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KRS § 260.869 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 260 / Section 260.869
260.869 Industrial hemp program fund
Status: in_force

260.869 Industrial hemp program fund.

(1) There is established in the State Treasury a trust and agency fund entitled the

industrial hemp program fund, to be administered by the commission for the

purpose of covering the costs of the commission and the industrial hemp

research program, as approved by the commission.

(2) The fund may receive state appropriations, gifts, grants, federal funds, and any

other funds both public and private, and shall receive all license application

fees and license renewal fees collected by the commission. Money deposited

in the fund is hereby appropriated for purposes set out in this section.

(3) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, any unallocated or unencumbered balances in

the fund shall be invested as provided in KRS 42.500(9), and any interest or

other income earned from the investments, along with the unallotted or

unencumbered balances in the fund, shall not lapse but shall be carried

forward for purposes of the fund.

(4) The industrial hemp program fund shall be closed on July 1, 2017. All moneys

remaining in the fund shall be deposited in the industrial hemp research pilot

program fund created under KRS 260.866 and shall be used for the purposes

established under that section.
KRS § 393.030 — KY Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 393 / Section 393.030
393.030 Disposition of property subject to escheat
Status: in_force

393.030 Disposition of property subject to escheat.

(1) The personal representative of a person, any part of whose property is not

distributed by will, and who died without heirs or distributees entitled to it shall

settle their accounts within one (1) year after qualifying, and pay to the department

the proceeds of all personal property, first deducting the proper legal liabilities of

the estate.

(2) If the whole personal property cannot be settled and the accounts closed within one

year, the settlement as far as practicable, shall then be made and the proceeds paid

to the department, and the residue shall be settled and paid as soon thereafter as can

be properly done.

(3) The personal representative shall take possession of the real property of the

decedent not disposed of by his will, and rent it out from year to year until it is

otherwise legally disposed of, and pay the net proceeds to the department.

(4) The personal representative shall also make out and transmit to the department a

description of the quantity, quality, and estimated value of the real property and its

probable annual profits.
KRS § 216.728 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 216 / Section 216.728
216.728 Reports -- Administrative regulations -- Disclosure requirements
Status: in_force

216.728 Reports -- Administrative regulations -- Disclosure requirements.

(1) A health care services agency shall submit quarterly reports to the cabinet.

(2) The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS

Chapter 13A to establish requirements for health care services agencies to submit

quarterly reports. The quarterly reports shall include but not be limited to the

following:

(a) The name, professional licensure or certification, and assigned location for

each temporary direct care staff;

(b) The length of time the temporary direct care staff have been assigned to the

assisted living communities, long-term care facilities, or hospitals and the

total hours worked; and

(c) For all long-term care facilities or hospitals that participate in the Medicare

and Medicaid programs, copies of all invoices submitted to the long-term care

community or hospital and proof of payment by the long-term care

community or hospital.

(3) A health care services agency shall disclose the following information in response

to a request from the Attorney General during an investigation of an alleged or

suspected violation of KRS 367.374 by the health care services agency:

(a) The amount charged for each temporary direct care staff;

(b) The amount paid to each temporary direct care staff;

(c) The amount of payment received that is retained by the health care services

agency; and

(d) Any other information that the Attorney General deems relevant to determine

the amount that the assisted living facility, long-term care facility, or hospital

is charged by the health care services agency.

(4) The information provided under subsection (3) of this section shall not be subject to

open records laws pursuant to KRS 61.870 to 61.884.
KRS § 415.050 — KY Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 415 / Section 415.050
415.050 Duties of the Attorney General
Status: in_force

415.050 Duties of the Attorney General.

For usurpation of other than county offices or franchises, the action by the

Commonwealth shall be instituted and prosecuted by the Attorney General.
KRS § 345.080 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 345 / Section 345.080
345.080 Petition for fact-finding panel upon deadlock -- Hearings -- Findings -- Expenses -- Rules
Status: in_force

345.080 Petition for fact-finding panel upon deadlock -- Hearings -- Findings --

Expenses -- Rules.

(1) If after a reasonable period, but in no event less than thirty (30) days, of negotiations

over the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement or modifications in an

existing agreement the parties to the negotiations are deadlocked, either party or the

parties jointly may petition the board, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or

by registered mail, to initiate fact finding.

(2) Upon receipt of a petition to initiate fact finding, the secretary shall cause an

investigation to determine whether or not the parties are deadlocked in their

negotiations. During the course of this investigation, the secretary is empowered to

utilize his or her office in an effort to effectuate a settlement between the parties

through mediation and conciliation.

