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KRS § 156.395 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 156 / Section 156.395
156.395 Definition of "instructional materials" for KRS 156.400 to 156.476. (Effective until July 1, 2026)
Status: in_force

156.395 Definition of "instructional materials" for KRS 156.400 to 156.476.

(Effective until July 1, 2026)

For purposes of KRS 156.400 to 156.476, unless the context requires otherwise,

"instructional materials" means tools used to assist in student learning, as defined in

administrative regulations promulgated by the Kentucky Board of Education.156.395 Definitions for KRS 156.395 to 156.476. (Effective July 1, 2026)

As used in KRS 156.395 to 156.476, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Department" means the Kentucky Department of Education;

(2) "Grade band" means a collection of two (2) or more consecutive grade levels that

are interconnected for cohesive instructional purposes in a content area;

(3) "Instructional materials" means tools used to assist in student learning, as defined in

administrative regulations promulgated by the Kentucky Board of Education in

accordance with KRS Chapter 13A;

(4) "Instructional materials depository" or "depository" means the instructional

materials depository established under KRS 156.412;

(5) "Instructional materials reviewer" means a professional or lay citizen recommended

and approved under KRS 156.407 to provide assistance to the department and task

force in the review of instructional materials;

(6) "State-approved list" means the list of high quality instructional materials and

programs developed, approved, and published under KRS 156.395 to 156.476; and

(7) "Task force" means the State Quality Curriculum Task Force established in KRS

156.405.
KRS § 281A.210 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 281A / Section 281A.210
281A.210 Operating commercial vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or other controlled substance
Status: in_force

281A.210 Operating commercial vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or

other controlled substance.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person shall not drive a

commercial motor vehicle within this state while having any measurable or

detectable amount of alcohol or other controlled substances in his system.

(2) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle within this state while having any

detectable amount of alcohol or controlled substance in his system or who refuses to

submit to the test required in KRS 281A.220, shall be placed out of service for

twenty-four (24) hours.

(3) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle within this state with an alcohol

concentration of four hundredths (0.04) or more shall be deemed to be operating a

vehicle under the influence.

(4) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle within this state with an alcohol

concentration of four hundredths (0.04) or more, or who refused to submit to the

test required in KRS 281A.220, in addition to any other sanctions that may be

imposed under this chapter shall be disqualified from driving a commercial motor

vehicle under KRS 281A.190.
KRS § 237.075 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 237 / Section 237.075
237.075 Chief law enforcement officer's certification for transfer or making of a firearm -- Immunity from liability -- Appeal of denial of certification request
Status: in_force

237.075 Chief law enforcement officer's certification for transfer or making of a

firearm -- Immunity from liability -- Appeal of denial of certification request.

(1) For purposes of this section:

(a) "Certification" means the participation and assent of the chief law

enforcement officer necessary under federal law for the approval of the

application to transfer or make a firearm;

(b) "Chief law enforcement officer" means the sheriff of the county of the

applicant's residence, notwithstanding the provisions of 27 C.F.R. secs. 479.63

and 479.85; and

(c) "Firearm" has the same meaning as provided in the National Firearms Act, 26

U.S.C. sec. 5845(a).

(2) (a) When a chief law enforcement officer's certification is required by federal law

or regulation for the transfer or making of a firearm, the chief law enforcement

officer shall, within fifteen (15) days of receipt of a request for certification,

provide this certification if the applicant is not prohibited by law from

receiving or possessing the firearm and is not the subject of a proceeding that

could result in the applicant being prohibited by law from receiving or

possessing the firearm. If the chief law enforcement officer is unable to make

a certification as required by this section, he or she shall provide the applicant

a written notification of the denial and the reason for this determination.

(b) A chief law enforcement officer is not required to make any certification

under this subsection he or she knows to be untrue, but he or she may not

refuse to provide certification based on a generalized objection to private

persons or entities making, possessing, or receiving firearms or any certain

type of firearm the possession of which is not prohibited by law.

(3) Chief law enforcement officers and their employees who act in good faith are

immune from liability arising from any act or omission in making a certification as

required by this section.

