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KRS § 107.340 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 107 / Section 107.340
107.340 Board of commissioners -- Membership -- Terms -- Officers -- Quorum -- Removal of board members
Status: in_force

107.340 Board of commissioners -- Membership -- Terms -- Officers -- Quorum --

Removal of board members.

(1) A district shall be administered by a board of commissioners (the "board"), which

shall control and manage the affairs of the district. The term of each commissioner

shall be four (4) years except as herein specified. The board shall consist of four (4)

members who shall be appointed by the county judge/executive with the approval of

the fiscal court. Initial appointments shall be for terms of one (1), two (2), three (3)

and four (4) years as designated by the county judge/executive. Thereafter, as the

term of each member expires, his successor shall be appointed for a term of four (4)

years. Not more than three-fourths (3/4) of the persons appointed to membership on

the board shall be members of the same political party, as determined, in the case of

each person, by such person's registration record at the time of his or her

appointment.

(2) The board shall elect its chairman from among its members and may appoint a

secretary, an executive director, and other officials and employees who need not be

members of the board. Members of the board shall not receive compensation for

their services, but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred

in the performance of their duties. A quorum for the transacting of the business of

the board shall consist of three (3) members.

(3) A member of the board may be removed from office as provided by KRS 65.007.
KRS § 47.012 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 47 / Section 47.012
47.012 Pari-mutuel tax revenue to be credited to general fund
Status: in_force

47.012 Pari-mutuel tax revenue to be credited to general fund.

All moneys paid to the Department of Revenue under the provisions of KRS 138.510 to

138.550 shall be deposited with the State Treasurer and be credited to the general

expenditure fund.
KRS § 183.872 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 183 / Section 183.872
183.872 Acquisition of property rights
Status: in_force

183.872 Acquisition of property rights.

In any case in which it is desired to remove, lower or otherwise terminate a

nonconforming use; or the approach protection necessary cannot, because of

unconstitutional limitations, be provided by zoning regulations; or it appears advisable

that the necessary approach protection be provided by acquisition of property rights rather

than by zoning regulations, the cabinet, commission, air board or boards, or governmental

unit may acquire by purchase, grant, condemnation or otherwise, such air right, easement,

or other estate or interest in the property or nonconforming use in question as may be

necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
KRS § 74.100 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 74 / Section 74.100
74.100 Acquisition of existing systems -- Extension of mains and laterals -- How paid for
Status: in_force

74.100 Acquisition of existing systems -- Extension of mains and laterals -- How

paid for.

(1) Whenever a water supply line or system is in operation in any water district, and is

supplying water to the citizens and landowners, and the commission deems it

expedient to acquire the existing system, they may examine it, and if they find it

properly designed and constructed they may purchase it, and pay for it in the same

manner as provided for the original construction and improvement; or may pay for

it in whole or in part out of any surplus funds in possession, receipt or anticipation

of receipt by the commission.

(2) The commission may order any work or improvement it deems necessary to extend

the necessary water mains and water laterals in the district to supply water to the

residents of the district, and pay for such work by assessment against the land

benefited according to benefits, as provided in this chapter, or may pay for the work

in whole or in part out of the general fund of the water district realized from all

other resources in the district.
KRS § 230.372 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 230 / Section 230.372
230.372 Costs -- Payments
Status: in_force

230.372 Costs -- Payments.

Any payments made to any persons claiming an interest in an unclaimed pari-mutuel

ticket, and any necessary expense including, but not limited to, administrative costs,

advertising costs, court costs and attorney's fees, required to be paid by the corporation in

administering or enforcing the provisions of KRS 230.361 to 230.373 shall be deducted

from sums received by the corporation prior to payment to the Kentucky Racing Health

and Welfare Fund.
KRS § 136.570 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 136 / Section 136.570
136.570 Penalties -- Limitation on administrative or court proceedings by delinquent financial institutions
Status: in_force

136.570 Penalties -- Limitation on administrative or court proceedings by

delinquent financial institutions.

(1) Penalties shall be assessed in accordance with KRS 131.180.

(2) Any financial institution subject to the annual franchise tax imposed by KRS

136.505 that fails to file a return as required by KRS 136.545 or that fails to pay the

tax as listed on the return shall not maintain an action, suit, or proceeding in any

court or before any agency in this Commonwealth or enforce in any way any

obligation of any debts until the return is filed and the tax listed on the return is

paid.
KRS § 12.021 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 12 / Section 12.021
12.021 Improved government efficiency -- Reports
Status: in_force

12.021 Improved government efficiency -- Reports.

Each department and program cabinet identified in KRS 12.020 shall submit a report to

the Legislative Research Commission on or before June 30 and November 30 of each

year that provides suggestions for improved government efficiency. The report shall

include:

(1) Cost-saving measures that the department or program cabinet could implement;

(2) Tasks or functions each department or program cabinet performs that could be

considered for elimination; and

(3) Staff positions that could be eliminated or converted into new positions to serve a

different function where additional personnel are needed.
KRS § 45A.245 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.245
45A.245 Action on contract -- Damages
Status: in_force

45A.245 Action on contract -- Damages.

