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KRS § 321.189 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 321 / Section 321.189
321.189 Criminal background investigation for applicants
Status: in_force

321.189 Criminal background investigation for applicants.

The board shall require a national and state criminal background investigation for every

applicant seeking a license, certificate, registration, or permit issued by the board

permitting the applicant to engage in a veterinary practice or activity regulated by the

board. The criminal background investigation shall be by means of a fingerprint check by

the Department of Kentucky State Police or equivalent state police body in the

applicant’s home state and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, pursuant to the following

requirements:

(1) The applicant shall provide his or her fingerprints to the Department of Kentucky

State Police, or equivalent state police body in the applicant’s home state, for

submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation after a state criminal background

check is conducted;

(2) The results of the national and state criminal background check shall be sent to the

board for the screening of applicants;

(3) The board shall be prohibited from releasing any criminal history record

information to any private entity or other licensing board, or authorizing receipt by

such entity or board; and

(4) Any fee charged by the Department of Kentucky State Police or the Federal Bureau

of Investigation shall be an amount no greater than the actual cost of processing the

request and conducting the background check. The board may charge this fee to the

applicant for licensure or certification.
KRS § 247.6904 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 247 / Section 247.6904
247.6904 Definitions for KRS 247.6901 to 247.6957
Status: in_force

247.6904 Definitions for KRS 247.6901 to 247.6957.

As used in KRS 247.6901 to 247.6957, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture;

(2) "Board" means the State Board of Agriculture;

(3) "Producer" means every person who produces and markets ovine or caprine

animals;

(4) "New producer" means a producer who was not engaged in the business of

producing ovine or caprine animals at the time a referendum was conducted in

accordance with the provisions of KRS 247.6901 to 247.6957;

(5) "Marketing year" means from July 1 to June 30;

(6) "Purchaser" means any person buying, accepting for shipment, or otherwise

acquiring the property in or to ovine or caprine animals from a producer, and shall

include a mortgagee, pledgee, lienor, or other person, public or private, having a

claim against the producer, when the actual or constructive possession of the ovine

or caprine animals is taken as part payment or in satisfaction of a mortgage, pledge,

lien, or claim;

(7) "Marketed" means any quantities that are sold, bartered, or for which other items of

value are exchanged;

(8) "Net market price" means the sales price or other value received by a producer for

ovine or caprine animals after adjustments have been made for any premium or

discount based on grading or quality factors;

(9) "Association" means any commission, council, board, or other body;

(10) "Caprine" means of, or pertaining to, goats; and

(11) "Ovine" means of, or pertaining to, sheep.
KRS § 342.815 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 342 / Section 342.815
342.815 Insurance coverage provisions
Status: in_force

342.815 Insurance coverage provisions.

(1) The authority may provide coverage for insurance, authorized in KRS 342.803, to

any employer in the Commonwealth, and who tenders the required premium for

coverage and comply with other conditions and qualifications for obtaining and

maintaining coverage adopted by the authority to protect and ensure its actuarial

soundness and solvency.

(2) The authority shall provide coverage to any employer who is unable to secure

coverage in the voluntary market unless:

(a) The employer owes undisputed premiums to a previous workers'

compensation carrier or to a workers' compensation residual market

mechanism; or

(b) Providing coverage to the employer would subject the authority or its

employees to a violation of federal or state law.
KRS § 164.4785 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 164 / Section 164.4785
164.4785 American sign language to qualify for foreign language credit
Status: in_force

164.4785 American sign language to qualify for foreign language credit.

If a course in American sign language is offered by a state university or community

college, it shall be accepted as foreign language credit. Successful completion of any

American sign language course in the common schools shall satisfy the foreign language

entrance requirements for a state institution of higher education. Nothing in this section

shall be construed to infringe upon the ability of a state university or community college

to establish degree requirements including foreign language requirements.
KRS § 147A.116 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 147A / Section 147A.116
147A.116 Required compliance with laws governing open meetings and records, procurement, a code of ethics, conflicts of interest, whistleblower protections, and compensation
Status: in_force

147A.116 Required compliance with laws governing open meetings and

records, procurement, a code of ethics, conflicts of interest,

whistleblower protections, and compensation.