(3) Upon completion of the secretary's investigation, and if a settlement between the

parties has still not been reached, the secretary shall within five (5) days appoint a

qualified and disinterested person as the impartial chairman of a three (3) man panel

to function as the fact finders. In addition to the impartial chairman, the other two

(2) members of the panel shall be one (1) member named by the labor organization

and one (1) by the employer, parties to the deadlocked negotiations.

(4) Upon consultation with the other members of the panel, the impartial chairman shall

establish dates and places for public hearings. Whenever feasible, public hearings

shall be held within the jurisdiction in which the employer is located. The panel

may subpoena witnesses, and a written transcript of the hearing shall be made.

Upon completion of the hearings the panel shall, by majority decision, make written

findings of fact and recommendations for solution of the dispute. The panel shall

cause all of its written findings, recommendations, and opinions to be served on the

employer and labor organization (parties) and same shall be released to the public.

Expenses incurred by the three (3) man panel in this section shall be paid by the

parties involved in the labor dispute.

(5) The secretary may adopt, promulgate, amend, and rescind such rules and regulations

as he or she deems necessary and administratively feasible not inconsistent with the

provisions of this chapter to carry out his or her responsibilities over the fact-finding

procedures set forth in this section. However, unless the parties agree to extend the

time for the hearings, they must be completed with recommendations from the fact-

finding panel, within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date the petition to

initiate the fact-finding procedure was received by the secretary.
KRS § 184.010 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 184 / Section 184.010
184.010 Public road districts authorized in counties
Status: in_force

184.010 Public road districts authorized in counties.

Public road districts may be established in counties for the purpose of providing the

general public and persons residing upon or owning property adjacent to such roads with

all-weather roads, appropriate drainage of said roads and sidewalks on either or both sides

of said roads with reasonable maintenance during the existence of the road district.
KRS § 65.314 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 65 / Section 65.314
65.314 Adoption of procurement, personnel, and compensation policies and code of ethics
Status: in_force

65.314 Adoption of procurement, personnel, and compensation policies and code of

ethics.

By August 1, 2010, the governing body of a public entity and the governing body of any

affiliated organization of the public entity shall each:

(1) Adopt a procurement policy consistent with KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 that

includes, notwithstanding KRS 45A.380(3) and (10), a transparent, competitive,

selection process for licensed professional services, bond underwriting and bond

counsel services, and financial and insurance products and services;

(2) Approve a detailed, equitable personnel and compensation policy;

(3) Approve contracts only in accordance with its bylaws and procurement policy;

(4) Establish an independent process to receive, analyze, investigate and resolve

concerns relating to the public entity and its affiliated organizations, including

alleged violations of the code of ethics required by subsection (6) of this section;

(5) Conduct training for its members relating to their legal and fiduciary

responsibilities; and

(6) Adopt a code of ethics that shall include:

(a) Standards of conduct for its members and its officers and employees;

(b) Requirements for creation and annual filing of financial disclosure statements

for its members and its officers and management personnel; and

(c) A policy on the employment of:

1. Individuals related to its members; and

2. Individuals related to its officers and employees.
KRS § 96.173 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 96 / Section 96.173
96.173 Salaries of board members and secretary-treasurer -- All salaries and expenses payable from revenues of plant
Status: in_force

96.173 Salaries of board members and secretary-treasurer -- All salaries and

expenses payable from revenues of plant.

(1) The salary of each member of the board shall be fixed by the board, and shall not

exceed two thousand four hundred dollars ($2,400) per annum.

(2) Such salaries, as well as the salary of the secretary-treasurer of such board, shall

constitute a cost of operation and maintenance of the plant.

(3) The municipality shall not be liable for the payment of any salary or compensation

of any of the members of said board, or for the payment of the salary or

compensation or expenses of any person employed by said board, and all such

salaries, compensation and expenses and any and all liabilities, of whatever kind or

character incurred by the board or any officer or employee thereof, shall be payable

solely and only out of the revenues obtained by said board under the provisions of

KRS 96.171 to 96.188, and said liabilities shall be so limited.
KRS § 205.63171 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 205 / Section 205.63171
205.63171 Short title for KRS 205.6317
Status: in_force

205.63171 Short title for KRS 205.6317.

KRS 205.6317 may be cited as the Kevin Webb and Kim Brown Self-Determination Act.
KRS § 74.180 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 74 / Section 74.180
74.180 Issuance of bonds or temporary financing of unpaid assessments
Status: in_force

74.180 Issuance of bonds or temporary financing of unpaid assessments.

(1) If all assessments are not paid in full by thirty (30) days after notice of assessment,

the commission may issue bonds for the amount of the unpaid assessments, or may

finance improvements on a temporary basis from district revenues or a loan to be

repaid when assessments are collected. If the commission decides to issue bonds, it

shall give notice that it proposes to issue bonds, giving the amount of bonds to be

issued, the rate of interest they are to bear, and the time they will become payable.

