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KRS § 156.412 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 156 / Section 156.412
156.412 Instructional materials depository -- Establishment -- Duties -- Required use by school districts and Department of Education. (Effective July 1, 2026)
Status: in_force

156.412 Instructional materials depository -- Establishment -- Duties -- Required

use by school districts and Department of Education. (Effective July 1, 2026)

(1) (a) The Kentucky Department of Education shall establish an instructional

materials depository for the schools of the Commonwealth.

(b) The department may enter into contracts to designate an entity to serve as the

department's agent to carry out the responsibilities of the depository under

KRS 156.395 to 156.476.

(c) To leverage the purchasing power of the Commonwealth's schools, the

depository shall negotiate prices on behalf of the department and all school

districts.

(2) (a) In accordance with KRS Chapter 45A, school districts and the department

shall use the depository in purchasing the instructional materials included in

the state-approved list established by the State Quality Curriculum Task Force

under KRS 156.395 to 156.476.

(b) Superintendents of school districts shall use the instructional materials

depository to report the school district's selection of instructional materials to

the department, unless the school district purchases approved alternate

instructional materials under KRS 156.439.

(3) The depository shall make available to school districts and the public the necessary

information for assessing the instructional materials included in the state-approved

list. The information shall include but not be limited to:

(a) Each of the instructional materials included in the state-approved list, capable

of being organized by grade or grade band and content area;

(b) Summary results of the instructional materials evaluations conducted by the

task force and any factual error identified in the instructional materials;

(c) A list of the accompanying manuals, workbooks, and other ancillary items for

instructional materials included in the state-approved list; and

(d) A list of the school districts within the state that have adopted each of the

instructional materials, including for each school district:

1. The statewide assessment results in the associated content area; and

2. Identification of any interim or formative assessment utilized by the

district pursuant to KRS 158.6453(8).
KRS § 179.730 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 179 / Section 179.730
179.730 Legal representation
Status: in_force

179.730 Legal representation.

(1) The board may, in its discretion, employ or retain a regularly licensed attorney to

advise it on all matters pertaining to its duties and may delegate such authority to

said attorney not forbidden by law.

(2) In addition to the attorney provided for in subsection (1) of this section, the county

attorney in the county in which the subdivision road district lies shall advise and

represent the board in all matters and on the occasions when the board so requests.
KRS § 70.110 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 70 / Section 70.110
70.110 Execution of process after leaving office -- Rights of sureties
Status: in_force

70.110 Execution of process after leaving office -- Rights of sureties.

(1) When a sheriff dies or otherwise vacates his office, his deputies shall complete the

execution of any process in his or their hands. The sureties on the bond of the

sheriff may require indemnity from the deputies in the manner prescribed for

sureties in official or other bonds in KRS 62.090 to 62.120. If the deputies fail to

give the indemnity which the court requires, their powers to act as deputy shall be

revoked by the court.

(2) When the term of a sheriff expires, he shall complete the execution of any process

in his hands, and any act or omission in this respect shall be covered by his official

bond.

(3) When a sheriff resigns, dies or vacates his office, the plaintiff in any process or

execution, upon paying to the sheriff or his deputy the fees and lawful charges for

services rendered up to the time of withdrawal, may withdraw such process or

execution from the hands of the sheriff or his deputy, and place the same, at his

election, in the hands of any other proper officer, who shall proceed to the execution

thereof in the same manner that the sheriff or his deputy was required to do by law,

and under the same penalties.
KRS § 425.011 — KY Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 425 / Section 425.011
425.011 Motion for writ of possession -- Required allegations
Status: in_force

425.011 Motion for writ of possession -- Required allegations.

(1) Upon filing of the complaint or at any time prior to judgment, in an action to

recover the possession of specific personal property, the plaintiff may apply

pursuant to this chapter for a writ of possession by filing a written motion for the

writ with the court in which the action is brought.

(2) The motion shall be executed under oath and shall include all of the following:

(a) A showing of the basis of the plaintiff's claim and that the plaintiff is entitled

to possession of the property claimed. If the basis of the plaintiff's claim is a

written instrument, a copy of the instrument shall be attached.

(b) A showing that the property is wrongfully detained by the defendant, of the

manner in which the defendant came into possession of the property, and,

according to the best knowledge, information, and belief of the plaintiff the

reason for the detention.

