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KRS § 180.290 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 180 / Section 180.290
180.290 Bridges and tunnels crossing boundary streams -- Cooperation with other governmental agencies
Status: in_force

180.290 Bridges and tunnels crossing boundary streams -- Cooperation with other

governmental agencies.

The department may, out of state highway funds, construct and maintain, either by itself

or with any adjoining state, or any county or municipality of this or any adjoining state, or

the United States government, or any two (2) or more of them, bridges across or tunnels

under any boundary line stream of this state for the purpose of connecting any primary

road of this state with a hard surface road or street in an adjoining state. In constructing

bridges across or tunnels under any such boundary line stream, the department may locate

the bridge or tunnel at any point it deems wise, but the bridge or tunnel shall not be

located further than ten (10) miles from the terminus of the primary road intended to be

reached by the bridge or tunnel. The department may construct any road necessary to

connect a bridge or tunnel with the primary road intended to be served thereby.
KRS § 425.121 — KY Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 425 / Section 425.121
425.121 Exception to sureties -- Effect of failure to justify
Status: in_force

425.121 Exception to sureties -- Effect of failure to justify.

(1) The defendant may except to the plaintiff's sureties not later than 10 days after levy

of the writ of possession by filing with the court in which the action was brought a

notice of exception to sureties and mailing a copy of the notice to the levying officer

and to the plaintiff. The notice of exception filed with the court shall contain a

certification that copies have been mailed to the levying officer and to the plaintiff.

(2) The plaintiff may except to the defendant's sureties not later than 10 days after the

defendant's bond is filed by filing with the court in which the action was brought a

notice of exception to sureties and mailing a copy of the notice to the levying officer

and to the defendant at the address set out in his bond. The notice of exception filed

with the court shall contain a certification that copies have been mailed to the

levying officer.

(3) If the plaintiff or the defendant does not except to the sureties of the other as

provided in this section he waives all objection to them.

(4) When excepted to, the sureties shall justify that they are sufficient before a judicial

officer of the court in which the action was brought at a time specified by the

excepting party and in compliance with the rules of procedure.

(5) If the plaintiff's sureties, or others in their place, fail to justify at the time and place

appointed or do not qualify, the judicial officer shall vacate the temporary

restraining order or preliminary injunction, if any, and the writ of possession and, if

levy has occurred, order the levying officer to return the property to the defendant.

If the plaintiff's sureties do qualify the judicial officer shall order the levying officer

to deliver the property to the plaintiff.

(6) If the defendant's sureties or others in their place fail to justify at the time and place

appointed or do not qualify, the judicial officer shall order the levying officer to

deliver the property to the plaintiff, or if the plaintiff has previously been given

possession of the property he shall retain such possession. If the defendant's

sureties do qualify, the judicial officer shall order the levying officer or the plaintiff

to deliver the property to the defendant.
KRS § 344.025 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 344 / Section 344.025
344.025 Construction of KRS Chapter 18A
Status: in_force

344.025 Construction of KRS Chapter 18A.

No provision in KRS Chapter 18A shall be construed to preclude any classified or

unclassified state employee from appealing to the personnel board any action alleged to

be in violation of laws prohibiting discrimination based on a person's status as a qualified

individual with a disability, sex, age, religion, or race or national origin, in accordance

with this chapter.
KRS § 178.150 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 178 / Section 178.150
178.150 Department of Highways to render assistance in certain cases
Status: in_force

178.150 Department of Highways to render assistance in certain cases.

(1) When it is necessary to build or repair a bridge and the building and repair will cost

more than five hundred dollars ($500), the county road engineer shall notify the

Department of Highways that such work is to be done. The Department of

Highways shall then furnish to the county road engineer plans, specifications and

estimates of cost, which he shall submit to the fiscal court. The county road

engineer shall keep in his records the plans, specifications and estimates of cost

furnished by the Department of Highways, and also the plans, specifications and

estimates of cost and the actual cost of the repair or construction work which is

actually done. The fiscal court shall not be required to accept the plans,

specifications and estimates furnished by the Department of Highways.

(2) This same plan shall be followed in making the purchase of all county road

machinery, when the amount of the purchase is five hundred dollars ($500) or more.

(3) When a new hard surface road is to be built, or an old dirt road converted into a

hard surface road, the county road engineer of the county in which the improvement

is to be made shall notify the Department of Highways, and the department shall

send an assistant engineer to assist in laying out the road, and in drawing plans and

specifications and making up estimates of cost for the road. This shall be done at the

expense of the state. The fiscal court shall not be compelled to accept the plans and

specifications of the engineer furnished by the Department of Highways, but a

record of them shall be kept. After contracts are awarded, the estimates furnished by

the Department of Highways and the contract price shall be published as

advertisements provided for in KRS 178.050.
KRS § 365.830 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 365 / Section 365.830
365.830 Repurchase of inventory upon death of retailer or majority owner -- Option of heirs -- Previous agreements of succession rights
Status: in_force

365.830 Repurchase of inventory upon death of retailer or majority owner --

Option of heirs -- Previous agreements of succession rights.

