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KRS § 179.220 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 179 / Section 179.220
179.220 Fiscal court may order weeds, shrubs and overhanging branches to be removed -- Hedges to be trimmed
Status: in_force

179.220 Fiscal court may order weeds, shrubs and overhanging branches to be

removed -- Hedges to be trimmed.

When ordered by the fiscal court, every owner and manager of lands bordering on the

public roads shall clear away and carry from alongside the roads, all bushes, weeds,

shrubs and overhanging limbs of trees and other obstructions, and keep all hedge fences

along the road so trimmed that they at no time will become more than five (5) feet high.
KRS § 318.150 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 318 / Section 318.150
318.150 Materials and methods to be used
Status: in_force

318.150 Materials and methods to be used.

No person shall use unsafe or defective material in the work of plumbing or drainage.

Only the best known methods of installing materials, fixtures, appurtenances and

appliances, including water supply piping, waste, ventilating and soil piping, and sewage

piping shall be employed.
KRS § 267.380 — KY Code / Title XXII / Chapter 267 / Section 267.380
267.380 Validity of proceeding -- Irregularities -- Remedies -- Releases
Status: in_force

267.380 Validity of proceeding -- Irregularities -- Remedies -- Releases.

The assessment roll made up by the board shall be prima facie evidence in all courts that

all steps necessary to be taken under this chapter have been properly taken, and that all

proceedings are regular and valid. The collection of any assessment shall not be defeated,

where the parties are properly before the court, on account of any irregularity in the

proceeding that does not affect the substantial rights of the party complaining. Any party

or his privies properly before the court under the Rules of Civil Procedure shall be

deemed to be before the court for all purposes, and shall be bound by all orders,

judgments and proceedings in the case not excepted to or appealed from, in the manner

provided for in this chapter. The remedies provided for in this chapter are exclusive of all

other remedies. If on appeal or otherwise, or for any cause, any person or property is

released, or any assessment raised or lowered, it shall not affect the rights or liability of

any other property or person. The failure to appeal within the time prescribed in this

chapter shall be a waiver of any right to attack the proceedings.
KRS § 95A.210 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 95A / Section 95A.210
95A.210 Definitions for KRS 95A.200 to 95A.300
Status: in_force

95A.210 Definitions for KRS 95A.200 to 95A.300.

As used in KRS 95A.200 to 95A.300, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Commission" means the Kentucky Fire Commission established pursuant to KRS

95A.020;

(2) "Established work schedule" means a work schedule adopted by or required of a

local government setting a recurring pattern for time on and off duty for

professional firefighters employed by the local government. An established work

schedule includes but is not limited to a schedule of twenty-four (24) consecutive

hours on duty, followed by forty-eight (48) consecutive hours off duty;

(3) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Kentucky Fire

Commission;

(4) "Fund" means Firefighters Foundation Program Fund;

(5) "Local government" means any city, county, urban-county government, charter

county government, unified local government, consolidated local government, air

board created under KRS Chapter 183, or any combination thereof of the

Commonwealth;

(6) "Professional firefighter" means any member of a paid municipal fire department

organized under KRS Chapter 95, 67A, or 67C, a fire protection district organized

under KRS Chapter 75, a county fire department created pursuant to KRS Chapter

67, or any firefighter employed by an air board created under KRS Chapter 183;

(7) "Program" means the Alan "Chip" Terry Professional Development and Wellness

Program for firefighters established in KRS 95A.292;

(8) "Scheduled overtime" means work by a professional firefighter in excess of forty

(40) hours per week which regularly recurs as part of an established work schedule;

and

(9) "Unscheduled overtime" means work by a professional firefighter in excess of forty

(40) hours per week which does not regularly recur as part of an established work

schedule.
KRS § 376.268 — KY Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 376 / Section 376.268
376.268 Definitions for KRS 376.270 and 376.275
Status: in_force

376.268 Definitions for KRS 376.270 and 376.275.

As used in KRS 376.270 and 376.275:

(1) "Contents" means personal items located in a motor vehicle, but does not include

manufacturer-installed or after-market accessories permanently affixed to the motor

vehicle;

(2) "Motor vehicle" includes vessels used or designed for navigation of or operation on

waterways, rivers, lakes, and streams, as well as those used or designed for

operation on the public highways; and

(3) "Reasonable charges" means those charges which are usual and customary, not

discriminatory, and which are typical charges for services provided by similar

towing or storage companies with similar equipment and facilities operating in the

region or comparable-size city or county from which the vehicle was towed or

stored.
KRS § 149.180 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 149 / Section 149.180
149.180 Collection of costs of firefighting from person responsible for fire -- Disposition
Status: in_force

149.180 Collection of costs of firefighting from person responsible for fire --

Disposition.

