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KRS § 242.090 — KY Code / Title XX / Chapter 242 / Section 242.090
242.090 Regular precinct officers to serve as local option precinct officers -- Precinct election officers to be appointed under KRS 117.045 in years without scheduled elections or when local option election held before March 20
Status: in_force

242.090 Regular precinct officers to serve as local option precinct officers --

Precinct election officers to be appointed under KRS 117.045 in years without

scheduled elections or when local option election held before March 20.

The precinct election officers appointed for a primary and a regular election under KRS

117.045 shall serve as precinct election officers in local option elections. If a local option

election is ordered to be held in a year in which there are no elections scheduled or prior

to March 20 in a year in which elections are scheduled, precinct election officers shall be

appointed in the manner provided under KRS 117.045 for special elections ordered to be

held in a year in which there are no elections scheduled.
KRS § 76.060 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 76 / Section 76.060
76.060 Officers and employees -- Legal services -- Effect of compact
Status: in_force

76.060 Officers and employees -- Legal services -- Effect of compact.

(1) The board shall, in July of each year, elect from its members a chairman and a vice

chairman, who shall be of different political party affiliation. It shall employ a

secretary-treasurer and a chief engineer, neither of whom is a member of the board.

The secretary-treasurer and the chief engineer may be removed by the board for

cause, after hearing by it and after at least ten (10) days' notice in writing has been

given to the secretary-treasurer or chief engineer, as the case may be, which notice

shall embrace the charges preferred against him or her. At the hearing he or she may

be represented by counsel. The finding of the board is final. The secretary-treasurer

and the chief engineer shall each devote his or her entire time and attention

exclusively to the services of the board. The board may employ, and remove at

pleasure, professional and technical advisers, experts, and other employees, skilled

or unskilled, as it deems requisite for the performance of its duties.

(2) The board shall require the secretary-treasurer and the chief engineer each to

execute a bond and may exact from such of its other officers and employees bonds

as it deems expedient. All bonds shall be payable to the district in the sums as the

board may fix, with approved corporate surety, and premiums therefor shall be paid

by the district. The bonds shall obligate the makers thereof to faithfully perform the

duties of their respective offices and positions and to fully account for and pay over

all money, property, or other thing of value of the district, which may come to their

hands, respectively. The board shall fix the salaries and compensation of the

officers and employees it engages, which salaries and compensation, however, shall

be in line with that paid by the city and county for similar services.

(3) Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, when a city of the first class and a

county containing such city have in effect a compact under KRS 79.310 to 79.330,

the executive director, secretary-treasurer, and chief engineer shall be appointed by

and serve at the joint pleasure of the mayor, and the county judge/executive with the

approval of the fiscal court pursuant to KRS 67.040. Upon the establishment of a

consolidated local government in a county where a city of the first class and a

county containing such city have had in effect a cooperative compact pursuant to

KRS 79.310 to 79.330, the executive director, secretary-treasurer, and chief

engineer shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the mayor.
KRS § 156.810 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 156 / Section 156.810
156.810 Posting of full-time vacancies
Status: in_force

156.810 Posting of full-time vacancies.

All full-time vacancies shall be posted in all schools and offices ten (10) days prior to

filling a certified or equivalent position in the classified section of the personnel system

contained in KRS 156.800 to 156.860.
KRS § 247.270 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 247 / Section 247.270
247.270 Treasurer
Status: in_force

247.270 Treasurer.

(1) The treasurer of the farm bureau shall give bond, with security, the amount of which

shall be fixed by the board of directors at double the amount of money likely to

come into his hands. The bond shall be filed with the county clerk and be recorded

without fee. In no case shall the bond of the treasurer be less than one thousand

dollars ($1,000).

(2) The treasurer shall receive all funds belonging to the farm bureau and all

appropriations made by the fiscal court. He shall pay out the funds of the farm

bureau only on bills allowed by the board of directors or by the executive committee

of the board of directors. The allowance shall be certified to by the president or

secretary.

(3) No treasurer shall in any manner convert the funds or property of a farm bureau to

his own use or pay out or dispose of the same in any manner different than as

directed by KRS 247.240 to 247.320.
KRS § 201.100 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 201 / Section 201.100
201.100 Procedure for commitment -- Appeals
Status: in_force

201.100 Procedure for commitment -- Appeals.

(1) When a child comes under any of the provisions of KRS 201.090, the board may

file a petition in the juvenile session of the District Court setting forth the facts in

regard to the child. The court shall thereupon issue a writ for the custody of the

child, and the writ shall be served upon the parents or the person having actual

custody or control of the child, or if the child is under no actual parental custody or

control, then upon the child itself. If the writ is served upon the child, the board

shall place the child in the temporary custody of the home, or of some private

person or public agency until the final order of the court. Notice of the time of the

hearing shall be served on the parents or the person having actual custody or control

of the child, and such person shall have the right to call witnesses and be heard as to

his rights, fitness and ability to care for and educate the child.

