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KRS § 161.522 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 161 / Section 161.522
161.522 Survivors of certain members retired for disability may elect annuity
Status: in_force

161.522 Survivors of certain members retired for disability may elect annuity.

Upon the death of a member retired for disability who had a minimum of twenty-seven

(27) years of service at the time of death, except as provided in KRS 161.661(6), the

spouse, if named as the primary beneficiary of the member's account, shall be entitled to

elect, in lieu of a refund of the member's account, an annuity actuarially equivalent to the

annuity that would have been paid to the deceased member had retirement for service

been effective on the day immediately preceding the member's death. This option shall be

available only during the entitlement period described under KRS 161.661(3) and (4)

prior to the recalculation of the member's disability allowance under KRS 161.661(5). In

selecting this right, the spouse shall be limited to selecting an option providing a straight

life annuity with refundable balance or a term certain option. There shall be a monthly

minimum allowance of three hundred dollars ($300) as the basic straight life annuity.

This section applies to surviving spouses of members who were receiving benefit

payments under KRS 161.520 as of June 30, 1988, and to surviving spouses of members

who die on or after July 1, 1984, except that the member shall have been retired for

disability with a minimum of thirty (30) years of service if either of these two (2)

conditions were met prior to July 1, 1990.
KRS § 338.081 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 338 / Section 338.081
338.081 Hearing officer -- Employment -- Powers
Status: in_force

338.081 Hearing officer -- Employment -- Powers.

(1) Hearings authorized by the provisions of this chapter may be conducted by a

hearing officer appointed by the review commission to serve in its place. Said

hearing officer may be a full-time employee, serve by contract, or be paid on a per

diem basis at the discretion of the review commission.

(2) In the conduct of these hearings, the review commission or hearing officer may

subpoena and examine witnesses, require the production of evidence, administer

oaths, and take testimony and depositions.

(3) After hearing an appeal, the review commission may sustain, modify or dismiss a

citation or penalty.
KRS § 165.150 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 165 / Section 165.150
165.150 Law school buildings for municipal university -- Erection of
Status: in_force

165.150 Law school buildings for municipal university -- Erection of.

(1) Any city of the first class may, if the necessary ground is conveyed to the city

without cost and free of all liens and encumbrances, erect law school buildings,

with necessary appurtenances, for the purpose of supplying the municipal university

of the city with adequate buildings necessary to carry out its powers and duties. The

city shall proceed under the provisions of KRS 162.160 to 162.280. When so

applied, KRS 162.160 to 162.280 shall be so read that:

(a) "School building" means "law school building."

(b) "Board of education of the school district" means "board of trustees of the

municipal university."

(c) "KRS 162.150 to 162.280" means "KRS 165.150."

(d) "From the public works administration or other agency of the federal

government," in KRS 162.170, is replaced by "secured by a lien on the

revenues derived from the building."

(e) "Thirty (30) years," in KRS 162.180, means "fifty (50) years."

(f) "KRS 162.150," in KRS 162.160 and 162.170, means "KRS 165.150."

(g) "And to the Superintendent of Public Instruction," in KRS 162.160, is

omitted.

(h) The period of the lease contemplated by KRS 162.160 shall not exceed a

maximum of fifty (50) years, and the insurance required in the lease shall at

least equal the value of the improvements.

(2) This section creates an additional and alternate method for the erecting of law

school buildings for municipal universities in cities of the first class, and does not

affect any other statute. No proceedings shall be required for the erection of any law

school building under this section or the issuance of bonds therefor except those

prescribed by this section.
KRS § 257.194 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 257 / Section 257.194
257.194 Terms of commission members -- Meetings -- Appointments -- Quorum
Status: in_force

257.194 Terms of commission members -- Meetings -- Appointments -- Quorum.

(1) Initial terms of appointed members shall be staggered by the Governor. Thereafter,

terms shall be for four (4) years or until their successors are duly appointed and

qualified. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled for the remainder of the

unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.

(2) The commission shall meet at the call of the chair or a majority of the voting

members.

(3) The Governor shall name the appointed members of the commission by August 1,

2010.

(4) No members of the commission shall be a lobbyist as defined by KRS 11A.010.

(5) No appointed member of the commission shall concurrently serve on the board.

(6) A majority of the voting members shall:

(a) Constitute a quorum for conducting business; and

(b) Be required in order for the commission to take any action.
KRS § 49.450 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 49 / Section 49.450
49.450 Contracts regarding crime -- Money to be paid to Crime Victims Compensation Board -- Disposition
Status: in_force

49.450 Contracts regarding crime -- Money to be paid to Crime Victims

Compensation Board -- Disposition.