Whenever possible, the secretary for energy and environment shall collect the costs of

firefighting done and approved as provided in KRS 149.160, from the person responsible

for the origin of the fire by his negligence or intent. The recovered costs shall be

deposited in a special fund in the Energy and Environment Cabinet. The recovered costs

shall be repaid to the county in which the costs were incurred, if such county has fully

paid its annual assessment to the statewide system as provided for in KRS 149.540 for the

year in which the fire suppression costs were incurred. If a county is not eligible to

receive the recovered costs, the money shall be used by the Division of Forestry to

improve fire protection services. The funds so repaid to the county shall be placed in the

county forest fire protection fund provided for in KRS 149.590. Any money in the Energy

and Environment Cabinet's, or its predecessor's, special fund upon July 15, 1998, that

were not repaid to a county for having failed to fully pay its annual assessment, shall be

used by the Division of Forestry to improve fire protection services. In the event the

suppression cost is not collected, the Commonwealth's attorney of the county in which the

fire occurred shall institute and prosecute the necessary proceedings. Costs recovered

under this section shall be ordered to be paid directly to the Energy and Environment

Cabinet. The court shall not direct that the costs be paid through the circuit clerk.
KRS § 263.030 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 263 / Section 263.030
263.030 Application for license, contents, forms
Status: in_force

263.030 Application for license, contents, forms.

Application for a license shall be made to the department on forms provided by it, which

application shall set forth the name and address of the applicant, his place or proposed

place of business and the particular method which he intends to employ in the disposition

of dead bodies of animals or parts thereof or the operation of a loading platform or trucks

and such other relevant information as the department requires.
KRS § 211.994 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 211.994
211.994 Penalty
Status: in_force

211.994 Penalty.

If the owner of the posted dwelling unit permits occupancy of the dwelling or dwelling

unit, after the expiration of the thirty (30) day period specified in subsection (4) of KRS

211.905 by persons under six (6) years of age, he shall be fined twenty-five dollars ($25).

Each day of continuing violation shall be deemed a separate offense.
KRS § 72.455 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 72 / Section 72.455
72.455 Expense of search for body
Status: in_force

72.455 Expense of search for body.

The fiscal court, consolidated local government, or urban-county government, whichever

is appropriate, shall pay the expense of conducting a search for a body where such search

has been ordered by the coroner.
KRS § 323.100 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 323 / Section 323.100
323.100 Form of license certificate
Status: in_force

323.100 Form of license certificate.

A license certificate shall be signed by the president and the secretary of the board and

bear its seal.
KRS § 13A.3449 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.3449
13A.3449 Unenforceability of 405 KAR 10:001, 405 KAR 10:015, and 808 KAR 3:050 as of March 27, 2025
Status: in_force

13A.3449 Unenforceability of 405 KAR 10:001, 405 KAR 10:015, and 808 KAR

3:050 as of March 27, 2025.

(1) The General Assembly finds that proposed ordinary amendments of the following

administrative regulations were found deficient pursuant to KRS 13A.030, on or

after April 15, 2024, and before March 30, 2025, as evidenced by the records of the

Legislative Research Commission:

(a) 405 KAR 10:001, Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 10;

(b) 405 KAR 10:015, General Bonding Provisions; and

(c) 808 KAR 3:050, Conduct of Credit Unions.

(2) Contrary provisions of any section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes

notwithstanding, the proposed ordinary amendments referenced in subsection (1) of

this section shall be null, void, and unenforceable as of March 27, 2025.

(3) Contrary provisions of any section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes

notwithstanding, the administrative body shall be prohibited from promulgating

administrative regulations that are identical to, or substantially the same as, the

proposed amendments referenced in subsection (1) of this section for a period

beginning on January 7, 2025, and concluding on June 1, 2026.

(4) The proposed amendments referenced in subsection (1) of this section shall be

available to the public, in the office of the Legislative Research Commission's

regulations compiler.
KRS § 383.575 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 383 / Section 383.575
383.575 Separation of rents and obligations
Status: in_force

383.575 Separation of rents and obligations.

A rental agreement, assignment, conveyance, trust deed, or security instrument may not

permit the receipt of rent free of the obligation to comply with KRS 383.595(1).
KRS § 202B.300 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 202B / Section 202B.300
202B.300 Return of Kentucky residents from other states -- Determination of need for further admission
Status: in_force

202B.300 Return of Kentucky residents from other states -- Determination of need

for further admission.

