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KRS § 273A.155 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273A / Section 273A.155
273A.155 Governing law
Status: in_force

273A.155 Governing law.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, the laws of this

Commonwealth govern the operation in this state of all unincorporated nonprofit

associations formed or operating in this Commonwealth.

(2) Unless the governing principles specify a different jurisdiction, the law of the

jurisdiction in which a foreign unincorporated nonprofit association has its principal

place of activities governs the internal affairs of the association.
KRS § 397.1008 — KY Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 397 / Section 397.1008
397.1008 Uniformity of application and construction
Status: in_force

397.1008 Uniformity of application and construction.

This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make

uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.
KRS § 73.030 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 73 / Section 73.030
73.030 Deputies
Status: in_force

73.030 Deputies.

On the recommendation of the county surveyor, the county judge/executive may appoint

one (1) or more deputy surveyors, if the county judge/executive is satisfied that they are

competent. The surveyor shall be answerable for the conduct of his deputies, and may

remove any deputy at his discretion. The removal of a deputy must be entered on the

records of the county judge/executive.
KRS § 615.990 — KY Code / Title LI / Chapter 615 / Section 615.990
615.990 Penalties
Status: in_force

615.990 Penalties.

(1) Any person who violates KRS 615.040(4) shall be imprisoned in the county jail not

less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days, or fined not less than twenty-five

dollars ($25) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200), or both.

(2) Any person who upon thirty (30) days' notice fails to remove a child from the state

when required to do so under a bond as provided in KRS 615.040(5)(c) or (d) shall

forfeit one thousand dollars ($1,000), to be recovered upon the bond by a suit in the

name of the county in which the bond is filed.
KRS § 315.235 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 315 / Section 315.235
315.235 Attorney General's jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute violators of pharmacy laws
Status: in_force

315.235 Attorney General's jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute violators of

pharmacy laws.

(1) The Attorney General has concurrent jurisdiction with the Commonwealth's

attorneys of this state for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.

(2) The Attorney General may investigate and prosecute a practitioner or any other

person who violates the provisions of:

(a) This chapter; and

(b) Any other statute if the violation is committed by the practitioner or person in

the course of committing a violation described in paragraph (a) of this

subsection.

(3) When acting pursuant to this section, the Attorney General may commence his

investigation and file a criminal action without leave of court, and the Attorney

General has exclusive charge of the conduct of the prosecution.
KRS § 441.215 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 441 / Section 441.215
441.215 Jail budget preparation
Status: in_force

441.215 Jail budget preparation.

(1) By April 1 of each year, the county judge/executive, county treasurer, and jailer

shall prepare and submit to the fiscal court a proposed line item jail budget and an

estimate of revenues for jail operations from federal, state, and local sources. The

proposed jail budget and estimate of revenues shall be included in the proposed

county budget and investigated by the fiscal court as provided in KRS 68.240.

(2) The state local finance officer shall supervise and direct the form and classifications

of the line item jail budget and estimate of jail revenues.

(3) The fiscal court shall consult with the jailer prior to any amendment of the jail

budget. The fiscal court shall possess sole authority to transfer funds between line

items.

(4) If, in the opinion of the jailer, the jail budget as proposed or as amended by the

fiscal court, fails to adequately provide for the safe and secure operation of the jail

or the care of prisoners, the jailer shall submit a written statement of his concerns

along with any available documentation, to the fiscal court and, if the jail holds state

prisoners, to the Department of Corrections.
KRS § 211.338 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 211.338
211.338 Inapplicability of KRS 211.332 to 211.338 to Department of Workers' Claims
Status: in_force

211.338 Inapplicability of KRS 211.332 to 211.338 to Department of Workers'

Claims.

Nothing in KRS 211.332 to 211.338 shall be interpreted or construed to limit the

authority of the Department of Workers’ Claims to promulgate administrative regulations

governing the delivery of health care services via telehealth or digital health pursuant to

KRS Chapter 342.
KRS § 198B.420 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198B / Section 198B.420
198B.420 State Elevator and Fixed Guideway System Inspection Program -- Qualifications of director -- Appointment of general inspectors -- Investigation of alleged violations of KRS 198B.400 to 198B.540
Status: in_force

198B.420 State Elevator and Fixed Guideway System Inspection Program --

Qualifications of director -- Appointment of general inspectors --

Investigation of alleged violations of KRS 198B.400 to 198B.540.