(1) Every person contracting with any person or the representative or assignee of any

person accused or convicted of a crime in this state, with respect to the reenactment

of such crime, by way of a movie, book, magazine article, radio, or television

presentation, live entertainment of any kind, or from the expression of such person's

thoughts, feelings, opinions, or emotions regarding such crime, shall pay over to the

Crime Victims Compensation Board any moneys which would otherwise, by terms

of such contract, be owing to the person so accused or convicted or his

representatives.

(2) After deducting all sums paid to the victim by the board, the board shall deposit

such moneys in its accounts for the benefit of and payable to any victim of crimes

committed by such person, provided that such person is eventually convicted of the

crime and provided further that such victim, within five (5) years of the date of the

crime, brings a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction and recovers a

money judgment against such person or his or her representatives.

(3) Upon disposition of charges favorable to any person accused of committing a crime,

or upon a showing by such person that five (5) years have elapsed from the board's

receipt of such funds and that such person has not been convicted of said crime and

further that no actions are pending against such person in connection with the crime

or pursuant to this section, the board shall immediately pay over any such moneys to

such person.

(4) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of the civil practice law and rules with

respect to the timely bringing of an action, the five (5) year period provided for in

subsection (2) of this section shall not begin to run until the board has received such

moneys.

(5) Any action taken by any person convicted of a crime, whether by way of execution

of a power of attorney, creation of corporate entities, or otherwise, to defeat the

purpose of this section shall be null and void as against the public policy of this

state.

(6) The failure of a person to pay moneys to the board in accordance with subsection

(1) of this section shall create a debt due and owing to the board from that person

and shall constitute a preferential lien to the state which may be collected by the

board by civil process.
KRS § 91A.580 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 91A / Section 91A.580
91A.580 Management district boundary change -- District renewal or dissolution -- Disposal of excess funds
Status: in_force

91A.580 Management district boundary change -- District renewal or dissolution --

Disposal of excess funds.

(1) The boundaries of the management district may be changed at any time by the

legislative body in the same manner as provided in KRS 91A.550 to 91A.580 for

the establishment of the management district.

(2) The management district may be renewed for subsequent periods, not to exceed five

(5) years, by the legislative body. Prior to such renewal, the board shall prepare an

economic improvement plan for the renewal period. The ordinance establishing the

management district may provide for automatic renewals if the economic

improvement plan is prepared for the renewal period. The management district shall

not be renewed if a petition is received that objects to the renewal and is signed by a

number of real property owners, who together are the owners of real property equal

to at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the assessed value of property within the

management district.

(3) The management district shall be dissolved by the legislative body upon the receipt

of a petition requesting dissolution that is signed by a number of real property

owners who together are the owners of fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the

properties within the proposed district and who are the owners of real property

within the management district equal to at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the

assessed value of the property within the management district.

(4) If a management district is terminated or not renewed for a subsequent period, and

after the payment of all obligations and costs of administration incurred on behalf of

the management district, there remain excess funds from assessments paid by

property owners, the city shall by ordinance provide for:

(a) The return of any excess funds to the owners of properties in amounts

proportionate to the amounts of the assessments they paid for the district; or

(b) Use of the excess funds for continued provision of the economic

improvements until the excess funds are fully spent; or

(c) Use of part of the excess funds for continued provision of economic

improvements and return of the balance of the excess funds in proportionate

amounts to affected property owners.
KRS § 99A.020 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 99A / Section 99A.020
99A.020 Ordinance establishing neighborhood redevelopment zone
Status: in_force

99A.020 Ordinance establishing neighborhood redevelopment zone.

(1) Any local government may by ordinance establish one (1) or more neighborhood

redevelopment zones. Such zones shall be substantially residential in character and

shall consist chiefly of residential buildings at least twenty-five (25) years of age.

To be eligible for designation as a neighborhood redevelopment zone the area shall

be found by the legislative body to be characterized by:

(a) Deteriorating housing stock;

(b) Abandoned residential buildings or vacant lots where the dwelling has been

demolished by fire, vandalism or as an unsafe structure;

(c) Such other characteristics which cause the legislative body of the local

government to believe the neighborhood is in a deteriorating economic and

physical condition; or

(d) Such detrimental conditions that the effect is to discourage mortgagees from

making loans for, and present or prospective property owners from investing

in the purchase and rehabilitation of residential buildings.

(2) The legislative body of the local government may establish a neighborhood

redevelopment zone in accordance with subsection (1) of this section either on its

own initiative or upon a petition filed with the clerk of the legislative body, signed

by the owners or lessees of seventy-five percent (75%) of the assessed value of the

property located within the proposed zone.

(3) No zone shall be established by a local government unless certified by the executive

director as qualifying pursuant to this chapter.

