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KRS § 194.270 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 194 / Section 194.270
194.270 Corporate bodies or instrumentalities to be attached to cabinet
Status: in_force

194.270 Corporate bodies or instrumentalities to be attached to cabinet.

All corporate bodies or instrumentalities of the Commonwealth, advisory committees,

commissions, councils, interstate compacts, or other statutory or executive order bodies

attached to the functions in whole or in part of the Department of Child Welfare, the

Department of Economic Security, the Department of Health, the Department of Mental

Health, the Commission on Aging, the Commission on Children and Youth, the

Commission for Handicapped Children, the Office of Economic Opportunity, the

Division of Disability Determination of the Department of Education, and the

Employment Agency Licensure Program of the Department of Labor shall be attached to

the cabinet.
KRS § 173.030 — KY Code / Title XIV / Chapter 173 / Section 173.030
173.030 Establishment of free public library in cities of first class -- Use of -- Ordinances regarding conduct
Status: in_force

173.030 Establishment of free public library in cities of first class -- Use of --

Ordinances regarding conduct.

(1) Any city of the first class may, by ordinance, establish and maintain within its

corporate limits a free public library, with circulating and reference departments and

reading rooms, or any of them, for the use of the residents thereof, with such

branches and stations as the board of trustees of the library think proper. All the

uses and privileges of such library shall be free and equal to all residents of the city,

subject only to the rules and regulations established by the board of trustees. The

board may extend the privilege and use of the library to persons residing outside of

the city, upon such terms and conditions as the board prescribes.

(2) The city legislative body may pass such ordinances as the board recommends

providing for the punishment of persons injuring the library property and regulating

the conduct of persons using the library.
KRS § 180.090 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 180 / Section 180.090
180.090 Bonds may be paid out of tolls -- How tolls may be reduced
Status: in_force

180.090 Bonds may be paid out of tolls -- How tolls may be reduced.

The department may collect tolls and fix toll rates for a period of time sufficient to pay

off the principal and interest on bonds issued under KRS 180.070. When the bonds

mature, payment shall be made to the holders out of revenue derived from bridges or as

provided in subsection (2) of KRS 180.130. The rate of tolls to be collected, if fixed in

any bonds, shall not be reduced without the consent of the holders of the bonds.
KRS § 45A.225 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.225
45A.225 Definitions and applicability
Status: in_force

45A.225 Definitions and applicability.

(1) For purposes of KRS 45A.225 to 45A.290, court means the court of this

Commonwealth which would have original jurisdiction over the action if it were

between private citizens of this Commonwealth; and in the event of an appeal from

such a court, the court which would have jurisdiction over such an appeal if the

action were between private citizens of this Commonwealth.

(2) KRS 45A.225 to 45A.290 apply only to each contract solicited or entered into after

January 1, 1979.
KRS § 183.710 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 183 / Section 183.710
183.710 Refunding bonds
Status: in_force

183.710 Refunding bonds.

The governmental unit may issue new bonds to provide funds for the payment of any

outstanding bonds, in accordance with the procedure prescribed by KRS 183.630 to

183.740. The new bonds shall be secured to the same extent and shall have the same

source of payment as the bonds refunded.
KRS § 174.050 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 174 / Section 174.050
174.050 Transfer of functions of Highways, Motor Transportation, and Aeronautics Departments
Status: in_force

174.050 Transfer of functions of Highways, Motor Transportation, and

Aeronautics Departments.

There are hereby transferred to and vested in the secretary and cabinet all functions,

powers and duties, funds, personnel, equipment, and supplies existing under present law

in the Department of Highways, Department of Motor Transportation, Department of

Aeronautics, and under commissioners and other officers and offices of said Departments

of Highways, Motor Transportation, and Aeronautics.
KRS § 56.8181 — KY Code / Title VII / Chapter 56 / Section 56.8181
56.8181 Collusion among lease proposers prohibited
Status: in_force

56.8181 Collusion among lease proposers prohibited.

Any agreement or collusion among lease proposers or prospective lease proposers which

restrains, tends to restrain, or is reasonably calculated to restrain competition by

agreement to propose a lease with certain terms, or to refrain from proposing a lease with

certain terms or otherwise, is prohibited.
KRS § 196.736 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 196 / Section 196.736
196.736 Annual report on implementation of pilot projects instituted pursuant to KRS 196.731
Status: in_force

196.736 Annual report on implementation of pilot projects instituted pursuant to

KRS 196.731.

The Kentucky State Corrections Commission shall submit an annual report on the

implementation and results of any pilot projects developed pursuant to KRS 196.731 to

the Legislative Research Commission, the Chief Justice, and the Governor on or before

September 1 of each year. The report shall also include the calculations made pursuant to

KRS 196.731 and the resulting performance incentive funding appropriated, if any.
KRS § 311.1927 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311 / Section 311.1927
311.1927 Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part
Status: in_force

311.1927 Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's

body or part.