(1) By January 1, 2018, each area development district and any board, committee,

or other organization created by an area development district shall:

(a) Comply with the provisions of KRS 61.870 to 61.884;

(b) Comply with the provisions of KRS 61.800 to 61.850;

(c) Comply with state and federal procurement statutes and administrative

regulations, as applicable;

(d) Comply with and be subject to the provisions of KRS 65A.070 by either

adopting a code of ethics or abiding by the applicable code of ethics

pursuant to KRS 65A.070;

(e) Adopt policies to address conflicts of interest for employees and board

members of the area development districts, which shall include a

prohibition on employees and board members having any interest, either

direct or indirect, in any contract entered into by the area development

district or any agency created by the area development district;

(f) Be subject to the provisions of KRS 61.101 to 61.103;

(g) Subject to the provisions of KRS 147A.070(4), adopt, implement, and

maintain a detailed and equitable compensation policy for its employees;

and

(h) Establish and maintain an independent process to receive, analyze,

investigate and resolve concerns relating to the area development district,

including alleged violations of the code of ethics or any of the provisions

of this section. The process shall include a monthly reporting requirement

to the board members of the area development district of any reported

concerns or alleged violations. If the process finds a reasonable likelihood

that a violation exists, then that alleged violation shall be reported to the

Department for Local Government, the Auditor of Public Accounts, and

the Attorney General.

(2) By July 1, 2020, each area development district and any board, committee, or

other organization created by an area development district shall provide public

access to financial information in compliance with the provisions of KRS

65.312(4).
KRS § 56.819 — KY Code / Title VII / Chapter 56 / Section 56.819
56.819 Procedure upon change in ownership of leased premises
Status: in_force

56.819 Procedure upon change in ownership of leased premises.

(1) When there is a change in ownership in leased premises, the new owner shall

furnish the Division of Real Properties, within the Department for Facilities and

Support Services, with a copy of the deed or other instrument of conveyance by

which the new owner acquired title to the property or the right to payment under the

lease and other evidence in support of his claim to the payment of rent under the

lease the Division of Real Properties may request. The Commonwealth shall change

its records and redirect its rent payments accordingly.

(2) When the agency occupying leased premises or the Finance and Administration

Cabinet receives information that a change in ownership has occurred, payments of

rent shall be suspended until the Division of Real Properties learns the ownership of

the premises and determines who is entitled to the rent.
KRS § 198B.300 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198B / Section 198B.300
198B.300 Definitions for KRS 198B.310 to 198B.330
Status: in_force

198B.300 Definitions for KRS 198B.310 to 198B.330.

As used in KRS 198B.310 to 198B.330:

(1) "Safety glazing material" means any glazing material, such as tempered glass,

laminated glass, wire glass, or rigid plastic that:

(a) Meets the test requirements of the current ANSI standard or other

generally accepted industry standard as adopted by the department

through the promulgation of an administrative regulation;

(b) Is so constructed, treated, or combined with other materials to minimize

the likelihood of cutting or piercing injuries resulting from human contact

with the glazing material; and

(c) Complies with any further requirements that may be adopted by the

department; and

(2) "Hazardous locations" means those installations, glazed or to be glazed, in

residential, commercial and public buildings known as sliding glass doors,

framed or unframed glass doors and adjacent fixed glazed panels which may

be mistaken for means of ingress or egress, storm doors, shower doors, and

tub inclosures, whether or not the glazing in such doors, panels or inclosures is

transparent, and in any other area wherein the use of other than safety glazing

materials would constitute a hazard.
KRS § 194A.095 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 194A / Section 194A.095
194A.095 Division of Women's Health -- Receipt of gifts, grants, and bequests
Status: in_force

194A.095 Division of Women's Health -- Receipt of gifts, grants, and

bequests.

(1) There is created in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services a Division of

Women's Health for the purpose of:

(a) Serving as a repository for data and information affecting women's

physical and mental health issues;

(b) Analyzing and communicating trends in women's health issues and

mental health;

(c) Recommending to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services data

elements affecting women's physical and mental health. The division shall

advise and direct which data elements should be collected, analyzed, and

reported in a timely manner under KRS 216.2920 to 216.2929;

(d) Cooperating and collaborating with the Cabinet for Health and Family

Services in receiving and disseminating through all forms of media

including the Internet relevant aggregate data findings under KRS

216.2920 to 216.2929 which affect women; and

(e) Planning, developing, and administering a Women's Health Resource

Center within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to focus on

targeted preventive care and comprehensive health education.

(2) The division may accept gifts, grants, and bequests in support of its mission

and duties specified in subsection (1) of this section. All money received shall

be administered by the cabinet, which shall administer these funds through

appropriate trust and agency accounts.
KRS § 222.003 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 222 / Section 222.003
222.003 Scope and application of chapter
Status: in_force

222.003 Scope and application of chapter.

(1) The programs or activities of the voluntary self-help organizations known as

Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Al-Anon, and similar organizations

in the area of substance use disorder rehabilitation shall not be restricted or

regulated by the provisions of this chapter.

(2) The programs or activities of voluntary community groups and agencies, such as

Students Against Drunk Driving, National Federation of Parents, Parent Resource

Institute for Drug Education, and similar organizations in the area of substance use

disorder prevention, shall not be restricted or regulated by the provisions of this

chapter.

