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KRS § 83A.022 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 83A / Section 83A.022
83A.022 Powers and duties of city's established population criteria not lost because of subsequent census population change or court judgment
Status: in_force

83A.022 Powers and duties of city's established population criteria not lost because

of subsequent census population change or court judgment.

Once a city meets the population criteria established in KRS 67.750, 82.095, 92.281,

96.060, 96.189, 97.120, 99.615, 100.137, 100.209, 100.217, 100.253, 241.160, 243.230,

244.290, 244.540, or 281.014, and prior to July 14, 2022, KRS 242.1292, under the most

recent federal decennial census and has exercised the powers and duties pursuant to the

section, the city shall not thereafter lose the ability to exercise the powers and duties

provided in those sections because of an increase or decrease in population in a

subsequent federal decennial census, or because of a judgment of a court pursuant to a

petition to certify a city's population as different than the federal decennial census made

under KRS 81.006. The city shall be permitted to continue to exercise the powers and

duties under the applicable section as if it still meets the population requirements

provided by the section. However, if there is a conflict between a power or privilege

established under a lower population limit and a higher population limit, then the city

shall follow the provisions required by the higher population limit.
KRS § 412.090 — KY Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 412 / Section 412.090
412.090 Assignment of right of action to surety paying judgment
Status: in_force

412.090 Assignment of right of action to surety paying judgment.

If the surety pays any part of a judgment he shall have a right to an assignment of the

judgment from the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney, in whole or in part. When the

plaintiff has been fully satisfied, the assignment shall give the surety the right to sue out

or use any existing execution or otherwise control the judgment for his own benefit,

against the other defendants, so far as to obtain satisfaction from the principal for the

whole amount so paid by him, with interest, or from any cosurety his proper part of such

payment, according to KRS 412.080. This assignment shall also transfer to the sureties so

paying the benefit of any lien existing under or by virtue of the judgment, and the right of

assignment shall exist, though the money was made or secured by sale of the property of

the surety under execution.
KRS § 212.784 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 212 / Section 212.784
212.784 Jurisdiction and powers of board
Status: repealed

212.784 Jurisdiction and powers of board.

(1) Independent district departments of health shall be governed by an independent

district board of health which shall be a body politic and corporate. The board shall

have jurisdiction throughout the counties, including within all municipalities of the

counties with respect to and in accordance with the provisions of KRS 212.780 to

212.794. The board may, in its corporate name, sue and be sued, contract and be

contracted with, acquire real, personal, and mixed property by deed, purchase, gift,

devise, lease, or otherwise, and mortgage, pledge, sell, convey, or otherwise dispose

of same. The board may make appropriate rules and regulations and do all things

reasonable or necessary in order to carry out the work and to properly perform the

duties intended as required under the provisions of KRS 212.780 to 212.794, except

that the board shall not adopt, unless otherwise provided by law, rules and

regulations in conflict with state laws or administrative regulations. The title to all

property acquired for purposes of KRS 212.780 to 212.794 whether real, personal,

and mixed, or whether acquired by deed, gift, purchase, devise, or otherwise, shall

vest in the board and shall be exempt from taxation. When and after the board and

department established under the provisions of KRS 212.782 are organized, and

except as otherwise provided herein, the board and department shall succeed to and

be vested with all of the functions, obligations, powers, duties, immunities, and

privileges now being exercised by the district board of health and district

department of health, and thereupon the district board of health and district

department of health shall cease to exist and all laws and amendments to any such

laws, relating to and governing the district board of health and district department of

health, in conflict with the provisions of KRS 212.780 to 212.794 shall, to the

extent of such conflict, stand and be repealed.

(2) When an independent district board of health is created pursuant to KRS 212.782,

all powers and duties of the previous district board of health and local boards of

health, except as otherwise provided in KRS 212.780 to 212.794, are transferred to

the newly created independent district board of health and independent district

department of health. Independent district boards of health and independent district

departments of health established under KRS 212.782 shall succeed to and be

vested with all the functions, powers, obligations, duties, immunities, and privileges

exercised by a district health department and local board of health.
KRS § 273.357 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273 / Section 273.357
273.357 Survival of remedy after dissolution
Status: in_force

273.357 Survival of remedy after dissolution.

The dissolution of a corporation either (1) by the filing of articles of dissolution with the

