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KRS § 529.150 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 529 / Section 529.150
529.150 Forfeiture of property used in connection with human trafficking -- Distribution of proceeds
Status: in_force

529.150 Forfeiture of property used in connection with human trafficking --

Distribution of proceeds.

(1) All property used in connection with or acquired as a result of a violation of KRS

529.100 or 529.110 shall be subject to forfeiture under the same terms, conditions,

and defenses and using the same process as set out in KRS 218A.405 to 218A.460,

with the exception of the distribution of proceeds, which shall be distributed as

required in this section.

(2) Proceeds from the assets seized and forfeited shall be distributed as follows:

(a) Fifty percent (50%) shall be paid to the human trafficking victims fund;

(b) Forty-two and one-half percent (42.5%) shall be paid to the law enforcement

agency or agencies that seized the property, to be used for direct law

enforcement purposes; and

(c) Seven and one-half percent (7.5%) shall be paid to the Office of the Attorney

General or, in the alternative, to the Prosecutors Advisory Council for deposit

on behalf of the Commonwealth's attorney or county attorney who has

participated in the forfeiture proceeding, as determined by the court pursuant

to KRS 218A.420(9). Notwithstanding KRS Chapter 48, these funds shall be

exempt from any state budget reduction acts.

The moneys identified in this subsection are intended to supplement any funds

otherwise appropriated to the recipient and shall not supplant other funding of any

recipient.
KRS § 324.165 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 324 / Section 324.165
324.165 Prohibited business practices -- Penalties
Status: in_force

324.165 Prohibited business practices -- Penalties.

(1) No person shall:

(a) Solicit or request a referral fee from a real estate licensee unless that person

introduced the business to the real estate licensee from whom the referral fee

is sought and a contractual referral fee relationship exists between the person

and the real estate licensee; or

(b) Threaten to reduce or withhold employee relocation benefits or to take other

action adverse to the interests of a client of a real estate licensee because of an

agency relationship.

(2) No real estate licensee, relocation firm, or firm with a corporate relocation policy or

benefits, or anyone on behalf of any licensee or firm, shall counsel a client of

another real estate licensee regarding the manner in which the client may terminate

or amend an existing listing contract, buyer agency agreement, or other agency

relationship. Communicating corporate relocation policy or benefits to a

transferring employee shall not be considered a violation of this section, as long as

the communication does not involve advice or encouragement regarding the manner

in which the client may terminate or amend an existing agency relationship.

(3) Violation of this section by a broker or sales associate shall be considered improper

conduct as referred to in KRS 324.160(4)(u). Violation of this section by unlicensed

persons shall be subject to the penalties in KRS 324.990.
KRS § 388.230 — KY Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 388 / Section 388.230
388.230 Petition for appointment of guardian or conservator -- Who to be appointed
Status: in_force

388.230 Petition for appointment of guardian or conservator -- Who to be

appointed.

(1) A petition for the appointment of a guardian or conservator for any minor or

mentally disabled beneficiary of the Veterans Affairs may be filed in the court

having jurisdiction by or on behalf of any person who under existing law is

entitled to priority of appointment. If there be no person so entitled or if the

person so entitled shall neglect or refuse to file such a petition within thirty (30)

days after mailing of notice by the Veterans Affairs to the last known address of

such person indicating the necessity for the same, a petition for such

appointment may be filed by or on behalf of any responsible person residing in

this state.

(2) The petition for appointment shall set forth the name, age, place of residence

of such beneficiary, the name and place of residence of the nearest relative, if

known, and the fact that such beneficiary is entitled to receive benefits payable

by or through the Veterans Affairs and shall set forth the amount of moneys

then due and the amount of probable future payments.

(3) The petition shall also set forth the name and address of the person or

institution, if any, having actual custody of such beneficiary, and the name,

age, relationship, if any, occupation and address of the person proposed for

appointment as guardian or conservator. Notwithstanding any provision of

existing law as to priority, the court may appoint a capable individual, bank or

trust company, as guardian or conservator, if the person entitled to priority fails

to apply, or if after hearing the court determines it is for the best interest of

such beneficiary to appoint another.

(4) In the case of a mentally disabled beneficiary, the petition shall show that such

beneficiary has been rated incompetent by the Veterans Affairs on examination

in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the Veterans Affairs.
KRS § 244.120 — KY Code / Title XX / Chapter 244 / Section 244.120
244.120 Retail premises not to be disorderly -- Acts constituting disorderly behavior
Status: in_force

244.120 Retail premises not to be disorderly -- Acts constituting disorderly

behavior.

(1) A retail licensee, a patron, or the licensee's agents, servants, or employees shall not

cause, suffer, or permit the licensed premises to be disorderly.