(4) An applicant whose request for certification is denied may appeal the chief law

enforcement officer's decision to the Circuit Court that is located in the county in

which the applicant resides. The court shall review the chief law enforcement

officer's decision to deny the certification de novo. If the court finds that the

applicant is not prohibited by law from receiving or possessing the firearm, is not

the subject of a proceeding that could result in such prohibition, and that no

substantial evidence supports the chief law enforcement officer's determination that

he or she cannot truthfully make the certification, the court shall order the chief law

enforcement officer to issue the certification and award court costs and reasonable

attorney's fees to the applicant.
KRS § 248.400 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 248 / Section 248.400
248.400 Commingling of tobacco without grower's consent prohibited
Status: in_force

248.400 Commingling of tobacco without grower's consent prohibited.

No person shall commingle crops of tobacco on the warehouse floor while that tobacco is

still the property of the grower, unless express permission for the commingling is

obtained from the grower.
KRS § 309.325 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 309 / Section 309.325
309.325 Definitions for KRS 309.325 to 309.339
Status: in_force

309.325 Definitions for KRS 309.325 to 309.339.

As used in KRS 309.325 to 309.339, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Board" means the Kentucky Board of Licensed Diabetes Educators;

(2) "Diabetes education" means a comprehensive collaborative process through which

people with or at risk for diabetes gain the knowledge and skills needed to modify

behavior and successfully self-manage the disease and its related conditions;

(3) "Licensed diabetes educator" means a health care professional who has met the

requirements of KRS 309.335, 309.337, and 309.339 and who focuses on training

or educating people with or at risk for diabetes and related conditions to change

their behavior to achieve better clinical outcomes and improved health status. The

nondiabetes educator health professional and the nonhealth-care professional who

provide or support health care services to individuals with diabetes as defined by the

American Association of Diabetes Educators, Competencies for Diabetes

Educators, shall work under the direction of a qualified diabetes care provider;

(4) "Practice of diabetes education" means assessing and developing a plan of care for a

person with or at risk of diabetes, identifying self-management goals for the person,

providing self-management training according to the plan, evaluating the

individual's outcome and recording a complete record of the individual's experience

and follow-ups;

(5) "Apprentice diabetes educator" means a person who holds a permit issued by the

board to practice diabetes education who meets the requirements of KRS 309.334

and the corresponding administrative regulations promulgated by the board; and

(6) "Master licensed diabetes educator" means a licensed diabetes educator who has

successfully completed the credentialing program of the American Association of

Diabetes Educators or the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators as a

certified diabetes educator or a board-certified advanced diabetes manager.
KRS § 67.510 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67 / Section 67.510
67.510 Enforcement of lien
Status: in_force

67.510 Enforcement of lien.

The building and appurtenances shall remain subject to the statutory mortgage lien

provided by KRS 67.505, until the payment in full of the principal and interest on the

bonds. Any holder of the bonds or of any of the coupons may, either at law or in equity,

protect and enforce the lien and may by action enforce and compel performance of all

duties required in KRS 67.450 to 67.550, including the making and collecting of

sufficient rents, the segregation of income and revenue and the application thereof.
KRS § 189A.440 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 189A / Section 189A.440
189A.440 Prohibition against use of vehicle other than for purpose authorized by hardship license -- Penalty -- Penalty for false application statement
Status: in_force

189A.440 Prohibition against use of vehicle other than for purpose authorized by

hardship license -- Penalty -- Penalty for false application statement.

(1) No person who is issued a hardship license shall operate a motor vehicle at any

time, place, or for any purpose other than those authorized upon the face of the

hardship license issued under KRS 189A.410.

(2) Any defendant who violates the provisions of subsection (1) of this section is guilty

of a Class A misdemeanor, and shall have his or her license suspended by the

Transportation Cabinet for the initial period of suspension under KRS 189A.070 for

an additional six (6) months.

(3) Any defendant or any other person who knowingly assists the defendant in making a

false application statement is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall have his or

her motor vehicle or motorcycle operator's license suspended by the Transportation

Cabinet for six (6) months.
KRS § 183.110 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 183 / Section 183.110
183.110 Police powers of secretary, officers and employees
Status: in_force

183.110 Police powers of secretary, officers and employees.

(1) The secretary and officers and employees of the cabinet designated by order of the

secretary shall be peace officers and may arrest any person found violating any

provision of this chapter or any civil air regulation promulgated by the Federal

Aviation Administration.

(2) The secretary, in his discretion, may commission any official or employee of an

airport board or governmental unit not authorized by KRS 183.880 to establish a

safety and security department as peace officers and such persons so commissioned

shall have all of the powers of peace officers in respect to the enforcement of this

chapter or any civil air regulation promulgated by the Federal Aviation

Administration and rules and regulations promulgated by airport boards or

governmental units.
KRS § 395.160 — KY Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 395 / Section 395.160
395.160 Removal of representatives
Status: in_force

395.160 Removal of representatives.

(1) If a personal representative moves out of the state and fails to designate a process

agent as required by KRS 395.015(1), becomes insane or otherwise incapable to

discharge the trust, goes bankrupt or insolvent or is in failing circumstances, the

District Court shall remove him, and the other personal representative, if there is

another, shall discharge the trust. If he resides in the county of his appointment or in

an adjoining county, and is not insane, he shall have ten (10) days' notice before the

order of removal is made. If he is insane, the notice shall be given to his committee,

if he has one, and if there is no committee, the court may appoint one.