(4) Prior to the first reading of an ordinance proposing to establish a neighborhood

redevelopment zone, the legislative body shall give notice by mail to the last known

owner of all real property within the proposed redevelopment zone and hold a

public hearing on the question of establishment of the zone. The notice shall

contain a description of the boundaries of the proposed zone and shall set out a date

for a public hearing on the establishment of the zone at which any of the owners,

their lessees or any other resident or taxpayer of the local government may appear.

(5) Once established, a neighborhood redevelopment zone may be dissolved only by

ordinance, but in no event sooner than ten (10) years from its establishment.

(6) Upon the effective date of the ordinance establishing the zone all residential

property located therein shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
KRS § 314.027 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 314 / Section 314.027
314.027 Funding for scholarships -- Contract for scholarship
Status: in_force

314.027 Funding for scholarships -- Contract for scholarship.

(1) Funding for the Kentucky nursing incentive scholarship fund shall be supplied

partly by funds received from penalties and fines, to include, but not be limited to,

certificate of need penalties assessed on hospitals, nursing facilities, nursing homes,

personal care homes, and family care homes under the provisions of KRS 216.560

and 216B.131(2).

(2) Additional funding shall be provided by an assessment of five dollars ($5) to be

added to each nurse licensure renewal application fee payable to the board, proceeds

of which shall be annually allocated to the Kentucky nursing incentive scholarship

fund.

(3) The board may cancel any contract between it and any applicant or recipient upon

failure by the applicant or recipient to meet requirements of KRS 314.025 to

314.027 or board administrative regulations. Failure to complete the terms of the

contract shall subject the applicant to legal action for the recovery of all assistance

provided, together with attorney fees and interest at a compound rate of eight

percent (8%) from the date of disbursement from the Kentucky nursing incentive

scholarship fund.
KRS § 324.111 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 324 / Section 324.111
324.111 Escrow account of broker -- Interest -- Audit -- Contract deposit release -- Separate property management accounts
Status: in_force

324.111 Escrow account of broker -- Interest -- Audit -- Contract deposit release --

Separate property management accounts.

(1) A principal broker shall maintain an escrow account or accounts, separate from the

individual or office account, in which all contract deposits and money belonging to

others shall be deposited without unreasonable delay. The escrow accounts shall be

maintained within the State of Kentucky and shall be identified to the commission

in writing. Each principal broker shall advise the commission, in writing, if any

overdraft occurs in the escrow account for any reason other than service charges

instituted by the bank, and which is not corrected within seventy-two (72) hours of

the broker receiving notice.

(2) The broker may place the deposit in an interest-bearing account or instrument. The

interest earned shall accrue to the person agreed to in writing by all parties.

(3) No checks shall be drawn against uncollected deposits in the escrow account.

(4) None of the contract deposits shall be withdrawn until the contract has been

terminated by performance, by agreement in writing between all parties, or by order

of a court of competent jurisdiction, except as permitted in subsection (6) of this

section.

(5) Upon licensure and each renewal, the principal broker shall sign a permit giving the

commission the permission to audit all his or her escrow accounts.

(6) Upon being notified that one (1) or more parties to a contract intends not to

perform, the broker may initiate the release process. The release process shall

require the broker to notify all parties at their last known address by certified mail

that the contract deposit shall be distributed to the parties specified in the letter

unless all parties enter into a written mutual release, or unless one (1) or more of the

parties initiate litigation within sixty (60) days of the mailing date of the certified

letter. If neither buyer nor seller initiates litigation or enters into a written release

within sixty (60) days of the mailing date of the certified letter, the broker may

release the deposit to the party identified in the certified letter without penalty under

this section and without civil liability in the courts of the Commonwealth of

Kentucky.

(7) All principal brokers whose companies engage in property management shall

maintain property management accounts separate from all other accounts or

specifically indicate in all escrow records if funds are property management funds.

(8) A broker or sales associate who owns rental property shall not be required to use the

principal broker's management account for the rental property, unless required by

the principal broker.

(9) If any licensee is alleged to have committed an escrow account violation that

warrants emergency action, the commission may conduct an emergency hearing as

authorized by KRS 324.150(1)(b).
KRS § 5.114 — KY Code / Title II / Chapter 5 / Section 5.114
5.114 Fourteenth Senatorial District
Status: in_force

5.114 Fourteenth Senatorial District.

The Fourteenth Senatorial District shall consist of the following territory:

County: Larue KY

County: Marion KY

County: Nelson KY

County: Spencer KY

County: Washington KY
KRS § 386.624 — KY Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 386 / Section 386.624
386.624 Satisfaction of obligation of one or both spouses from community property trust -- Distribution of assets upon death of spouse or dissolution of marriage
Status: in_force

386.624 Satisfaction of obligation of one or both spouses from community property

trust -- Distribution of assets upon death of spouse or dissolution of marriage.

