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KRS § 403A.311 — KY Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 403A / Section 403A.311
403A.311 Modifying or terminating grant of custodial responsibility to nonparent
Status: in_force

403A.311 Modifying or terminating grant of custodial responsibility to nonparent.

(1) Except for an order under KRS 403A.305, except as otherwise provided in

subsection (2) of this section, and consistent with the Servicemembers Civil Relief

Act, 50 U.S.C. Appendix Sections 521 and 522, on motion of a deploying or other

parent or any nonparent to whom caretaking authority, decision-making authority,

or limited contact has been granted, the court may modify or terminate the grant if

the modification or termination is consistent with KRS 403A.301 to 403A.311 and

it is in the best interest of the child. A modification is temporary and terminates

pursuant to KRS 403A.401 to 403A.404 after the deploying parent returns from

deployment, unless the grant has been terminated before that time by court order.

(2) On motion of a deploying parent, the court shall terminate a grant of limited

contact.
KRS § 15.870 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 15 / Section 15.870
15.870 Release of data to government agencies
Status: in_force

15.870 Release of data to government agencies.

Nothing in KRS 15.800 to 15.876 shall be construed to prevent the release by the Office

of the Attorney General of wage and financial institution information data to the United

States Social Security Administration or the agencies of other states who administer

federally funded welfare and unemployment compensation programs.
KRS § 390.170 — KY Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 390 / Section 390.170
390.170 Impermissible appointment
Status: in_force

390.170 Impermissible appointment.

(1) Except as provided in KRS 390.160, an exercise of a power of appointment in favor

of an impermissible appointee is ineffective.

(2) An exercise of a power of appointment in favor of a permissible appointee is

ineffective to the extent the appointment is a fraud on the power.
KRS § 176.050 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 176 / Section 176.050
176.050 Duties of department
Status: in_force

176.050 Duties of department.

(1) The department shall:

(a) Investigate all problems relating to the construction and maintenance of roads

in the state;

(b) Examine all projects and ascertain the feasibility of all routes;

(c) Obtain information as to the proper type of road for any project;

(d) Examine all types of road materials which may be used in the construction or

maintenance of any road to be constructed by the department or under its

direction or supervision;

(e) Require the design plans for all road projects constructing a new route to

identify, if at all feasible, one (1) or more publicly owned sites at least four (4)

acres in size, along the proposed new route that will be used as waste sites

during the construction phase of the project but that have the potential for a

city, county, or other governmental entity to turn the site into an industrial

park upon completion of the road project, regardless of whether the site

currently has the infrastructure necessary to support an industrial park;

(f) Consult with all legislative bodies affected by a new road construction project

during the design phase for the purpose of soliciting local government

officials' preferences for the location of waste sites that could be turned into

an industrial park;

(g) From time to time, examine and have examined and audited all of its books,

papers and records;

(h) Cause to be made all necessary surveys in the establishment and construction

of the system of public highways; all necessary maps, prints, plans and

specifications of all work to be done on the roads; estimates of costs;

advertisement for bids; contracts for construction or maintenance; and all

necessary forms in connection therewith; and

(i) Promulgate administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A for the care

and maintenance of roads after they have been constructed.

(2) The department may publish bulletins containing useful information concerning the

construction and maintenance of roads.

(3) An invoice or bill to be paid out of the road or bridge funds shall not be approved

by the department for payment until it has been carefully examined by the

department to ascertain if the bill or invoice is in every respect a proper and

legitimate charge against the road or bridge funds. The commissioner may call

before him any person who may have information respecting any bill or invoice.
KRS § 353.230 — KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 353 / Section 353.230
353.230 Petition for court approval -- Affidavits -- Guardian ad litem -- Order of approval
Status: in_force

353.230 Petition for court approval -- Affidavits -- Guardian ad litem -- Order of

approval.

(1) Upon the execution of such a consolidation agreement, the trustee shall file with the

clerk of the Circuit Court in the county in which the land covered by the lease to be

consolidated hereunder, or the greater portion thereof, lies a petition for an order

approving such consolidation agreement setting forth a copy of the consolidation

agreement and a statement of facts constituting the grounds relied upon to secure

the approval of such agreement, and shall submit with the petition the affidavits of

not less than three (3) disinterested owners of real estate in the county wherein the

proceedings hereunder are brought, as to whether such agreement will be

advantageous or beneficial to the beneficiaries for whom such trustee is acting,

which affidavits shall be filed and preserved as records of the Circuit Court.