(2) Acts which constitute disorderly premises consist of causing, suffering, or

permitting patrons, the licensee, or the licensee's servants, agents, or employees to

cause public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm, or create a risk through:

(a) Engaging in fighting or in violent, tumultuous, or threatening behavior;

(b) Making unreasonable noise;

(c) Refusing to obey an official order to disperse issued to maintain public safety

in dangerous proximity to a fire, hazard, or other emergency;

(d) Creating a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act that serves

no legitimate purpose;

(e) Creating a public nuisance;

(f) Engaging in criminal activity that would constitute a capital offense, felony, or

misdemeanor; or

(g) Failing to maintain the minimum health, fire, safety, or sanitary standards

established by the state or a local government, or by state administrative

regulations, for the licensed premises.
KRS § 338.021 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 338 / Section 338.021
338.021 Exclusions
Status: in_force

338.021 Exclusions.

(1) This chapter applies to all employers, employees, and places of employment

throughout the Commonwealth except the following:

(a) Employees of the United States government; and

(b) Employers, employees and places of employment over which federal

agencies other than the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of

the United States Department of Labor exercise statutory authority to

prescribe or enforce standards or regulations affecting occupational

safety and health.

(2) (a) Notwithstanding any voluntary agreement entered into between the

United States Department of Labor and a franchisee, neither a franchisee

nor a franchisee's employee shall be deemed to be an employee of the

franchisor for any purpose under this chapter.

(b) Notwithstanding any voluntary agreement entered into between the

United States Department of Labor and a franchisor, neither a franchisor

nor a franchisor's employee shall be deemed to be an employee of the

franchisee for any purpose under this chapter.

(c) For purposes of this subsection, "franchisee" and "franchisor" have the

same meanings as in 16 C.F.R. sec. 436.1.

(3) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede or in any manner affect

any workers' compensation law or to enlarge or diminish or affect in any

manner the common law or statutory rights, duties, or liabilities of employers or

employees, under any law with respect to injuries, diseases, or death of

employees arising out of, or in the course of employment.
KRS § 352.260 — KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 352 / Section 352.260
352.260 Shotfirers -- Solid blasting
Status: in_force

352.260 Shotfirers -- Solid blasting.

(1) Any operator of a mine shall designate only certified persons as shotfirers to prepare

the cartridge and set off and discharge the shots.

(2) Shotfirers shall at all times be under the direction of a certified mine foreman.

(3) The following conditions apply when shooting coal from the solid:

(a) All licensees engaged in shooting coal from the solid shall submit an

application for a permit to the commissioner on a form prescribed by the

department.

(b) Before said permit is issued by the commissioner he shall have an

investigation conducted of the mine to determine the adequacy of the

proposed solid blasting plan in complying with KRS Chapter 351 and this

chapter and administrative regulations applicable to blasting coal in an

underground mine.

(c) The mine inspector shall have the authority to stop production at the mine by

the issuance of a closure order to any operator who fails to obtain a permit

when shooting coal from the solid.

(4) When using the method of solid blasting, no more than one (1) face shall be charged

or detonated simultaneously.

(5) When shooting coal from the solid, not more than two (2) adjacent openers or cut

holes shall be primed with detonators having the same delay period. The nominal

delay intervals between the succeeding rows of horizons shall not be less than fifty

(50) milliseconds nor more than one hundred (100) milliseconds.
KRS § 211.478 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 211.478
211.478 Distribution of trust fund moneys
Status: in_force

211.478 Distribution of trust fund moneys.

Trust fund moneys shall be distributed for the following purposes:

(1) To provide services to individuals suffering from conditions that qualify for

assistance from the fund, in accordance with criteria established by the board in

KRS 211.474;

(2) To establish and maintain a state medical registry for traumatic brain and spinal

cord injuries; and

(3) To meet the obligations incurred by the board in meeting its duties in accordance

with the provisions of KRS 211.472 and 211.474.
KRS § 177.750 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 177 / Section 177.750
177.750 Form of question for ballots if bonds are sold prior to August 31, 1960
Status: in_force

177.750 Form of question for ballots if bonds are sold prior to August 31, 1960.

In the event the said unissued 1956 bonds are sold by the commission on or prior to

August 31, 1960, the form of the question which shall be caused to appear on the ballots

at the occasion of said general election to be held November 8, 1960, shall be as follows:

GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE

COMMONWEALTH FOR HIGHWAYS AND PARKS

"Are you in favor of the Act of the General Assembly known as Senate Bill No.

