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KRS § 520.095 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 520 / Section 520.095
520.095 Fleeing or evading police in the first degree
Status: in_force

520.095 Fleeing or evading police in the first degree.

(1) A person is guilty of fleeing or evading police in the first degree:

(a) When, while operating a motor vehicle with intent to elude or flee, the person

knowingly or wantonly disobeys a direction to stop his or her motor vehicle,

given by a person recognized to be a police officer, and at least one (1) of the

following conditions exists:

1. The person is fleeing immediately after committing an act of domestic

violence as defined in KRS 403.720;

2. The person is driving under the influence of alcohol or any other

substance or combination of substances in violation of KRS 189A.010;

3. The person is driving while his or her driver's license is suspended for

violating KRS 189A.010; or

4. By fleeing or eluding, the person is the cause, or creates substantial risk,

of serious physical injury or death to any person or property; or

(b) When, as a pedestrian, and with intent to elude or flee, the person knowingly

or wantonly disobeys an order to stop, given by a person recognized to be a

peace officer, and at least one (1) of the following conditions exists:

1. The person is fleeing immediately after committing an act of domestic

violence as defined in KRS 403.720; or

2. By fleeing or eluding, the person is the cause of serious physical injury

or death to any person or property.

(2) Fleeing or evading police in the first degree is a Class C felony and the defendant

shall not be released on probation, shock probation, conditional discharge, or parole

until he or she has served at least fifty percent (50%) of the sentence imposed.
KRS § 64.058 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 64 / Section 64.058
64.058 Expense account for circuit clerks
Status: in_force

64.058 Expense account for circuit clerks.

Each Circuit Court clerk shall receive an annual expense allowance of three thousand six

hundred dollars ($3,600) per year. A lump-sum payment shall be made by the

Administrative Office of the Courts to each Circuit Court clerk in the first month of each

quarter as of July, 1984, in the amount of nine hundred dollars ($900) per quarter. The

allowance shall be in addition to reimbursement for official travel and the regular

compensation provided for by KRS 64.056.
KRS § 2.159 — KY Code / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 2.159
2.159 Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
Status: in_force

2.159 Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.

The thirtieth day of March each year is designated as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans

Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
KRS § 273.415 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273 / Section 273.415
273.415 Organization -- Separate organizations to provide specific services otherwise unavailable
Status: in_force

273.415 Organization -- Separate organizations to provide specific services

otherwise unavailable.

(1) A community action agency shall be organized and shall operate subject to the

provisions of KRS 273.405 to 273.453. To the extent KRS 273.405 to 273.453 are

inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of KRS 273.405 to

273.453 shall be controlling.

(2) A community action agency shall be organized and operate subject to the provisions

of KRS 65.210 through 65.300 and KRS 273.405 to 273.453.

(3) One (1) or more community action agencies may form a separate organization to

provide a specific service that would be otherwise unavailable to low income

persons within the community action agencies' service area. The board of any

organization so formed shall include local elected officials from the service area,

representatives of the private sector in the service area and representatives of the

community action agencies in the service area to ensure the representation of the

low income and target residents. Any organization so formed, serving as an

instrumentality of one (1) or more community action agencies, shall be eligible for

associate membership in any association of community action agencies consistent

with group bylaws, and shall be eligible for benefits such as group insurance and

retirement programs for which community action agencies are eligible, subject to

approval by the association.
KRS § 131.132 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 131 / Section 131.132
131.132 Annual report by department on tax law changes
Status: in_force

131.132 Annual report by department on tax law changes.

(1) The department shall submit an annual report to the Legislative Research

Commission and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue on

October 1, 2024, and October 1 of each year thereafter.

(2) The report required by subsection (1) of this section shall:

(a) Summarize each tax law change enacted during:

1. The immediately preceding Regular Session of the General Assembly;

or

2. Any Extraordinary Session of the General Assembly held since the last

report was submitted;

(b) Be organized by bill number, including any resolutions impacting the tax

laws; and

(c) Outline actions taken, or to be taken, by the department to implement each tax

law change, including any:

1. Required modification to information technology systems and the

estimated cost of that modification;

2. Development of new or modification to existing forms for submission

by taxpayers;

3. Taxpayer education efforts deployed or to be deployed in response to

the tax law changes;

4. Administrative regulations filed or to be filed;

5. Shifting of personnel to perform the actions; and

6. Suggestions to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and

Revenue for related statutory corrections or improvements.
KRS § 371.180 — KY Code / Title XXX / Chapter 371 / Section 371.180
371.180 Construction services contracts
Status: in_force

371.180 Construction services contracts.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Construction services contract" means:

1. A contract or agreement relating to the construction, alteration, repair,

addition to, subtraction from, improvement to, or maintenance of any

building, highway, road, railroad, excavation, or other structure, project,

development, or improvement attached to real estate, including moving

and demolition connected therewith; or

2. A contract or agreement relating to the planning, design, administration,

study, evaluation, consulting, or other professional and technical support

services provided in connection with any of the work or activities

described in subparagraph 1. of this paragraph.