(1) An obligation incurred by only one (1) spouse before or during marriage may be

satisfied from that spouse's one-half (1/2) share of a community property trust.

(2) An obligation incurred by both spouses during marriage may be satisfied from a

community property trust of the spouses.

(3) Upon the death of a spouse, one-half (1/2) of the aggregate value of the property

owned by a community property trust established by the spouses shall reflect the

share of the surviving spouse and the other one-half (1/2) shall reflect the share of

the decedent. Unless provided otherwise in the trust agreement, the trustee shall

have the power to distribute assets of the trust in divided or undivided interests and

to adjust resulting differences in valuation. A distribution in kind may be made on

the basis of a non-pro rata division of the aggregate value of the trust assets, on the

basis of a pro rata division of each individual asset, or by using both methods.

(4) Upon the dissolution of the marriage of the settlor spouses, the community property

trust shall terminate, and the trustee shall distribute one-half (1/2) of the trust assets

to each spouse, with each spouse receiving one-half (1/2) of each asset, unless

otherwise agreed to in writing by both spouses.
KRS § 439.177 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 439 / Section 439.177
439.177 Parole privileges for certain misdemeanants -- Duties of sentencing judge
Status: in_force

439.177 Parole privileges for certain misdemeanants -- Duties of sentencing judge.

(1) Any misdemeanant may petition the sentencing court for parole privileges.

(2) The sentencing judge shall study the record of all persons petitioning for parole and,

in his discretion, may:

(a) Cause additional background or character information to be collected or

reduced to writing by the Department of Corrections;

(b) Conduct hearings on the desirability of granting parole;

(c) Impose on the parolee the conditions he sees fit;

(d) Order the granting of parole;

(e) Issue warrants for persons when there is reason to believe they have violated

the conditions of their parole and conduct hearings on such matters;

(f) Determine the period of supervision for parolees, which period may be subject

to extension or reduction;

(g) Grant final discharge to parolees.

(3) The sentencing judge shall keep a record of his acts, and shall notify the appropriate

jail official of his decision relating to the persons who are or have been confined

therein.

(4) When an order for parole is issued, it shall recite the conditions thereof, and such

orders shall be transmitted to the Department of Corrections.

(5) The period of time spent on parole shall not count as a part of the prisoner's

maximum sentence except in determining the parolee's eligibility for a final

discharge from parole as set out in subsection (7).

(6) Paroled prisoners shall be under the supervision of the department and subject to its

decision for the duration of parole. Supervision of the parolee by the Department of

Corrections shall cease at the time of recommitment of the prisoner to the jail as a

parole violator, or at the time a final discharge from parole is granted by the

sentencing judge.

(7) When any paroled prisoner has performed the obligations of his parole during his

period of active parole supervision, the sentencing judge may, at the termination of

a period to be determined by the sentencing judge, issue a final discharge from

parole to the prisoner. Unless ordered earlier by the sentencing judge, a final

discharge shall be issued when the prisoner has been out of jail on parole a

sufficient period of time to have been eligible for discharge from jail by maximum

expiration of sentence had he not been paroled, if before this date he had not

absconded from parole supervision or that a warrant for parole violation had not

been issued.

(8) The prisoner convicted of a misdemeanor and released on parole under the

provisions of this statute shall be subject to all reasonable Department of

Corrections regulations.
KRS § 177.305 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 177 / Section 177.305
177.305 Prevention of spillage from trucks hauling coal
Status: in_force

177.305 Prevention of spillage from trucks hauling coal.

All trucks hauling coal on a fully controlled limited access highway shall be covered by a

tarp or equivalent cover to prevent spillage.
KRS § 95.867 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 95 / Section 95.867
95.867 Members' contributions -- Director of finance to deduct
Status: in_force

95.867 Members' contributions -- Director of finance to deduct.

Each active member shall contribute a sum equal to eight percent (8%) of current salary.

The director of finance of the city is hereby authorized to deduct such amount from the

salary of each active member in semimonthly installments. This contribution shall be

made as deduction from salary, notwithstanding that the salary paid in cash to such

member may be reduced thereby below the established statutory rate. Every member of

the fund shall be deemed to consent and agree to the deduction from salary as herein

provided, and shall receipt for his full salary, and payment to such member of salary less

such deduction shall constitute a full and complete discharge and acquittance of all claims

and demands whatsoever for the services rendered by such member during the period

covered by such payment, except as to the benefits herein provided.
KRS § 210.080 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 210 / Section 210.080
210.080 Secretary may transfer employees
Status: in_force

210.080 Secretary may transfer employees.

The secretary for health and family services may transfer any employee between the

institutions operated by the cabinet, or to the headquarters of the cabinet. Necessary

moving expenses involved in such transfers shall be paid by the cabinet.