251, enacted at the regular session of 1960, wherein it is proposed that the

Commonwealth issue and sell its general obligation bonds, in addition to all bonds

heretofore authorized by the voters, in the principal sum of one hundred million dollars

($100,000,000) from the proceeds of which ten million dollars ($10,000,000) will be set

aside for establishing, developing, and improving state parks and developing and

improving existing state parks, and ninety million dollars ($90,000,000) will be set aside

for constructing and improving highways, bridges and tunnels in the Commonwealth

wherein there is to be federal cost participation?"
KRS § 62.170 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 62 / Section 62.170
62.170 Bonds of state employees -- Blanket bonds -- Amount -- Insurance companies that may participate
Status: in_force

62.170 Bonds of state employees -- Blanket bonds -- Amount -- Insurance

companies that may participate.

(1) The secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall secure, except for

state officers required by KRS 62.160 to file bond, blanket bonds, with or without

cosureties, written on a blanket position form, to cover all other officers, employees,

or deputies of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, including all judges, clerks, and

employees of the Court of Justice, including all other members of boards or

commissions or employees of those boards or commissions, and including all

superintendents, receivers, or employees of penal or eleemosynary institutions

managed or directed by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, the Cabinet for

Health and Family Services, or any other department or agency of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to prohibit

the securing of any such blanket position bond on a departmental, board,

commission, agency, or institutional basis.

(2) The secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet may secure one (1) or

more excess blanket bonds, with or without cosureties, to cover selected groups of

persons covered by the bond or bonds required in the preceding paragraph to

provide additional coverage which he or she may deem necessary by the exposures

indicated in accordance with the duties and responsibilities indicated by the

personnel classification schedules of the Personnel Cabinet and, for Court of Justice

officers and personnel, by the Administrative Office of the Courts and in

accordance with the amounts of money and property handled by the respective

officers and employees.

(3) Such bond or bonds shall be written by and participated in only by insurance

companies licensed by the Department of Insurance to do business in this state and

shall be countersigned by a duly authorized licensed resident agent of the company.

The bonds may be written with or without cosureties. Further, the bonds are to be a

percentage of the total risks, the Department of Insurance to approve the amount of

the risk written by any one (1) company.

(4) The penal amount of the bond secured pursuant to this section shall be fixed by the

secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet in accordance with the duties

and responsibilities indicated by the personnel classification schedules of the

Personnel Cabinet and, for Court of Justice officers and personnel, by the

Administrative Office of the Courts, and in accordance with the amounts of money

and property handled by the respective officers and employees.
KRS § 7B.080 — KY Code / Title II / Chapter 7B / Section 7B.080
7B.080 Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center fund -- Investment of moneys -- Appropriations
Status: in_force

7B.080 Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center fund -- Investment of

moneys -- Appropriations.

(1) The operation of the center shall be funded from the restricted agency fund

established in subsection (3) of this section.

(2) There is hereby established a fiduciary fund to be entitled the Kentucky Long-Term

Policy Research Center fund. The fund may receive appropriations, gifts, grants,

and federal funds. Moneys in the fund shall not lapse back to the General Fund at

the end of any fiscal year. Moneys in the fund shall be invested by the Office of

Financial Management within the Office of the Controller, consistent with the

provisions of KRS Chapter 42.

(3) A restricted agency fund account is established to receive the interest on the

fiduciary fund and any other resources made available to the center. Interest from

the fiduciary fund shall be credited to the restricted agency fund account on a

monthly basis for the center's operations. Moneys in the account shall be invested

by the Office of Financial Management within the Office of the Controller,

consistent with the provisions of KRS Chapter 42.

(4) Any appropriation by the General Assembly to the fiduciary fund shall remain

intact and shall not be available to the board, and should the center and its functions

terminate, the principal and any remaining interest from other accumulated funds

shall revert to the general fund of the Commonwealth or to the donor.
KRS § 342.835 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 342 / Section 342.835
342.835 Board member, manager, or employee exempt from personal liability for official acts
Status: in_force

342.835 Board member, manager, or employee exempt from personal liability for

official acts.

No member of the board, the manager, or any employee of the authority shall be held

personally liable for any act performed or for any contract or other obligation entered into

or undertaken in an official capacity, in connection with the administration, management,

or conduct of the authority, its funds and other assets, its business, or other related affairs.
KRS § 334A.030 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 334A / Section 334A.030
334A.030 License required for speech-language pathology or audiology
Status: in_force

334A.030 License required for speech-language pathology or audiology.

(1) Licensure shall be granted as a speech-language pathologist, speech-language

pathology assistant, or audiologist independently. A person may be licensed in more

than one (1) area if he meets the respective qualifications.

(2) No person shall practice or represent himself as a speech-language pathologist,

speech-language pathology assistant, or audiologist in this state unless he is licensed

in accordance with the provisions of this law.