(2) No agreement permitted by KRS 353.210 to 353.230 shall be valid or effective until

the judge of said court appoints a guardian ad litem to represent the beneficiaries for

whom such trustee is acting and whose interests are sought to be consolidated

hereunder. The guardian ad litem shall file an answer and the affidavits of at least

three (3) witnesses, proving the advantages or disadvantages of such agreement, and

shall make such recommendation to the judge relating to the agreement as he

believes to be most beneficial to the persons on whose behalf he is acting. He shall

receive for his services a reasonable compensation, to be allowed by the judge and

taxed as costs.

(3) The judge shall proceed in a summary manner to approve or disapprove the

consolidation agreement, and if he approves it he shall endorse his approval

thereon. The order of the judge approving such agreement shall be entered on the

civil order book of the circuit clerk's office of the county in which the proceedings

hereunder are brought.
KRS § 279.180 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 279 / Section 279.180
279.180 Dissolution
Status: in_force

279.180 Dissolution.

(1) Any corporation formed under this chapter may be dissolved by filing articles of

dissolution, which shall be entitled and indorsed "Articles of Dissolution of ...." and

shall state:

(a) The name of the corporation and, if it is a consolidated corporation, the names

of the original corporations;

(b) The date of filing of the articles of incorporation and, if the corporation is a

consolidated corporation, the dates on which the articles of incorporation of

the original corporations were filed;

(c) That the corporation elects to dissolve; and

(d) The name and post office address of each of its directors, and the name, title

and post office address of each of its officers.

(2) The articles of dissolution shall be subscribed and acknowledged in the same

manner as original articles of incorporation, by the president or a vice president and

the secretary or an assistant secretary, who shall make and attach an affidavit stating

that they have been authorized to execute and file the articles by a majority vote of

all of the members.

(3) Articles of dissolution shall be filed, recorded and approved in the same manner,

and shall take effect upon approval, as is provided in KRS 279.040 for articles of

incorporation.

(4) The corporation filing articles of dissolution shall continue in existence for the

purpose of paying, satisfying and discharging any existing liabilities or obligations

and collecting or liquidating its assets, and doing all other acts required to adjust

and wind up its business and affairs and may sue and be sued, contract and be

contracted with in its corporate name. Any assets remaining after the liabilities and

obligations of the corporation have been satisfied or discharged shall be ratably

distributed to the members of the corporation.
KRS § 249.070 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 249 / Section 249.070
249.070 Entomologist to inspect nurseries and order management of plant pests -- Shipment of affected stock prohibited -- Exception
Status: in_force

249.070 Entomologist to inspect nurseries and order management of plant pests --

Shipment of affected stock prohibited -- Exception.

(1) All nurseries in the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall be inspected by the state

entomologist, his deputy, or by a nursery inspector, once each year. The state

entomologist may collect specimens of plant material in order to make cultures and

positive identifications of plant pests. The state entomologist also may inspect

nursery stock which is stored in cellars, heeling in grounds, or warehouses, to

ascertain whether it is infested with insect pests or plant diseases. If, upon the

inspection of any nursery, it appears that the nursery and its premises are not

infected or infested with insect pests and plant diseases, the state entomologist shall

issue to the nursery a certificate of inspection. The certificate of inspection shall be

valid through June 30 of the following year. This certificate shall be prominently

displayed in the main office of the building.

(2) If the nursery and its premises are infected or infested with insect pests and plant

diseases, the state entomologist shall notify the owners or managers of the nurseries,

and shall also notify, in writing, the owner of any affected nursery stock to take such

measures, on or before a certain day, for the management of plant pests as have

been shown to be effectual.

(3) The owner or manager of the affected nursery shall, within the time specified, take

steps for the mitigation of plant pests.

(4) No owner or manager of affected nursery stock shall sell or offer for sale, ship,

deliver, or remove from a nursery any nursery stock affected with plant pests, until

the stock has been officially inspected and a certificate covering it has been issued

by the state entomologist.

(5) The provisions of this section do not apply to florists' greenhouse plants nor to

flowers or cuttings.
KRS § 177.317 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 177 / Section 177.317
177.317 Hal Rogers Parkway -- Access control and spacing -- Inclusion of certain counties
Status: in_force

177.317 Hal Rogers Parkway -- Access control and spacing -- Inclusion of certain

counties.

(1) The Transportation Cabinet shall allow partial control of access on the Hal Rogers

Parkway, between the junction with Kentucky Route 192 and the junction with

Kentucky Route 80, and establish minimum spacing requirements and the manner

in which the access is to be provided. Minimum access spacing under this section

shall be no less than one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet.

