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KRS § 509.010 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 509 / Section 509.010
509.010 Definitions
Status: in_force

509.010 Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Relative" means a parent, ancestor, brother, sister, uncle or aunt.

(2) "Restrain" means to restrict another person's movements in such a manner as to

cause a substantial interference with his liberty by moving him from one place to

another or by confining him either in the place where the restriction commences or

in a place to which he has been moved without consent. A person is moved or

confined "without consent" when the movement or confinement is accomplished by

physical force, intimidation, or deception, or by any means, including acquiescence

of a victim, if he is under the age of sixteen (16) years, or is substantially incapable

of appraising or controlling his own behavior.
KRS § 227.700 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 227 / Section 227.700
227.700 "Fireworks" defined -- Exceptions
Status: in_force

227.700 "Fireworks" defined -- Exceptions.

As used in KRS 227.700 to 227.750, "fireworks" means any composition or device for

the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion, deflagration, or

detonation, and which meets the definition of "consumer fireworks" as defined in KRS

227.702 or "display" fireworks as defined in KRS 227.706 and as set forth in the United

States Department of Transportation's (DOT) hazardous materials regulations.

"Fireworks" does not include:

(1) Exception number 1: Toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other devices in which

paper or plastic caps manufactured in accordance with DOT regulations, and packed

and shipped according to said regulations, are not considered to be fireworks and

shall be allowed to be used and sold at all times.

(2) Exception number 2: Model rockets and model rocket motors designed, sold, and

used for the purpose of propelling recoverable aero models are not considered to be

fireworks.

(3) Exception number 3: Propelling or expelling charges consisting of a mixture of

sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter are not considered as being designed for producing

audible effects.
KRS § 365.710 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 365 / Section 365.710
365.710 Unsolicited goods deemed gift to recipient -- Definition -- Return of goods
Status: in_force

365.710 Unsolicited goods deemed gift to recipient -- Definition -- Return of goods.

(1) Where unsolicited goods are delivered to a person, he has a right to refuse to accept

delivery of the goods and is not bound to return such goods to the sender. Such

unsolicited goods shall be deemed a gift to the recipient, who may use them or

dispose of them in any manner without any obligation.

(2) The term "unsolicited" as used in subsection (1) of this section does not include

merchandise requested by the recipient or merchandise which is addressed to or

intended for another person and which the recipient received by mistake.

(3) Nothing in this section shall prohibit or prevent a person receiving unsolicited

goods from returning such goods to the sender.
KRS § 181.610 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 181 / Section 181.610
181.610 Purchase of bridges
Status: in_force

181.610 Purchase of bridges.

(1) The commission may purchase any toll bridge over a navigable stream so as to

connect the city with an adjoining state, or any such toll bridge wholly or partly

constructed, or any franchises, easements, permits or contracts for the construction

of such bridges, upon terms and at prices considered by the bridge commission to be

reasonable and that can be agreed upon between the commission and the owner.

(2) Title shall be taken in the name of the city, subject to such mortgage or other lien as

the seller reserves under the provisions of KRS 181.750.

(3) Upon the execution of any contract for the purchase of an existing bridge the seller

shall be relieved from any obligation or duty theretofore imposed upon the owner by

charter, legislative enactment, or otherwise to maintain and keep the bridge open to

the public.
KRS § 311B.160 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311B / Section 311B.160
311B.160 Denial, revocation, or suspension of license -- Grounds
Status: in_force

311B.160 Denial, revocation, or suspension of license -- Grounds.

The board may deny, revoke, or suspend the license of an individual who:

(1) Has engaged in conduct relating to his or her profession that is likely to deceive,

defraud, or harm the public, which shall include violation of KRS 304.39-215 and

conduct that is subject to the penalties under KRS 304.99-060(4) or (5);

(2) Has a substance use disorder that impairs the individual's ability to perform his or

her duties;

(3) Develops a physical or mental disability or other condition that makes continued

practice or performance of his or her duties potentially dangerous to patients or the

public;

(4) Performs procedures under or represents as valid to any person a license:

(a) Not issued by the board;

(b) Containing unauthorized alterations; or

(c) Containing changes that are inconsistent with board records regarding its

issuance;

(5) Has been convicted of a crime that is a felony under the laws of this state or

convicted of a felony in a federal court, unless the individual has had all civil rights

restored, if in accordance with KRS Chapter 335B;

(6) Exhibits significant or repeated failure in the performance of professional duties; or

(7) Fails to comply with any administrative regulation of the board.
KRS § 411.115 — KY Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 411 / Section 411.115
411.115 Notice of action against governmental unit for damages from use of airport required -- Contents
Status: in_force

411.115 Notice of action against governmental unit for damages from use of airport

required -- Contents.

