circuit Court shall be de novo.
KRS § 386.530 — KY Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 386 / Section 386.530
386.530 Incorporation
Status: in_force

386.530 Incorporation.

Any such fiduciary investment company shall be incorporated under and subject to the

provisions of the Kentucky Business Corporation Act. The incorporators shall be persons

who are officers or directors of the trust institution or institutions causing such fiduciary

investment company to be incorporated and the articles of incorporation shall set forth the

names of each trust institution participating in such incorporation and the amount of stock

originally subscribed for by each, together with such other facts as are required by the

Kentucky Business Corporation Act.
KRS § 210.380 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 210 / Section 210.380
210.380 Community board programs for mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability -- Establishment -- Membership
Status: in_force

210.380 Community board programs for mental health or individuals with an

intellectual disability -- Establishment -- Membership.

Every combination of cities and counties establishing a regional community services

program for mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability shall, before it

comes within the provisions of KRS 210.370 to 210.460, establish a community board for

mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability consisting of at least nine (9)

members. When a nonprofit corporation is the administrator of such a program not

established by a combination of either cities or counties, such corporation shall select a

community board for mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability which

shall be representative of the groups herein enumerated, but the number of members need

not be nine (9). When any combination of cities and counties establishes a regional

community services program for mental health or individuals with an intellectual

disability, the chief executive officer of each participating city or county shall appoint two

(2) members to a selecting committee which shall select the members of the board.

Membership of the community boards for mental health or individuals with an

intellectual disability shall be representative of the elected chief executives of county

governments, local health departments, medical societies, county welfare boards, hospital

boards, lay associations concerned with mental health and intellectual disabilities as well

as labor, business and civic groups, and the general public.
KRS § 97.030 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 97 / Section 97.030
97.030 Creation of board to administer recreation facilities
Status: in_force

97.030 Creation of board to administer recreation facilities.

If the legislative body of any city or fiscal court of any county determines that the power

to provide, conduct and maintain parks, playgrounds and recreation centers shall be

exercised by a playground and recreation board, or a parks, playground and recreation

board, the legislative body of the city or fiscal court may, by resolution or ordinance,

establish a playground and recreation board, or a parks, playground and recreation board,

which shall possess all the powers and be subject to all the responsibilities of KRS 97.010

to 97.050. The board shall consist of five (5) persons to be appointed by the mayor or

county judge/executive, to serve for terms of four (4) years and until their successors are

appointed, except that the members first appointed shall be one (1) for one (1) year, one

(1) for two (2) years, one (1) for three (3) years and two (2) for four (4) years. Vacancies

shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments and for the unexpired term.
KRS § 67.470 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67 / Section 67.470
67.470 Construction contract -- Approval of plans
Status: in_force

67.470 Construction contract -- Approval of plans.

Every county buildings commission to which a site for a building has been conveyed, on

which a building is to be constructed, remodeled or improved, as provided in KRS

67.465, shall enter into a contract or contracts with some person for the erection,

remodeling or improvements on the site of a building with the necessary appurtenances

according to the plans and specifications adopted by the county buildings commission and

approved by the county.
KRS § 213.136 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 213 / Section 213.136
213.136 Certified copy of a vital record
Status: in_force

213.136 Certified copy of a vital record.

(1) The state registrar shall upon receipt of an application issue a certified copy of a

vital record in the registrar's custody or a part thereof to any applicant. Each copy

issued shall show the date of registration and copies issued from records marked

"delayed" or "amended" shall be similarly marked and show the effective date. The

documentary evidence used to establish a delayed certificate shall be shown on all

copies issued. All forms and procedures used in the issuance of certified copies of

vital records in the Commonwealth shall be provided or approved by the state

registrar.

(2) A certified copy of a vital record or any part thereof, issued in accordance with

subsection (1) of this section, shall be considered for all purposes the same as the

original and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. The evidentiary

value of a certificate or record which has been amended shall be determined by the

judicial or administrative body, or official before which the certificate is offered as

evidence.

(3) The federal agency responsible for national vital statistics may be furnished copies

or data from the system of vital statistics for national statistics, if the federal agency

shares in the cost of collecting, processing, and transmitting the data, and if the data

is not used for other than statistical purposes by the federal agency unless so

authorized by the cabinet.

(4) Federal, state, local, and other public or private agencies may, upon request, be

furnished copies or data from the system of vital statistics for statistical or

administrative purposes upon terms or conditions as may be prescribed by

regulation if the copies or data are not used for purposes other than those for which

they were requested without prior permission of the cabinet. No information other

than statistical data shall be provided for commercial purposes.

(5) The cabinet may, by agreement, transmit copies of records and other reports

required by this chapter to offices of vital statistics outside the Commonwealth

when the records or other reports relate to residents of those jurisdictions or persons

born in those jurisdictions. The agreement shall require that the copies be used for

statistical and administrative purposes only and the agreement shall further provide

for the retention and disposition of the copies. Copies received by the Vital

Statistics Branch from offices of vital statistics in other states shall be handled in

the same manner as prescribed in this section.

