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KRS § 196.026 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 196 / Section 196.026
196.026 Organizational units of Department of Corrections
Status: in_force

196.026 Organizational units of Department of Corrections.

The Department of Corrections shall consist of the following organizational units:

(1) Division of Compliance;

(2) Division of Public Affairs;

(3) Office of Adult Institutions, which shall have the following divisions:

(a) Division of Operations and Program Services;

(b) Division of Medical Services;

(c) Division of Mental Health Services;

(d) Division of Education;

(e) Division of Correctional Industries;

(f) Division of Kentucky State Reformatory;

(g) Division of Luther Luckett Correctional Complex;

(h) Division of Roederer Correctional Complex;

(i) Division of Blackburn Correctional Complex;

(j) Division of Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women;

(k) Division of Northpoint Training Center Division;

(l) Division of Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex;

(m) Division of Bell County Forestry Camp;

(n) Division of Kentucky State Penitentiary;

(o) Division of Western Kentucky Correctional Complex;

(p) Division of Green River Correctional Complex;

(q) Division of Little Sandy Correctional Complex; and

(r) Division of Southeast State Correctional Complex.

Each division specified in paragraphs (f) to (r) of this subsection shall be headed by

a warden pursuant to KRS 196.160;

(4) Office of Community Services and Facilities, which shall have the following

divisions:

(a) Division of Probation and Parole;

(b) Division of Reentry;

(c) Division of Local Facilities; and

(d) Division of Addiction Services; and

(5) Office of Support Services, which shall have the following divisions:

(a) Division of Administrative Services;

(b) Division of Corrections Training;

(c) Division of Population Management;

(d) Division of Offender Information Services; and

(e) Division of Parole Board Support.
KRS § 182.220 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 182 / Section 182.220
182.220 Period in which work must be begun -- Effect of failure
Status: in_force

182.220 Period in which work must be begun -- Effect of failure.

(1) If the applicant does not begin the proposed work in good faith within one (1) year

from obtaining the leave, and within three (3) years so far finish it as to have the

mill or factory in good condition for use, or if it is destroyed and made unfit for use,

and the rebuilding or repair thereof be not so begun within a year, and finished

within three (3) years from the time of such destruction or getting out of repair, the

title to the land so obtained under the condemnation shall revert to the former

owner, his heirs or assigns, and all the privileges obtained under the leave shall

cease, subject to subsection (2) of this section.

(2) If the owner of the mill and privileges is, at such time, an infant, imprisoned, or of

unsound mind, he shall be allowed the same time after such disability is removed, if

the time so excepted does not exceed seven (7) years.
KRS § 98.040 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 98 / Section 98.040
98.040 Construction and improvement of hospitals and institutions
Status: in_force

98.040 Construction and improvement of hospitals and institutions.

When the legislative body of any city of the first class desires to construct a new hospital

or a new home for the aged and infirm or desires to reconstruct, improve, alter, extend or

repair any existing hospital or home for the aged and infirm, and to equip and furnish

such buildings, it may do so under KRS 98.040 to 98.170.
KRS § 441.005 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 441 / Section 441.005
441.005 Definitions for chapter
Status: in_force

441.005 Definitions for chapter.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Jail" means county jails and correctional or detention facilities, including

correctional facilities defined in KRS 67B.020 and juvenile detention facilities,

operated by and under the supervision of any political subdivision;

(2) "Holdover" means any jail housing prisoners for a maximum period of ninety-six

(96) continuous hours and excluding times when a prisoner is released for a

minimum of seven (7) hours for the purpose of working at his or her employment,

attending an educational institution, or conducting other business pursuant to a

court order, or when a prisoner is released for in court proceedings;

(3) "Prisoner" means any person confined in jail pursuant to any code, ordinance, law,

or statute of any unit of government and who is:

(a) Charged with or convicted of an offense; or

(b) Held for extradition or as a material witness; or

(c) Confined for any other reason;

(4) "Unit of government" means that unit of government including the United States

government whose law, statute, ordinance, or code a prisoner is charged with

violating. If a person is imprisoned for contempt of court, the state shall be deemed

the responsible unit of government;

(5) "Department" means the Department of Corrections;

(6) "Jail personnel" means deputy jailers, matrons, cooks, and other food service

personnel, and other jail employees involved in the supervision, custody, care, or

treatment of prisoners in jails but does not include maintenance or clerical

personnel;

(7) "Regional jail" means a jail which is:

(a) Owned and operated by one (1) county and, on a regular basis, holds prisoners

for another county or for the state; or

(b) Owned and operated by two (2) or more counties through a regional jail

authority as provided in KRS 441.800;

(8) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Corrections; and

(9) "Reentry center" means a supervised community residential facility operated by a

local correctional facility, county jail, or regional jail as detailed in KRS 441.146.
KRS § 160.463 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 160 / Section 160.463
160.463 Publication of financial statements of school systems
Status: in_force

160.463 Publication of financial statements of school systems.

(1) The school board of each public school system shall direct its superintendent to

publish the complete annual financial statement and the school report card annually:

(a) In the newspaper of the largest general circulation in the county;

(b) Electronically on a Web site of the school district; or

(c) By printed copy at a prearranged site at the main branch of the public library

within the school district.

(2) If publication on a Web site of the school district or by printed copy at the public

library is chosen, the superintendent shall be directed to publish notification in the

newspaper of the largest circulation in the county as to the location where the

document can be viewed by the public.

(3) The notification shall include the address of the library or the electronic address of

the Web site where the documents can be viewed.

(4) Each system's financial statements shall be prepared and presented on a basis

consistent with that of the other systems.
KRS § 334A.175 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 334A / Section 334A.175
334A.175 Complaints -- Procedure -- Disciplinary sanctions -- Prohibited conduct
Status: in_force

334A.175 Complaints -- Procedure -- Disciplinary sanctions -- Prohibited conduct.

(1) (a) Any person who desires to make a complaint against a licensee under this

chapter shall file a written complaint with the board.

(b) The board may conduct an investigation into any complaint which it feels may

constitute a violation of this chapter or the administrative regulations it

promulgates.

(c) The board may require that the licensee file a written statement or report

regarding the facts and circumstances concerning the complaint along with

other information, material, or data reasonably related to it.

(d) The board may request the assistance of the Attorney General in connection

with an investigation.

(e) The board may employ the services of a hearing officer to:

1. Conduct hearings and prehearing conferences;

2. Advise the board as to legal matters; and

3. Provide other legal services deemed appropriate by the board.

(2) If the board determines the charges made in the complaint are sufficient to warrant a

hearing to determine whether the license issued under this chapter shall be

suspended, revoked, or subject to reprimand or fine, it shall conduct a hearing in

accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.

(3) The provisions of this chapter shall in no way limit the jurisdiction and authority of

the Attorney General to take any necessary action under the Kentucky Consumer

Protection Act, KRS 367.110 to 367.300.

(4) The board may suspend, revoke, refuse to issue or renew any license for a fixed

period of time, place on probation, issue a written reprimand to a licensee, levy a

fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or any combination thereof, based

on a finding of the board that a person licensed under this chapter has committed

any of the following acts:

(a) Change of personal name, corporate name, charter, entity, or partnership name

or composition to avoid the imposition of liens or court action;

(b) The conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, if in accordance with KRS

Chapter 335B, including KRS 335B.020. The record of conviction, or a copy

thereof, certified by the clerk of the court or by the judge in whose court the

conviction is had, shall be conclusive evidence of that conviction;

(c) Procuring of a license by fraud or deceit practiced upon the board;

(d) Unethical conduct as defined by the board by promulgation of an

administrative regulation;

(e) Engaging in any unfair, false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice;

(f) Incompetence or negligence in the practice of selling or fitting hearing

instruments; or

(g) Violating any provision of this chapter or administrative regulation

promulgated by the board.
KRS § 134.122 — KY Code / Title XI / Chapter 134 / Section 134.122
134.122 Transfer of certificates of delinquency by sheriff to clerk
Status: in_force

134.122 Transfer of certificates of delinquency by sheriff to clerk.

(1) (a) The sheriff shall, on April 15 or three (3) months and fifteen (15) days from

the date the taxes were due under an alternative collection schedule, file all tax

claims on real and personal property remaining in his or her possession with

the county clerk, except that in a consolidated local government the sheriff

shall have fourteen (14) working days from the required filing date to file the

delinquent tax claims with the county clerk.

(b) The content of the information provided by the sheriff to the county clerk shall

be determined by the department through the promulgation of an

administrative regulation.

(c) The county clerk shall acknowledge receipt of the tax claims by providing the

sheriff with a receipt in the format required by the department.

(d) If the sheriff fails to file the tax claims as required by this subsection, the

sheriff shall be liable on his or her bond for the aggregate amount of the tax

claims not filed with the clerk.