No action shall be brought against any governmental unit for damages, noise abatement

or otherwise, arising from the operation of aircraft into or out of an airport unless written

notice is given to such governmental unit within seven (7) days of the time within which

each such operation occurred. Such notice shall state: (1) The location of the property

affected; (2) The approximate time such operation occurred; and (3) If known, the type of

aircraft and general direction of its flight.
KRS § 23A.045 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 23A / Section 23A.045
23A.045 Judicial circuits with three Circuit Judges and three numbered divisions
Status: in_force

23A.045 Judicial circuits with three Circuit Judges and three numbered divisions.

The following judicial circuits are entitled to three (3) Circuit Judges and shall have three

(3) numbered divisions of the Circuit Court:

(1) Second Judicial Circuit.

(2) Seventeenth Judicial Circuit.

(3) Thirty-fifth Judicial Circuit.

(4) Forty-eighth Judicial Circuit.

(5) Fifty-fifth Judicial Circuit.
KRS § 194A.410 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 194A / Section 194A.410
194A.410 Vaccination program for emergency responders
Status: in_force

194A.410 Vaccination program for emergency responders.

(1) The department shall offer a vaccination program for emergency responders who

may be exposed to infectious diseases when deployed to a disaster location. The

program shall include, but not be limited to, vaccinations for hepatitis A, hepatitis

B, diphtheria-tetanus, influenza, pneumococcal, and any other diseases for which

vaccinations are recommended by the United States Public Health Service and in

accordance with Federal Emergency Management Director's Policy. Immune

globulin shall be made available when necessary.

(2) (a) Participation in the vaccination program shall be voluntary by emergency

responders.

(b) Participation in the vaccination program shall be mandatory for emergency

responders who are:

1. Classified as having "occupational exposure" to bloodborne pathogens

as defined by the United States Occupational Safety and Health

Administration Standard in 29 C.F.R. sec. 1910.1030, who shall be

required to take the designated vaccinations; and

2. Otherwise required by law to take the designated vaccinations.

(3) An emergency responder shall be exempt from receiving a vaccination when a

written statement from a licensed physician is presented to the department

indicating that a vaccine is medically contraindicated for that person or the

emergency responder signs a written statement that the administration of a

vaccination conflicts with his or her religious tenets.

(4) In the event of a vaccine shortage, the commissioner, in consultation with the

Governor and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall

use federal recommendations to determine the priority for emergency responders.

(5) The department shall notify emergency responders of the availability of the

vaccination program and shall provide educational materials to emergency

responders on ways to prevent exposure to infectious diseases.

(6) The department may contract with county and local health departments, not-for-

profit home health care agencies, hospitals, physicians, or other licensed health care

organizations to administer the vaccination program for emergency responders.

(7) This program shall be implemented upon receipt of federal funding or grants for

administering an emergency responders vaccination program. Upon receipt of

funding, the department shall make vaccines available to emergency responders as

provided in this section.
KRS § 205.940 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 205 / Section 205.940
205.940 Representative payee fund
Status: in_force

205.940 Representative payee fund.

(1) A representative payee fund shall be created for the purpose of providing grants to

public or private organizations who provide representative payee services. The fund

shall consist of moneys appropriated by the General Assembly. These moneys may

also be supplemented by funds obtained from other sources for the fund as provided

in this section.

(2) The fund shall be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

(3) Application for moneys from the fund may be made to the cabinet, on forms

prescribed by administrative regulation. The awarding of grants shall be based upon

the availability of funds. Grants shall be given to nonprofit organizations or

agencies providing representative payee services to more than ten (10) persons who

are mentally impaired, homeless or at risk of being homeless, or substance abusers

in area development districts created pursuant to KRS 147A.050. The cabinet shall

endeavor to fund an applicant where an eligible applicant exists. Health-care

facilities or other institutions, who serve as representative payees for persons

residing therein, shall not be eligible to receive funds under this section.

(4) In determining the amount of each grant, the cabinet shall consider the number of

persons receiving representative payee services from an applicant, the amount

necessary to reimburse the applicant for all or a portion of the administrative costs

incurred in providing representative payee services, and any fee charged by an

applicant for the provision of representative payee services.

(5) The cabinet shall require applicants receiving funds pursuant to this section to be

bonded, and to file an annual report with the cabinet providing an accounting of all

funds expended on behalf of persons for whom representative payee services are

provided. The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations providing for the

termination of a grant if it determines a representative payee is not serving in the

best interests of a client. If a grant is terminated, the cabinet shall report the

termination to the agency who appointed the representative payee and recommend

the appointment of a new representative payee. If financial exploitation is indicated,

the termination shall also be reported to the Department for Community Based

Services for investigation pursuant to KRS Chapter 209.