(1) A person authorized to make an anatomical gift under KRS 311.1925 may make an

anatomical gift by a document of gift signed by the person making the gift or by that

person's oral communication that is electronically recorded or is contemporaneously

reduced to a record and signed by the individual receiving the oral communication.

(2) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, an anatomical gift by a person authorized

under KRS 311.1925 may be amended or revoked orally or in a record by any

member of a prior class who is reasonably available. If more than one (1) member

of the prior class is reasonably available, the gift made by a person authorized under

KRS 311.1925 may be:

(a) Amended only if a majority of the reasonably available members agree to the

amending of the gift; or

(b) Revoked only if a majority of the reasonably available members agree to the

revoking of the gift or if they are equally divided as to whether to revoke the

gift.

(3) A revocation under subsection (2) of this section is effective only if, before an

incision has been made to remove a part from the donor's body or before invasive

procedures have begun to prepare the recipient, the procurement organization,

transplant hospital, or physician or technician knows of the revocation.
KRS § 65.310 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 65 / Section 65.310
65.310 Definitions for KRS 65.310 to 65.314
Status: in_force

65.310 Definitions for KRS 65.310 to 65.314.

As used in KRS 65.310 to 65.314:

(1) "Public entity" means any organization that represents a statewide association of

local governments where the majority of its governing body is composed of mayors,

county judges/executive, or other local elected officials, and whose membership

includes any or a combination of the following:

(a) Cities;

(b) Counties;

(c) Charter counties;

(d) Urban-counties;

(e) Consolidated local governments; and

(f) Unified local governments; and

(2) "Affiliated organization" means any incorporated or unincorporated organization

staffed, managed, or administered by a public entity.
KRS § 319C.010 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 319C / Section 319C.010
319C.010 Definitions for chapter
Status: in_force

319C.010 Definitions for chapter.

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

(1) "Applied behavior analysis" means the design, implementation, and evaluation of

environmental modifications, using behavioral stimuli and consequences, to

produce socially significant improvement in human behavior, including the use of

direct observation, measurement, and functional analysis of the relationship

between environment and behavior;

(2) "Applied behavior analysis interventions" means interventions that are based on

scientific research and the direct observation and measurement of behavior and

environment which utilize contextual factors, establishing operations, antecedent

stimuli, positive reinforcement, and other consequences to help people develop new

behaviors, increase or decrease existing behaviors, and elicit behaviors under

specific environmental conditions;

(3) "Board" means the Kentucky Applied Behavior Analysis Licensing Board;

(4) "Certification board" means the Behavior Analyst Certification Board® or its

successor;

(5) "Certified" means a practitioner who has met the certification criteria of the

certification board;

(6) "Licensed behavior analyst" means an individual who is licensed by the board and

meets the requirements of KRS 319C.080;

(7) "Licensed assistant behavior analyst" means an individual who:

(a) Is licensed by the board as an assistant behavior analyst and meets the

requirements of KRS 319C.080; and

(b) Works under the supervision of a certified behavior analyst;

(8) "Practice of applied behavior analysis" means the application of the principles,

methods, and procedures of the experimental analysis of behavior and applied

behavior analysis, including but not limited to applications of those principles,

methods, and procedures to:

(a) Design, implement, evaluate, and modify treatment programs to change the

behavior of individuals diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder;

(b) Design, implement, evaluate, and modify treatment programs to change the

behavior of individuals;

(c) Design, implement, evaluate, and modify treatment programs to change the

behavior of groups; and

(d) Consult with individuals and organizations.

The practice of applied behavior analysis shall not include diagnosis, counseling,

psychological testing, neuropsychology, psychotherapy, cognitive therapy, sex

therapy, psychoanalysis, or hypnotherapy as treatment modalities;

(9) "Supervised experience" means services rendered as a part of the certification

requirements of a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst under the

supervision of a licensed behavior analyst;

(10) "Supervisee" means a person who is not licensed but acts under the extended

authority and direction of a licensed behavior analyst or a licensed assistant

behavior analyst to provide applied behavior analysis services; and

(11) "Temporary licensee" means a person who is obtaining supervised experience and

has obtained a temporary license.
KRS § 216.547 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 216 / Section 216.547
216.547 Public inspection of cabinet inspection reports, service descriptions, listings of rates and charges, and court orders on premises -- Duties of Inspector General -- Construction of section with respect to Kentucky Open Records Law
Status: in_force

216.547 Public inspection of cabinet inspection reports, service descriptions,

listings of rates and charges, and court orders on premises -- Duties of

Inspector General -- Construction of section with respect to Kentucky Open

Records Law.