(2) The district court may remove a personal representative for failing to give additional

security when required under KRS 62.060 and appoint another.

(3) The court shall require a personal representative who is removed to settle his

accounts, and deliver over the decedent's estate to the person appointed in his stead.
KRS § 35.270 — KY Code / Title V / Chapter 35 / Section 35.270
35.270 Record of trial
Status: in_force

35.270 Record of trial.

(1) Each general and special court-martial shall keep a separate record of the

proceedings in each case before it, and the record shall be authenticated by the

signature of the military judge. If the record cannot be authenticated by the military

judge by reason of his death, disability or absence, it shall be authenticated by the

signature of the trial counsel or by that of a member, if the trial counsel is unable to

authenticate it by reason of his or her death, disability, or absence. In a court-martial

consisting of only a military judge, the record shall be authenticated by the court

reporter under the same conditions which would impose such a duty on a member

under this subsection.

(2) (a) A complete verbatim record of the proceedings and testimony shall be

prepared in each general and special court-martial case resulting in a

conviction.

(b) In all other court-martial cases, the record shall contain such matters as may

be prescribed by regulations.

(3) A copy of the record of the proceedings of each general and special court-martial

shall be given to the accused as soon as it is authenticated.
KRS § 61.320 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 61 / Section 61.320
61.320 County road officials to turn over money to successor -- Penalty for failure
Status: in_force

61.320 County road officials to turn over money to successor -- Penalty for failure.

Each county road official shall, at the expiration of his term of office, pay over to his

successor all the money in his hands by virtue of his office, and take duplicate receipts

therefor, one (1) of which shall be filed with the county clerk. If he fails to do so, the

county may recover double the amount in his hands.
KRS § 610.070 — KY Code / Title LI / Chapter 610 / Section 610.070
610.070 Hearings
Status: in_force

610.070 Hearings.

(1) All cases involving children brought before the court whose cases are under the

jurisdiction of the court shall be granted a speedy hearing and shall be dealt with by

the court without a jury.

(2) The hearings shall be conducted in a formal manner, unless specified to the contrary

by other provisions of KRS Chapters 600 to 645.

(3) The general public shall be excluded and only the immediate families or guardians

of the parties before the court, witnesses necessary for the prosecution and defense

of the case, the probation worker with direct interest in the case, a representative

from the Department of Juvenile Justice, the victim, his or her parent or legal

guardian, or if emancipated, his or her spouse, or a legal representative of either,

such persons admitted as the judge shall find have a direct interest in the case or in

the work of the court, and such other persons as agreed to by the child and his or

her attorney may be admitted to the hearing. A parent, legal guardian, or spouse if a

witness shall be admitted to the hearing only during and after his or her testimony at

the hearing, and witnesses shall be admitted to the hearing only for the duration of

their testimony. The court may order the exclusion of a parent, legal guardian, or

spouse, if it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that the parent, legal guardian,

or spouse may physically disrupt the proceedings or may do violence to any

participant therein. The mere presence of a parent, legal guardian, or spouse shall

not be deemed to be a disruption of the proceedings merely because their presence

may make the defendant uncomfortable; the court shall find a potential for actual

physical disruption of the proceedings before an exclusion may be granted for this

reason.

(4) The court shall order at least one (1) parent, guardian, or person exercising

custodial control over the child to be present at any hearing or other proceeding

involving the child. The court shall make accommodations necessary to allow the

person to attend, including but not limited to allowing remote attendance or holding

hearings outside the court's normal operating hours.
KRS § 262.097 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 262 / Section 262.097
262.097 Reports from districts -- Compliance with KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090 -- Exception
Status: in_force

262.097 Reports from districts -- Compliance with KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090 --

Exception.

(1) The supervisors of the respective soil and water conservation districts shall submit

to the commission such statements, estimates, budgets, and other information at

such time and in such manner as the commission requires.