(2) (a) Upon filing with the county clerk, a real property tax claim shall become a

certificate of delinquency and a personal property tax claim shall become a

personal property certificate of delinquency, and the department, rather than

the sheriff, shall be responsible for the collection of all amounts due in

accordance with KRS 134.504.

(b) Certificates of delinquency and personal property certificates of delinquency

filed with the county clerk are owned by the taxing jurisdictions whose taxes

are included as part of the certificate of delinquency or personal property

certificate of delinquency.

(c) The clerk shall accept payment for certificates of delinquency as provided in

KRS 134.126 and 134.127.

(d) A certificate of delinquency or personal property certificate of delinquency

shall include:

1. The face amount of the tax due;

2. The ten percent (10%) penalty as provided in KRS 134.015; and

3. The sheriff's commission and the ten percent (10%) sheriff's add-on as

provided in KRS 134.119.

(e) The certificate of delinquency or personal property certificate of delinquency

shall be prima facie evidence that:

1. The property represented by the certificate of delinquency or personal

property certificate of delinquency was subject to the taxes levied

thereon, and that the property was assessed as required by law;

2. The tax claim was valid and correct in all respects; and

3. The taxes were not paid any time before the establishment of the

certificate of delinquency or personal property certificate of delinquency.

(3) If, in the process of collecting property taxes, the county clerk becomes aware of a

new address for a taxpayer, the county clerk shall provide, using a form provided by

the department, the information relating to the new address to the property valuation

administrator, who shall update his or her records to reflect the new address.
KRS § 309.436 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 309 / Section 309.436
309.436 Prohibition against conduct of radon measurement, mitigation, or laboratory analysis without certification -- Exceptions
Status: in_force

309.436 Prohibition against conduct of radon measurement, mitigation, or

laboratory analysis without certification -- Exceptions.

No person or business entity shall conduct radon measurement, mitigation, or laboratory

analysis in this Commonwealth after January 1, 2013, without the appropriate

certification pursuant to KRS 309.430 to 309.454. No person or business entity shall

advertise or claim to be a "certified measurement contractor," "certified mitigation

contractor," or "certified radon laboratory," unless certified pursuant to KRS 309.430 to

309.454. Certification requirements under KRS 309.430 to 309.454 shall apply to a radon

measurement contractor, radon mitigation contractor, or radon laboratory, but shall not

apply to:

(1) A person performing measurement or mitigation on a single-family residential

building that he or she owns and occupies;

(2) A person performing measurement on a residential or commercial building that he

or she owns;

(3) A person performing measurement who assists, and is under the general supervision

of, a measurement contractor;

(4) A person performing mitigation who assists, and is under the direct supervision of,

a mitigation contractor;

(5) An agent of the federal, state, or local government agency acting within an official

capacity;

(6) A person performing measurement or mitigation as part of a scientific research

project approved by the cabinet;

(7) A retail store or any other organization that sells or distributes radon measurement

devices and is not engaged in a relationship with the client for other services, such

as home inspection or real estate brokerage, and that does not conduct

measurement, mitigation, or laboratory analysis;

(8) A person performing measurement or mitigation as part of radon training approved

by a proficiency program; or

(9) A building contractor installing vent pipes during the construction of a commercial

building or home.
KRS § 299.410 — KY Code / Title XXV / Chapter 299 / Section 299.410
299.410 Notice of assessment -- Form and service
Status: in_force

299.410 Notice of assessment -- Form and service.

After an assessment has been made, the secretary shall notify every policyholder. The

notice shall bear the name of the secretary and shall state the amount due the company

from the policyholders, the time when and to whom it shall be paid, and the use to be

made of the money collected. The time of payment shall be not less than thirty (30) nor

more than sixty (60) days from service of the notice, which may be personal or by mail. If

by mail, service shall be deemed complete when the notice is deposited in the post office,

postage prepaid, at the place where the principal office of the company is located,

directed to each policyholder at the last post office address given by him to the secretary.
KRS § 220.100 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 220 / Section 220.100
220.100 Objection to establishment of district -- How made -- Trial -- Appeal
Status: in_force

220.100 Objection to establishment of district -- How made -- Trial -- Appeal.

Any owner of real property in the proposed district who has not signed the original

petition for the creation of the district and who wishes to object to the organization of the

district shall, within sixty (60) days after the giving of notice by the commissioner, file

his petition in the Circuit Court of the county in which the larger part of the proposed

district is located, naming the commissioner defendant and setting out in the petition his

objections to the organization of the district. The commissioner shall be represented in

the Circuit Court by the county attorney and in the Court of Appeals by the Attorney