(b) "Contractor" means the person offering a contract for services provided.

(c) "Contractee" means the person providing services under a contract.

(2) Any provision contained in any construction services contract purporting to

indemnify or hold harmless a contractor from that contractor's own negligence or

from the negligence of his or her agents, or employees is void and wholly

unenforceable.

(3) This section does not apply to construction bonds or affect the validity of insurance

contracts.

(4) This section does not affect contracts or agreements entered into before June 20,

2005.
KRS § 403.848 — KY Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 403 / Section 403.848
403.848 Temporary visitation
Status: in_force

403.848 Temporary visitation.

(1) A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody

determination may issue a temporary order enforcing:

(a) A visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or

(b) The visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that

does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.

(2) If a court of this state makes an order under subsection (1)(b) of this section, it shall

specify in the order a period that it considers adequate to allow the petitioner to

obtain an order from a court having jurisdiction under the criteria specified in

Article 2. The order shall remain in effect until an order is obtained from the other

court or the period expires.
KRS § 100.415 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 100 / Section 100.415
100.415 Responsibility for fines -- Other remedies
Status: in_force

100.415 Responsibility for fines -- Other remedies.

The person or entity found to have committed a violation of a binding element shall be

responsible for the amount of all fines assessed for the violation. A planning commission

may bring a civil action against the person or entity and shall have the same remedies as

provided for the recovery of a debt.
KRS § 198A.140 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198A / Section 198A.140
198A.140 Declaration of negotiability of obligations of the corporation
Status: in_force

198A.140 Declaration of negotiability of obligations of the corporation.

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this chapter or any recitals in any

obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter, all such obligations and interest

coupons appertaining thereto shall be and are hereby made negotiable instruments under

the laws of this state, subject only to any applicable provisions for registration.
KRS § 311.440 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311 / Section 311.440
311.440 Registration of licenses
Status: in_force

311.440 Registration of licenses.

Every person licensed to practice podiatry shall, within thirty (30) days after issuance, file

his license with the county clerk of each county in which he desires to engage in the

practice of podiatry.
KRS § 160.580 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 160 / Section 160.580
160.580 Gift, grant, or devise to school board
Status: in_force

160.580 Gift, grant, or devise to school board.

All sums arising from any gift, grant, or devise by any person wherein the intent is

expressed that the same is to be used to aid in the education of children in any school

district in this state shall be held and used for the purposes specified in the gift, grant, or

devise. The district board of education shall receive the gift, grant, or devise for the

benefit of the schools of its district and shall hold and use it as requested by the donor or

devisor, provided that the purpose for which it is used shall be in harmony with the aims

and general program of public education in this state.
KRS § 5.295 — KY Code / Title II / Chapter 5 / Section 5.295
5.295 Ninety-fifth Representative District
Status: in_force

5.295 Ninety-fifth Representative District.

The Ninety-fifth Representative District shall consist of the following territory:

County: Floyd KY

County: Pike KY (part)

A101 - Bessie Riddle Arnold

A102 - Hurricane

A103 - Pikeville High School

A104 - Lower Pike

A105 - Myers Towers

A106 - Coal Run

A108 - Mullins School

C112 - Stone Coal
KRS § 35.282 — KY Code / Title V / Chapter 35 / Section 35.282
35.282 Deferment of sentences
Status: in_force

35.282 Deferment of sentences.

(1) On application by an accused who is under sentence to confinement that has not

been ordered executed, the convening authority or, if the accused is no longer under

that person's jurisdiction, the person exercising general court-martial jurisdiction

over the command to which the accused is currently assigned, may in that person's

sole discretion defer service of the sentence of confinement. The deferment shall

terminate when the sentence is ordered executed. The deferment may be rescinded

at any time by the person who granted it or, if the accused is no longer under that

person's jurisdiction, by the person exercising general court-martial jurisdiction over

the command to which the accused is currently assigned.

(2) (a) In any case in which a court-martial sentences an accused referred to in

paragraph (b) of this subsection to confinement, the convening authority may

defer the service of the sentence to confinement, without the consent of the

accused, until after the accused has been permanently released to the state

military forces by a state, the United States, or a foreign country referred to in

paragraph (b) of this subsection.

