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KRS § 90.220 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 90 / Section 90.220
90.220 Political discrimination and political activity prohibited -- Dismissal for violation
Status: in_force

90.220 Political discrimination and political activity prohibited -- Dismissal for

violation.

(1) Persons holding positions in the classified service shall not be discriminated against

in any way because of their political or religious opinions or affiliations or because

of their exercise of their right to vote as they please.

(2) No person in the classified service, and neither the personnel director nor any

member of the board, nor the chief of police, assistant chief of police, chief of

firefighters, or assistant chief of firefighters, shall, directly or indirectly, give,

solicit, receive, or remit, any assessment, subscription, or contribution, to or for any

political party or any candidate for public office, or in any manner be concerned

therewith; nor shall any such person be a member of any campaign committee or

governing committee of any political organization nor an officer in either; nor shall

any such person, while on duty or using public resources, propose or oppose the

placement of a question or advocate for the adoption or defeat of a question to be

voted upon by the voters of the government under which the person is employed;

nor shall any such person be an election officer or work at the polls on election day,

or participate in the purgation or registration of voters, provided, however, nothing

herein shall prevent any such person from freely expressing his or her views as a

citizen or from casting his or her vote in any election.

(3) Any such person who shall violate this section shall be summarily dismissed from

the service by the appointing authority (or if a member of the board, by the mayor),

and may not be employed in any service of the city, classified or unclassified, for a

period of one (1) year next thereafter; provided however, that should the appointing

authority fail or refuse to so dismiss, the board (except when a member thereof is

charged with violation of this section) shall conduct a hearing, which the accused

person may attend with counsel; if the board find the accused guilty of violation of

this section, the board shall dismiss such violator, with the consequent

disqualification. Such action of the board is final.
KRS § 100.151 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 100 / Section 100.151
100.151 Oath of office
Status: in_force

100.151 Oath of office.

All members of a planning commission shall, before entering upon their duties, qualify by

taking the oath of office prescribed by Section 228 of the Constitution of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky before any judge, county judge/executive, notary public,

clerk of a court, or justice of the peace within the district or county in which he resides.
KRS § 42.655 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 42 / Section 42.655
42.655 Geographic information clearinghouse -- Availability to state agencies -- Administrative regulations
Status: in_force

42.655 Geographic information clearinghouse -- Availability to state agencies --

Administrative regulations.

(1) The geographic information clearinghouse maintained by the Division of

Geographic Information Systems shall be the sole database of geographic

information maintained by state agencies. The Division of Geographic Information

Systems shall make the clearinghouse available to all state agencies.

(2) The division shall make all reasonable efforts to collect and present geographic

information in a manner that meets the needs of all state agencies.

(3) Pursuant to the procedures described in KRS 12.090, any head of a state agency

may request modifications to the methods of geographic information collection and

presentation utilized by the Division of Geographic Information Systems to meet

the needs of the state agency.

(4) State agencies shall, whenever possible, request and use nonlicensed geographic

information in order to allow the Division of Geographic Information Systems to

effectively discharge its statutory responsibility to maintain an accurate and

complete central statewide geographic information clearinghouse for official state

use.

(5) State agencies shall, whenever possible, consolidate their requests for the collection,

purchase, or creation of geographic information into multiagency projects to

minimize redundancy within the clearinghouse and to lower overall costs.

(6) The Division of Geographic Information Systems may promulgate necessary

administrative regulations for the furtherance of this section.
KRS § 278.682 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 278 / Section 278.682
278.682 Securitized surcharges to be line-itemed on customer billing
Status: in_force

278.682 Securitized surcharges to be line-itemed on customer billing.

(1) If the commission has approved an electric utility's financing order and

securitization bonds are issued on the electric utility's behalf, the electric utility

shall:

(a) Explicitly state on the customer's bill the portion of securitized surcharges

applicable to the rate class as approved in the financing order issued to the

electric utility; and

(b) Include the securitized surcharge on each customer's bill as a separate line

item and include both the base rate for the customer's electricity and the

amount of the surcharge.

(2) If the securitized property has been transferred to an assignee, the customer bill

shall include a statement that the assignee is the owner of the rights to securitized

surcharges, and the electric utility or other entity, if applicable, is acting as a

collection agent or servicer for the assignee.