(1) In the event of the death of a retailer or the majority owner of the equity interests of

the entity operating as a retailer, the supplier shall, at the option of the heirs of the

retailer or the majority owner, repurchase the inventory from the heirs as if the

supplier had terminated the retail agreement contract. The heirs shall have one (1)

year from the date of the death of the retailer or majority owner to exercise their

option regarding the repurchase. No repurchase of any inventory shall be required if

the heirs and the supplier enter into a new retail agreement contract to operate the

retail dealership. As used in this section, "heir" means a spouse, child, son-in-law,

daughter-in-law, or lineal descendant of the retailer or majority owner of the

dealership.

(2) A supplier shall have ninety (90) days in which to consider and make a

determination on a request by an heir to enter into a new retail agreement contract to

operate the retail dealership. In the event the supplier determines that the request is

not acceptable, the supplier shall provide the heir with a written notice of its

determination with the stated reasons for nonacceptance. This section does not

entitle an heir to operate a dealership without the specific written consent of the

supplier.

(3) If a supplier and a retailer or majority owner of the equity interests of the entity

operating as a retailer have previously executed an agreement concerning

succession rights prior to the retailer's or majority owner's death, and if the

agreement had not been revoked, the agreement shall be observed even if it

designates someone other than the surviving heirs of the decedent as the successor.
KRS § 257.130 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 257 / Section 257.130
257.130 Indemnity for materials destroyed
Status: in_force

257.130 Indemnity for materials destroyed.

In case of an epizootic of such character as to necessitate the destruction of property or

materials to prevent the spread of disease, the property or materials shall be destroyed and

indemnities paid as provided for in KRS 257.110, 257.120, 257.140, and 257.150.
KRS § 311.283 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311 / Section 311.283
311.283 Definitions for section -- Immunity from criminal liability -- Exceptions
Status: in_force

311.283 Definitions for section -- Immunity from criminal liability -- Exceptions.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Health care provider" means:

1. An employee of a health facility, as defined in KRS 216B.015; or

2. A person providing health services, including those licensed, certified,

or registered under, or subject to, KRS 194A.700 to 194A.729 or KRS

Chapter 311, 311A, 311B, 312, 313, 314, 314A, 315, 319A, 319B, 320,

327, or 333; and

(b) "Health services" has the same meaning as in KRS 216B.015.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a health care provider

providing health services shall be immune from criminal liability for any harm or

damages alleged to arise from an act or omission relating to the provision of health

services, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section.

(3) Nothing in this section limits any liability for gross negligence or wanton, willful,

malicious, or intentional misconduct.

(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to amend, repeal, or alter any other

immunity, defense, limitation of liability, or procedure available or required under

any other law or contract.
KRS § 118.025 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 118 / Section 118.025
118.025 Voting to be by secret paper ballot -- General laws applicable -- Time for holding elections
Status: in_force

118.025 Voting to be by secret paper ballot -- General laws applicable -- Time for

holding elections.

(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, voting in all primaries and elections shall be

by secret paper ballot.

(2) The general laws applying to primaries, regular elections, and special elections shall

apply to primaries, regular elections, and special elections conducted with the use of

voting equipment, and all provisions of the general laws applying to the custody of

ballot boxes shall apply, as far as applicable, to the custody of the voting system or

voting equipment.

(3) A primary for the nomination of candidates to be voted for at the next regular

election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the third Monday in May of each

year.

(4) The election of all officers of all governmental units shall be held on the first

Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

(5) If the law authorizes the calling of a special election on a day other than the day of

the regular election in November, the election shall be held on a Tuesday.

(6) If the law requires that a special election be held within a period of time during

which the voting equipment must be locked as required by KRS 117.295, the

special election shall be held on the fourth Tuesday following the expiration of the

period during which the voting equipment is locked.
KRS § 402.020 — KY Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 402 / Section 402.020
402.020 Other prohibited marriages
Status: in_force

402.020 Other prohibited marriages.

(1) Marriage is prohibited and void:

(a) With a person who has been adjudged mentally disabled by a court of

competent jurisdiction;

(b) Where there is a husband or wife living, from whom the person marrying has

not been divorced;

(c) When not solemnized or contracted in the presence of an authorized person or

society;

(d) Between members of the same sex;

(e) Between more than two (2) persons; and

(f) Except as provided in KRS 402.210, with a person who at the time of

marriage is under eighteen (18) years of age.