(1) Any person, firm or corporation, having a lawfully authorized written contract with

the Commonwealth at the time of or after June 21, 1974, may bring an action

against the Commonwealth on the contract, including but not limited to actions

either for breach of contracts or for enforcement of contracts or for both. Any such

action shall be brought in the Franklin Circuit Court and shall be tried by the court

sitting without a jury. All defenses in law or equity, except the defense of

governmental immunity, shall be preserved to the Commonwealth.

(2) If damages awarded on any contract claim under this section exceed the original

amount of the contract, such excess shall be limited to an amount which is equal to

the amount of the original contract.
KRS § 83.480 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 83 / Section 83.480
83.480 Quorum and meetings of board of aldermen
Status: in_force

83.480 Quorum and meetings of board of aldermen.

A majority of the members of the board of aldermen shall constitute a quorum, but a

smaller number may adjourn from day to day. The board of aldermen shall adopt rules to

govern its proceedings, and may enforce the attendance of members by rules or

ordinances with appropriate fines. The board of aldermen shall upon notice meet within

seven (7) days after its members have taken office, and shall thereafter hold two (2)

regular meetings in each month. The mayor may call a special meeting at any time.

Meetings shall be held in such rooms in the city as are provided by ordinance, and the

place of meetings shall not be changed except by an ordinance for which two-thirds (2/3)

of the members of the board of aldermen have voted.
KRS § 211.210 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 211.210
211.210 Abatement of nuisances
Status: in_force

211.210 Abatement of nuisances.

The cabinet may examine into all nuisances, sources of filth and causes of sickness that

may in its opinion be injurious to the health of the inhabitants in any county in this state,

or in any vessel within any harbor or port in any county in this state. Whenever any such

nuisance, source of filth or cause of sickness is found to exist on any private property, or

in any vessel within any port or harbor in any county in this state, or upon any

watercourse in this state, the cabinet may order, in writing, the owner or occupant thereof,

at his own expense, to remove the same within twenty-four (24) hours, or within such

reasonable time thereafter, as the cabinet may order.
KRS § 174.085 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 174 / Section 174.085
174.085 Administrative support services
Status: in_force

174.085 Administrative support services.

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

commissions, councils, interstate compact, or other statutory bodies presently attached to

the functions in whole or in part of the Departments of Public Safety, Aeronautics,

Highways, Motor Transportation, and Revenue and transferred to the Department of

Transportation under 1974 Acts ch. 74, shall be attached to the Transportation Cabinet for

administrative support services. The secretary of transportation, or his designee, shall

serve as member of any authority, commission, board, committee, or other entity on

which by virtue of law, regulation, or order the commissioner of public safety,

commissioner of highways, commissioner of motor transportation, commissioner of

aeronautics, commissioner of revenue is a member by virtue of his office. Any office, or

its successor agency, presently designated as Kentucky representative for a federally

related program shall continue as such until such designation is modified by the secretary

with the approval of the Governor.
KRS § 381.224 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 381 / Section 381.224
381.224 Rule against perpetuities abrogated
Status: in_force

381.224 Rule against perpetuities abrogated.

An interest created in real or personal property shall not be void by reason of any rule

against perpetuities, whether the common law rule or otherwise. The common law rule

against perpetuities shall not be in force in this Commonwealth.
KRS § 508.090 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 508 / Section 508.090
508.090 Definitions for KRS 508.100 to 508.120
Status: in_force

508.090 Definitions for KRS 508.100 to 508.120.

The following definitions apply in KRS 508.100 to 508.120 unless the context otherwise

requires:

(1) "Abuse" means the infliction of physical pain, injury, or mental injury, or the

deprivation of services by a person which are necessary to maintain the health and

welfare of a person, or a situation in which an adult, living alone, is unable to

provide or obtain for himself the services which are necessary to maintain his health

or welfare.

(2) "Physically helpless" and "mentally helpless" means a person who lacks substantial

capacity to defend himself or solicit protection from law enforcement agencies.
KRS § 181.580 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 181 / Section 181.580
181.580 Commission is a corporation -- Officers -- Compensation
Status: in_force

181.580 Commission is a corporation -- Officers -- Compensation.

(1) The commission shall constitute a corporation under the name of (insert name of

city) Bridge Commission with the usual corporate powers.

(2) The commission shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman from its members, and

a secretary-treasurer who need not be a member of the commission.