(6) The cabinet may provide training for persons serving as representative payees and

may provide technical assistance to applicants awarded a grant.

(7) The cabinet may apply for any grants that may be used to supplement the

representative payee fund, and may accept gifts or donations to the fund.
KRS § 440.375 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 440 / Section 440.375
440.375 Extradition of persons charged with custodial interference
Status: in_force

440.375 Extradition of persons charged with custodial interference.

(1) The county attorney shall present to the Governor a written application prepared in

accordance with KRS 440.370 for the return from any other state of any person

charged with a violation of KRS 509.070.

(2) Upon receipt of the county attorney's application, the Governor may immediately

demand from the executive authority of any other state the return of any person

charged with a violation of KRS 509.070.
KRS § 341.550 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 341 / Section 341.550
341.550 Pooled account for contributing employers
Status: in_force

341.550 Pooled account for contributing employers.

(1) The cabinet shall maintain a pooled account for contributing employers to which

shall be credited:

(a) Payments received from the federal government under the provisions of

Section 204(a)(1) of the "Federal-State Extended Unemployment

Compensation Act of 1970," and amendments thereto;

(b) All realized earnings and gains on investments of the fund;

(c) Except as provided in KRS 341.540, any balance remaining in the reserve

account of any previously subject contributing employer after such employer

has ceased to be subject to this chapter;

(d) Any payments into or amounts in the fund not allocable to any employer's

reserve account; and

(e) Any payments collected under subsection (2) of this section.

(2) (a) Except as provided in KRS 341.530(4), any benefits paid through error which

would otherwise have been chargeable to the reserve account of a contributory

employer shall be charged against the pooled account. However, no employer

making payments to the fund in lieu of contributions shall be relieved of

charges by reason of this subsection.

(b) The repayment of benefits paid erroneously as provided in subsection (1) of

KRS 341.415 shall be credited to the pooled account. The pooled account

shall be credited with any sums deducted from future benefits as provided in

KRS 341.415 and shall be credited to the pooled account, provided the

benefits were charged to the pooled account by reason of KRS 341.530(3), or

paragraph (a) of this subsection. Except as provided in KRS 341.415(1), if the

benefits were charged to and paid by any employer making payments to the

fund in lieu of contributions, the amount of the repayment or the sum

deducted from future benefits shall be credited to the reimbursing account of

that employer, and may upon written request from the employer be refunded

without interest.

(3) One-half (1/2) of the benefits paid to an eligible worker in accordance with KRS

341.700 to 341.740 shall be charged against the pooled account, except that during

a period in which federal payments to states under Section 204 of the Federal-State

Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 are reduced under an order

issued under Section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control

Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-177), one-half (1/2) of the benefits paid to an eligible

worker in accordance with KRS 341.700 to 341.740, reduced by an amount equal to

the difference of one-half (1/2) of the benefits paid to an eligible worker in

accordance with KRS 341.700 to 341.740 and the amount of the federal payment,

shall be charged against the pooled account.
KRS § 381.570 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 381 / Section 381.570
381.570 Growing crop
Status: in_force

381.570 Growing crop.

The occupant shall be entitled to the crop growing on the land at the time of judgment of

eviction and order for possession. If any part of the land, at the time of eviction, has no

crop growing upon it, the court may order the possession of such part to be delivered at

any time.
KRS § 41.480 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 41 / Section 41.480
41.480 Definitions for section -- Prohibition from entering into contract with a company engaging in energy company boycott
Status: in_force

41.480 Definitions for section -- Prohibition from entering into contract with a

company engaging in energy company boycott.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Company" has the same meaning as in KRS 41.472, except that it shall not

include a sole proprietorship;

(b) "Energy company boycott" has the same meaning as in KRS 41.472; and

(c) "Governmental entity" means any state board, bureau, cabinet, commission,

department, authority, officer, or other entity in the executive branch of state

government.

(2) This section applies only to a contract that:

(a) Is between a governmental entity and a company with ten (10) or more full-

time employees; and

(b) Has a value of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more that is to be

paid wholly or partly from public funds of the governmental entity.

(3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a governmental entity shall not

enter into a contract with a company for goods or services unless the contract

contains a written verification from the company that it:

(a) Does not engage in energy companies boycotts; and

(b) Will not engage in energy company boycotts during the term of the contract.