(2) Subsection (1)(f) of this section shall not apply to a lawful marriage entered into in

the Commonwealth of Kentucky prior to July 14, 2018, or to a lawful marriage in

another state or country prior to the parties' residence in the Commonwealth of

Kentucky.
KRS § 367.407 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 367 / Section 367.407
367.407 Exemptions -- Conditions
Status: in_force

367.407 Exemptions -- Conditions.

Any organization which is not organized for the profit of any person or corporation may

file an application with the office of Attorney General to seek exemption from the

provisions of KRS 367.397 to 367.403. The Attorney General shall grant an exemption

to any applicant organization which:

(1) Is chartered or operated on a cooperative not-for-profit basis primarily for the

benefit of its members who are the ultimate consumers of such goods, services, or

facilities produced or furnished by the organization;

(2) Makes such goods, services or facilities available to its members on a not-for-profit

basis;

(3) Allocates or distributes its net savings to all its members or patrons or retains net

savings for the expansion of its services or for the reduction of charges to its

patrons; and

(4) Restricts its voting control to members on a one (1) vote per person basis.
KRS § 150.725 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 150 / Section 150.725
150.725 Definitions for KRS 150.725 to 150.735
Status: in_force

150.725 Definitions for KRS 150.725 to 150.735.

As used in KRS 150.725 to 150.735:

(1) "Permit" means a permit to hold captive cervids;

(2) "Applicant" means a person or entity who has applied to the department for a permit

to hold captive cervids;

(3) "Application" means an application to obtain a permit to hold captive cervids;

(4) "Hold" means to confine to a facility regulated under KRS 150.725 to 150.735;

(5) "Import" means to knowingly bring a captive cervid into the state for the purpose of

that captive cervid remaining in the state or being slaughtered in the state. "Import"

shall not include transporting a captive cervid into the state for the purpose of

transporting that captive cervid through the state to a location out of the state. A

captive cervid specified in this subsection shall be deemed to be in transit; and

(6) "In transit" means to transport a captive cervid through this Commonwealth by a

direct route and in a continuous manner from a location out of state to another

location out of state.
KRS § 237.220 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 237 / Section 237.220
237.220 Retroactivity of KRS 237.200 and 237.210
Status: in_force

237.220 Retroactivity of KRS 237.200 and 237.210.

The provisions of KRS 237.200 and 237.210 shall be retroactive and shall apply to

covered actions either before, on, or after July 15, 1998.
KRS § 7A.270 — KY Code / Title II / Chapter 7A / Section 7A.270
7A.270 Definitions for KRS 7A.270 to 7A.290
Status: in_force

7A.270 Definitions for KRS 7A.270 to 7A.290.

As used in KRS 7A.270 to 7A.290:

(1) "Board" means the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board;

(2) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;

(3) "Commission" means the Legislative Research Commission;

(4) "Department" means the Department for Medicaid Services; and

(5) "Medicaid program" means the Kentucky Medical Assistance Program established

in KRS 205.510 to 205.630 and the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program

established in KRS 205.6483.
KRS § 183.150 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 183 / Section 183.150
183.150 Reimbursement to airport boards
Status: in_force

183.150 Reimbursement to airport boards.

Within the limits of the appropriation made to the cabinet, the cabinet may by agreement

provide reimbursement to airport boards, for a period not to extend beyond June 30,

1980, to reimburse them for direct financial aid, or benefits and services in lieu thereof,

which the airport boards have expended, in accordance with KRS 183.140 for the

development of commuter air services that have provided their communities with

regularly scheduled passenger, mail and cargo service or any combination thereof.
KRS § 199.540 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 199 / Section 199.540
199.540 Period after which adoption not subject to attack
Status: in_force

199.540 Period after which adoption not subject to attack.

After the expiration of one (1) year from the date of the entry of judgment of

adoption, the validity thereof shall not be subject to attack in any action, collateral or

direct, by reason of any irregularity or failure to comply with KRS 199.470 to

199.520, either procedurally or substantively.
KRS § 6.330 — KY Code / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 6.330
6.330 "In God We Trust" to be displayed above dais of Speaker of the House of Representatives
Status: in_force

6.330 "In God We Trust" to be displayed above dais of Speaker of the House of

Representatives.

In commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the resolution which passed through the

84th United States Congress and subsequently was signed by President Dwight D.