(1) The department shall administer all aspects of the State Elevator and Fixed

Guideway System Inspection Program.

(2) The program shall be directed by a person with at least five (5) years'

experience in the inspection or construction, installation, maintenance, and

repair of elevators, fixed guideway systems, and their appurtenances.

(3) The commissioner may appoint and hire, from the holders of certificates of

competency, general inspectors of elevators.

(4) Any person may request an investigation into an alleged violation of KRS

198B.400 to 198B.540 by giving notice to the department of the violation or

danger. This notice shall be:

(a) In writing;

(b) Set forth with particularity regarding the grounds for the notice; and

(c) Signed by the person making the request.

(5) If, upon receipt of the request for investigation, the department determines that

there is evidence that a violation or danger exists, the department shall conduct

an investigation in accordance with KRS 198B.400 to 198B.540 as soon as

practicable. If the department finds no grounds to substantiate that a violation

or danger exists, the department shall notify the requesting party in writing of

the findings within fourteen (14) calendar days of the determination.
KRS § 186A.230 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 186A / Section 186A.230
186A.230 Assignment titles used by motor vehicle dealers
Status: in_force

186A.230 Assignment titles used by motor vehicle dealers.

(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring that a trade-in vehicle

received by a motor vehicle dealer licensed in this state must be titled by assignment

in the dealer's name substantially, simultaneously with the registration or titling of

the vehicle toward which the trade-in vehicle was received.

(2) Licensed motor vehicle dealers shall be allowed to title by assignment a trade-in

vehicle into their name if they possess an original or a copy of a title for the trade-in

or in lieu thereof an affidavit. The affidavit shall contain the existing owner's name,

address, make, year, model, vehicle identification number, license plate number,

decal number, title number, if available, and the dealer's name, address and

telephone number and any additional information required by the Transportation

Cabinet.
KRS § 136.200 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 136 / Section 136.200
136.200 Allocation of railroad bridge assessment
Status: in_force

136.200 Allocation of railroad bridge assessment.

The assessment of railroad bridges spanning any river that constitutes a boundary of the

state shall be allocated to the counties in which they are located, and the local tax derived

therefrom shall be applied to each city, county, or taxing district in which the bridges are

located.
KRS § 141.3841 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 141 / Section 141.3841
141.3841 Selling farmer tax credit -- Report
Status: in_force

141.3841 Selling farmer tax credit -- Report.

(1) The selling farmer tax credit permitted by KRS 154.60-040:

(a) Shall be nonrefundable and nontransferable; and

(b) May be claimed against the taxes imposed in KRS 141.020 or 141.040 and

141.0401, with the ordering of the credit as provided in KRS 141.0205.

(2) (a) The maximum amount of credit that may be claimed by a seller in each

taxable year is limited to:

1. No more than the total amount of credit approved by the Kentucky

Economic Development Finance Authority;

2. Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) cap for each taxable year of the

seller when agricultural assets are sold to an actively engaged farmer

who does not meet the definition of a beginning farmer;

3. Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) cap for each taxable year of the seller

when agricultural assets are sold to a beginning farmer;

4. One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) lifetime cap for each seller

selling to an actively engaged farmer; and

5. Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) lifetime cap for each seller

selling to a beginning farmer.

(b) The credit shall be first claimed on the tax return for the taxable year during

which the credit was approved.

(c) Any unused credit in a taxable year may be carried forward for up to five (5)

taxable years and, if not utilized within the five (5) year period, shall be lost.

(3) In order for the General Assembly to evaluate the fulfillment of the purpose stated

in KRS 154.60-040, the department shall provide the following information, on a

cumulative basis, for each seller, for each taxable year:

(a) The location, by county, of the agricultural assets sold to an actively engaged

farmer or a beginning farmer and approved for a tax credit under KRS 154.60-

040;

(b) The total amount of tax credit approved by the Kentucky Economic

Development Finance Authority for each seller;

(c) The amount of tax credit claimed for each seller in each taxable year; and

(d) 1. In the case of all taxpayers other than corporations, based on ranges of

adjusted gross income of no larger than five thousand dollars ($5,000)

for the taxable year, the total amount of tax credits claimed and the

number of returns claiming a tax credit for each adjusted gross income

range; and

2. In the case of all corporations, based on ranges of net income no larger

than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for the taxable year, the total

amount of tax credit claimed and the number of returns claiming a tax

credit for each net income range.