(3) The members of the commission, other than the chief executive, shall receive

compensation fixed by the city legislative body, either as a salary or as payment for

meetings attended, but the compensation of the chairman shall not exceed one

thousand dollars ($1000) per annum and the compensation of each other member

shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per annum. The commission shall fix

the compensation of the secretary-treasurer in its discretion.

(4) All compensation of members and employees shall be paid solely from funds

provided under the provisions of KRS 181.560 to 181.840, and the commission

shall not exercise any powers given it to bind the commission beyond the extent to

which money is provided under KRS 181.560 to 181.840.
KRS § 216.347 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 216 / Section 216.347
216.347 Annual report of board to secretary
Status: in_force

216.347 Annual report of board to secretary.

Within sixty (60) days after the close of each fiscal year the board shall make a written

report to the secretary. A copy of this report shall be filed with the county clerk of each

county within the district. The report shall contain:

(1) An itemized statement of the various sums of money received for the district;

(2) An itemized statement of expenditures from the fund;

(3) A statement of the property acquired by devise, bequests, purchase, gift, or

otherwise during the fiscal year;

(4) A statement of the character of hospital services furnished to the district during the

fiscal year; and

(5) Any other statistics or information requested by the Cabinet for Health and Family

Services.
KRS § 342.195 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 342 / Section 342.195
342.195 Notice and claim -- How served
Status: in_force

342.195 Notice and claim -- How served.

The notice and claim shall be given to the employer, or if the employer is a partnership,

then to any one (1) of the general partners. If the employer is a corporation or a limited

liability company, the notice or claim may be given to any agent of the corporation or

limited liability company upon whom process may be served, or to any officer of the

corporation or any member or manager, as the case may be, of the limited liability

company authorized to manage the limited liability company under its articles of

incorporation or to any agent of the corporation or limited liability company in charge of

the business at the place where the injury occurred. Notice or claim may be given by

delivery to any such person or as provided in KRS 342.135.
KRS § 6.900 — KY Code / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 6.900
6.900 Definitions for KRS 6.900 to 6.935
Status: in_force

6.900 Definitions for KRS 6.900 to 6.935.

As used in KRS 6.900 to 6.935:

(1) "Committee" means the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee;

(2) "Investigation" means an inquiry into possible acts of impropriety in the use of

public funds or performance of public duty by a person;

(3) "Person" means:

(a) A current or former elected or appointed state official;

(b) A state agency;

(c) A current or former state employee;

(d) A contractor who has responded to a request for proposal by a state

agency, including those offered under KRS Chapter 45A;

(e) An individual or entity responding to a request for contract by a state

agency, including a personal service contract; or

(f) Any private individual or entity doing business with anyone listed in

paragraphs (a) to (e) of this subsection;

(4) "Review" means a noninvestigative study of the operation, accomplishments,

management, or activities of an agency or program and includes procedures

such as fiscal audit, program/performance evaluation, program audit,

management audit, policy analysis, or other related terms;

(5) "Study" means any investigation or review initiated or undertaken by the

committee; and

(6) "State agency" means:

(a) Any entity, including multijurisdictional organization or interagency

entities, created by the Constitution of Kentucky, by an act of the General

Assembly, or by any of the branches of state government or any of its

subdivisions, instrumentalities, or affiliated organizations, or by any

employee or official acting in his or her official capacity;

(b) Any entity which receives any part of its funding or resources from state

tax dollars, from funds or resources entrusted to the Commonwealth from

other sources, or from fines, fees, licensing, or penalties authorized by

state statute or administrative regulation;

(c) Any entity which is federally funded and for which the Commonwealth of

Kentucky is responsible for the oversight or expenditures of the federal

resources;

(d) That portion of a public or private entity which receives or has received

resources, such as funds, equipment, property, supplies, or services,

directly or indirectly from the Commonwealth of Kentucky; and

(e) That portion of a public or private entity related to the delivery of services

to or for the Commonwealth of Kentucky or an entity of the

Commonwealth as defined in paragraph (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this

subsection.
KRS § 17.546 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 17 / Section 17.546
17.546 Registrant prohibited from using electronic communications to communicate with or gather information about minors -- Exception for parents -- Registrant prohibited from photographing, filming, or making a video of a minor without consent of minor's parent or guardian
Status: in_force

17.546 Registrant prohibited from using electronic communications to

communicate with or gather information about minors -- Exception for

parents -- Registrant prohibited from photographing, filming, or making a

video of a minor without consent of minor's parent or guardian.

(1) (a) As used in this subsection, "electronic communications" means any transfer of

information, including signs, signals, data, writings, images, sounds, text,

voice, and video, transmitted primarily through the use of electrons or

electromagnetic waves or particles.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection, a registrant who has

committed a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor after July 14,

2018, shall not knowingly or intentionally use electronic communications for

communicating with or gathering information about a person who is less than

eighteen (18) years of age.