(2) The supervisors of the soil and water conservation districts shall comply with the

provisions of KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090, except that KRS 65A.030 shall not apply

to soil and water conservation districts.
KRS § 158.181 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 158 / Section 158.181
158.181 Legislative findings
Status: in_force

158.181 Legislative findings.

(1) The General Assembly finds the following:

(a) Judicial decisions concerning religion, free speech, and public education are

widely misunderstood and misapplied;

(b) Confusion surrounding these decisions has caused some to be less

accommodating of the religious liberty and free speech rights of students than

permitted under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution;

(c) Confusion surrounding these decisions has resulted in needless conflicts and

litigation;

(d) The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that the establishment

clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution requires that

public schools neither advance or inhibit religion. Public schools should be

neutral in matters of faith and should treat religion with fairness and respect;

(e) Neutrality to religion does not require hostility to religion. The establishment

clause does not prohibit reasonable accommodation of religion, nor does the

clause prohibit appropriate teaching about religion;

(f) Accommodation of religion is required by the free speech and free exercise

clauses of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution; and

(g) Setting forth the religious liberty rights of students in a statute would assist

students and parents in the enforcement of the religious liberty rights of

students and would provide impetus to efforts in public schools to

accommodate religious belief in feasible cases.

(2) The purpose of KRS 158.181 to 158.187 is to create a safe harbor for schools

desiring to avoid litigation and to allow the free speech and religious liberty rights

of students to the extent permissible under the establishment clause.
KRS § 158.293 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 158 / Section 158.293
158.293 Excused absences for secondary school students who participate in Military Burial Honor Guard Program -- Inclusion in instructional program
Status: in_force

158.293 Excused absences for secondary school students who participate in

Military Burial Honor Guard Program -- Inclusion in instructional program.

(1) An excused absence may be granted, subject to approval by the local school board,

to all students of Kentucky secondary schools who participate in the Military Burial

Honor Guard Program, as set out in KRS 36.390 to 36.396. Most likely these would

be students already participating in JROTC, drum corps, or other military programs;

however, the Military Burial Honor Guard Program is not limited to these students.

This excused absence should include time spent training, traveling, and

participating in the Military Burial Honor Guard Program.

(2) The local school board may also adopt a policy to allow students to participate in

the Military Burial Honor Guard Program as a part of the instructional program.

(3) This policy of either excused absences or including Military Burial Honor Guard

Program participation as a part of the instructional program shall not in any way

penalize the local school district.
KRS § 248.310 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 248 / Section 248.310
248.310 Duties and powers of inspectors
Status: in_force

248.310 Duties and powers of inspectors.

(1) The inspectors employed under KRS 248.300 shall carry out a general inspection

service of all warehouses and shall strictly enforce KRS 248.280 to 248.440.

(2) An inspector employed by the department may:

(a) Reweigh any reasonable amount of tobacco that has been received by the

tobacco warehouse.

(b) Determine the weight of all containers and devices used in the transport for

the purpose of weighing tobacco on the warehouse floor and establish a

weight tare for each warehouse.
KRS § 625.110 — KY Code / Title LI / Chapter 625 / Section 625.110
625.110 Appeals
Status: in_force

625.110 Appeals.

Any order for the involuntary termination of parental rights shall be conclusive and

binding on all parties, except that an appeal may be taken from a judgment or order of the

Circuit Court involuntarily terminating parental rights in accordance with the Kentucky

Rules of Civil Procedure. Only an appeal made within thirty (30) days may be considered

by the court. The court shall make its final ruling within ninety (90) days after the appeal

case is submitted to the appellate bench for decision.
KRS § 173.020 — KY Code / Title XIV / Chapter 173 / Section 173.020
173.020 Tax for existing library -- Report to mayor
Status: in_force

173.020 Tax for existing library -- Report to mayor.

(1) Any city acting under the provisions of KRS 173.010 shall annually, in its annual

ordinance fixing the tax rate, include a levy for library purposes not exceeding two

cents ($0.02) on each one hundred dollars ($100) worth of property assessed for

taxation for city purposes. The amount levied annually shall be credited to the

library fund of the city, and the revenue, as collected, shall be paid over to the

governing authority of the library by the director of finance in regular weekly

installments.

(2) All money so received shall be used exclusively for conducting and maintaining the

library for the public purposes mentioned in KRS 173.010. The governing authority

of the library shall make a report to the mayor each September, showing statistics

covering the attendance at and the use of the books of the library, the receipts and

expenditures of all money handled by it during the year, and other information

bearing upon the usefulness of the library to the public.
KRS § 18A.037 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.037
18A.037 New system of job classification and compensation
Status: in_force

18A.037 New system of job classification and compensation.

(1) The commissioner shall develop and propose a new system of classification and

compensation to be transmitted to the Legislative Research Commission by

November 15, 1997. The system proposed by the commissioner shall be developed

using a nationally-recognized system for evaluating job requirements. The proposed

system shall determine the requirements of each job classification by using factors

such as, but not limited to, knowledge, skill, effort, responsibility, accountability,

problem solving, discretion, challenge, and working conditions, to ensure pay

equity as required by KRS Chapters 337 and 344.

(2) The commissioner shall include, as a part of the proposal, estimated funding

requirements for the implementation of the system.