(c) A particular description of the property and a statement of its value. A

description of property sufficient under KRS 355.9-108 shall meet the

requirement of this section. The statement of value may be as to the worth of

the property as a whole.

(d) A statement, according to the best knowledge, information and belief of the

plaintiff, of the location of the property and if the property, or some part of it,

is within a private place which may have to be entered to take possession a

showing that there is probable cause to believe that such property is located

there. Although such showing may be based on information and belief the

judicial officer at the hearing herein provided must be presented with facts

sufficient to show that the information and the informant are credible and

reliable.

(e) A statement that the property has not been taken for a tax assessment, or fine,

pursuant to a statute; or seized under an execution against the property of the

plaintiff; or if so seized, that it is by statute exempt from such seizure.

(3) The requirements of subsection (2) of this section may be satisfied by one (1) or

more affidavits filed with the application.
KRS § 186A.090 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 186A / Section 186A.090
186A.090 Owner to secure proper vehicle identification number from department
Status: in_force

186A.090 Owner to secure proper vehicle identification number from department.

(1) The owner of a vehicle required to be titled or registered in this state which:

(a) Does not have a legitimate vehicle identification number as affixed by a

manufacturer regularly engaged in the original manufacture of the type vehicle

for which registration is sought, or in accordance with the law of this or

another state; or

(b) Has been built from parts;

shall, before making application for registration of the vehicle, apply to the

Department of Vehicle Regulation for issuance of a vehicle identification number

plate, which shall be affixed to the vehicle in the manner prescribed by

administrative regulations of the Department of Vehicle Regulation.

(2) The Department of Vehicle Regulation shall establish, in cooperation with the

Department of Kentucky State Police, regulations governing the form of application

required by this section, and may require inspection of the vehicle before a vehicle

identification number plate has been issued and after such plate has been affixed to

the vehicle.
KRS § 395.240 — KY Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 395 / Section 395.240
395.240 Sale of choses in action -- Compromise of claims
Status: in_force

395.240 Sale of choses in action -- Compromise of claims.

In actions for the settlement of decedents' estates, the court may direct the sale of choses

in action, including judgments, and may authorize the personal representative to

compromise claims growing out of contract or tort due the estate, as well as claims on

contract or tort against the estate. A personal representative may compromise and settle

any claim or demand for damages growing out of injury to or the death of the decedent.
KRS § 106.160 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 106 / Section 106.160
106.160 Additional bonds
Status: in_force

106.160 Additional bonds.

If the water district commissioners or city legislative body finds that the bonds authorized

will be insufficient to accomplish the purpose desired, additional bonds may be

authorized and issued in the same manner.
KRS § 247.087 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 247 / Section 247.087
247.087 Research and development program concerning forage-crop breeding and grassland farming
Status: in_force

247.087 Research and development program concerning forage-crop breeding and

grassland farming.

The program of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station in the field of forage-crop

breeding and research in the development of grassland farming is recognized and

established. Such program shall be continued and extended, especially in the

establishment and maintenance of good pastures. For this purpose there shall be available

to the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station such sums as may, from time to time, be

appropriated for the purpose by the General Assembly.
KRS § 273A.010 — KY Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273A / Section 273A.010
273A.010 Entity -- Perpetual existence -- Powers
Status: in_force

273A.010 Entity -- Perpetual existence -- Powers.

(1) An unincorporated nonprofit association is a legal entity distinct from its members

and managers.

(2) An unincorporated nonprofit association shall have perpetual duration unless the

governing principles specify otherwise.

(3) An unincorporated nonprofit association shall have the same powers as an

individual to do all things necessary or convenient to carry on its purposes.

(4) An unincorporated nonprofit association may engage in profit-making activities, but

profits from any activities shall be used or set aside for the association's nonprofit

purposes.
KRS § 186.140 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 186 / Section 186.140
186.140 Reciprocity for nonresidents
Status: in_force

186.140 Reciprocity for nonresidents.

Except as provided in KRS 281.835 and 281.836, a nonresident owner, from a state not

requiring registration of nonresidents temporarily in it, who has complied with the laws of

the state of his residence relating to registration of motor vehicles, and who displays the

requisite plates and holds the requisite receipt or certificate of registration as required by

his resident state, shall be exempt from registration in this state for the same period of

time as is granted to nonresident owners by the laws and regulations of his state.