Secretary of State, or (2) by a decree of court when the court has not liquidated the assets

and affairs of the corporation as provided in KRS 273.161 to 273.390 shall not take away

or impair any remedy available to or against the corporation, its directors, officers, or

members, for any right or claim existing, or any liability incurred, prior to the dissolution

if action or other proceeding thereon is commenced within two (2) years after the date of

such dissolution. Any such action or proceeding by or against the corporation may be

prosecuted or defended by the corporation in its corporate name. The members, directors,

and officers may take corporate or other action appropriate to protect the remedy, right, or

claim.
KRS § 274.115 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 274 / Section 274.115
274.115 Business restrictions
Status: in_force

274.115 Business restrictions.

No professional service corporation organized or authorized to conduct business under

this chapter shall engage in any business other than the rendering of the professional

service or services for which it was specifically incorporated, provided, however, that

nothing in this chapter or in any other provisions of existing law applicable to

corporations shall be interpreted to prohibit such corporation from investing its funds in

real estate, mortgages, stocks, bonds or any other type of investment, or from owning real

or personal property necessary for the rendering of professional services.
KRS § 21A.160 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 21A / Section 21A.160
21A.160 Organization and control of state bar vested in Supreme Court
Status: in_force

21A.160 Organization and control of state bar vested in Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court has power to provide for the organization, government and

membership of the state bar of Kentucky and to adopt rules and regulations to govern

conduct and activity of the state bar and its members.
KRS § 326.030 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 326 / Section 326.030
326.030 Licenses required
Status: in_force

326.030 Licenses required.

No person shall engage in the practice of ophthalmic dispensing unless he or she is duly

licensed to practice medicine, osteopathy, or optometry in this Commonwealth or unless

he or she is the holder of a license as an ophthalmic dispenser; provided, this section shall

not be so construed as to prohibit a firm or corporation from operating a business which

comes within the meaning of ophthalmic dispensing, if each of its employees either (1)

coming in contact with the public and performing for the public any service or services

included within the meaning of ophthalmic dispensing, or (2) otherwise performing any

work or service required by this chapter to be performed by an ophthalmic dispenser, is

the holder of a license as an ophthalmic dispenser.
KRS § 13B.070 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 13B / Section 13B.070
13B.070 Prehearing conference -- Mediation and informal settlement procedures
Status: in_force

13B.070 Prehearing conference -- Mediation and informal settlement procedures.

(1) A hearing officer may convene and conduct a prehearing conference upon

reasonable notice to all parties to explore jurisdictional matters, mediation and

settlement possibilities, preparation of stipulations, clarification of issues, rulings on

witnesses, taking of evidence, issuance of subpoenas and orders, and other matters

that will promote the orderly and prompt conduct of the hearing.

(2) Upon conclusion of a prehearing conference, the hearing officer shall issue a

prehearing order incorporating all matters determined at the prehearing conference.

If a prehearing conference is not held, the hearing officer may issue a prehearing

order, based on the pleadings, to regulate the conduct of the hearing.

(3) Except to the extent precluded by another provision of law, mediation or informal

settlement of matters that may make unnecessary more elaborate proceedings under

this chapter is encouraged. Agencies that employ informal settlement procedures

shall establish by administrative regulation the specific procedures to be used. This

subsection shall not be construed, however, as requiring any party to settle a matter

pursuant to informal procedures when the right to an administrative hearing is

conferred.
KRS § 336.244 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 336 / Section 336.244
336.244 Registration ineligibility when workers' compensation insurance terminated -- Workers' compensation coverage requirement
Status: in_force

336.244 Registration ineligibility when workers' compensation insurance

terminated -- Workers' compensation coverage requirement.

(1) Any professional employer organization whose workers' compensation insurance

has been terminated within the past five (5) years in any jurisdiction due to a

determination that a professional employer organization arrangement was being

utilized to avoid premiums, taxes, or assessments otherwise payable by clients shall

be ineligible to register with the Department of Workers' Claims or to remain

registered, if previously registered.

(2) A client shall fulfill its statutory responsibility to secure benefits for covered

employees under this chapter by purchasing and maintaining a standard workers'

compensation policy approved by the commissioner of the Department of Workers'

Claims. A client may fulfill that responsibility by contracting with a professional

employer organization to secure coverage. Where a client contracts with a

professional employer organization to secure coverage for a portion of its

employees, a client shall obtain and maintain workers’ compensation coverage in

compliance with KRS Chapter 342 for all employees not covered in the co-

employment relationship. In either event, it shall be the responsibility of the client

to maintain in its files, at all times, the certificate of insurance, or a copy thereof,

evidencing the existence of the required insurance. The exposure and experience of

the client shall be used in determining the premium for the policy and shall include

coverage for all covered employees.

