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KRS § 58.600 — KY Code / Title VII / Chapter 58 / Section 58.600
58.600 Definitions for KRS 58.600 to 58.610
Status: in_force

58.600 Definitions for KRS 58.600 to 58.610.

As used in KRS 58.600 to 58.610, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Energy conservation revenue bonds" or "bonds" means securities issued by a local

public agency in accordance with the provisions of KRS 58.600 to 58.610 to pay for

energy conservation measures under guaranteed energy savings contracts;

(2) "Energy conservation measure" means a facility alteration designed to reduce

energy consumption or operating costs, and may include one (1) or more of the

following:

(a) Insulation of building structure or systems within buildings;

(b) Storm windows or doors, caulking or weatherstripping, multiple pane

windows or doors, heat absorbing or heat reflective glazing for windows and

doors, additional glazing, reductions in glass area or other window and door

systems modifications that reduce energy consumption;

(c) Automated or computerized energy control systems;

(d) Heating, ventilating, or air conditioning system modifications or

replacements;

(e) Replacement or modification of lighting fixtures to increase energy efficiency

of the lighting system without increasing the overall illumination of the

building, unless an increase in illumination is necessary to conform to

applicable state or local building codes for the lighting system after the

proposed modifications are made;

(f) Energy recovery systems;

(g) Cogeneration systems that produce steam or forms of energy such as heat as

well as electricity for use primarily within a building or complex of buildings;

(h) Energy conservation measures that provide long-term operating cost

reductions; or

(i) Any life safety measures that provide long-term operating cost reductions;

(3) "Local public agency" means a city, county, charter county, urban-county, school

district, special district, or an agency formed by a combination of these agencies

under KRS Chapter 79;

(4) "Capital cost avoidance" has the same definition as in KRS 45A.345; and

(5) "Guaranteed energy savings contract" has the same definition as in KRS 45A.345.
KRS § 350.597 — KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 350 / Section 350.597
350.597 Special trust fund
Status: in_force

350.597 Special trust fund.

(1) The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall establish a special trust fund which

may receive and retain up to thirty percent (30%) of the total grants made annually

by the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to Section 402(g)(6) of Pub. L. No. 95-87,

as amended by the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-432.

(2) Sums deposited into the special trust fund, and interest earned thereon, shall be

expended for acid mine drainage abatement and treatment in accordance with the

requirements of Section 402(g)(6) of Pub. L. No. 95-87, as amended by the Tax

Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-432.
KRS § 386.367 — KY Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 386 / Section 386.367
386.367 Filing or reporting requirements -- Restrictions
Status: in_force

386.367 Filing or reporting requirements -- Restrictions.

(1) Absent the showing of a compelling state interest, a state agency or state official

shall not impose any filing or reporting requirements that are more burdensome than

the requirements authorized by the Kentucky Revised Statutes on an organization

that is determined to be a:

(a) Private foundation as defined in Section 509 of the Internal Revenue Code; or

(b) Charitable trust governed by the provisions of KRS 386.350 to 386.365.

(2) The restrictions on filing and reporting in subsection (1) of this section do not apply

in the case of the state's direct spending programs, state grants, state contracts, or

enforcement of criminal law against specific nonprofit organizations.

(3) Nothing in this section may be construed to limit or restrict the powers, duties,

remedies, or penalties available to the Attorney General, the Commonwealth of

Kentucky, or any private person under any other provision of statutory or common

law.
KRS § 452.250 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 452 / Section 452.250
452.250 Transfer of papers on change of venue
Status: in_force

452.250 Transfer of papers on change of venue.

(1) When a criminal or penal action is removed, the circuit clerk shall immediately

transmit the original papers, together with a transcript of the orders pertaining to the

action, to the clerk of the court to which the removal is ordered, after first making

out and retaining a copy of the original papers. The transfer shall be made by the

clerk, his deputy or some discreet person for whom the clerk shall be responsible. If

the defendant is the applicant, he shall, before the change of venue is ordered, pay

the clerk for making the copy, and also ten cents ($0.10) a mile for necessary travel,

going and returning, in making the transfer.

(2) If one (1), or some only, of several defendants charged in the same indictment,

apply for or are allowed a change of venue, the original indictment shall be retained

and a certified copy sent, which shall serve in lieu of the original.

October 1, 1942
KRS § 333.152 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 333 / Section 333.152
333.152 Laboratory tests -- Disclosure -- Exceptions
Status: in_force

333.152 Laboratory tests -- Disclosure -- Exceptions.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, except as provided

by subsection (2) of this section, a health care provider requesting that a

medical laboratory test for a patient is performed shall not engage in

information blocking as described in 42 U.S.C. sec. 300jj-52.