(3) Each tariff of the electric utility with a commission-approved financing order shall

indicate the applicable securitized surcharge and the ownership of the surcharge.
KRS § 108.140 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 108 / Section 108.140
108.140 Powers and duties of directors
Status: in_force

108.140 Powers and duties of directors.

The board of directors shall provide ambulance service to inhabitants of the district and

shall have the authority to:

(1) Purchase ambulance vehicles and all other necessary equipment and employ trained

personnel which meet all federal and state requirements;

(2) Establish a civil service system for employees of the district in accordance with the

plan outlined for cities of the first class under KRS 90.110 to 90.230;

(3) Adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectively and efficiently provide

emergency ambulance service for the district;

(4) Employ person(s) to administer the daily operations of the emergency ambulance

service;

(5) Compensate employees of the district at a rate determined by the board;

(6) Apply for and receive available funds from the state and federal government for the

purpose of maintaining or improving the emergency ambulance service of the

district;

(7) Acquire by bequest, gift, grant or purchase such real or personal property necessary

to provide emergency ambulance service;

(8) In addition to the special ad valorem tax, establish an equitable system of service

charges to be collected from persons receiving emergency ambulance service from

the district. The rate of the service charge shall be fixed in such amounts as can be

reasonably expected to yield revenues not in excess of the cost of operation and

maintenance of the system and for an adequate depreciation fund;

(9) Contract with private persons, partnerships, or corporations for providing

ambulance service to residents of the district as long as these services utilize

vehicles, equipment and personnel which conform to all requirements of KRS

108.080 to 108.180.
KRS § 376.260 — KY Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 376 / Section 376.260
376.260 Action to enforce lien -- Notice -- Limitation -- Proof of use of materials
Status: in_force

376.260 Action to enforce lien -- Notice -- Limitation -- Proof of use of materials.

(1) Any lien acquired under KRS 376.210 shall be enforced by proper proceedings in

equity, to which other lien-holders shall be made parties. If a court action is filed to

enforce a lien acquired under KRS 376.210 and the owner of the property is the

state, a subdivision or agency thereof, or any city, county, urban-county, or charter

county government, that owner shall be given notice of the court action to enforce

the lien, but that owner shall not be required to respond to or participate in the court

action. The proceedings shall be begun within six (6) months from the filing of the

claim in the county clerk's office, except as provided in subsection (4) of KRS

376.250.

(2) If, in any suit brought for the enforcement of a lien, it is shown by evidence that the

items embraced in the account were sold and delivered for use on a particular

project or public work, that evidence shall make out a prima facie case that those

items were used in the performance of the contract.
KRS § 158.165 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 158 / Section 158.165
158.165 Possession and use of personal telecommunications device by public school student
Status: in_force

158.165 Possession and use of personal telecommunications device by public school

student.

(1) (a) The board of education of each school district shall adopt a policy regarding

the possession and use of a personal telecommunications device by a student

while on school property or while attending a school-sponsored or school-

related activity on or off school property, and shall include the policy in the

district's written standards of student conduct.

(b) The policy shall, at a minimum, prohibit a student's use of a personal

telecommunications device during instructional time, except during an

emergency, if directed to do so by a teacher for an instructional purpose, or if

authorized by a teacher.

(c) A student who violates the policy shall be subject to discipline as provided by

board policy.

(2) As used in this section, "personal telecommunications device":

(a) Means a device that emits an audible signal, vibrates, displays a message, or

otherwise summons or delivers a communication to the possessor, including

but not limited to a paging device and a cellular telephone; and

(b) Does not include any device a student is authorized to use pursuant to the

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. sec. 1400 et seq., the

Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., or the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. sec. 701 et seq., or successor acts.
KRS § 146.310 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 146 / Section 146.310
146.310 State agencies to notify office of activities affecting stream areas
Status: in_force

146.310 State agencies to notify office of activities affecting stream areas.

All state agencies shall promptly inform the office of any proceedings, studies, or other

activities within their jurisdictions, and regardless of by whom requested, which are now

in progress and which affect or may affect any of the streams specified in KRS 146.241.

They shall likewise inform the office of any such proceedings, studies or other activities

that are hereafter commenced or resumed before they are commenced or resumed.
KRS § 121.258 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 121 / Section 121.258
121.258 Right of privacy for lawful donors to certain tax-exempt organizations -- Restrictions on investigation and disclosure -- Penalty
Status: in_force

121.258 Right of privacy for lawful donors to certain tax-exempt organizations --

Restrictions on investigation and disclosure -- Penalty.

