US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

General Provisions

• .010   Office not to be sold -- Penalty -- Contracts to sell are void.
• .012   Qualification for appointive office or position as to compliance with campaign finance laws.
• .015   Residence requirements for office or employment when city or district boundaries altered.
• .020   Commissions, which officers required to have.
• .030   Discharge of duties, when officer to enter upon.
• .035   Deputy may act for ministerial officer.
• .040   Conviction of certain crimes vacates office -- Pardon does not avoid.
• .050   Officer's acts before conviction are valid.
• .060   Official acts may be questioned collaterally, when.
• .070   Eligibility of General Assembly member or candidate as administrative board or commission member.
• .080   Incompatible offices.
• .090   Acceptance of incompatible office vacates first.
• .092   Amended and reenacted as KRS 45A.330, effective January 1, 1979.
• .094   Repealed, amended, and reenacted as KRS 45A.335, effective January 1, 1979.
• .096   Amended and reenacted as KRS 45A.340, effective January 1, 1979.
• .097   Involvement of local government officers, employees, and their spouses in contracts for solid waste management facilities -- Effect on contract -- Penalties.
• .098   Practice of law prohibited.
• .100   Dueling disqualifies person to hold office.
• .101   Definitions.
• .102   Reprisal against public employee for disclosure of violations of law prohibited -- Construction of statute.
• .103   Definitions of "disclosure" and "contributing factor" -- Civil action by employee authorized -- Evidence.
• .110   State officers at capital may retain residence in home district.
• .120   Salary -- Deduction from for failure to perform duty.
• .130   Salary of county attorney, county judge/executive or Commonwealth's attorney -- How deducted.
• .140   Repealed, effective January 2, 1978.
• .150   Member of General Assembly -- How salary deducted.
• .160   Closing public offices.
• .165   Smoking policy for governmental office buildings or workplaces and postsecondary education institutions.
• .167   Smoking prohibited in public areas of Capitol and Capitol Annex -- "Public area" defined -- Each branch may designate smoking areas -- Requirements for smoking area.
• .170   Malfeasance or neglect of county officers -- Penalty.
• .180   Drunkenness of officer on duty -- Penalty.
• .190   Repealed, 2003.
• .200   Jury fees, penalty for buying.
• .210   Justices, county judges/executive, county attorneys, and mayors or council members of consolidated local government not to be interested in public improvements -- Penalty.
• .220   Fiscal court members and mayors or council members of a consolidated local government not to be interested in public improvements or claims against county -- Penalty.
• .230   Sheriff and collector not to be interested in public improvements or claims against state or county -- Penalty.
• .240   County attorney and clerks not to buy claims against county -- Penalty.
• .250   Repealed, 1994.
• .251   Definitions for KRS 61.252.
• .252   Prohibition against city officers and employees contracting with city or city agency for property or services -- Exceptions -- Penalty.
• .260   Repealed, 1994.
• .270   Repealed, 1994.
• .280   Repealed, 1994.
• .290   Repealed, 1958.
• .295   Repealed, 1958.
• .300   Nonelective peace officer or deputy -- Qualifications.
• .310   Compensation of peace officers -- Other employment -- Gratuities -- Penalties.
• .315   Benefits payable on death of certain peace officers, firefighters, and members of a state National Guard of Reserve component-- Administrative regulations -- Funds allotted to a self-insuring account.
• .316   Repealed, 2002.
• .320   County road officials to turn over money to successor -- Penalty for failure.
• .330   Chief state school officer to deliver effects to successor -- Penalty.
• .340   County or city clerk to deliver records to successor -- Penalty for failure.
• .350   Cemetery companies and burying grounds, penalty for failure to enforce laws relating to.
• .360   Special local peace officers -- Appointment -- Fee -- Qualifications -- Removal -- Duties -- Not to impersonate public police officer.
• .362   Agreement permitting peace officers to patrol private residential property to enforce state and local traffic and motor vehicle laws.
• .365   Named federal employees deemed peace officers in Kentucky.
• .370   Repealed, 1966.
• .371   Definitions for KRS 61.371 to 61.379.
• .373   Restoration of public employee to position after military duty.
• .375   Restored employee discharged only for cause for year -- Seniority.
• .377   Leaves of absence to permit induction in military service.
• .379   Rules and regulations -- Appeals from failure to restore or discharge -- Procedure.
• .380   Certain counties may pay attendance expenses of officers at conferences, meetings or hearings -- Statement of expenses to be filed.
• .385   Certain counties may reimburse officers and employees for use of personal motor vehicles on official business.
• .387   Equipment of conspicuously marked law enforcement vehicles used for transportation of prisoners.
• .390   Facsimile signatures and seals on certain public securities -- Options.
• .394   State employees' leave of absence -- Pay -- Unused military leave.
• .395   Leave time for state employee who is disaster services volunteer -- Short title.
• .396   Employees of political subdivisions eligible.
• .400   Suspension or removal of judge.
• .405   Use of excess fees by county sheriff or county clerk for health insurance or health maintenance organization coverage.
• .407   Transfer of leave balances and retirement service credits from unified prosecutorial system to executive branch.
• .409   Law enforcement agency not to establish requirements for employees relating to residency or voter registration -- Exceptions -- Application.