(4) The requirements of subsection (3) of this section shall not apply to a governmental

entity that determines that those requirements are inconsistent with the

governmental entity's constitutional, statutory, or fiduciary duties related to the

issuance, incurrence, or management of debt obligations or the deposit, custody,

management, borrowing, or investment of funds.
KRS § 202B.290 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 202B / Section 202B.290
202B.290 Respite care
Status: in_force

202B.290 Respite care.

Upon recommendation or approval of the interdisciplinary team of an ICF/ID, a physician

may admit for respite care an individual with an intellectual disability. Respite care

provided to any individual with an intellectual disability under this section shall not

exceed a total of thirty (30) days in any calendar year.
KRS § 273.435 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273 / Section 273.435
273.435 Designation of community action agency
Status: in_force

273.435 Designation of community action agency.

(1) A community action agency may be designated by the following political

subdivisions:

(a) One (1) or more counties;

(b) One (1) or more municipal corporations; or

(c) One (1) or more counties and one (1) or more municipal corporations.

(2) The chief elected official of the designating political subdivision may designate:

(a) The political subdivision as the community action agency, with the

concurrence of the legislative authority of the political subdivision; or

(b) An eligible private nonprofit corporation as a community action agency if

such corporation's board of directors is established pursuant to KRS 273.437.

(3) In the event a political subdivision elects not to designate a community action

agency as provided under this section, the Governor may designate an eligible

private nonprofit corporation as the community action agency for the political

subdivision; provided, however, that the board of directors for the community

action agency shall be established pursuant to KRS 273.437.

(4) The designating political subdivision shall:

(a) Publish, pursuant to KRS Chapter 424, a notice containing the designation of

a community action agency, a summary of the plan for such agency, a location

at which the plan can be reviewed, and the time, date, and location of a

hearing on the plan; and

(b) Not less than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days from the publication of

the notice in subsection (1), convene a public hearing specifically for the

purpose of receiving public comment on the designation plan.

(5) All community action agencies which were organized and operating subject to the

provisions of KRS 273.410 to 273.455 as of September 30, 1981, shall be

recognized as the community action agencies for each applicable political

subdivision unless and until each political subdivision exercises the authority

granted under this section.

(6) No community action agency shall be created after July 15, 1982, unless the:

(a) Population of the political subdivision equals or exceeds fifty thousand

(50,000); or

(b) Political subdivisions designating a new community action agency are

geographically contiguous and include a combined population equal to or

exceeding fifty thousand (50,000).
KRS § 39C.110 — KY Code / Title V / Chapter 39C / Section 39C.110
39C.110 Workers' compensation coverage -- Limitations
Status: in_force

39C.110 Workers' compensation coverage -- Limitations.

Local emergency management agencies, including local directors or their deputies, and

other local emergency management agency staff personnel and workers, and local

emergency management agency-supervised operating units or personnel officially

affiliated with the local disaster and emergency services organizations pursuant to KRS

39B.070, paid or volunteer, for the purposes of receiving workers' compensation benefits

paid by the division, shall be covered by those benefits when performing emergency

assessment, mitigation, preparedness, response, or recovery functions, with the following

limitations:

(1) The local emergency management agencies, including local directors or staff

personnel and workers, and local emergency management agency-supervised

operating units or personnel, shall not be covered when performing fundraising

functions, unless all proceeds of the function are to be dedicated to the

administration or operation of the local emergency management agency or operating

unit.

(2) No person shall be covered when performing hazardous materials emergency

response operations defined in 29 C.F.R. 1910.120 which are above the first-

responder operations level, on-scene incident commander level excluded, except as

provided in subsection (3) of this section.

(3) A volunteer hazardous materials response team as defined in 29 C.F.R. 1910.120

which meets all provisions of 29 C.F.R. 1910.120(q), operates on a regional basis,

and is supervised by a local emergency management agency may, by action of the

director pursuant to administrative regulations, be provided Kentucky emergency

management workers' compensation coverage. Such hazardous materials response

teams shall take no actions involving environmental clean-up, removal, or

transportation of hazardous substances or materials except as may be essential for

initial emergency control or initial emergency stabilization when there is a clear and

evident risk of harm to people.

(4) No person shall be covered unless enrolled on a workers' compensation enrollment

form that is filed with the area manager of the division, except when the magnitude

of an emergency, or a preparedness exercise activity, is so great that a local director

must solicit additional workers. At these times, the local director may develop and

maintain a list of workers, to include names, Social Security account numbers,

missions assigned, and dates covered, and submit a copy of the list to the area

manager within twenty-four (24) hours of the conclusion of the emergency, or the

preparedness exercise activity.