(2) The following reports or test results and any other related results shall not be

disclosed to a patient as part of the patient(cid:25)s electronic health record, or in the

case of a clinical laboratory test result, or pathology report, shall not be

disclosed by the person or entity that administers and controls the patient(cid:25)s

electronic health record, until seventy-two (72) hours after the results are

finalized, unless the health care provider directs the release of the results

before the end of that seventy-two (72) hour period:

(a) Pathology reports or radiology reports that have a reasonable likelihood

of showing a finding of malignancy; or

(b) Tests that could reveal genetic markers.
KRS § 247.981 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 247 / Section 247.981
247.981 Grant program for supplying surplus agricultural commodities to food banks
Status: in_force

247.981 Grant program for supplying surplus agricultural commodities to food

banks.

There is hereby established in the Department of Agriculture a program to award grants to

nonprofit organizations for the purpose of collecting and distributing Kentucky grown

and raised surplus agricultural commodities to food banks and other charitable

organizations that serve needy or low-income individuals.
KRS § 72.235 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 72 / Section 72.235
72.235 Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may provide facilities and professional personnel for studies and examinations
Status: in_force

72.235 Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may provide facilities and professional

personnel for studies and examinations.

The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may establish or contract for physical facilities for

the conduct of post-mortem and other necessary examinations. The cabinet may employ,

by contract or otherwise, pathologists, toxicologists and other ancillary, technical and

administrative personnel to perform autopsies and such other pathological, chemical and

other studies and examinations as may be deemed necessary. Such studies and

examinations may be performed in another state if deemed to be in the best interest of the

Commonwealth by the chief medical examiner or the certified coroner or deputy coroner

and the reports thereof shall have the same validity and admissibility in evidence as those

performed within this state when duly certified by the chief medical examiner of the

cabinet or by a certified coroner or deputy coroner.
KRS § 24A.197 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 24A / Section 24A.197
24A.197 Position of domestic relations commissioner abolished in family court
Status: in_force

24A.197 Position of domestic relations commissioner abolished in family court.

In any judicial district where a family court is established or has been established, the

position of domestic relations commissioner is abolished, and no commissioner shall be

appointed to hear or determine any matter within the jurisdiction of the family court.
KRS § 311.1947 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311 / Section 311.1947
311.1947 Statewide electronic registry for organ and tissue donations -- Collaboration among agencies -- Strategies for operation
Status: in_force

311.1947 Statewide electronic registry for organ and tissue donations --

Collaboration among agencies -- Strategies for operation.

(1) Contingent upon the availability of funding, the Cabinet for Health and Family

Services shall facilitate the establishment of a statewide electronic registry for

organ and tissue donation for transplantation, therapy, education, and research for

the advancement of donation and transplantation science. The cabinet may contract

with a public or private nonprofit entity to perform gatekeeper functions of the

registry that include but are not limited to the operation, maintenance, privacy, and

security of the registry.

(2) An ongoing collaboration shall be established among the Transportation Cabinet,

the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks

Trust for Life, the Kentucky Hospital Association, the Kentucky Medical

Association, and the federally certified organ and tissue procurement organizations

that operate in Kentucky to develop strategies for the operation of the registry.

Strategies shall include but not be limited to:

(a) Donor designation at the time of application or renewal of a driver's license;

(b) Donor designation at the time of application or renewal of a state

identification card;

(c) Donor designation on the Commonwealth's single sign-on system;

(d) Other online registration as a donor;

(e) Removal or exit from the registry;

(f) Timely access to the registry by relevant parties in accordance with federal

laws and regulations relating to organ and tissue donation and procurement

for transplantation purposes; and

(g) Evaluation of the effectiveness of the registry.

(3) The cabinet may promulgate administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter

13A to implement the provisions of this section.
KRS § 620.051 — KY Code / Title LI / Chapter 620 / Section 620.051
620.051 Background check of child abuse and neglect records -- Fee -- Central registry -- Administrative regulations
Status: in_force

620.051 Background check of child abuse and neglect records -- Fee -- Central

registry -- Administrative regulations.

(1) The cabinet may charge a fee of ten dollars ($10) per background check of the

cabinet's child abuse and neglect records when those services are requested by a

person for professional, trade, or commercial purposes or for personal use.

(2) The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish the central

registry and the process for a background check of the cabinet's child abuse and

neglect records.
KRS § 198B.728 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198B / Section 198B.728
198B.728 Disciplinary actions -- Sanctions -- Final order -- Appeal
Status: in_force

198B.728 Disciplinary actions -- Sanctions -- Final order -- Appeal.

(1) The board shall take disciplinary actions against or impose sanctions on a licensee

for failing to comply with any provision of KRS 198B.700 to 198B.738 or any

administrative regulations promulgated to carry out KRS 198B.700 to 198B.738.