(1) A lawful donor to a tax-exempt organization possesses a right of privacy in his or

her donations. Any investigation of an alleged violation of KRS 121.250 or

121.252, or lawful court order in an action brought under KRS 121.256, shall shield

the identity of lawful donors as far as possible. A state or local governmental entity,

court, or officer of the court shall not collect or require the submission of

information on the identity of any donor to a tax-exempt organization other than

those directly related to an alleged violation of KRS 121.250 or 121.252.

(2) A state or local governmental entity, court, or officer of the court shall not disclose

to the public, or to another government official not directly involved in the

investigation, information revealing the identity of any donor to a tax-exempt

organization, unless the information is regarding the identity of a donor that

engaged in conduct prohibited by KRS 121.250 or 121.252 after a final

determination has been made that the donor violated KRS 121.250 or 121.252.

(3) Any state or local governmental entity, court, or officer of the court who knowingly

or willfully violates subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of a Class A

misdemeanor.
KRS § 30A.310 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 30A / Section 30A.310
30A.310 Authorization for appointment or employment of court personnel
Status: in_force

30A.310 Authorization for appointment or employment of court personnel.

The Chief Justice, through the Administrative Office of the Courts, may authorize the

appointment or employment by the chief judge of such secretaries, court reporters,

interpreters, court administrators, friends of the court, and other personnel demonstrated

as being necessary to the proper and efficient operation of the Court of Justice or any

court which is a component thereof. Persons so authorized to be employed or appointed

shall be compensated and classified according to the Judicial Personnel System.
KRS § 67A.410 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67A / Section 67A.410
67A.410 Voluntary retirement
Status: in_force

67A.410 Voluntary retirement.

(1) For members whose participation date in the fund is prior to March 14, 2013:

(a) The member may, at his or her option, retire on a service retirement annuity if

he or she has completed at least twenty (20) years of total service, provided

the member retires and begins receiving a service retirement annuity prior to

July 1, 2013; or

(b) The member may, at his or her option, retire on a service retirement annuity if

he or she is at least forty-one (41) years of age and has completed at least

twenty (20) years of total service if the member retires on or after July 1,

2013.

(2) For members whose participation date in the fund is on or after March 14, 2013, the

member may, at his or her option, retire on a service retirement annuity if he or she

is at least fifty (50) years of age and has at least twenty-five (25) years of

membership service.

(3) (a) Any member whose participation date in the fund is prior to March 14, 2013,

who does not retire by July 1, 2013, who withdraws from service prior to age

forty-one (41) after having completed at least twenty (20) years of total

service, and who has not accepted a refund of contributions, shall receive

upon application to the fund, a certificate entitling the member to a service

retirement annuity upon his or her attainment of age forty-one (41).

(b) Any member whose participation date in the fund is on or after March 14,

2013, who withdraws from service prior to age fifty (50) after having

completed at least twenty-five (25) years of membership service, and who has

not accepted a refund of contributions, shall receive upon application to the

fund, a certificate entitling the member to a service retirement annuity upon

his or her attainment of age fifty (50).

(c) Upon the death of a member prior to age forty-one (41) who is holding a

certificate issued by the fund pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection or

upon the death of a member prior to age fifty (50) who is holding a certificate

issued by the fund pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection, the surviving

spouse shall receive an annuity in accordance with KRS 67A.492 based upon

the survivorship payment option selected by the member.

(d) The certificates provided by this subsection shall be issued by the fund and

shall specify the amount of the annuity earned and accrued at the date of

withdrawal from service, except that the amount of annuity earned and

accrued at the date of withdrawal shall be actuarially adjusted to reflect the

survivorship payment option selected by the member upon application for a

certificate.

(4) Provided the member has met the terms required by this section to receive a service

retirement annuity, the board shall grant the retirement annuity upon receipt of the

application of the member.
KRS § 292.550 — KY Code / Title XXV / Chapter 292 / Section 292.550
292.550 Citation of chapter
Status: in_force

292.550 Citation of chapter.

This chapter may be cited as the Securities Act of Kentucky.
KRS § 154A.090 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 154A / Section 154A.090
154A.090 Appeals -- Circuit Court alternatives
Status: in_force

154A.090 Appeals -- Circuit Court alternatives.

(1) Any retailer, vendor, or applicant for a retailer or vendor contract aggrieved by an

action of the president of the corporation may appeal that decision to the board.

(2) All appeals before the board shall be decided within thirty (30) days of the hearing.