(1) Legal residents of the state who have become public charges in other states and

have been returned to Kentucky because they have been involuntarily admitted may

be immediately admitted to an ICF/ID at the request of the secretary or the

secretary's designated representative.

(2) Within seventy-two (72) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, of the admission

date, the staff of the ICF/ID shall determine the need of the person for further

admission. If two (2) qualified professionals in the area of intellectual disabilities, at

least one (1) of whom is a physician, conclude that the person shall be involuntarily

admitted, they shall file in the appropriate court a certification requesting

involuntary admission procedures be initiated under the provisions of this chapter,

unless the person has agreed to remain voluntarily and possesses the mental

capacity to give informed consent for voluntary admission.
KRS § 76.395 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 76 / Section 76.395
76.395 Construction of KRS 76.390
Status: in_force

76.395 Construction of KRS 76.390.

The provisions of KRS 76.390 shall not repeal or reduce any existing rights or duties of

sewer construction districts or the commissioners thereof, but shall constitute an

additional method of financing which may be used in conjunction with KRS 76.300 to

76.385, or may be an alternate method.
KRS § 217.938 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 217 / Section 217.938
217.938 Insurance coverage for hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Status: in_force

217.938 Insurance coverage for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

(1) KRS 217.930 to 217.942 shall not:

(a) Expand the coverage required of an insurer;

(b) Affect the requirements for insurance coverage of routine patient costs for

veterans involved in hyperbaric oxygen therapy;

(c) Require a health plan, third-party administrator, or governmental agency to

pay costs associated with the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy; or

(d) Require a hospital or health facility to provide new or additional services.

(2) A health plan, third-party administrator, or governmental agency may provide

coverage for the cost of hyperbaric oxygen therapy under KRS 217.930 to 217.942.

(3) A hospital or health facility may approve the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in

the hospital or health facility.
KRS § 198B.672 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198B / Section 198B.672
198B.672 Sanctions -- Reasons for sanctions
Status: in_force

198B.672 Sanctions -- Reasons for sanctions.

Subject to a hearing conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B, the department may

revoke, suspend, place on probation, or restrict the license or certificate of any licensee or

certificate holder; refuse to issue or renew a license or certificate; or reprimand, censure,

or fine a licensee or certificate holder for any of the following reasons:

(1) Fraud or deceit in obtaining licensure or certification;

(2) Transfer of the authority granted by the license or certificate to another person;

(3) Unfair or deceptive trade practices;

(4) Willful or deliberate disregard and violation of building codes, electrical codes, or

related laws and ordinances of this Commonwealth or any city, county, or urban-

county government;

(5) Aiding or abetting any person attempting to evade the provisions of KRS 198B.650

to 198B.689;

(6) Conspiracy or knowingly combining with any person, to allow a license or

certificate to be used by an unlicensed or uncertified person, firm, or corporation

with intent to evade the provisions of KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689. Allowing a

license or certificate to be used by more than one (1) person shall be prima facie

evidence of intent to evade the provisions of KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689;

(7) Willful or deliberate disregard of disciplinary actions taken by the department, or of

a city, county, or urban-county government;

(8) Negligence or incompetence in compliance with applicable codes and standards of

practice;

(9) Violation of any of the provisions of KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689 or any

administrative regulation promulgated by the department; or

(10) Conviction of a crime as defined in KRS 335B.010, if in accordance with KRS

Chapter 335B.
KRS § 143.085 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 143 / Section 143.085
143.085 Corporate officers personally liable
Status: in_force

143.085 Corporate officers personally liable.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, the president, vice

president, secretary, treasurer, or any other person holding any equivalent corporate office

of any corporation subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be personally and

individually liable, both jointly and severally, for the taxes imposed under this chapter,

and neither the corporate dissolution nor withdrawal of the corporation from the state nor

the cessation of holding any corporate office shall discharge the foregoing liability of any

person. The personal and individual liability shall apply to each and every person holding

corporate office at the time the taxes become or became due. No person will be personally

and individually liable pursuant to this section who had no authority in the management

of the business or financial affairs of the corporation at the time that the taxes imposed by

this chapter become or became due. Taxes as used in this section include interest accrued

at the rate provided by KRS 143.080, and all applicable penalties imposed under this

chapter, and all applicable penalties and fees imposed under KRS 131.180, 131.410 to

131.445, and 131.990.
KRS § 177.790 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 177 / Section 177.790
177.790 Bonds to mature in thirty years -- Other details to be established by the State Property and Buildings Commission
Status: in_force

177.790 Bonds to mature in thirty years -- Other details to be established by the

State Property and Buildings Commission.