(2) Pursuant to KRS 13B.120(7), the director of the Division of Real Property Boards

within the Department of Professional Licensing shall hear and issue a final order

regarding any decision of the board. An aggrieved party may appeal a final order of

the director pursuant to KRS Chapter 13B within thirty (30) days after the issuance

of the order to the Circuit Court of the county where the licensee has his or her

principal place of business or where the license applicant resides.
KRS § 453.130 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 453 / Section 453.130
453.130 Suit to remove officer
Status: in_force

453.130 Suit to remove officer.

Any person who takes steps in any court to remove any officer from office, and fails in so

doing, shall pay the officer his costs expended in the defense of the procedure. If the

officer is removed, the person instituting and carrying on the procedure shall be adjudged

his costs against the officer.
KRS § 100.131 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 100 / Section 100.131
100.131 Area of jurisdiction
Status: in_force

100.131 Area of jurisdiction.

An independent city planning unit or members of a joint planning unit composed only of

two (2) or more cities may exercise extraterritorial jurisdiction for the purposes of

subdivision regulations and other regulations up to five (5) miles from all points upon the

city's boundary, with the consent of the fiscal court, but not beyond the county boundary,

nor within the boundary of any city not in the planning unit, provided, however, that

where the extraterritorial jurisdiction of planning units overlap, the boundary shall be

midway between them. The jurisdiction of joint city-county and regional planning units

shall be coterminous with their political boundaries. Nothing herein shall prevent any

planning unit from making planning studies of areas located outside its jurisdiction.
KRS § 177.867 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 177 / Section 177.867
177.867 Acquisition of billboards by state -- Compensation
Status: in_force

177.867 Acquisition of billboards by state -- Compensation.

(1) The commissioner of the Department of Highways is authorized to acquire by

purchase, gift, or condemnation pursuant to the Eminent Domain Act of

Kentucky and shall pay just compensation upon the removal of the following

advertising devices:

(a) Those lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965;

(b) Those lawfully on any highway designated a part of the interstate or

federal-aid primary system on or after October 22, 1965, and before

January 1, 1968;

(c) Those lawfully erected on or after January 1, 1968;

(d) Those lawfully in existence on January 1, 1976; and

(e) Those lawfully erected or maintained, or both, between January 1, 1976,

and December 31, 1989.

(2) Compensation shall be paid for the following:

(a) The taking from the owner of any such advertising device of all right, title,

leasehold, and interest in such advertising device; and

(b) The taking from the owner of the real property on which the advertising

device is located, of the right to erect and maintain such advertising

devices thereon.
KRS § 311.821 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311 / Section 311.821
311.821 Definitions for KRS 311.821 to 311.827
Status: in_force

311.821 Definitions for KRS 311.821 to 311.827.

As used in KRS 311.821 to 311.827:

(1) "Abortion" has the same meaning as in KRS 311.720. However, as used in

KRS 311.821 to 311.827, an abortion shall not include the use of any means to

terminate the pregnancy of a woman if done with an intent to:

(a) Save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child;

(b) Remove a dead unborn child caused by spontaneous abortion; or

(c) Remove an ectopic pregnancy;

(2) "Advanced practice registered nurse" has the same meaning as in KRS

314.011;

(3) "Born-alive" or "live birth" means the complete expulsion or extraction of an

infant from his or her mother, regardless of the state of gestational

development, who, after expulsion or extraction, whether or not the umbilical

cord has been cut or the placenta is attached, and regardless of whether the

expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of natural or induced labor, cesarean

section, or induced abortion, shows any evidence of life, including but not

limited to one (1) or more of the following:

(a) Breathing;

(b) A heartbeat;

(c) Umbilical cord pulsation; or

(d) Definite movement of voluntary muscles;

(4) "Consent" means the voluntary agreement or acquiescence by a person of age

and with the requisite mental capacity who is not under duress or coercion and

who has knowledge or understanding of the act or action to which he or she

has agreed or acquiesced;

(5) "Healthcare provider" means any individual who may be asked to participate in

any way in a healthcare service, including but not limited to a physician;

physician assistant; advanced practice registered nurse; nurse; nurse's aide;

medical assistant; hospital employee; clinic employee; nursing home

employee; pharmacist; pharmacy employee; researcher; medical or nursing

school faculty or employee; or any professional, paraprofessional, or any other

person who furnishes or assists in the furnishing of healthcare services;

(6) "Infant" means a child of the species homo sapiens who has been completely

expulsed or extracted from his or her mother, regardless of the stage of

gestational development, until the age of thirty (30) days post birth;

(7) "Medical facility" means any public or private hospital, clinic, center, medical

school, medical training institution, healthcare facility, physician(cid:25)s office,

infirmary, dispensary, ambulatory surgical treatment center, or other institution

or location where medical care is provided to any person;

(8) "Nurse" has the same meaning as in KRS 314.011;

(9) "Physician" has the same meaning as in KRS 311.720;

(10) "Physician assistant" has the same meaning as in KRS 311.840; and

(11) "Unborn child" has the same meaning as in KRS 311.781.
KRS § 525.205 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 525 / Section 525.205
525.205 Assault on a service animal in the second degree
Status: in_force

525.205 Assault on a service animal in the second degree.

(1) A person is guilty of assault on a service animal in the second degree when he

intentionally and without legal justification or lawful authority causes physical

injury to a service animal.