(b) Paragraph (a) of this subsection applies to a person subject to this code who:

1. While in the custody of a state, the United States, or a foreign country is

temporarily returned by that state, the United States, or a foreign country

to the state military forces for trial by court-martial; and

2. After the court-martial, is returned to that state, the United States, or a

foreign country under the authority of an agreement or treaty, as the case

may be.

(c) In this subsection, the term "state" includes the District of Columbia and any

commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.

(3) In any case in which a court-martial sentences an accused to confinement and the

sentence to confinement has been ordered executed, but in which review of the case

under KRS 35.333 is pending, the adjutant general may defer further service of the

sentence to confinement while that review is pending.
KRS § 224A.150 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 224A / Section 224A.150
224A.150 Authority's bonds are permissible investments
Status: in_force

224A.150 Authority's bonds are permissible investments.

Revenue bonds and notes issued by the authority under the provisions of this chapter are

hereby declared and deemed to be securities in which all public officers and public bodies

of the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust

companies, banking associations, investment companies, executors, administrators,

trustees, and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in

their control or belonging to them. Such obligations of the authority are hereby declared

and determined to be securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and

received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the

state, for the purpose for which the deposit of bonds, notes, or obligations of the state is

now, or may hereafter be, authorized by law.
KRS § 160.303 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 160 / Section 160.303
160.303 Reciprocal preference for resident bidders
Status: in_force

160.303 Reciprocal preference for resident bidders.

For all contracts awarded by a local board of education, the board shall apply the

reciprocal preference for resident bidders described in KRS 45A.494.
KRS § 202B.160 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 202B / Section 202B.160
202B.160 Hearing procedures -- Rights of guardians and immediate family members
Status: in_force

202B.160 Hearing procedures -- Rights of guardians and immediate family

members.

(1) The preliminary hearing need not be formal and shall include the receiving of

reports of the qualified professional in the area of intellectual disabilities as

evidence. The hearing may be held by the court in chambers, at an ICF/ID, or other

suitable place. The respondent shall be afforded an opportunity to testify, to present

witnesses, and to cross-examine any witnesses. The respondent and the attorney for

the respondent may waive respondent's right to a preliminary hearing.

(2) The final hearing may be conducted in an informal manner, consistent with orderly

procedures, and in a physical setting not likely to have a harmful effect on the

mental or physical health of the respondent. The hearing may be held by the court in

chambers, at an ICF/ID, or other suitable place. The respondent shall be afforded an

opportunity to testify, to present, and cross-examine any witnesses. The manner of

proceeding and the rules of evidence shall be the same as those in any criminal

proceeding, except that the standard of proof shall be by clear and convincing

evidence. Proceedings shall be heard by a judge unless a party requests a jury trial.

Neither the respondent nor the respondent's attorney may waive the respondent's

right to a final hearing.

(3) Guardians and immediate family members of the respondent shall be allowed to

attend all hearings, conferences or similar proceedings; may be represented by

private counsel, if desired; may participate in the hearings or conferences as if a

party to the proceedings; may cross-examine witnesses if desired; and shall have

standing to appeal any adverse decision.
KRS § 171.3801 — KY Code / Title XIV / Chapter 171 / Section 171.3801
171.3801 Kentucky Heritage Council -- Members -- Officers -- Meetings -- Heritage division-- Reorganization prohibited
Status: in_force

171.3801 Kentucky Heritage Council -- Members -- Officers -- Meetings -- Heritage

division-- Reorganization prohibited.

(1) There is established the Kentucky Heritage Council (hereinafter referred to as "the

council") which shall perform the functions specified in KRS 171.381.

(2) The membership of the council shall consist of not more than sixteen (16) members

who have an interest in the preservation and protection of Kentucky's heritage. On

or before September 15, 1982, the Governor shall appoint not more than four (4)

members for a term of one (1) year, not more than four (4) members for a term of

two (2) years, not more than four (4) members for a term of three (3) years, and not

more than four (4) members for a term of four (4) years. Thereafter, the Governor

shall make all appointments for a term of four (4) years.

(3) Council members shall receive no compensation for their services but may be

reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their

duties.

(4) From the council membership the Governor shall appoint a chairman and a vice

chairman of the council. The council may elect by majority vote other officers

deemed necessary.

(5) The council shall meet at the call of the chairman, but not less often than twice

during each calendar year. A majority of the members appointed to the council shall

constitute a quorum.

(6) The council shall be attached to the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet for

administrative purposes.

(7) The Heritage Council shall include a heritage division, whose duties shall include

providing staff services needed by the Heritage Council in order to perform its

duties under KRS 171.381, including but not limited to preserving and protecting

buildings, sites and other landmarks associated with the archaeological, cultural,

economic, military, national, political and social aspects of Kentucky's history.