(3) Nothing contained in this chapter shall affect any laws, administrative regulations,

ordinances, resolutions, or local regulations against driving under the influence of

alcohol or other drugs, or other similar offenses that involve the operation of motor

vehicles, machinery, or other hazardous equipment.
KRS § 376.090 — KY Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 376 / Section 376.090
376.090 Limitation on action to enforce lien -- Priority of lien
Status: in_force

376.090 Limitation on action to enforce lien -- Priority of lien.

(1) Any lien provided for in KRS 376.010 shall be deemed dissolved unless an action is

brought to enforce the lien within twelve (12) months from the day of filing the

statement in the clerk's office, as required by KRS 376.080. If the debtor against

whose property the lien is claimed dies before the expiration of the time prescribed

for bringing the action, a further period of six (6) months from the date of the

qualification of his personal representative shall be allowed within which the action

may be brought.

(2) Any lien provided for in KRS 376.010 shall, if the lienholder complies with the

requirements of KRS 376.080 and subsection (1) of this section, and does so within

the time therein fixed, be valid and effectual against any creditor of, or bona fide or

other purchaser from, the owner of the property.
KRS § 202A.026 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 202A / Section 202A.026
202A.026 Criteria for involuntary hospitalization
Status: in_force

202A.026 Criteria for involuntary hospitalization.

No person shall be involuntarily hospitalized unless such person is a mentally ill person:

(1) Who presents a danger or threat of danger to self, family or others as a result of the

mental illness;

(2) Who can reasonably benefit from treatment; and

(3) For whom hospitalization is the least restrictive alternative mode of treatment

presently available.
KRS § 224A.110 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 224A / Section 224A.110
224A.110 Deposit of moneys -- Use of revenues
Status: in_force

224A.110 Deposit of moneys -- Use of revenues.

(1) All moneys derived by the authority pursuant to assistance agreements other than

those assistance agreements funded under KRS 224A.111, 224A.112, and

224A.1121 shall be received by the authority as constituting authority revenues, and

shall, in common with other authority revenues, be immediately deposited into such

funds or accounts as the authority shall designate.

(2) Moneys derived by the authority pursuant to assistance agreements funded under

KRS 224A.111 and all federal and state money or proceeds from the sale of revenue

bonds of the authority received in support of assistance agreements funded under

KRS 224A.111 shall be deposited into an account designated as the "federally

assisted wastewater revolving fund."

(3) Moneys derived by the authority pursuant to assistance agreements funded under

KRS 224A.112 and all state money or proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds of

the authority received in support of KRS 224A.112 shall be deposited into either the

infrastructure revolving fund or the broadband deployment fund.

(4) All authority revenues shall, before being expended for any other purposes of the

authority, first be applied to the payment of the principal of and interest on authority

revenue bonds in accordance with the resolution authorizing their issuance, as, and

when the same become due and payable.
KRS § 16.543 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 16 / Section 16.543
16.543 Determination of service credit -- Picked-up employee contributions -- Service earned while on leave -- Refund
Status: in_force

16.543 Determination of service credit -- Picked-up employee contributions --

Service earned while on leave -- Refund.

(1) Employee contributions shall be deducted from the creditable compensation of

each member of the retirement system in the active employment of the

Department of Kentucky State Police of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet

as an officer as defined in KRS 16.520. After August 1, 1982, employee

contributions shall be picked up by the employer pursuant to KRS 16.545(4).

Service credit shall be allowed for each month such member receives

creditable compensation for an average of one hundred (100) hours or more of

work per month. If the average number of hours of work is less than one

hundred (100) per month, the member shall be allowed credit only for those

months he or she receives creditable compensation for one hundred (100)

hours of work.

(2) Contributions shall not be made and no service will be earned while on

authorized leave except:

(a) A member shall be entitled to service credit in accordance with KRS

61.552; and

(b) A member on educational leave, approved by the Personnel Cabinet,

who is receiving seventy-five percent (75) or more of full salary, shall

receive service credit and shall pay member contributions or such

contributions shall be picked up in accordance with KRS 16.545 and his

or her employer shall pay employer contributions in accordance with KRS

61.565. If a tuition agreement is broken by the member, the member and

employer contributions paid or picked up during the period of educational

leave shall be refunded.