(2) If the facts set forth in the petition are found to be true and any of the conditions set

forth in KRS 201.090 exist, the court shall order that the child be committed to the

custody of the board. If the parents are able to maintain and support the child, the

court shall require them to pay board, and may enforce such payment by attachment

or other proceedings as in cases of contempt.

(3) An appeal may be taken from any orders, judgments or commitments made under

the provisions of this section according to the procedures established in KRS

610.130 for appeals from the juvenile session of District Court.
KRS § 212.360 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 212 / Section 212.360
212.360 Transfer of property of former health agencies to city-county or consolidated local government board -- Extension of control of board to other divisions and institutions
Status: in_force

212.360 Transfer of property of former health agencies to city-county or

consolidated local government board -- Extension of control of board to other

divisions and institutions.

(1) All property, real, personal, and mixed, belonging to such county or city and now

being used exclusively and directly by and for the county board of health of such

county and the department of public health of such city, in the performance of

duties connected with the maintenance of the public health, including but without

being limited thereto city or county hospitals, public health clinics, all the

equipment in such institutions, and all other property of every character or

description now used in public health work in and by said city and county

organizations, and all property, real, personal, and mixed, belonging to any board of

tuberculosis hospital in such county, is hereby transferred to said board created

under KRS 212.350, and said city, county, and board of tuberculosis hospital shall

take all necessary and proper steps to effect the legal transfer of title and possession

of all such property to said board. All deeds to such property shall be recorded in

the county where the property is located. Said board shall assume all existing

liabilities of said board of tuberculosis hospital and shall liquidate such liabilities in

the same manner and on the same terms as would have been done by said board of

tuberculosis hospital.

(2) In the event that it is deemed desirable or advisable by the city, county, and board

that any other division of the city or county or any other governmental agency,

including any institution, should be taken over and placed under the control and

management and supervision of the board, then and in that event, such division,

agency, or institution may be taken over under such terms and conditions as to its

management, operation, and maintenance as the said city, by ordinance, the said

county and the board, by respective resolutions and agreements, may authorize and

direct.

(3) Upon the establishment of a consolidated local government in a county having a

board of health previously formed by the city and county, all property, real,

personal, and mixed, belonging to the board of health shall remain the property of

the board of health as renamed under KRS 212.350.
KRS § 183.475 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 183 / Section 183.475
183.475 Acquisition of airport facilities by counties bordering state boundary
Status: in_force

183.475 Acquisition of airport facilities by counties bordering state boundary.

All counties in this state located on the boundary line between this state and any other

state, or which are contiguous to such counties, as well as all governmental units which

are located in such boundary counties, or contiguous counties, are authorized, separately,

jointly with each other, or jointly with any other municipality or political subdivision of

any boundary state, to acquire, equip, construct, expand, lease, improve, police and

operate airports within this state or either within or without the geographical limits of any

county, municipality or political subdivision of any boundary state; and for those

purposes to exercise any other powers or functions and be subject to any provisions

provided by KRS Chapter 183 as to aviation, without regard to any express or implied

limitations to or within this state.
KRS § 299.140 — KY Code / Title XXV / Chapter 299 / Section 299.140
299.140 Policy to state contract for payment -- Limit of amount -- Liability for payment
Status: in_force

299.140 Policy to state contract for payment -- Limit of amount -- Liability for

payment.

Every policy issued by a company shall specify the sum of money that the company

promises to pay upon the contingency insured against, which shall not be larger than the

amount of one (1) assessment upon the entire membership, and shall specify the number

of days after satisfactory proof of the happening of the contingency at the end of which

payment shall be made. Upon the occurrence of the contingency, unless the contract has

been voided by fraud or for want of validity, the company shall be obligated to the

beneficiary for payment at the time and to the amount specified in the policy. This

indebtedness shall be a lien upon all the property, effects and bills receivable of the

company, with priority over all indebtedness thereafter incurred, except as otherwise

provided in the case of the distribution of assets of an insolvent company.
KRS § 281.905 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 281 / Section 281.905
281.905 Duties -- Meetings -- Chairman -- Annual report
Status: in_force

281.905 Duties -- Meetings -- Chairman -- Annual report.

(1) The duties of the committee shall be to advise the executive and legislative

branches of government of the Commonwealth on issues regarding industrial

expansion, promotion of motor carrier development, safety training, and

improvement of motor carrier taxation and regulation methods.