(1) All long-term care facilities shall retain the following for public inspection in the

office of the administrator and in the lobby of the facility:

(a) A complete copy of every inspection report of the facility received from the

cabinet during the past three (3) years, including the most recent inspection

report;

(b) A description of the services currently provided by the facility;

(c) A listing of the rates currently charged for services provided by the facility;

(d) A listing together with the charges for the services and items not included in

the basic rate for which residents may be charged separately; and

(e) A copy of every court order issued pertaining to the quality of care or services

provided in the facility.

(2) The Office of the Inspector General shall be responsible for providing public notice

of results of licensure inspections of long-term care facilities and shall issue

administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to carry this out.

Any licensure result that has not become final shall not be subject to release for

public notice until the result becomes final. Nothing in this section shall be

construed to limit access to public records otherwise allowed pursuant to the

provisions of KRS 61.872 to 61.884.
KRS § 281A.100 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 281A / Section 281A.100
281A.100 Release of information regarding commercial driving history record
Status: in_force

281A.100 Release of information regarding commercial driving history record.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Transportation

Cabinet shall upon request furnish full information regarding the commercial

driving history record of any person to the following:

(a) The driver licensing administrator, court official, or police agency of this or

any other state or foreign jurisdiction, requesting that information;

(b) Any employer or prospective employer;

(c) The commercial driver; or

(d) Any other person so established by administrative regulation, pursuant to KRS

Chapter 13A, of the cabinet.

(2) The cabinet may charge a fee of five dollars ($5) for this service.

(3) The driving history record of a commercial driver shall include, but not be limited

to, convictions for any moving traffic violation, traffic accident record, and all out-

of-state moving traffic convictions.

(4) If a person legally entitled to a commercial driving history releases information

concerning the driving history record of a commercial driver, a state agency,

employee, or agent shall not be held liable.
KRS § 187.620 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 187 / Section 187.620
187.620 Chapter is supplemental
Status: in_force

187.620 Chapter is supplemental.

(1) KRS 187.290 to 187.620 shall in no respect be considered as a repeal of any other

state motor vehicle laws but shall be construed as supplemental thereto.

(2) Nothing in KRS 187.290 to 187.620 shall be construed as preventing the plaintiff in

any action at law from relying for relief upon the other processes provided by law.
KRS § 405.480 — KY Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 405 / Section 405.480
405.480 Order to withhold -- Service -- Contents
Status: in_force

405.480 Order to withhold -- Service -- Contents.

(1) An order to withhold and deliver shall be personally served or mailed by certified

mail, return receipt requested, on the person in possession or control of the property

and the obligor.

(2) The order shall state the basis for and the amount of the support debt and that the

obligor may offer a bond satisfactory to the Office of the Attorney General to avoid

losing possession of the property.
KRS § 63.040 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 63 / Section 63.040
63.040 Prosecution -- Witnesses
Status: in_force

63.040 Prosecution -- Witnesses.

(1) If an impeachment is ordered by the House of Representatives a committee shall be

appointed to prosecute it, and the committee chairman shall, within five (5) days,

lay the impeachment before the Senate.

(2) The Senate shall appoint a day for hearing the impeachment. The accused shall be

summoned by precept, issued by the clerk of the Senate, to appear on that day. The

precept shall be served in person, or a copy left at his residence with a member of

his family over the age of sixteen (16) years, together with a copy of the

impeachment.

(3) The clerk of the Senate shall, at the instance of the chairman of the committee, or of

the accused, issue process for the summoning of witnesses, and the production of

books, papers, documents or tangible things. Process so issued shall be executed by

peace officers or officers specially appointed by the Senate for that purpose in the

same manner as similar process of courts. Upon disobedience to the process, the

Senate may order the clerk to issue process for arresting the witnesses and seizing

the books, papers, documents or tangible things. Disobedience may be punished in

the manner provided for other witnesses before the General Assembly.

(4) A witness so summoned shall receive the same compensation, and have the same

privilege in going, remaining and returning, as a witness in Circuit Court.
KRS § 67.180 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67 / Section 67.180
67.180 Motor vehicle and compensation insurance -- Purchase by county except county containing city of first class
Status: in_force

67.180 Motor vehicle and compensation insurance -- Purchase by county except

county containing city of first class.

(1) The fiscal court of each county, except a county containing a city of the first class

may, in its discretion, for the protection of the public and its employees, appropriate

county funds to purchase policies of insurance of all kinds deemed advisable,

covering vehicles operated by the county, and compensation insurance covering

employees of the county receiving injuries arising out of and in the course of

employment.