(2) The Transportation Cabinet shall include Kentucky Route 80 in the counties of

Perry, Knott, and Floyd as part of the Hal Rogers Parkway. The cabinet shall

update:

(a) Online maps and databases on June 27, 2025; and

(b) Highway and directional signs upon the normal replacement schedule.
KRS § 158.441 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 158 / Section 158.441
158.441 Definitions for chapter
Status: in_force

158.441 Definitions for chapter.

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Intervention services" means any preventive, developmental, corrective,

supportive services or treatment provided to a student who is at risk of school

failure, is at risk of participation in violent behavior or juvenile crime, or has been

expelled from the school district. Services may include, but are not limited to,

screening to identify students at risk for emotional disabilities and antisocial

behavior; direct instruction in academic, social, problem solving, and conflict

resolution skills; alternative educational programs; psychological services;

identification and assessment of abilities; counseling services; medical services; day

treatment; family services; work and community service programs;

(2) "Kentucky State Police school resource officer" or "KSPSRO" means a Kentucky

State Police officer, CVE R Class, or Trooper R Class, as defined in KRS 16.010,

who is employed by a school district as a school resource officer, as defined in this

section, through a contract as secondary employment for the officer;

(3) "School activities" means official school functions held on school property,

including student attendance days as defined in KRS 158.070, athletic events, and

graduation;

(4) "School property" means any public school building, public school vehicle, public

school campus, grounds, recreational area, or athletic field in the charge of the

school district;

(5) "School resource officer" or "SRO" means an officer whose primary job function is

to work with youth at a school site as described in KRS 158.4414, who has

specialized training to work with youth at a school site pursuant to KRS 158.4414,

and who is:

(a) 1. A sworn law enforcement officer certified under KRS 15.380 to 15.404;

2. A special law enforcement officer appointed pursuant to KRS 61.902

and certified under KRS 15.380 to 15.404; or

3. A police officer appointed pursuant to KRS 158.471; and

(b) Employed:

1. Through a contract between a local law enforcement agency and a

school district;

2. Through a contract as secondary employment for an officer, as defined

in KRS 16.010, between the Department of Kentucky State Police and a

school district; or

3. Directly by a local board of education;

(6) "School safety" means a program of prevention that protects students and staff from

substance abuse, violence, bullying, theft, the sale or use of illegal substances,

exposure to weapons and threats on school grounds, and injury from severe

weather, fire, and natural disasters; and

(7) "School security" means procedures followed and measures taken to ensure the

security of school buildings, classrooms, and other school facilities and properties.
KRS § 329.010 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 329 / Section 329.010
329.010 Definitions
Status: in_force

329.010 Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Detection of deception examiner," referred to in this chapter as "examiner," means

any person, other than a trainee, who uses any device or instrument to test or

question individuals for the purpose of detecting deception. Before a person may be

licensed as an examiner, he or she must have at least one (1) year's experience in

detection of deception. Before an examiner may supervise a trainee, he or she must

have at least two (2) years' experience in detection of deception;

(2) "Trainee" means any person who has successfully completed a polygraph

examiner's course at a polygraph examiner's school approved by the cabinet, but

who has not been awarded the final certificate of proficiency or graduate certificate

from the school, or any person, not a licensed examiner, who administers detection

of deception examinations under the direct, personal supervision and control of a

licensed examiner who is licensed by this state. No examiner may have more than

two (2) trainees under his or her supervision and control at any one (1) time;

(3) "Person" means any natural person, partnership, association, corporation, or trust;

(4) "Cabinet" means the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet of the Commonwealth of

Kentucky;

(5) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky;

(6) "Polygraph" means an instrument which records permanently and simultaneously a

subject's cardiovascular and respiratory patterns and other physiological changes

pertinent to the detection of deception; and

(7) "Polygraph examiner" means the same as detection of deception examiner.
KRS § 334A.070 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 334A / Section 334A.070
334A.070 Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology -- Meetings
Status: in_force

334A.070 Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology -- Meetings.

(1) There is hereby created a Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

which shall consist of eight (8) members to be appointed by the Governor. Three (3)

members shall be audiologists, three (3) members shall be speech-language

pathologists, one (1) shall be an otolaryngologist and one (1) member shall be a

citizen at large who is not associated with or financially interested in the practice or

business regulated. The audiologists and speech-language pathologists members

shall hold a Kentucky license from the board of speech-language pathology and

audiology and shall practice in Kentucky. One (1) of the speech-language

pathologist members shall be employed in the public schools of the

Commonwealth. The members of the board shall serve until the expiration of the

term for which they have been appointed or until their successors are qualified. All

appointments made shall be for a term of three (3) years except for appointments to

fill vacancies caused by a reason other than the expiration of a member's term which

shall be filled for the remaining portion of the member's term. No person shall be

appointed to serve more than two (2) consecutive terms.