(2) Assault on a service animal in the second degree is a Class B misdemeanor.
KRS § 100.113 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 100 / Section 100.113
100.113 Types of planning units permitted
Status: in_force

100.113 Types of planning units permitted.

Before any planning operations may begin, a planning unit must be formed and

designated. Planning units may consist of a city or county, acting independently in

accordance with KRS 100.117; cities and their county, jointly, in accordance with KRS

100.121; or groups of counties and their cities, regionally, in accordance with KRS

100.123.
KRS § 426.610 — KY Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 426 / Section 426.610
426.610 Bonds having the effect of a judgment -- General provisions for
Status: in_force

426.610 Bonds having the effect of a judgment -- General provisions for.

(1) Every bond taken on the sale of property under an order of judgment in chancery or

on the sale of property under execution, and every replevin and forthcoming bond,

shall be signed by the principal and surety, and attested by the person taking the

bond, or by someone in his presence. A bond so taken shall be returned to the

proper office, with a report of the acts of the person taking it, and, if taken under an

execution, the execution shall be returned with the bond. Every such bond shall

have the force and effect of a judgment, and if not paid at maturity an execution

may issue, which shall be endorsed that no surety of any kind is to be taken.

(2) The officer taking any bond referred to in subsection (1) of this section, and his

sureties, or their representatives, shall be jointly and severally liable to the person

injured for any damage he may sustain by the officer taking as surety on the bond a

person who was not solvent at the time.

(3) If one of several obligors or obligees, in any bond referred to in subsection (1) of

this section, dies before the bond is satisfied, execution may issue on the bond in the

name of the surviving obligees, against the obligor or the survivor. If all the

obligees in such a bond die, their personal representatives may, if the bond is not

satisfied at maturity, sue out execution thereon against the obligors or their personal

representatives if they are all dead, or, if only part are dead, against the survivor and

the personal representatives of the deceased.

(4) If any bond referred to in subsection (1) of this section is quashed, a new execution

may issue on the original judgment at the instance of the plaintiff, in the same

manner as if the bond had never been given.
KRS § 67.410 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67 / Section 67.410
67.410 County building inspectors -- Building permits -- Fees -- Appeals
Status: in_force

67.410 County building inspectors -- Building permits -- Fees -- Appeals.

(1) The fiscal court of any county may appoint a qualified and competent person to

administer such regulations. His official title shall be "Building Inspector of ....

County, Kentucky." His salary shall be fixed by the fiscal court, and paid out of the

county levy. He shall have such deputies and assistants as the fiscal court deems

necessary, and their salaries shall likewise be fixed by the fiscal court and paid out

of the county levy. The fiscal court shall also pay out of county funds the necessary

expenses of his office. The fiscal court may contract with individuals or

corporations for the performance of technical or scientific services required for the

proper enforcement and administration of its building regulations.

(2) No person shall build, erect, construct, reconstruct, remodel, relocate, alter or repair

any building within the county without first obtaining a building permit from the

building inspector.

(3) The fiscal court shall establish a system of reasonable fees to be charged every

applicant for such permit, but such fees shall not exceed the cost of the service

provided.

(4) Any person aggrieved by any ruling, order, or decision of such building inspector

may appeal using the procedures provided in KRS 198B.070.
KRS § 164A.070 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 164A / Section 164A.070
164A.070 Status of obligations issued by corporation
Status: in_force

164A.070 Status of obligations issued by corporation.

(1) Obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to

constitute a debt, liability or obligation of the state or a pledge of the faith and credit

of the state, but shall be payable solely from the revenues or assets of the

corporation. Each obligation issued under this chapter shall contain on the face

thereof a statement to the effect that the corporation shall not be obligated to pay the

same nor the interest thereon except from the revenues or assets pledged therefor

and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state is pledged to

the payment of the principal of or the interest on such obligation.

(2) Expenses incurred by the corporation in carrying out the provisions of this chapter

may be made payable from funds provided pursuant to this chapter and no liability

shall be incurred by the corporation hereunder beyond the extent to which moneys

shall have been so provided.