(6) No person shall prepare or issue any certificate which purports to be an original,

certified copy, or copy of a vital record except as authorized in this section or

regulation adopted hereunder.
KRS § 16.040 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 16 / Section 16.040
16.040 Organization of department -- Qualifications of officers -- Investigation of applicants
Status: in_force

16.040 Organization of department -- Qualifications of officers -- Investigation of

applicants.

(1) The department shall consist of the commissioner and the number of officers,

individuals employed as a Trooper R Class, CVE R Class, and civilians, and shall

be organized in the manner as the commissioner from time to time determines.

(2) All persons appointed as officers shall at the time of their appointment:

(a) Be not less than twenty-one (21) years of age;

(b) Be of good moral character, and in good health;

(c) Be citizens of the United States and residents of the Commonwealth; and

(d) Possess;

1. A minimum of sixty (60) hours of credit, or an associate degree, from an

accredited college or university;

2. A high school diploma with at least two (2) years' experience in the

military or in law enforcement; or

3. A high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED)

diploma with additional experience established by the commissioner by

administrative regulation promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A.

However, any person appointed under this subparagraph who has not

completed the requirements of subparagraph 1. of this paragraph prior to

the end of probation as described in KRS 16.140(11) shall be

discharged.

(3) The commissioner shall prescribe minimum physical requirements for appointment

as an officer of the department and for individuals employed as a Trooper R Class

or CVE R Class, and shall conduct such tests and require such physical

examinations as deemed necessary to determine the fitness and qualification of each

applicant. All other qualifications being equal, preference shall be given to veterans

of the Armed Forces of the United States in time of war, who were honorably

discharged.

(4) The commissioner shall direct an investigation to be conducted in order to

determine an applicant's suitability for employment as an officer. The contents of

the investigation shall be subject to the Open Records Act, KRS 61.870 to 61.884

and KRS 61.991, except that the identity of any witness or informant involving

information relative to this investigation shall remain confidential. The identity of

any witness or informant shall be subject to the subpoena power of a court of

competent jurisdiction.
KRS § 146.460 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 146 / Section 146.460
146.460 Public register of natural areas
Status: in_force

146.460 Public register of natural areas.

The office shall establish and publish a public register of natural areas which shall include

areas other than nature preserves considered by the office to be particularly worthy of

preservation for the public purposes of present and future scientific research, education,

scenic and aesthetic enjoyment or which provide habitat and protection for plant and

animal species and communities and other natural features. No natural area shall be

construed to be unworthy of preservation because it is not included in the register.

Publication of the register is notice to all public agencies that the registered natural areas

are worthy of preservation.

No area so registered shall be a nature preserve unless and until it shall have been

dedicated as provided for in KRS 146.410 to 146.530.
KRS § 334.070 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 334 / Section 334.070
334.070 Scope of examination
Status: in_force

334.070 Scope of examination.

The examination required in KRS 334.060 shall consist of:

(1) Tests of knowledge pertaining to fitting of hearing instruments including:

(a) Basic physics of sound;

(b) The anatomy and physiology of the ear, including the science of hearing

causes and rehabilitation of abnormal hearing and hearing disorders; and

(c) The function of hearing instruments.

(2) Practical tests of proficiency in the following techniques pertaining to the fitting of

hearing instruments:

(a) Pure tone audiometry, including air conduction testing and bone conduction

testing;

(b) Speech audiometry, including live voice or recorded voice speech evaluations

which include speech reception threshold testing, most comfortable listening

level, loudness discomfort level, and speech discrimination testing;

(c) Masking when indicated;

(d) Recording and evaluation of audiograms and speech audiometry to determine

proper selection and adaption of a hearing instrument; and

(e) Taking earmold impressions.
KRS § 216B.131 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 216B / Section 216B.131
216B.131 Use of moneys
Status: in_force

216B.131 Use of moneys.

(1) All moneys derived from applicants seeking certificates of need or licenses or from

any other sources connected with this chapter shall be promptly paid over to the

State Treasurer, who shall deposit such moneys in a special fund which, in addition

to appropriated funds, shall be used to carry out the purposes of this chapter and for

no other purpose.