(2) The board shall reorganize annually and select a chairman. Four (4) members of the

board shall constitute a quorum to do business. The board shall hold at least one (1)

regular meeting each year. Additional meetings may be held upon call of the

chairman or at the written request of any two (2) members of the board. All

meetings of the board shall be open and public.
KRS § 95.442 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 95 / Section 95.442
95.442 Authorization for civil service commission in city with population of 8,000 or more -- Rights of employee accepting management position
Status: in_force

95.442 Authorization for civil service commission in city with population of 8,000

or more -- Rights of employee accepting management position.

Any city with a population equal to or greater than eight thousand (8,000) based upon the

most recent federal decennial census, may elect to operate under KRS 90.310 to 90.410,

and, by ordinance, create a civil service commission. Any classified employee in the

police or fire department who accepts an appointment and qualifies as chief of police,

assistant chief of police, chief of firefighters, or assistant chief of firefighters shall be

deemed to have received a leave of absence from the classified service for, and during the

incumbency of, any of those respective positions. If an individual should cease to serve in

any of those positions, there shall be restored to him or her the same classification and

rank which he or she held prior to his or her appointment.
KRS § 451.200 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 451 / Section 451.200
451.200 Liability of receiver or depository of court
Status: in_force

451.200 Liability of receiver or depository of court.

A liability incurred by any person as receiver or depository of money or property

committed to his charge by order of the court shall rank with debts due to the state and

shall have priority over other debts owed by the receiver or depository and precedence

over any mortgage or lien upon the property of the receiver or depository made after his

appointment or designation.
KRS § 117A.100 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 117A / Section 117A.100
117A.100 Use of federal write-in absentee ballot
Status: in_force

117A.100 Use of federal write-in absentee ballot.

A covered voter may use a federal write-in absentee ballot to vote for all offices and

ballot measures in an election described in KRS 117A.020.
KRS § 344.675 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 344 / Section 344.675
344.675 Appointment of attorney and award of fees
Status: in_force

344.675 Appointment of attorney and award of fees.

(1) In any administrative proceeding brought under KRS 344.640 or 344.645 or any

court proceeding arising therefrom, including actions described in KRS 344.240 or

any civil action, the commission or the court, as the case may be, upon application

of either party, and in its discretion, may:

(a) Appoint an attorney for the person; or

(b) Award a reasonable attorneys' fee and costs to the prevailing party to the same

extent allowed in KRS 344.660, or both. The state shall not be liable in any

event for fees and costs.

(2) The state through the commission's attorney or the Attorney General shall maintain

any civil action on behalf of the complainant or aggrieved party.

(3) Where the parties to an alleged discriminatory housing practice have elected an

administrative determination rather than a civil adjudication, the commission staff

attorney shall represent the complainant or aggrieved party before the commission.
KRS § 353.720 — KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 353 / Section 353.720
353.720 Construction of KRS 353.500 to 353.720
Status: in_force

353.720 Construction of KRS 353.500 to 353.720.

(1) KRS 353.500 to 353.720 shall not be construed to authorize any limitation of

production of oil or gas from any well, lease, pool, field or property to prevent or

control economic waste or to limit production to market demand.

(2) Nothing in KRS 353.500 to 353.720 is intended to or shall be construed as

superseding, impairing, abridging or affecting any contractual rights or obligations

now or hereafter existing between the respective owners of oil, gas, coal, or other

minerals, or any interests therein.
KRS § 393A.700 — KY Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 393A / Section 393A.700
393A.700 Judicial action to enforce liability
Status: in_force

393A.700 Judicial action to enforce liability.

(1) If a determination under KRS 393A.650 becomes final and not subject to

administrative or judicial review, the administrator may commence an action in the

court or in an appropriate court of another state to enforce the determination and

secure payment or delivery of past due, unpaid, or undelivered property. The action

shall be brought not later than one (1) year after the determination becomes final.

(2) In an action under subsection (1) of this section, if no court in this state has

jurisdiction over the defendant, the administrator may commence an action in any

court having jurisdiction over the defendant.
KRS § 342.267 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 342 / Section 342.267
342.267 Unfair claims settlement practices -- Penalties
Status: in_force

342.267 Unfair claims settlement practices -- Penalties.

If an insurance carrier, self-insured group, or self-insured employer providing workers'

compensation coverage engages in claims settlement practices in violation of this chapter,

or the provisions of KRS 304.12-230, the commissioner of the Department of Workers'

Claims shall fine the insurance company, self-insured group, or self-insured employer the

sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation

and if they have a pattern of violations, the commissioner may revoke the certificate of

self-insurance or request the commissioner of insurance to revoke the certificate of

authority of the insurance carrier or the self-insured group.