Registration in any other state shall not relieve any owner resident in this state from the

penalties provided in KRS 186.990.
KRS § 186.752 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 186 / Section 186.752
186.752 Safety inspection required for vehicles converted to the use of natural gas after January 1, 2013 -- Certification to owner and cabinet -- Administrative regulations -- Directions to cabinet
Status: in_force

186.752 Safety inspection required for vehicles converted to the use of natural gas

after January 1, 2013 -- Certification to owner and cabinet -- Administrative

regulations -- Directions to cabinet.

(1) The owner of a motor vehicle that has been converted after January 1, 2013, to

operate on either CNG or LNG alone or in a bi-fuel system shall have the motor

vehicle inspected to ascertain compliance with relevant federal safety standards

covering the use of these fuels. The safety inspection shall occur:

(a) At the time of the conversion;

(b) Every three (3) years or thirty-six thousand (36,000) miles after the

conversion, whichever occurs first; and

(c) Following any collision in which any vehicle involved is traveling at five (5)

miles per hour or greater.

(2) The owner of a motor vehicle originally designed and manufactured to use

compressed or liquid natural gas as a fuel shall have it inspected for safety

following any collision in which any vehicle involved is traveling at five (5) miles

per hour or greater.

(3) A person who performs the conversion of a motor vehicle to operate on either CNG

or LNG alone or in a bi-fuel system shall certify to the owner of the motor vehicle

and the cabinet that the conversion does not tamper with, circumvent, or otherwise

affect any existing motor vehicle emissions or diagnostic systems, except as

necessary to complete the conversion.

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

13A to carry out the provisions of this section to:

(a) Qualify persons to perform safety inspections on converted motor vehicles;

(b) Modify or adopt for state use any federal safety standards, if necessary; and

(c) Identify motor vehicles that have been converted to operate on clean

transportation fuels and ensure compliance with the safety, emissions, and

efficiency requirements of this section and applicable administrative

regulations.

(5) In promulgating administrative regulations, the cabinet shall consider:

(a) Directing that inspections use equipment which is widely available in the

state; and

(b) Creating a regulatory framework that encourages the conversion and sale of

motor vehicles that operate on CNG, LNG, or a bi-fuel system.
KRS § 362.419 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 362 / Section 362.419
362.419 Cancellation of certificate
Status: in_force

362.419 Cancellation of certificate.

A certificate of limited partnership shall be canceled upon the dissolution and the

completion of winding up of the partnership or at any other time there are no limited

partners. A certificate of cancellation shall be in the form prescribed by the Secretary of

State and shall be filed with the Secretary of State and shall set forth:

(1) The name of the limited partnership;

(2) The date of filing of the certificate of limited partnership;

(3) The reason for filing the certificate of cancellation; and

(4) Any other information the general partners filing the certificate of cancellation

determine to include therein.
KRS § 369.114 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 369 / Section 369.114
369.114 Automated transaction
Status: in_force

369.114 Automated transaction.

In an automated transaction, the following rules apply:

(1) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even

if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronic agents' actions or the

resulting terms and agreements.

(2) A contract may be formed by the interaction of an electronic agency and an

individual, acting on the individual's own behalf or for another person, including by

an interaction in which the individual performs actions that the individual is free to

refuse to perform and which the individual knows or has reason to know will cause

the electronic agent to complete the transaction or performance.

(3) The terms of the contract are determined by the substantive law applicable to it.
KRS § 247.520 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 247 / Section 247.520
247.520 Association of dealers not illegal
Status: in_force

247.520 Association of dealers not illegal.

No association meeting or activity undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of KRS

247.510 to 247.595 and intended to benefit all of the producers, handlers, and processors

of soybeans shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade.
KRS § 151.030 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 151 / Section 151.030
151.030 Duties and functions of survey
Status: in_force

151.030 Duties and functions of survey.

The Kentucky Geological Survey shall make a continuing geological study of the state

and perform such other functions as are directed toward the development of the mineral

resources of the state.
KRS § 426.205 — KY Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 426 / Section 426.205
426.205 Sale of vacant and abandoned real property to enforce mortgage or lien -- Proof of vacancy and abandonment -- Confirmation of sale and conveyance of property
Status: in_force

426.205 Sale of vacant and abandoned real property to enforce mortgage or lien --

Proof of vacancy and abandonment -- Confirmation of sale and conveyance of

property.