(2) The committee may request information and data from agencies of state government

and may conduct studies to assist in the performance of its functions and duties.

(3) The committee shall meet no less than quarterly during each calendar year, but may

meet more frequently, if required. Meetings may be held at any place within the

Commonwealth as determined by the committee. The Transportation Cabinet shall

provide meeting facilities and administrative assistance and support to the

committee and the expense of operations of the committee shall be paid from the

budget of the Department of Vehicle Regulation.

(4) The chairman of the committee shall be the secretary of the Transportation Cabinet,

or his designee. The vice chairman shall be elected from the nine (9) appointed

members of the committee. A majority of the membership of the committee shall

constitute a quorum for the conduct of business.

(5) The meetings of the committee shall be public and the board shall file annual

reports of its activities, findings, and recommendations with the office of the

Secretary of State and the Legislative Research Commission. The reports shall be a

matter of public record.
KRS § 74.300 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 74 / Section 74.300
74.300 Payment of bonds for additions -- Operating and depreciation funds
Status: in_force

74.300 Payment of bonds for additions -- Operating and depreciation funds.

(1) All money derived from any bonds issued under KRS 74.280 to 74.310 shall be

applied solely for the construction or acquisition of the additions, extensions and

appurtenances, or to advance the payment of interest on bonds during the first three

(3) years following the date of issue of the bonds.

(2) At or before the issuance of such bonds the commission shall by ordinance set aside

and pledge the income and revenue of the waterworks into a separate and special

fund to be used and applied in the payment of the cost of the additions, extensions

or appurtenances and the maintenance, operation and depreciation thereof. The

ordinance shall definitely fix and determine the amount of revenue that is necessary

to be set apart and applied to the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds,

and the proportion of the balance of such income and revenue that is to be set aside

as a proper and adequate depreciation account. The balance shall be set aside for the

operation and maintenance of the waterworks. The rates to be charged for the

service from the waterworks shall be sufficient to provide for the payment of

interest upon all bonds and to create a sinking fund to pay the principal when due,

and to provide for the operation and maintenance thereof and an adequate

depreciation account.

(3) If there is a surplus in the operating and maintenance fund equal to the cost of

maintaining and operating the waterworks during the remainder of the current

calendar or fiscal year, and during the next calendar or fiscal year, the commission

may at any time transfer any excess over that amount to the depreciation account.

(4) The funds in the depreciation account shall be expended in balancing depreciation

in the waterworks or in making new constructions, extensions or additions thereto.

The funds may be invested as the commission designates and the income from

investments shall be credited to the depreciation account.
KRS § 311A.045 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311A / Section 311A.045
311A.045 Coordinator and other positions -- Emergency Medical Services for Children Program -- Funds received by program
Status: in_force

311A.045 Coordinator and other positions -- Emergency Medical Services for

Children Program -- Funds received by program.

(1) The board may employ or contract with a coordinator and other positions who shall

serve at the pleasure of the board for the Emergency Medical Services for Children

Program for which funding is provided by the General Assembly or through any

other sources, including gifts, grants, or federal funds.

(2) The coordinator shall, subject to the direction of the board:

(a) Implement and oversee the Emergency Medical Services for Children

Program described in this section; and

(b) Serve as liaison for collaboration and coordination between the Emergency

Medical Services for Children Program, the board and other public and private

organizations, the state traffic safety office, the maternal and child health

program, the Medicaid department, the state and local child fatality review

and response teams, state and local professional organizations, private sector

voluntary organizations, and consumer and community representatives.

(3) The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program may include but not be

limited to the establishment of the following:

(a) Guidelines for necessary out-of-hospital medical service equipment;

(b) Guidelines and protocols for out-of-hospital pediatric emergency medical

services;

(c) Assistance in the development and provision of professional education

programs for emergency medical services personnel for the provision of

emergency care of infants and children;

(d) Coordination and cooperation between the Emergency Medical Services for

Children Program and other public and private organizations interested or

involved in emergency care for children, including those persons and

organizations identified in subsection (2)(b) of this section; and

(e) Assistance with the purchase of equipment for the provision of medical

services for children only.

The scope of activities carried out by and the provision of staff for the Emergency

Medical Services for Children Program shall be commensurate with the availability

of funds.