(2) At the expiration of thirty (30) days after the publication, the commission may

divide the unpaid assessments into not less than ten (10) annual installments, which

shall draw interest at the rate or rates or method of determining rates as the

commission deems best and be payable annually, from thirty (30) days after the date

of publication. The bonds shall mature in series to correspond with the installments

into which the unpaid assessments are divided, and shall draw interest at the rate or

rates or method of determining rates as the commission determines, be payable at

least annually, and be payable at some place to be designated by the commission.

The bonds shall be for the exclusive use and benefit of the water district and shall

designate on the face the name of the district and the purpose for which they were

issued.

(3) The commission, in dividing the unpaid assessments into installments, shall fix the

time for payment, and each landowner shall pay the installments due on his land,

with interest due on that installment and deferred installments, to the treasurer of

the commission on or before the time fixed by the commission for the maturity of

the installment.
KRS § 342.205 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 342 / Section 342.205
342.205 Right of employer to require continued physical examination -- Payment of cost of examination -- Effect of employee's refusal -- Statement of earnings to be furnished at request of party
Status: in_force

342.205 Right of employer to require continued physical examination -- Payment of

cost of examination -- Effect of employee's refusal -- Statement of earnings to

be furnished at request of party.

(1) After an injury and so long as compensation is claimed, the employee, if requested

by a party or by the administrative law judge, shall submit himself or herself to

examination, at a reasonable time and place, to a duly-qualified physician or

surgeon designated and paid by the requesting party. The employee shall have the

right to have a duly-qualified physician or surgeon designated and paid by himself

or herself present at the examination, but this right shall not deny the requesting

party's physician or surgeon the right to examine the injured employee at all

reasonable times and under all reasonable conditions.

(2) The party requesting an examination pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall

make arrangements to provide all the cost of the examination. The requesting party

shall also prepay the cost of transportation of the employee to and from the

examination if public transportation is utilized. If the employee uses his or her own

vehicle to travel to and from the examination, the requesting party shall prepay the

employee at the state mileage rate. The requesting party shall also reimburse the

employee for the cost of meals, lodging, parking, and toll charges upon proof of

same by written voucher. The amounts prepaid or reimbursed by the requesting

party, as required by this subsection, shall be the same as, and in accordance with,

state travel administrative regulations and standards promulgated and established

pursuant to KRS Chapter 45.

(3) If an employee refuses to submit himself or herself to or in any way obstructs the

examination, his or her right to take or prosecute any proceedings under this chapter

shall be suspended until the refusal or obstruction ceases. No compensation shall be

payable for the period during which the refusal or obstruction continues.

(4) Any employee receiving benefits under this chapter may be required, upon request

of any party, to furnish a sworn affirmed statement of earnings and other supporting

information the administrative law judge may require.

(5) The cabinet shall supply forms for the report.
KRS § 371.425 — KY Code / Title XXX / Chapter 371 / Section 371.425
371.425 Applicability of KRS 371.400 to 371.425
Status: in_force

371.425 Applicability of KRS 371.400 to 371.425.

(1) Except as provided in subsections (3), (4), and (5) of this section, KRS 371.400 to

371.425 shall apply to public construction and public works projects, and to private

construction, excluding residential construction.

(2) KRS 371.400 to 371.425 shall apply to construction contracts entered into after

June 26, 2007.

(3) KRS 371.400 to 371.425 shall not apply to contracts entered into by a borrower of

funds that are provided, insured, or guaranteed by the United States Department of

Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service, or financed under a lien accommodation by

the Rural Utilities Service.

(4) KRS 371.400 to 371.425 shall not apply to any contract for construction of or

relating to any facility as defined in KRS Chapter 278.

(5) In the event of a conflict between KRS 371.400 to 371.425 and KRS 367.620 to

367.628, KRS 367.620 to 367.628 shall control.
KRS § 454.405 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 454 / Section 454.405
454.405 Dismissal of civil actions brought by inmates -- Grounds -- Order -- Assessment of fines and costs
Status: in_force

454.405 Dismissal of civil actions brought by inmates -- Grounds -- Order --

Assessment of fines and costs.

(1) At any time, and upon its own motion or on motion of a party, a court may dismiss

a civil action brought by an inmate or on behalf of an inmate if satisfied that the

action is malicious or harassing or if satisfied that the action is legally without merit

or factually frivolous. In addition to any other available disposition, a court may

dismiss the civil action if satisfied that the affidavit of poverty in support of a

request to proceed in forma pauperis is wholly or partly false or misleading.