If KRS 177.700 to 177.820 be approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon at said

election, the initial date of issue of the 1960 bonds shall be established by resolution of

the State Property and Buildings Commission prior to the first issuance and sale of any of

said bonds; and thereafter all of the 1960 bonds, whenever issued, shall be dated as of

said date, and shall mature as to principal on or prior to the thirtieth (30th) anniversary

thereof. The bonds shall be sold for not less than par or face amount and shall bear

interest at such rate or rates, but not to exceed the rate referred to in KRS 177.780, as said

commission may determine, and interest may be made payable semiannually. The bonds

may be issued at one time or from time to time as the State Property and Buildings

Commission may determine by its resolution or resolutions; and said commission shall in

its discretion determine all details thereof, including but not by way of limitation, their

denominations, whether the bonds shall be of term or serial maturities, and the amount

which shall mature on any serial maturity date; whether the bonds, or any of them, shall

be subject to redemption prior to stated maturities and upon what terms; place or places

of payment of principal and interest, which may be within the Commonwealth or outside

thereof; whether interest shall be evidenced by annexed coupons; whether the bonds shall

be registered or registrable as to principal or interest, or both, and any other details not

contrary to law or inconsistent with KRS 177.700 to 177.820 which in the discretion of

said commission may appear wise and expedient.
KRS § 235.240 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 235 / Section 235.240
235.240 Prohibition of operation of boat negligently or while intoxicated or drugged -- Consent to test for alcohol or drugs -- Elements of operation under influence of alcohol or other substance
Status: in_force

235.240 Prohibition of operation of boat negligently or while intoxicated or

drugged -- Consent to test for alcohol or drugs -- Elements of operation under

influence of alcohol or other substance.

(1) A person shall not operate any motorboat or vessel, or manipulate any water skis,

surfboard, or similar device, in a reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the

life or property of any person.

(2) A person shall not operate any motorboat or vessel, or manipulate any water skis,

surfboard, or similar device, while intoxicated or under the influence of any other

substance which impairs one's driving ability.

(3) Any person who operates a vessel upon the waters of the Commonwealth shall be

deemed to have given consent to a test or tests as accepted by the state's evidentiary

mandate for the purpose of determining the operator's alcohol concentration or the

presence of other drugs. The test or tests shall be administered at the direction of a

law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that the operator may

have been violating this section.

(4) For the purposes of enforcing subsection (2) of this section, the elements of the

offense are those established in KRS 189A.010(1) to (4), except that the penalties

for this offense are set forth in KRS 235.990.
KRS § 202A.241 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 202A / Section 202A.241
202A.241 Use of least restrictive level of restraint -- Guidelines for restrained person's need for privacy and ability to use telephone
Status: in_force

202A.241 Use of least restrictive level of restraint -- Guidelines for restrained

person's need for privacy and ability to use telephone.

All individuals transporting or holding persons under KRS Chapter 202A, 202B, or 645,

shall use the least restrictive level of restraint consistent with the person's needs. The

Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall promulgate administrative regulations

subject to the provisions of KRS Chapter 13A which shall include guidelines addressing

the person's need for privacy, particularly when being restrained, and the person's ability

to communicate by phone at the earliest opportunity available.
KRS § 198B.080 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198B / Section 198B.080
198B.080 Amendments to the Uniform State Building Code
Status: in_force

198B.080 Amendments to the Uniform State Building Code.

(1) Any interested party may suggest amendments to the Uniform State Building Code

to the department. The department shall transmit all suggested amendments to the

committee and receive comments from the committee on the advisability of the

suggested amendments.

(2) The department may amend the Uniform State Building Code at any time, but only

after notice in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A. Adopted amendments shall be

effective statewide.

(3) No amendment shall violate the performance orientation of the code, favor certain

materials or suppliers, or weaken the life safety features of the Uniform State

Building Code as specified in KRS 198B.050(3).
KRS § 432.120 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 432 / Section 432.120
432.120 Forging names on petition, memorial, remonstrance
Status: in_force

432.120 Forging names on petition, memorial, remonstrance.

Any person who signs any name to a petition, memorial or remonstrance intended for

presentation to the General Assembly, a county judge/executive or the Governor, without

authority from the person whose name is signed or where there is no such person, shall be

fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).