(4) Funds received under this section may be distributed based upon a matching grant

system to be developed by the board, and distribution shall be need-based. No

single grant shall exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) to the same grantee.

(5) Funds received by the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program shall be

placed in a trust and agency account in the state treasury which shall not lapse

unless grant provisions specify otherwise. No funds shall be expended from a grant

except by vote of the board.
KRS § 198B.540 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198B / Section 198B.540
198B.540 Notice of defective machinery -- Sealing of dangerous passenger elevator or fixed guideway system
Status: in_force

198B.540 Notice of defective machinery -- Sealing of dangerous passenger

elevator or fixed guideway system.

(1) If the department's inspector of elevators and fixed guideway systems or a

general inspector of elevators or fixed guideway systems finds that a

passenger elevator, fixed guideway system, or a part thereof does not afford

reasonable safety, the department or the general inspector shall post a notice

upon the elevator or fixed guideway system prohibiting further use of the

elevator or fixed guideway system until the changes or alterations set forth in

the notice have been made to the satisfaction of the department or the

inspector. The notice shall contain a statement that operators or passengers

are subject to injury by its continued use, a description of the alteration or other

change necessary to be made in order to secure safety of operation, date of

the notice, and name and signature of the department or inspector issuing the

notice.

(2) If any inspector of elevators or fixed guideway systems finds a passenger

elevator or fixed guideway system to be so unsafe as can be reasonably

expected to offer imminent danger of death or physical injury, that unit shall be

sealed out of service, a hazard notice posted thereon, and the department shall

be notified immediately of the exact location and condition of the unit.

(3) A passenger elevator or fixed guideway system, once sealed, shall not be

operated except for the purpose of effecting repairs and in the manner

prescribed by the department, until all defects are corrected and the unit has

been inspected and certified as safe by the department.

(4) Sealing shall consist of rendering a passenger elevator unit or fixed guideway

system inoperable by disconnecting power or by placing a sealing device on

the operation switch and ordering additional measures to be effected by the

owner, such as erection of barricades, as may be required to prevent use of or

public access to the unit.

(5) No seal, notice, or barricade placed on or around an elevator or fixed guideway

system in accordance with this chapter shall be removed, obstructed or in any

way altered without the written consent of the department.
KRS § 367.982 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 367 / Section 367.982
367.982 Advertisement for rental-purchase agreement
Status: in_force

367.982 Advertisement for rental-purchase agreement.

(1) If an advertisement for a rental-purchase agreement refers to or states the amount of

any payment or the right to acquire ownership for any specific item, the

advertisement also shall state clearly and conspicuously the following items, as

applicable:

(a) That the transaction advertised is a rental-purchase agreement;

(b) The total of payments necessary to acquire ownership; and

(c) That the consumer acquires no ownership rights if the total amount necessary

to acquire ownership is not paid.

(2) Any owner or personnel of any medium in which an advertisement appears or

through which it is disseminated shall not be liable under this section.

(3) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to an advertisement:

(a) Which does not refer to a specific item of merchandise;

(b) Which does not refer to or state the amount of any payment; or

(c) Which is published in the yellow pages of a telephone directory or any similar

directory of business.

(4) With respect to matters specifically governed by the Federal Consumer Credit

Protection Act, compliance with that act shall satisfy the requirements of this

section.
KRS § 164.288 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 164 / Section 164.288
164.288 Power of state postsecondary education institutions to accept federal aid
Status: in_force

164.288 Power of state postsecondary education institutions to accept federal aid.

Any of the state postsecondary educational institutions or the state on behalf of any of the

institutions may accept federal aid in the form of services, equipment, supplies, materials,

or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan for the purpose of higher education, including

student loans. Any of the institutions acting through its president or its governing board is

hereby authorized to receive such services, equipment, supplies, materials, and funds as

are available. The institutions are authorized to use funds appropriated to them in carrying

out the matching provisions required by federal programs, loans, or grants.
KRS § 362.260 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 362 / Section 362.260
362.260 Continuation of partnership beyond fixed term
Status: in_force

362.260 Continuation of partnership beyond fixed term.

(1) When a partnership for a fixed term or particular undertaking is continued after the

termination of such term or particular undertaking without any express agreement,

the rights and duties of the partners remain the same as they were at such

termination, so far as is consistent with a partnership at will.

(2) A continuation of the business by the partners or such of them as habitually acted

therein during the term, without any settlement or liquidation of the partnership

affairs, is prima facie evidence of a continuation of the partnership.