(2) Any fine imposed for the violation of this chapter shall, when collected, be paid into

the Kentucky nursing incentive scholarship fund.
KRS § 65.7627 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 65 / Section 65.7627
65.7627 Commercial mobile radio service emergency telecommunications fund
Status: in_force

65.7627 Commercial mobile radio service emergency telecommunications fund.

There is established the commercial mobile radio service emergency telecommunications

fund, the "CMRS fund," an insured, interest-bearing account to be administered and

maintained by the Kentucky 911 Services Board. The CMRS service charges levied under

KRS 65.7629, 65.7634, and 65.7636 shall generate revenue equitably from prepaid and

postpaid CMRS connections within the boundaries of the Commonwealth. No charges

other than the CMRS service charges levied under KRS 65.7629, 65.7634, and 65.7636

are authorized to be levied by any person or entity for providing wireless service. All

revenues collected under KRS 65.7635 and KRS 65.7634, 65.7636, and 142.100 to

142.135 shall be deposited directly into the fund, and the board shall direct disbursements

from the fund according to the provisions of KRS 65.7631. Moneys in the CMRS fund

shall not be the property of the Commonwealth and shall not be subject to appropriation

by the General Assembly. Moneys deposited or to be deposited into the CMRS fund shall

not:

(1) Be loaned to the Commonwealth or to any instrumentality or agency thereof;

(2) Be subject to transfer to the Commonwealth or any agency or instrumentality

thereof, except for purposes specifically authorized by KRS 65.7621 to 65.7643; or

(3) Be expended for any purpose other than a purpose authorized by KRS 65.7621 to

65.7643.
KRS § 45A.255 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.255
45A.255 Appeals from Circuit Court
Status: in_force

45A.255 Appeals from Circuit Court.

Appeals may be taken to the Court of Appeals from Franklin Circuit Court under the

same conditions and under the same practice as appeals are taken from judgments in civil

causes rendered by Circuit Courts.
KRS § 210.730 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 210 / Section 210.730
210.730 Exemption from liability
Status: in_force

210.730 Exemption from liability.

The following shall be exempt from liability for patient's board, maintenance and

treatment charges:

(1) Any parents' liability for charges for board, maintenance and treatment at facilities

operated or utilized by the cabinet that exceed the cost of caring for a normal child

at home as determined from standard sources by the cabinet;

(2) Any parents' liability after the patient has attained the age of eighteen (18);

(3) A homestead.
KRS § 173.620 — KY Code / Title XIV / Chapter 173 / Section 173.620
173.620 Annexation -- Procedure
Status: in_force

173.620 Annexation -- Procedure.

Counties outside of any existing district, and contiguous thereto, may be annexed to the

district in the following manner:

(1) Upon filing with the fiscal court of a duly certified petition of one hundred (100) or

more qualified voters residing within each county proposed to be annexed, the fiscal

court of each county in the district and each county proposed to be annexed shall

adopt a resolution submitting to the qualified voters of the county the question as to

whether the territory should be annexed. A certified copy of the order of the fiscal

court shall be filed with the county clerk not later than the second Tuesday in

August prior to the next general election and thereupon the county clerk shall cause

the question to be placed before the voters.

(2) The question shall be in substantially the following form: "Are you in favor of

annexing the following described territory (here describe the territory) to the (name

district) Public Library District?"

(3) If the majority of those voting in each county on the question favor the annexation

of the territory it shall be so annexed.
KRS § 179.300 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 179 / Section 179.300
179.300 Engineer may enter private lands to prevent flooding of roads
Status: in_force

179.300 Engineer may enter private lands to prevent flooding of roads.

The county road engineer may enter upon any of the lands adjacent to any public road for

the purpose of opening any existing ditch or drain, or for digging a new ditch or drain for

the free passage of water for the drainage of public roads. He may enter upon land

adjoining streams to drive piles, throw up embankments, or to perform any other work

necessary to keep the streams within their proper channels, and to prevent their

encroachment upon public roads or abutments of bridges. He may also enter upon the

lands adjoining a public road, which during the time of high water is subject to overflow

from streams to remove or change the position of a fence or other obstructions,

preventing the free flow of water under or through a bridge or culvert whenever it is

necessary for the protection of a public road or bridge.
KRS § 67C.127 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67C / Section 67C.127
67C.127 Continued existence of county's cooperative compacts prior to adoption of consolidated local government
Status: in_force

67C.127 Continued existence of county's cooperative compacts prior to adoption of

consolidated local government.

Any cooperative compact in existence in a county containing a city of the first class on

July 14, 2000, shall remain in effect unless a consolidated local government is adopted as

provided in KRS 67C.101 to 67C.137. The terms and agreements within a cooperative

compact shall remain the same and in effect until the installation of the officers of the

newly consolidated local government. If the voters in a county containing a city of the

first class fail to approve a proposal for a consolidated local government then the

cooperative compact shall remain in effect for the duration of the terms of the compact

agreement.
KRS § 68.170 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 68 / Section 68.170
68.170 Duties and salary of purchasing agent
Status: in_force

68.170 Duties and salary of purchasing agent.

(1) The purchasing agent shall make all purchases of supplies, goods, wares and

merchandise ordered by the fiscal court to be purchased for county purposes.

(2) Said purchasing agent shall be paid for his services a salary to be fixed by the fiscal

court of the county and to be paid in equal monthly installments out of the county

levy.