Eisenhower on July 30, 1956, thereby making "In God We Trust" the national motto of

the United States, the General Assembly hereby directs the Legislative Research

Commission to display the national motto "In God We Trust" on the wall directly above

and behind the dais of the Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives. The

display shall be consistent with the historic and patriotic display of the national motto

located directly above and behind the dais of the Speaker of the United States House of

Representatives.
KRS § 45A.435 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.435
45A.435 Contract performance and payment bonds
Status: in_force

45A.435 Contract performance and payment bonds.

(1) When a construction contract is awarded in an amount in excess of one hundred

thousand dollars ($100,000), the following bonds shall be furnished to the local

public agency, and shall become binding on the parties upon the award of the

contract:

(a) A performance bond satisfactory to the local public agency executed by a

surety company authorized to do business in this Commonwealth, or

otherwise supplied, satisfactory to the local public agency, in an amount equal

to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price as it may be increased;

and

(b) A payment bond satisfactory to the local public agency, executed by a surety

company authorized to do business in this Commonwealth, or otherwise

supplied, satisfactory to the local public agency, for the protection of all

persons supplying labor and material to the contractor or his subcontractors

for the performance of the work provided for in the contract. The bond shall

be in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the original contract

price.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the local public

agency to require a performance bond or other security in addition to those bonds,

or in circumstances other than specified in subsection (1) of this section, including,

but not limited to, bonds for the payment of taxes and unemployment insurance

premiums.
KRS § 275.415 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 275 / Section 275.415
275.415 Registered office and registered agent for foreign limited liability company
Status: in_force

275.415 Registered office and registered agent for foreign limited liability

company.

Each foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this

Commonwealth shall continuously maintain in this Commonwealth:

(1) A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business; and

(2) A registered agent, who may be:

(a) An individual who resides in this Commonwealth and whose business office

is identical with the registered office;

(b) A domestic corporation or not-for-profit domestic corporation whose business

office is identical with the registered office;

(c) A foreign corporation or foreign not-for-profit corporation authorized to

transact business in this Commonwealth whose business office is identical

with the registered office; or

(d) A domestic limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company

authorized to transact business in this Commonwealth whose business address

is identical with the registered office.

(3) The registered agent shall execute and deliver to the Secretary of State a document

accepting the agency appointment, and the appointment of the agent shall not be

effective until delivered to the Secretary of State.
KRS § 413.2475 — KY Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 413 / Section 413.2475
413.2475 Action relating to operation of unmanned aircraft system
Status: in_force

413.2475 Action relating to operation of unmanned aircraft system.

An action filed pursuant to KRS 411.067 shall be commenced within seven (7) years

after the cause of action accrued.
KRS § 251.395 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 251 / Section 251.395
251.395 Lien on grain stored with grain warehouse operator -- Relation to other liens or security interests -- Filing of notice not required to perfect -- Discharge of lien
Status: in_force

251.395 Lien on grain stored with grain warehouse operator -- Relation to other

liens or security interests -- Filing of notice not required to perfect -- Discharge

of lien.

(1) When a depositor stores grain with a grain warehouse operator and has written

evidence of ownership disclosing a storage obligation, the producer or other

depositor has a first priority lien on the grain, the proceeds from the grain, or on

grain owned by the grain warehouse operator. The lien terminates when the storage

liability of the grain warehouse operator to the depositor terminates.

(2) The lien created under this section shall be preferred to any lien or security interest

of any creditor to the grain warehouse operator, regardless of whether the creditor’s

lien or security interest was attached to the grain or proceeds before or after the date

on which the producer or other depositor’s lien was attached.

(3) A depositor who claims a lien under this section need not file any notice of the lien

in order to perfect the lien.

(4) The lien created under this section is discharged, except as to the proceeds

therefrom and except as to grain owned by the grain warehouse operator, upon sale

of the grain by the warehouse operator to a buyer in the ordinary course of business.
KRS § 413.243 — KY Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 413 / Section 413.243
413.243 "Professional services" defined
Status: in_force

413.243 "Professional services" defined.

As used in KRS 413.245, "professional services" means any service rendered in a

profession required to be licensed, administered and regulated as professions in the

Commonwealth of Kentucky, except those professions governed by KRS 413.140.
KRS § 179.320 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 179 / Section 179.320
179.320 Erection of guideboards on county roads
Status: in_force

179.320 Erection of guideboards on county roads.

(1) When authorized or directed by the fiscal court, the county engineer shall cause

guideboards to be made and placed at each intersection of a county road with

another county road or with a state highway. The guideboard shall indicate the

direction and distance to the county seat or other noted places to which the road

leads. The letters and figures on the guideboards shall be sufficiently large and

distinct to be read from a distance of forty (40) feet, and the boards shall not be

placed closer than five (5) miles apart.

(2) All expenses connected with the erection of such guideboards shall be paid by the

fiscal court out of the county levy.