(2) This section does not apply to criminal or collateral criminal proceedings.

(3) A court which dismisses a civil action brought by an inmate for any of the reasons

set out in subsection (1) of this section shall include as part of its order specific

findings as to the reasons for the dismissal. The court shall, upon issuing the order,

direct the circuit clerk to transmit a copy of the entire court order to the official

having custody of the inmate and to all persons named as a party defendant in the

action.

(4) A court which dismisses a civil action brought by an inmate for any of the reasons

set out in subsection (1) of this section may include as part of its order an

assessment of fines and costs against the inmate as the court may deem reasonable

and prudent. The Department of Corrections, county jail, or other local or regional

correctional facility may enforce this assessment against the inmate's canteen

account and against any other assets of the inmate through any other mechanism

provided by law.

(5) No inmate may maintain a civil action for monetary damages in any state court for

mental or emotional injury without a prior showing of physical injury.
KRS § 353.660 — KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 353 / Section 353.660
353.660 Report required after termination of operations -- Contents -- Confidentiality of information
Status: in_force

353.660 Report required after termination of operations -- Contents --

Confidentiality of information.

(1) Any person to whom a permit is issued pursuant to KRS 353.500 to 353.720 shall

file, within ninety (90) days after termination of operations conducted under the

permit, with the department for transmittal to the Kentucky Geological Survey on

forms to be furnished by the department the following information relating to the

well:

(a) A copy of the driller's log certified to be true and accurate;

(b) The depth and thickness of all water zones encountered and logged;

(c) The depth of all showings of oil or gas;

(d) The depth and thickness of all coal seams encountered; and

(e) A true copy of all electrical surveys and similar logs and surveys taken. If the

person to whom the permit is issued obtains a copy of the electrical survey or

similar log or survey in electronic form, the operator shall submit the electrical

survey or similar log in electronic form if requested by the department.

(2) Upon request by the department, any person to whom a permit is issued shall save

for the Kentucky Geological Survey samples of all cuttings from the well drilled or

deepened pursuant to the permit for a period of ninety (90) days after completion

thereof.

(3) Upon request by any person furnishing information under this section, the

information shall be kept confidential, for a period of one (1) year after the

information is furnished by such person.

(4) (a) Upon request by any person applying for a permit for a stratigraphic test well,

the division shall grant a three (3) year period of confidentiality for all drilling

records required by this section from the date of completion of drilling the

well.

(b) Well records, surveys, and logs conducted on stratigraphic wells which are

subsequently granted an oil or gas production permit shall comply with the

confidentiality requirements in subsection (3) of this section.
KRS § 386.484 — KY Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 386 / Section 386.484
386.484 Receipts from minerals, water, and other natural resources
Status: in_force

386.484 Receipts from minerals, water, and other natural resources.

(1) To the extent that a trustee accounts for receipts from an interest in minerals or

other natural resources pursuant to this section, the trustee shall allocate them as

follows:

(a) If received as nominal delay rental or nominal annual rent on a lease, a receipt

shall be allocated to income;

(b) If received from a production payment, a receipt shall be allocated to income

if and to the extent that the agreement creating the production payment

provides a factor for interest or its equivalent. The balance shall be allocated

to principal;

(c) If an amount received as a royalty, shut-in-well payment, take-or-pay

payment, bonus, or delay rental is more than nominal, ninety percent (90%)

shall be allocated to principal and the balance to income; or

(d) If an amount is received from a working interest or any other interest not

provided for in paragraph (a), (b), or (c) of this subsection, ninety percent

(90%) of the net amount received shall be allocated to principal and the

balance to income.

(2) An amount received on account of an interest in water that is renewable shall be

allocated to income. If the water is not renewable, ninety percent (90%) of the

amount shall be allocated to principal and the balance to income.

(3) KRS 386.450 to 386.504 apply whether or not a decedent or donor was extracting

minerals, water, or other natural resources before the interest became subject to the

trust.

(4) If a trust owns an interest in minerals, water, or other natural resources on January

1, 2005, the trustee may allocate receipts from the interest as provided in KRS

386.450 to 386.504 or in the manner used by the trustee before January 1, 2005. If

the trust acquires an interest in minerals, water, or other natural resources after

January 1, 2005, the trustee shall allocate receipts from the interest as provided in

KRS 386.450 to 386.504.

(5) The proceeds from any disposition of an interest specified in this section shall be

allocated in the same manner as receipts from the interest.