(3) A temporary help service shall be deemed the employer of a temporary worker and

shall be subject to this chapter.
KRS § 134.815 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 134 / Section 134.815
134.815 Payment by clerk -- Report of clerk
Status: in_force

134.815 Payment by clerk -- Report of clerk.

(1) The county clerk shall, by the tenth of each month, report under oath and pay to the

state, county, city, urban-county government, school, and special taxing districts all

ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles collected by him for the preceding month, less

the collection fee of the county clerk, which shall be deducted before payment to the

depository. The county clerk shall be required to deposit state collections in a

manner consistent with procedures established by the department for the prompt

payment to the state of other state tax moneys collected by the county clerk.

(2) Any county clerk who fails to pay over any taxes collected by him on motor

vehicles as required by subsection (1) of this section shall be required to pay a

penalty of one percent (1%) for each thirty (30) day period or fraction thereof, plus

interest at the legal rate per annum of such taxes.

(3) The county clerk may be granted an extension, not to exceed fifteen (15) days, for

filing the monthly report to each district required by this section.

(4) In the event a motor vehicle is registered in a county other than that in which the

vehicle had a taxable situs as of the most recent assessment date, the county clerk in

the new county of registration shall be charged with collecting the ad valorem taxes

due for the state, county, city, urban-county government, school and special tax

districts in which the vehicle had situs. The county clerk making such collections

shall receive commissions on collections as set out for other collections on motor

vehicles.

(5) All moneys collected under this section by a county clerk on motor vehicles which

had a taxable situs in another county shall be reported and deposited with the state,

after he has deducted the appropriate commissions due from these collections, and

such collections shall be distributed to the proper tax district.

(6) The department shall provide procedures governing receipt and disbursement of all

moneys collected under subsections (4) and (5) of this section.
KRS § 168.090 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 168 / Section 168.090
168.090 Compensation and expenses of members
Status: in_force

168.090 Compensation and expenses of members.

(1) Members of the authority who are otherwise compensated by the Commonwealth

on a full-time basis shall receive no additional compensation as members of the

authority, or for attendance at meetings. Members who are not otherwise

compensated by the Commonwealth on a full-time basis shall receive a per diem of

fifty dollars ($50) for attendance at each meeting, including reasonable travel time

necessarily required.

(2) All members may be reimbursed for actual travel and other proper expenses

according to reasonable rules and regulations of the authority. The scope of travel

shall not be limited to the confines of the Commonwealth; but may extend to any

place outside the Commonwealth if specifically authorized by the authority by

motion, resolution, or directive reciting the occasion, necessity, and persons

authorized to travel.
KRS § 217.139 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 217 / Section 217.139
217.139 Pilot microprocessing program
Status: in_force

217.139 Pilot microprocessing program.

(1) The Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service shall establish and administer a pilot

microprocessing program to train home-based microprocessors and personnel for

supervising or giving instruction in food-handling techniques, food-protection

principles, personal hygiene and plant sanitation practices, pH controls, and critical

factors in acidification.

(2) The pilot microprocessing program shall be established by August 1, 2003, and

implemented no later than September 1, 2003. There shall be no less than four (4)

program workshops offered to home-based microprocessors and personnel, and

each shall be held in a separate and distinct geographical location within the state.
KRS § 532.007 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 532 / Section 532.007
532.007 Commonwealth's sentencing policy
Status: in_force

532.007 Commonwealth's sentencing policy.

It is the sentencing policy of the Commonwealth of Kentucky that:

(1) The primary objective of sentencing shall be to maintain public safety and hold

offenders accountable while reducing recidivism and criminal behavior and

improving outcomes for those offenders who are sentenced;

(2) Reduction of recidivism and criminal behavior is a key measure of the performance

of the criminal justice system;

(3) Sentencing judges shall consider:

(a) Beginning July 1, 2013, the results of a defendant's risk and needs assessment

included in the presentence investigation; and

(b) The likely impact of a potential sentence on the reduction of the defendant's

potential future criminal behavior;

(4) All supervision and treatment programs provided for defendants shall utilize

evidence-based practices to reduce the likelihood of future criminal behavior; and

(5) All supervision and treatment programs shall be evaluated at regular intervals to

measure and ensure reduction of criminal behavior by defendants in the criminal

justice system.
KRS § 241.170 — KY Code / Title XX / Chapter 241 / Section 241.170
241.170 Appointment of city administrator and employees in cities of first class or consolidated local government -- Police powers -- Right to inspect premises -- Appointment in other cities -- Qualifications of city administrators and employees -- Constitutional oath
Status: in_force

241.170 Appointment of city administrator and employees in cities of first class or

consolidated local government -- Police powers -- Right to inspect premises --

Appointment in other cities -- Qualifications of city administrators and

employees -- Constitutional oath.