(4) The report required by subsection (3) of this section shall be submitted to the

Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue beginning no later than

November 1, 2021, and no later than each November 1 thereafter, as long as the

credit is claimed on any return processed by the department.
KRS § 244.461 — KY Code / Title XX / Chapter 244 / Section 244.461
244.461 Use of rebate coupons -- Redemption -- Retailers' loyalty cards
Status: in_force

244.461 Use of rebate coupons -- Redemption -- Retailers' loyalty cards.

(1) Manufacturers and importers of malt beverages, distilled spirits, and wine may

advertise and promote, by specific brand and bottle size, malt beverages, distilled

spirits, and wine for off-premises consumption by use of rebate coupons.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, rebate coupons are redeemable

by the consumer at the point of purchase, or by mail-in certificate by which the

consumer receives a cash refund or nonalcoholic beverage merchandise from the

manufacturer, importer, or clearinghouse acting for the manufacturer or importer,

upon submission by the consumer of the required proof of purchase.

(3) Rebate coupons on malt beverages that are redeemable by the consumer at the point

of purchase are prohibited. Manufacturers and importers of malt beverages may

provide rebate coupons that are redeemable by mail-in certificate by which the

consumer receives a cash refund or nonalcoholic beverage merchandise from the

manufacturer, importer, or clearinghouse acting for the manufacturer or importer,

upon submission by the consumer of the required proof of purchase. Redemption of

permitted rebate coupons on malt beverages shall be funded solely by manufacturers

and importers of malt beverages.

(4) Unless prohibited by KRS 244.050, loyalty cards issued by retailers that reward

customers with product discounts for buying goods or services shall not be

prohibited by this section.
KRS § 353.550 — KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 353 / Section 353.550
353.550 Specific authority over oil and gas operators
Status: in_force

353.550 Specific authority over oil and gas operators.

Without limiting its general authority, the department shall have the specific authority to

require of and from all operators of any oil or gas property in this Commonwealth:

(1) Identification of producing leases, submitted on the form on which production is

required by the department to be reported;

(2) The making of driller's logs, and filing of all logs and downhole surveys made;

(3) The drilling, casing, operation, and plugging of wells in such manner as to prevent:

(a) The escape of oil or gas from one pool into another, or into mineral bearing

stratum;

(b) The detrimental intrusion of water into an oil or gas pool or into mineral-

bearing stratum that is avoidable by efficient operations; and

(c) Blowouts, cavings, seepages, and fires;

(4) The filing of the reports and plats with the department for transmittal to the

Kentucky Geological Survey as may be prescribed by rules and regulations

promulgated hereunder. All such reports and plats shall be transmitted by the

department to the Kentucky Geological Survey within thirty (30) days after receipt

thereof by the department.
KRS § 216B.0417 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 216B / Section 216B.0417
216B.0417 Jurisdiction of State Board of Nursing over registered nurse practicing with an ambulance service
Status: in_force

216B.0417 Jurisdiction of State Board of Nursing over registered nurse practicing

with an ambulance service.

(1) The State Board of Nursing shall have sole jurisdiction regarding any complaint

relating to the practice of a registered nurse practicing under the nurse's nursing

license in the prehospital setting for an ambulance service providing basic or

advanced life support services.

(2) This section shall not preclude or limit the filing of civil litigation in a court of

appropriate jurisdiction.
KRS § 13A.221 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.221
13A.221 Division of subject matter of administrative regulation
Status: in_force

13A.221 Division of subject matter of administrative regulation.

(1) An administrative body shall divide the general subject matter of administrative

regulations it promulgates into topics. A separate administrative regulation shall be

promulgated for each topic.

(2) An administrative body shall not incorporate all material relating to a general

subject matter in one (1) administrative regulation. Material incorporated by

reference shall be incorporated by reference in the administrative regulation

governing the specific topic to which the material relates.