(c) It is not a violation of paragraph (b) of this subsection for a registrant to use

electronic communications to communicate with or gather information about

a person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age if:

1. The registrant is the parent of the person; and

2. The registrant is not prohibited by court order, or the terms of probation,

shock probation, conditional discharge, parole, or any other form of

early release, from communicating with or gathering information about

a person.

(2) No registrant shall intentionally photograph, film, or video a minor through

traditional or electronic means without the written consent of the minor's parent,

legal custodian, or guardian unless the registrant is the minor's parent, legal

custodian, or guardian. The written consent required under this subsection shall

state that the person seeking the consent is required to register as a sex offender

under Kentucky law.

(3) Any person who violates subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be guilty of a

Class A misdemeanor.
KRS § 383.690 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 383 / Section 383.690
383.690 Recovery of possession limited
Status: in_force

383.690 Recovery of possession limited.

A landlord may not recover or take possession of the dwelling unit by action or otherwise,

including willful diminution of services to the tenant by interrupting or causing the

interruption of heat, electric, running water, hot water, gas, or other essential service to

the tenant, except in case of abandonment, surrender, or as permitted in KRS 383.505 to

383.715.
KRS § 35.635 — KY Code / Title V / Chapter 35 / Section 35.635
35.635 False official statements
Status: in_force

35.635 False official statements.

Any person subject to this code who, with intent to deceive, signs any false record, return,

regulation, order, or other official document made in the line of duty, knowing it to be

false, or makes any other false official statement made in the line of duty, knowing it to

be false, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
KRS § 18A.240 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.240
18A.240 Trust fund
Status: in_force

18A.240 Trust fund.

A state fund is hereby authorized, called "The Kentucky State Public Employees Deferred

Compensation Trust Fund," which shall consist of all of the assets of the system as set

forth in KRS 18A.230 to 18A.275. No part of this fund shall revert to the general fund of

the Commonwealth.
KRS § 367.970 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 367 / Section 367.970
367.970 Ninety-day completion date on installing foundations -- Excusable delay
Status: in_force

367.970 Ninety-day completion date on installing foundations -- Excusable delay.

Any cemetery company that receives a foundation order shall complete the foundation

installation within ninety (90) days, without discrimination, providing, however, that any

delay caused by inclement weather, strike, shortage of materials, civil disorder, natural

disaster or any like occurrence beyond the control of such person shall extend the time of

such completion by the length of such delay.
KRS § 21.415 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 21 / Section 21.415
21.415 Disability retirement benefits
Status: in_force

21.415 Disability retirement benefits.

Retirement benefits for a Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge of the Court of Appeals,

Circuit Judge, or District Judge retired for disability under Section 121 of the

Constitution of Kentucky shall be in accordance with KRS 21.410. The Judicial

Retirement Board, in the case of such a retirement, shall exercise no function with respect

to determining the existence or continuance of disability.
KRS § 439.630 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 439 / Section 439.630
439.630 Scope of commissioner's authority
Status: in_force

439.630 Scope of commissioner's authority.

The authority conferred upon the commissioner, or the person the commissioner

delegates, to extend the limits of confinement of a prisoner or to grant furloughs by KRS

439.580 to 439.630, extends to all persons committed to any correctional institution or

facility.
KRS § 161.608 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 161 / Section 161.608
161.608 Computation of benefits of member who has an account with another state system
Status: in_force

161.608 Computation of benefits of member who has an account with another state

system.

The provisions of KRS 61.680 are hereby recognized and shall be followed in computing

benefits of any member of the Teachers' Retirement System who also has an account with

the Kentucky Employees Retirement System, County Employees Retirement System, or

State Police Retirement System.
KRS § 220.557 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 220 / Section 220.557
220.557 Engineering report filed, when
Status: in_force

220.557 Engineering report filed, when.

The report described in KRS 220.555 shall be made and filed within one (1) year of an

order made under KRS 220.553 which establishes the construction subdistrict or the order

made under KRS 220.553 shall be deemed to have been one dismissing the petition and it

shall be deemed to have been dismissed at the end of the one (1) year period.
KRS § 175.420 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 175 / Section 175.420
175.420 Legislative intent
Status: in_force

175.420 Legislative intent.

This chapter is intended to supplement KRS 177.390 to 177.570 by providing an

additional and alternative method for the provision and financing of turnpikes and

appurtenant facilities to the end that such projects may be undertaken in such manner as

may best be calculated to expedite relief from hazardous and congested traffic conditions

on the highways in the Commonwealth and to provide acceptable avenues of commerce

and intercommunication by vehicular traffic among the several sections of the

Commonwealth.