(3) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the board may appeal the decision to the

Circuit Court of the county in which the corporation maintains its headquarters,

except that if the person aggrieved is a lottery retailer or an applicant to become a

lottery retailer, then the Circuit Court of the county in which said retailer does or

applicant would operate shall have concurrent venue as to such appeal.

(4) The Circuit Court may reverse the decision of the board only in the event the

decision is found to be:

(a) Clearly erroneous; or

(b) Arbitrary and capricious; or

(c) Procured by fraud; or

(d) A result of misconduct by the board, or a member thereof.
KRS § 151.729 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 151 / Section 151.729
151.729 Authority's involvement in requested transfer of drinking water between water utilities involving Kentucky River basin watershed
Status: in_force

151.729 Authority's involvement in requested transfer of drinking water between

water utilities involving Kentucky River basin watershed.

At the time a water utility requests a state agency to take action required to allow the

transfer between water utilities of drinking water within or into the watershed of the

Kentucky River basin, the water utility shall notify the authority of the request that has

been made for state agency action. The authority shall review the request and comment on

the requested transfer to the state agency within the time period for the review by the state

agency.
KRS § 351.173 — KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 351 / Section 351.173
351.173 Notice of possibility of subsidence -- Language required in deed of conveyance
Status: in_force

351.173 Notice of possibility of subsidence -- Language required in deed of

conveyance.

(1) Any person may file a notice in the alphabetical cross-index in the county clerk's

office in the county where underground coal mining has occurred stating that the

mineral has been extracted and that the surface overlying or adjacent to the

underground workings may be subject to subsidence. The notice shall be indexed

under the name of the current surface owner or lessee of record whose land overlies

the underground workings, as well as that of the mineral owner and lessee, and shall

be noted on the deed of conveyance in each future conveyance of both the surface

and mineral estate. The language in the deed of conveyance shall state the

following:

"THE COAL UNDERLYING THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN EXTRACTED

AND THE SURFACE OVERLYING OR ADJACENT TO THE

UNDERGROUND WORKINGS MAY BE SUBJECT TO SUBSIDENCE.

ANY STRUCTURES ERECTED HEREAFTER SHOULD BE DESIGNED

AND CONSTRUCTED SO AS TO PREVENT OR MINIMIZE ANY

SUBSIDENCE DAMAGE."

(2) The failure to include the required language in the deed shall not affect the validity

of the deed as between the parties or constructive notice upon the recording of the

deed.
KRS § 186A.020 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 186A / Section 186A.020
186A.020 Cabinet authorized to promulgate administrative regulations and institute programs
Status: in_force

186A.020 Cabinet authorized to promulgate administrative regulations and

institute programs.

The Transportation Cabinet shall have any and all necessary power and authority, subject

to appropriate provision of the statutes, to promulgate administrative regulations and

institute such programs as are reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this

chapter.
KRS § 196.073 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 196 / Section 196.073
196.073 Governor's authority to authorize commissioner to consent to transfer of convicted offenders under federal treaty
Status: in_force

196.073 Governor's authority to authorize commissioner to consent to transfer of

convicted offenders under federal treaty.

If a treaty in effect between the United States and a foreign country provides for the

transfer or exchange of convicted offenders to the country of which they are citizens or

nationals, the Governor may, on behalf of the state and subject to the terms of the treaty,

authorize the commissioner of the Department of Corrections to consent to the transfer of

offenders and take any other action necessary to initiate the participation of the state in

the treaty, upon application of the offender.
KRS § 216B.130 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 216B / Section 216B.130
216B.130 Expenditure minimums or limits to be adjusted annually
Status: in_force

216B.130 Expenditure minimums or limits to be adjusted annually.

Any other provisions of this chapter notwithstanding, any expenditure minimum or limit

as provided in this chapter shall be adjusted for each twelve (12) month period beginning

twelve (12) months after July 15, 1994, to reflect the changes in the preceding twelve (12)

month period in a cost index designated by regulation for the purposes of making the

adjustment. The cabinet shall effect the adjustment by administrative regulations.
KRS § 216B.017 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 216B / Section 216B.017
216B.017 Health facility not to discriminate against physician on basis of degree in medicine or osteopathy
Status: in_force

216B.017 Health facility not to discriminate against physician on basis of degree in

medicine or osteopathy.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no health facility licensed in the

Commonwealth shall discriminate with respect to employment, staff, privileges, or the

provision of professional services against a physician licensed to practice medicine on the

basis of whether the physician holds a medical doctor (M.D.) or doctor of osteopathy

(D.O.) degree.