(3) A licensed speech-language pathology assistant employed by a public school shall

receive the same salary and benefits available to certified teachers with Rank III and

the corresponding years of experience.
KRS § 411.280 — KY Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 411 / Section 411.280
411.280 Construction of KRS 411.270 to 411.282
Status: in_force

411.280 Construction of KRS 411.270 to 411.282.

(1) Nothing in KRS 411.270 to 411.282 shall be construed to hinder or otherwise affect

the employment, agency, or contractual relationship between and among

homeowners and home inspectors during the process of inspection, and nothing in

KRS 411.270 to 411.282 precludes the termination of those relationships as allowed

under other law.

(2) Noncompliance by the client with KRS 411.276 shall not operate as an affirmative

defense in an action against a home inspector by the client for emergency repairs.
KRS § 418.025 — KY Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 418 / Section 418.025
418.025 Record
Status: in_force

418.025 Record.

The case, the submission and the judgment shall constitute the record.
KRS § 431.575 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 431 / Section 431.575
431.575 Duties of organization
Status: in_force

431.575 Duties of organization.

A crime stoppers organization shall:

(1) Foster the detection of crime and encourage persons to report information about

criminal acts;

(2) Encourage news and other media to promote local crime stoppers organizations and

to inform the public of the functions of the organization;

(3) Assist other crime stoppers organizations in forwarding information about criminal

acts to the appropriate law enforcement agencies; and

(4) Help law enforcement agencies detect and combat crime by increasing the flow of

information to and between law enforcement agencies.
KRS § 21A.130 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 21A / Section 21A.130
21A.130 Board of Bar Examiners -- Compensation and expenses
Status: in_force

21A.130 Board of Bar Examiners -- Compensation and expenses.

(1) To assist in the evaluation of applicants for admission to the practice of law, the

Supreme Court may appoint a Board of Bar Examiners.

(2) The Supreme Court shall make reasonable allowances to each member of the Board

of Bar Examiners for his services, for necessary clerical assistance and for

necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his duties, such allowances to be

paid at such times as the court directs. The court may make allowances to other

persons for services and expenses necessary or proper in connection with the

conducting of examinations of applicants for admission to practice law. The

allowances provided for in this subsection shall be paid out of such appropriation as

is made for the purpose.
KRS § 342.365 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 342 / Section 342.365
342.365 Policy to waive improper notice and be direct promise to employee
Status: in_force

342.365 Policy to waive improper notice and be direct promise to employee.

No policy of insurance against liability for compensation arising under this chapter shall

be issued unless it contains the agreement of the insurer that it will promptly pay to the

person entitled to it all benefits conferred by this chapter and all installments of the

compensation that may be awarded or agreed upon, and that the obligation shall not be

affected by any default in the giving of any notice required by such policy, or otherwise.

This agreement shall be construed to be a direct promise by the insurer to the person

entitled to compensation, enforceable in his name.
KRS § 160.6158 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 160 / Section 160.6158
160.6158 Waiver of penalties
Status: in_force

160.6158 Waiver of penalties.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary, the commissioner of the

department, in consultation with an impacted school district, shall waive any

penalty, but not interest, where it is shown to the satisfaction of the department that

the failure to file or pay timely is due to reasonable cause.

(2) The penalty imposed by KRS 160.6157(2) may be waived by the department based

on reasonable cause.
KRS § 160.330 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 160 / Section 160.330
160.330 Board may furnish necessary school supplies free of charge -- Free textbooks for indigent children -- Waiver of fees
Status: in_force

160.330 Board may furnish necessary school supplies free of charge -- Free

textbooks for indigent children -- Waiver of fees.

(1) Each board of education may furnish necessary school supplies free of charge to

indigent children in its school district or to such other children as it deems

advisable, under such rules and regulations as it may adopt, except that free

textbooks must be provided to indigent children as provided in KRS 157.110.

(2) Local school districts shall establish, pursuant to Kentucky Board of Education

administrative regulations, a process by which to waive fees for pupils who qualify

for free and reduced priced lunches, including a process by which such students

shall be informed of the fee waiver provisions.
KRS § 79.160 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 79 / Section 79.160
79.160 Transfer of employees -- Applicability of civil service laws
Status: in_force

79.160 Transfer of employees -- Applicability of civil service laws.

(1) When the governing bodies of any two or more political subdivisions within the

same county, which may include the fiscal court, enter into a contract for the

rendering of governmental services the contract shall make such provision for the

transfer of employees from the departments of the one or more subdivision or

subdivisions of government receiving the service to the departments of the

subdivision of government rendering the service as may effect the efficient

functioning of the plan for service to the people.

(2) In the event that in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) of this section,

employees are transferred to a governmental department subject to any civil service

laws or regulation, those transferred employees shall during the term of the contract

be subject to any such civil service laws or regulations. Such employees, when

transferred, shall be considered as having satisfied all of the qualifications for

obtaining original appointment under applicable civil service laws and regulations,

and shall be considered as having been given probationary appointments as defined

in such laws or regulations as of the date they are so placed in the classified service.