(3) The retirement office, upon detection, shall refund any erroneous employer and

employee contributions made to the retirement system and any interest

credited in accordance with KRS 16.560.
KRS § 407.5903 — KY Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 407 / Section 407.5903
407.5903 Severability
Status: in_force

407.5903 Severability.

If any provision of KRS 407.5101 to 407.5902 or its application to any person or

circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications

of KRS 407.5101 to 407.5902 which can be given effect without the invalid provision or

application, and to this end provisions of KRS 407.5101 to 407.5902 are severable.
KRS § 327.065 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 327 / Section 327.065
327.065 Licensure reciprocity
Status: in_force

327.065 Licensure reciprocity.

Notwithstanding any statutory provision to the contrary, any physical therapist or

physical therapist assistant holding a valid, unencumbered license or certificate to

practice or work in another state may practice or work in the Commonwealth of

Kentucky under a compact privilege if the person otherwise meets the requirements

of KRS 327.300.
KRS § 393.020 — KY Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 393 / Section 393.020
393.020 Property subject to escheat
Status: in_force

393.020 Property subject to escheat.

If any property having a situs in this state has been devised or bequeathed to any person

and is not claimed by that person or by his heirs, distributees, or devisees within three (3)

years after the death of the testator, or if the owner of any property having a situs in this

state dies without heirs or distributees entitled to it and without disposing of it by will, it

shall vest in the state, subject to all legal and equitable demands. Any property abandoned

by the owner, except a perfect title to a corporeal hereditament, shall vest in the state,

subject to all legal and equitable demands. Any property that vests in the state under this

section shall be liquidated, and the proceeds, less costs, fees, and expenses incidental to

all legal proceedings of the liquidation shall be paid to the department.
KRS § 210.790 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 210 / Section 210.790
210.790 Eligibility for services -- Design -- Payment
Status: in_force

210.790 Eligibility for services -- Design -- Payment.

(1) Only a person with a disability who is a resident of Kentucky or whose family or

guardian is a resident of Kentucky is eligible to apply for a Hart-Supported Living

Program grant. The person may be living with a family member, independently, or

be in a congregate setting and be eligible to apply for a grant. If funded, the

applicant must maintain Kentucky residency as a condition of receiving grant funds

or for the duration of the grant.

(2) Any eligible person with a disability who wants to apply for a Hart-Supported

Living Program grant may design and request a set of services in the amount, kind,

frequency, and duration which is dependent upon the person's individual needs, and

is consistent with the definition of a Hart-Supported Living Program grant under

KRS 210.770.

(3) Payments for Hart-Supported Living Program grants may be made directly to the

person with a disability to enable the person to purchase a service, to the guardian

of the person with a disability, to a fiscal representative, to a service provider

agency, or to any combination of these parties.

(4) A license shall not be required for any supported living housing arrangement

provided on a contractual basis.
KRS § 67C.117 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67C / Section 67C.117
67C.117 Policy of equal opportunity for all citizens -- Policy of fair representation in all aspects of governance for minority citizens and businesses -- Consolidated local government to ensure achievement of policies
Status: in_force

67C.117 Policy of equal opportunity for all citizens -- Policy of fair representation

in all aspects of governance for minority citizens and businesses --

Consolidated local government to ensure achievement of policies.

(1) (a) It shall be the policy of the consolidated local government to ensure that

opportunities generated directly or indirectly by the consolidated local

government are equally available to all citizens without regard to race, color,

religion, national origin, marital status, physical handicap, sex, or age.

(b) It shall also be the policy of the consolidated local government to include the

minority community in all aspects of governance in the consolidated local

government. Minority citizens and business shall be represented in all actions

of the consolidated government, including but not limited to government

employment, appointments to boards or commissions, contracting, and

purchasing.

(2) The percentage of minority citizens who shall be employed by the consolidated

local government shall be no less than the percentage of minority citizens available

in the consolidated local government's Metropolitan Statistical Area defined by the

United States Office of Management and Budget as used by the United States

Census Bureau survey. The percentage of minority citizens who shall be appointed

to each of its boards and commissions shall be no less than the percentage of

minority citizens in the community, or the percentage of minority representatives on

the consolidated local government's legislative body, whichever is greater.

(3) The consolidated local government shall adopt ordinances and develop policies to

achieve the mandate set forth in this section.
KRS § 104.670 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 104 / Section 104.670
104.670 Tax for district, levy and collection of
Status: in_force

104.670 Tax for district, levy and collection of.

The board of directors, as soon as duly appointed and qualified, may levy an annual tax of

not more than fifteen cents ($0.15) upon each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed

valuation of property within the district. This tax shall be certified to the county clerks of

the various counties and by them to the respective treasurers of their counties. The tax

shall be based upon the last preceding assessment for state and county purposes, its

collection shall conform to the collection of taxes for counties, and it shall constitute a

lien against the property subordinate only to state, county and city ad valorem taxes, and

the same provisions concerning the collection of delinquent taxes for counties shall apply.

The tax shall be added by the county clerk, as a separate item, to the next state and county

tax bill following the levy of the tax by the board of directors, and shall be collected

concurrently with the state and county taxes. Neither the property valuation administrator

nor the county clerk shall be entitled to any additional compensation for services rendered

in connection with the listing of property for taxation nor shall the sheriff receive any

additional compensation for the collection of the tax.