General, and he also may require his defense to be made by the petitioners or some of

them. The issues may be made up and the case may be docketed for hearing as in an

action for a declaration of rights. The burden of proof shall be upon the plaintiff to show

cause why the district should not be organized. If the court renders judgment against the

commissioner, judgment shall point out the changes required for the establishment of a

district, which, if met by the commissioner, shall authorize the creation of the district. If

the changes are not met by the commissioner, the proposed district shall not be organized

unless new proceedings are instituted for the creation of a district, but such new

proceedings shall not be instituted for a period of six (6) months after the date of

judgment. If the court gives judgment against the plaintiff, the commissioner shall

organize the district. An appeal shall suspend the judgment until the case has been passed

upon by the Court of Appeals and final judgment rendered. Either the plaintiff or the

commissioner may appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court to the Court of

Appeals, but the commissioner shall not be required to make any appeal bond. Except as

otherwise provided in this section, the pleading and practice shall be the same as in other

suits in equity.
KRS § 48.027 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 48 / Section 48.027
48.027 Appropriations not to be used by state official or agency to challenge constitutionality -- Limited exceptions -- Attorney General sole named respondent in challenge to this section
Status: in_force

48.027 Appropriations not to be used by state official or agency to challenge

constitutionality -- Limited exceptions -- Attorney General sole named

respondent in challenge to this section.

(1) Notwithstanding any statute, administrative regulation, or common law to the

contrary, and except as provided in this subsection, appropriations from the

general fund, any restricted fund, the road fund, or any federal funds, whether

for employee time or any other purpose, shall not be expended by an elected

statewide constitutional officer, except the Attorney General, or by any other

state official, employee, or agency, other than the Department of Public

Advocacy in a criminal matter, to bring or support a challenge to the

constitutionality of any legislative act or resolution of the General Assembly.

Nothing in this section shall limit any officer, official, employee, or agency in the

defense of any action brought against him or her by a party with proper

standing.

(2) If the constitutionality of subsection (1) of this section is challenged through

litigation, the Attorney General shall be the sole named respondent for the

Commonwealth of Kentucky in such litigation and shall consult with the

Legislative Research Commission regarding defense of such litigation.
KRS § 347.040 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 347 / Section 347.040
347.040 Joint statewide plan to serve developmentally disabled persons
Status: in_force

347.040 Joint statewide plan to serve developmentally disabled persons.

(1) The secretaries of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the

Education and Labor Cabinet and the chief state school officer shall jointly

develop and implement a statewide plan, with adequate opportunity for public

comment, to serve all persons with developmental disabilities not otherwise

entitled to and receiving the same services under another state or federal act,

which will include provisions for:

(a) Identification and prompt and adequate interdisciplinary assessment;

(b) Case management services; and

(c) Services and residential alternatives as defined by this chapter in the

least restrictive, individually appropriate environment.

(2) The first plan and annual updates shall be presented to the Legislative

Research Commission which shall refer it to an appropriate committee for

review and comment.

(3) The plan shall include:

(a) The number of institution residents on waiting lists for placement in the

community;

(b) The number of persons outside institutions on waiting lists for placement

in the institution;

(c) The number of persons for whom no placement is made nor services

provided because of a lack of community resources;

(d) The number, type, nature, and cost of services necessary for placement

to occur;

(e) The status of compliance with the plan;

(f) The cabinets' specific efforts to increase residential and institutional

services and documentation of the success of these efforts; and

(g) The specific plans for new efforts to enhance the opportunities for

persons with developmental disabilities to move into less restrictive

environments.

(4) The state health plan shall be developed consistently with the plan required

under this chapter.
KRS § 67.090 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67 / Section 67.090
67.090 Place of holding fiscal court -- Terms
Status: in_force

67.090 Place of holding fiscal court -- Terms.

(1) The fiscal court of each county shall hold its sessions at the county seat or at other

county government centers within the county as authorized by the fiscal court. On

the seventh day prior to any meeting of the fiscal court at a site other than the

county seat, the clerk of the fiscal court shall, for one (1) day, publish notice of the

meeting in a newspaper as provided by KRS Chapter 424.

(2) The fiscal court shall hold a regular term each month, which shall continue until the

business of the court is completed. The county judge/executive may, by an order of

record, fix the dates for the commencement of the regular terms.

(3) The county judge/executive may call a special term of the fiscal court for the

transaction of any business of which that court has jurisdiction. If a special term is

necessary and the county judge/executive is unable, or refuses to act, a majority of

the members of the fiscal court may call the special term.