(3) When an administrative regulation is promulgated, the administrative body shall

review the administrative regulation, whether it is new or amended, in its entirety

for compliance with the requirements of KRS Chapter 13A and current law

governing the subject matter of the administrative regulation.
KRS § 390.360 — KY Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 390 / Section 390.360
390.360 Uniformity of application and construction
Status: in_force

390.360 Uniformity of application and construction.

In applying and construing the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act, consideration shall

be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter

among states that enact it.
KRS § 457.020 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 457 / Section 457.020
457.020 Definitions for chapter
Status: in_force

457.020 Definitions for chapter.

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Agent" means a person granted authority to act for a principal under a power of

attorney, whether denominated an agent, attorney-in-fact, or otherwise. The term

includes an original agent, coagent, successor agent, and a person to which an

agent's authority is delegated;

(2) "Durable," with respect to a power of attorney, means not terminated by the

principal's incapacity;

(3) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic,

wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities;

(4) "Good faith" means honesty in fact;

(5) "Incapacity" means inability of an individual to manage property or business affairs

because the individual:

(a) Has an impairment in the ability to receive and evaluate information or make

or communicate decisions even with the use of technological assistance; or

(b) Is:

1. Missing;

2. Detained, including incarcerated in a penal system; or

3. Outside the United States and unable to return;

(6) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership,

limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government

or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or

commercial entity;

(7) "Power of attorney" means a writing or other record that grants authority to an agent

to act in the place of the principal, whether or not the term power of attorney is

used;

(8) "Principal" means an individual who grants authority to an agent in a power of

attorney;

(9) "Property" means anything that may be the subject of ownership, whether real or

personal, or legal or equitable, or any interest or right therein;

(10) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored

in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form;

(11) "Sign" means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:

(a) To execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or

(b) To attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic sound, symbol,

or process;

(12) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,

the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the

jurisdiction of the United States; and

(13) "Stocks and bonds" means stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and all other types of

securities and financial instruments, whether held directly, indirectly, or in any other

manner. The term does not include commodity futures contracts and call or put

options on stocks or stock indexes.
KRS § 63.050 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 63 / Section 63.050
63.050 Oath of Senators trying
Status: in_force

63.050 Oath of Senators trying.

Before the Senate proceeds to try an impeachment the presiding officer and every

member present shall take the following oath or affirmation: "I do solemnly swear (or

affirm) that I will faithfully and impartially try the impeachment against A. B., and give

my decision according to the law and the evidence."
KRS § 199.5953 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 199 / Section 199.5953
199.5953 Additional compact provisions
Status: in_force

199.5953 Additional compact provisions.

A compact entered into pursuant to the authority conferred by KRS 199.595 to 199.5955

may contain provisions in addition to those required pursuant to KRS 199.5952, as

follows:

(1) Provisions establishing procedures and entitlements to medical, developmental,

child care or other social services for the child in accordance with applicable laws,

even though the child and the adoptive parents are in a state other than the one

responsible for or providing the services or the funds to defray part or all of the

costs thereof; and

(2) Such other provisions as may be appropriate or incidental to the proper

administration of the compact.
KRS § 353.320 — KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 353 / Section 353.320
353.320 Who may institute proceedings
Status: in_force

353.320 Who may institute proceedings.

The proceedings provided for by KRS 353.300 to 353.380 may be instituted upon the

petition of any one (1) or more of the parties who have a present interest or a contingent

interest in the land or estate or interest therein.
KRS § 97.200 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 97 / Section 97.200
97.200 Funds for payment of bonds, maintenance and depreciation
Status: in_force

97.200 Funds for payment of bonds, maintenance and depreciation.

At or before the issuance of bonds the legislative body of the city shall, by ordinance, set

aside and pledge the revenue of the project into a special fund to be used and applied in

payment of the cost of the project and its maintenance, operation and depreciation. The

ordinance shall definitely fix the amount of revenue necessary to be set aside and applied

to the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds, and the portion of the balance of

the revenue to be set aside as a proper and adequate depreciation account, and the

remaining portion of the balance shall be set aside for the reasonable and proper operation

and maintenance of the project. The fees to be charged for the use of or admission to the

project shall be fixed and revised from time to time so as to be sufficient to provide for

the payment of interest upon all bonds and to create a sinking fund to pay the principal

when it becomes due, and to provide for operation and maintenance and an adequate

depreciation account. If any surplus is accumulated in the operating and maintenance fund

equal to the cost of maintaining and operating the project during the remainder of the

calendar or fiscal year, the commission may at any time transfer the excess to the

depreciation account to be used for any improvements or additions to the project.