(8) The heritage division shall be headed by a director appointed by the Governor from

a list of three (3) nominees submitted by the Heritage Council; and the Heritage

Council and the heritage division shall not be subject to reorganization.
KRS § 227.784 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 227 / Section 227.784
227.784 Nonapplicability of KRS 227.770 to 227.784 to cigarettes for sale outside Kentucky -- Adoption of federal standards -- Local regulation preempted
Status: in_force

227.784 Nonapplicability of KRS 227.770 to 227.784 to cigarettes for sale outside

Kentucky -- Adoption of federal standards -- Local regulation preempted.

(1) Nothing in KRS 227.770 to 227.784 shall be construed to prohibit any person or

entity from manufacturing or selling cigarettes that do not meet the requirements of

KRS 227.772 if the cigarettes are or will be stamped for sale in another state or are

packaged for sale outside the United States and that person or entity has taken

reasonable steps to ensure that the cigarettes will not be sold or offered for sale to

persons located in this state.

(2) KRS 227.770 to 227.784 shall no longer apply if a federal reduced cigarette ignition

propensity standard is adopted and becomes effective.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, city, county, urban-county, charter

county, or consolidated local government units of this state shall neither enact nor

enforce any ordinance or other local law or regulation conflicting with, or

preempted by, any provision of KRS 227.770 to 227.784 or with any policy of this

state expressed by KRS 227.770 to 227.784, whether that policy be expressed by

inclusion of a provision in KRS 227.770 to 227.784 or by exclusion of that subject

from KRS 227.770 to 227.784.
KRS § 230.234 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 230 / Section 230.234
230.234 Employee benefits -- Background investigation -- Ethics
Status: in_force

230.234 Employee benefits -- Background investigation -- Ethics.

(1) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of KRS 61.520 to the contrary, the corporation

shall participate in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System effective July

1, 2024, and all eligible employees shall participate in the Kentucky

Employees Retirement System effective July 1, 2024.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of KRS 18A.205 to 18A.275 to the contrary,

employees of the corporation shall be:

1. Provided the same health insurance coverage as all other state

government employees as provided in KRS 18A.225 to 18A.2287;

2. Provided the same life insurance coverage provided all state employees

as provided in KRS 18A.205 to 18A.220; and

3. Eligible to participate in the deferred compensation system provided for

all state government employees as provided in KRS 18A.230 to

18A.275.

(c) The Personnel Cabinet and the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority shall

assist in the transfer of employees of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission

to the corporation by July 1, 2024, and the Department of Charitable Gaming

to the corporation by July 1, 2025.

(2) A manager or employee of the corporation shall not have a financial interest in any

vendor doing business or proposing to do business with the corporation.

(3) A background investigation shall be conducted on every applicant who has reached

the final selection process prior to employment by the corporation. Applicants may

be fingerprinted as a condition of employment. In addition, all office managers of

the corporation and employees of the corporation performing duties primarily

related to security matters, prior to employment, shall be subject to a background

investigation report conducted by the Department of Kentucky State Police. The

Department of Kentucky State Police shall be reimbursed by the corporation for the

cost of investigations conducted pursuant to this section. A person who has been

convicted of a felony, bookmaking or other forms of illegal gambling, or of a crime

where dishonesty is a necessary element shall not be employed by the corporation.

Any employee of the corporation who is or has been convicted of a felony,

bookmaking or any other form of illegal gambling, or of a crime where dishonesty

is a necessary element shall be terminated from employment by the corporation,

except that this requirement shall not be interpreted to limit the right of the

corporation to terminate the employment of any employee, at will, prior to any

conviction.

(4) (a) Employees of the corporation shall be subject to all applicable provisions of

KRS Chapter 11A, except that this chapter shall control if and to the extent

that any provision in this chapter is expressly inconsistent with any provision

of KRS Chapter 11A.

(b) Employees of the corporation shall not be subject to the provisions of KRS

Chapters 18A and 64.
KRS § 438.230 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 438 / Section 438.230
438.230 Use of obscene language or proposals on telephone -- Notice of law on telephone books
Status: in_force

438.230 Use of obscene language or proposals on telephone -- Notice of law on

telephone books.

Every telephone directory published for distribution to members of the general public

shall contain a notice which explains that it is unlawful for any person to make use of

telephone facilities or equipment for the purpose of communicating language, suggestions

or proposals which are obscene, profane, lewd, lascivious or indecent in a manner

reasonably to be expected to annoy, abuse, harass, torment or embarrass another, such

notice to be printed in type which is no smaller than the smallest type on the same page,

and to be preceded by the word "WARNING." The provisions of this section shall not

apply to directories solely for business advertising purposes, commonly known as

classified directories.