(2) Suits instituted on such policies may be maintained against the county only for the

purpose of obtaining a judgment which when final shall measure the liability of the

insurance carrier to the injured party for whose benefit the insurance policy was

issued, but not to be enforced or collectible against the county or fiscal court or the

members thereof.
KRS § 97.580 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 97 / Section 97.580
97.580 Powers and duties of board
Status: in_force

97.580 Powers and duties of board.

The board shall have the care, management and control of all parks and playgrounds

within the limits of the city, shall lay out and improve them with walks, drives, roads and

trees, provide appliances and equipment for playgrounds, and provide for the proper

lighting of the parks and playgrounds.
KRS § 45A.625 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.625
45A.625 Implementation of procurement strategy for greater use of alternative fuel motor vehicles -- Reports
Status: in_force

45A.625 Implementation of procurement strategy for greater use of alternative fuel

motor vehicles -- Reports.

(1) The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall implement a strategy to:

(a) Replace at least fifty percent (50%) of the state-owned passenger vehicles and

light-duty trucks managed by the Office of Fleet Management as of January 1,

2026, with:

1. New qualified hybrid motor vehicles as defined in 26 U.S.C. sec. 30B;

2. New advanced lean burn technology motor vehicles as defined in 26

U.S.C. sec. 30B;

3. New qualified fuel cell motor vehicles as defined in 26 U.S.C. sec. 30B;

or

4. New qualified alternative fuel motor vehicles as defined in 26 U.S.C.

sec. 30B; and

(b) Increase the use of ethanol, cellulosic ethanol, biodiesel, and other alternative

transportation fuels as defined in KRS 152.715 to levels that are

commensurate with the increase in vehicles managed by the Office of Fleet

Management that are capable of utilizing those alternative transportation

fuels.

(2) On or before December 1, 2024, and every December 1 thereafter, the cabinet shall

report to the Legislative Research Commission on its progress in:

(a) Transitioning to motor vehicles as outlined in subsection (1) of this section,

including a life-cycle cost comparison, and a projected timetable to replace

motor vehicles in the state motor pool as provided in subsection (1) of this

section; and

(b) Increasing the use of ethanol, cellulosic ethanol, biodiesel, and alternative

transportation fuels, including the targeted amount and the dates by which

these targets shall be achieved.
KRS § 216B.210 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 216B / Section 216B.210
216B.210 Complaint portal
Status: in_force

216B.210 Complaint portal.

(1) The cabinet shall develop a complaint portal on its Web site for patients,

pharmacy, nursing, and medical professionals, and the public to submit

information about potential violations of the Kentucky Abortion-Inducing Drug

Certification Program.

(2) The portal shall list the names of pharmacies, manufacturers, and distributors

that are certified under the program and the physicians registered by the

cabinet as nonsurgical abortion providers.

(3) An individual shall be allowed to make a complaint anonymously on the portal.

(4) The cabinet shall review each complaint and determine a disposition, including

referral to another state department, within thirty (30) days.

(5) Confidentiality of the originator of the complaint shall be protected at all times

except for intrastate referrals for investigation.
KRS § 519.082 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 519 / Section 519.082
519.082 Interference with a legislative proceeding in the first degree
Status: in_force

519.082 Interference with a legislative proceeding in the first degree.

(1) A person is guilty of interference with a legislative proceeding in the first degree

when, with the intent to disrupt, impede, or prevent the General Assembly from

conducting business, he or she:

(a) Knowingly engages in, conspires to engage in, or facilitates another person

engaging in disorderly or disruptive conduct in any legislative building; and

(b) The conduct disrupts, impedes, or prevents the General Assembly from

conducting business.

(2) Interference with a legislative proceeding in the first degree is:

(a) A Class A misdemeanor; and

(b) A Class D felony for a third or subsequent offense.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit:

(a) Assembly in traditional public forums, including but not limited to the Capitol

rotunda and outdoor areas of the Capitol grounds; or

(b) Attendance at legislative meetings.
KRS § 381.883 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 381 / Section 381.883
381.883 Lien for unpaid assessments -- Foreclosure -- Suit
Status: in_force

381.883 Lien for unpaid assessments -- Foreclosure -- Suit.

All sums assessed by the council of co-owners but unpaid for the unit's share of the

common expenses constitute a lien on such unit prior to all other liens, except only (1)

liens for taxes and assessments lawfully imposed by governmental authority against such

unit, and (2) all sums unpaid on first mortgages of record. Such lien may be enforced by

suit by the administrator or board of administration, acting on behalf of the unit owners,

in like manner as a mortgage of real property. In any such enforcement action the unit

owner shall be required to pay a reasonable rental for the unit, if so provided in the

bylaws, and the plaintiff in such enforcement action shall be entitled to the appointment

of a receiver to collect the same. The administrator or board of administration, acting on

behalf of the unit owners, shall have power, unless prohibited by the declaration, to bid in

the unit at court sale, and to acquire and hold, lease, mortgage and convey the same. Suit

to recover a money judgment for unpaid common expenses of an owner shall be

maintainable without lien enforcement or waiving the lien securing the same.