(1) (a) The city administrator in each city of the first class or the administrator in a

consolidated local government, and any investigators and clerks deemed

necessary for the proper conduct of this office, shall be appointed by the

mayor.

(b) The city administrator in each city of the first class or the administrator in a

county containing a consolidated local government, and the administrator's

investigators, shall have full police powers of peace officers, except as

provided in subsection (5) of this section, and their jurisdiction shall be

coextensive with boundaries of the city of the first class or the boundaries of

the county in a county containing a consolidated local government.

(c) They may inspect any premises where alcoholic beverages are manufactured,

sold, stored, or otherwise trafficked in, without first obtaining a search

warrant.

(2) (a) The city administrator in each city, other than a consolidated local

government, and any investigators and clerks deemed necessary for the proper

conduct of this office shall be appointed by the city manager if there is one. If

there is no city manager, the city administrator and any investigators or clerks

shall be appointed by the mayor.

(b) Except as provided under subsection (5) of this section, the jurisdiction of a

city administrator appointed pursuant to this subsection shall be coextensive

with the boundaries of the city, and the city administrator and the

administrator's investigators shall have the same powers authorized under

subsection (1) of this section.

(3) No person shall be an administrator, an investigator, or an employee of the city or a

consolidated local government under the supervision of the administrator, who

would be disqualified to be a member of the board under KRS 241.100.

(4) Before entering upon official duties, each city administrator shall take the oath

prescribed in Section 228 of the Constitution. An appointed city alcoholic beverage

control administrator shall immediately notify the department of qualification and

appointment.

(5) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, an administrator or

investigator appointed under this section shall not have the power to make

arrests unless he or she is certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404.

(b) This subsection shall not apply to any individual serving as an administrator

in a consolidated local government on June 27, 2025.
KRS § 205.517 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 205 / Section 205.517
205.517 Records retention
Status: in_force

205.517 Records retention.

Notwithstanding 42 C.F.R. sec. 431.17(c), all records required to be retained by 42

C.F.R. sec. 431.17(b) shall be retained by the Department for Medicaid Services for a

period of not less than seven (7) years following the beneficiary's most recent

disenrollment from the Medicaid program.
KRS § 311.820 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311 / Section 311.820
311.820 Abortion referral or counseling agency not to charge fee -- Penalty
Status: in_force

311.820 Abortion referral or counseling agency not to charge fee -- Penalty.

(1) As used in this section, an abortion referral or counseling agency is any person,

group, or organization, whether funded publicly or privately, that provides advice or

help to persons in obtaining abortions.

(2) No abortion referral or counseling agency shall charge or accept any fee, kickback,

or compensation of any nature from a physician, hospital, clinic or other medical

facility for referring a person thereto for an abortion.
KRS § 154A.450 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 154A / Section 154A.450
154A.450 Lottery vending machines located within sight of retailer's employee -- Exceptions
Status: in_force

154A.450 Lottery vending machines located within sight of retailer's employee --

Exceptions.

(1) Except for lottery vending machines located in factories or lottery vending

machines located in package liquor stores, bars, or taverns to which persons under

the age of eighteen (18) years are not permitted access, a lottery retailer shall locate

any vending machine from which lottery tickets are dispensed in the sight of the

employees of the lottery retailer.

(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to blind persons who operate vending

machines as a part of a program established by federal or state law.
KRS § 223.200 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 223 / Section 223.200
223.200 Rules and regulations as to certification of water treatment and water distribution plant operators
Status: in_force

223.200 Rules and regulations as to certification of water treatment and water

distribution plant operators.

The secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet, with the advice of the board of

certification established under KRS 224.10-024, shall adopt rules and regulations as are

reasonably necessary to carry out the intent of KRS 223.160 to 223.220, 223.991, and

224.10-024. The rules and regulations may include, but are not limited to, provisions

establishing standards for classification of water treatment plants and water distribution

systems, provisions establishing qualifications of applicants and procedures for

examination of candidates, membership, and duties of the board of certification,

provisions relating to the renewal, cancellation or revocation of certificates, including the

specifications of the grounds therefor, and such other provisions as are necessary for the

administration of KRS 223.160 to 223.220, 223.991, and 224.10-024.
KRS § 22A.010 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 22A / Section 22A.010
22A.010 Numbers of judges -- Districts
Status: in_force

22A.010 Numbers of judges -- Districts.

(1) The Court of Appeals shall consist of fourteen (14) judges, with two (2) judges

from each of seven (7) Court of Appeals districts.

(2) The districts of the Court of Appeals shall correspond in geographical dimensions to

the districts of the Supreme Court, as defined in KRS Chapter 21A.