(1) In an action otherwise properly brought to enforce a mortgage or lien against real

property, including a lien pursuant to KRS 65.8801 to 65.8839 or KRS 65.8840,

which has been determined by the court to be vacant and abandoned, a sale of the

property shall be ordered expeditiously.

(2) Real property shall be considered vacant and abandoned, for purposes of this

section only, if there has been no legal resident or other person legally entitled to

occupy the property residing at the property for a period of forty-five (45) or more

consecutive days and two (2) or more of the following or similar circumstances

which would lead a reasonable person to believe that the property is vacant exist:

(a) Overgrown or dead vegetation;

(b) Accumulation of flyers, mail, or trash;

(c) Disconnected utilities;

(d) The absence of window coverings or furniture;

(e) Uncorrected hazardous conditions or vandalism; or

(f) Statements of neighbors, delivery persons, or government employees that the

property is vacant.

Proof of vacancy and abandonment may be offered by affidavit filed at or after the

time of filing of the complaint by the plaintiff or other lienholder.

(3) If the court makes a finding in the order of sale that the property is vacant and

abandoned, the master commissioner shall sell the property within seventy (70) days

of the order.

(4) The plaintiff or other mortgage or lienholder in whose favor the judgment and order

of sale were entered shall apply for an order confirming the sale within twenty (20)

days of the date of the sale and, unless there have been exceptions to the report of

the master commissioner, the court shall act on such application not later than the

next regularly scheduled civil motion or rule day.

(5) The master commissioner shall make conveyance of the property on the date the

court confirms the sale, or as soon thereafter as all costs and fees have been paid by

the foreclosing mortgagee or lienholder, or as soon as a third-party purchaser has

paid the purchase price.
KRS § 15.840 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 15 / Section 15.840
15.840 Sharing of state tax information for child support collection
Status: in_force

15.840 Sharing of state tax information for child support collection.

The Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Revenue shall work together

to develop a system of information sharing for the effective and efficient collection of

child support payments. Any requirement included in KRS Chapter 15, 131, 205, 403, or

405 or any other law for either the office or the department for the confidentiality of

individual personal and financial records shall not be violated in the process of this

coordination.
KRS § 319A.020 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 319A / Section 319A.020
319A.020 Board of Licensure for Occupational Therapy -- Appointment
Status: in_force

319A.020 Board of Licensure for Occupational Therapy -- Appointment.

(1) There is hereby created the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Occupational Therapy

which shall consist of seven (7) members to be appointed by the Governor. Four (4)

members shall be licensed occupational therapists with at least five (5) years'

experience; one (1) member shall be a licensed occupational therapy assistant with

at least five (5) years' experience in the practice of occupational therapy; and two

(2) members shall be members of the public with an interest in the rights of

consumers of health services.

(2) Appointments for the occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistant

positions may be made from recommendations submitted to the Governor by the

Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association.
KRS § 91.430 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 91 / Section 91.430
91.430 Taxes, when to be paid -- Discounts -- Interest and penalties
Status: in_force

91.430 Taxes, when to be paid -- Discounts -- Interest and penalties.

(1) Tax bills shall be payable in January after the same are listed with the tax receiver

for collection, and shall become delinquent on May 1 of the year for which they are

made out.

(2) The taxes paid before May 1 in the year for which they are made out may be

reduced by discounts not to exceed three percent (3%) during such periods and in

such amounts as the legislative body of the city may provide by ordinance.

(3) All tax bills uncollected in whole or in part on May 1 next succeeding the day on

which they were listed with the tax receiver shall thereafter bear interest at the rate

of one-half of one percent (0.5%) for every month or fraction thereof from May 1

until paid or until the property of the delinquent has been sold for the tax.

(4) On July 1 next succeeding the day on which the tax bills were listed with the tax

receiver, a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the face of the bill shall be added to all

unpaid tax bills, in addition to the interest.