Social Security for Public Employees

• .410   Declaration of policy.
• .420   Definitions for KRS 61.410 to 61.500.
• .430   Federal-state agreement.
• .435   Referendum on coverage under agreement -- Separate system for state colleges.
• .440   Interstate instrumentalities.
• .450   Contributions by state employees.
• .460   Plans for coverage of employees of political subdivisions.
• .470   Contribution fund and contingent liability fund.
• .480   State contributions authorized.
• .490   Rules and regulations.
• .500   Retroactive effect of KRS 61.410 to 61.500.

Kentucky Employees Retirement System

• .510   Definitions for KRS 61.515 to 61.705.
• .515   Retirement system established -- Fund created.
• .520   Participation determined by board and fixed by executive order -- Authority for order.
• .521   Repealed, 1996.
• .525   Membership.
• .526   Members to file statement of facts at retirement office -- Procedures for verification.
• .527   Extension of system to include police court judges and their present and future survivors covered as of December 31, 1977, under retirement plans established by cities of second or third class -- Procedure for transfer of coverage to state system.
• .530   Nonelection of membership -- Penalty.
• .535   Cessation of membership -- Conditions -- Forfeiture of retirement benefits.
• .540   Statement of member and employer -- Summary plan description.
• .541   Creditable compensation of fee officers -- How determined -- Recalculation.
• .542   Designation of beneficiaries -- Rights -- Effects of change in certain conditions.
• .543   Deduction or pick up of employee contributions -- Service credit -- Educational leave.
• .545   Service credit determination -- Purchase of service credit for fractional year's service -- Choice of system -- Division of service credit.
• .546   Sick leave credit for employees.
• .547   Transfer of annual and sick leave balances by employees.
• .550   Cessation of membership -- Loss of benefits.
• .552   Service credit regained or obtained -- Purchase of current service and service credit -- Interest paid -- Delayed contribution -- Installment payments.
• .5525   Method for determining purchase of service credit -- Exceptions.
• .553   Service credit -- Police.
• .554   Repealed, 2000.
• .555   Service credit for military service.
• .557   Service credit -- United States employment service.
• .558   Repealed, 2004.
• .559   Service required for retirement allowance.
• .560   Employee's contribution -- Rate -- Picked-up employee contributions.
• .565   Employer's contributions.
• .567   Employer's contributions by credit union.
• .569   Reinstated employee -- Contributions on creditable compensation.
• .570   Fund assets.
• .575   Members' contribution account -- Interest.
• .580   Retirement allowance account.
• .585   Repealed, 1976.
• .590   Retirement conditions -- Effective date.
• .592   Retirement of persons working in hazardous positions.
• .593   Retirement allowance of former member in hazardous position.
• .595   Service retirement allowance -- Limitations.
• .596   Repealed, 2000.
• .600   Disability retirement.
• .605   Disability retirement allowance.
• .607   Maximum disability benefit -- Determination.
• .610   Employment and medical review after disability retirement -- Filing of review forms -- Duty of system to assist in obtaining records.
• .615   Disability retirement allowance -- Reduction -- Discontinuance -- Medical examiners -- Hearings and appeals -- Early retirement upon discontinuance of disability allowance.
• .620   Repealed, 1976.
• .621   Fred Capps Memorial Act -- Eligibility for benefits for duty-related injury.
• .623   Electronic fund transfer of retirement allowance required -- Exception.
• .625   Refund of contributions.
• .626   Transfer of contributions -- Conditions.
• .630   Death after retirement -- Refund of contributions.
• .635   Optional retirement plans.
• .637   Suspension of retirement payments on reemployment -- Reinstatement -- Recomputation of allowance -- Waiver of provisions in certain instances -- Reemployment in a different position.
• .640   Death before retirement -- Beneficiary's option -- Taxable distributions.
• .645   Board of trustees.
• .650   Board trustee of funds -- Investment committee -- Registration of securities -- Duties owed retirement system -- Application of open records law.
• .652   Administration of all excess benefit plans -- Participation in plan -- Determination of benefit amount -- Required contribution of plans.
• .655   Board of trustees -- Conflict of interest.
• .660   Custodian of funds -- Cash and securities.
• .661   Member's account confidential -- Response to subpoenas.
• .663   Excess benefit plan -- Purpose -- Excess benefit fund.
• .665   Medical examiners -- Ruling on disability retirement -- Appeal -- Referral for evaluation and retraining.
• .670   Actuarial bases -- Actuary for Legislative Research Commission.
• .675   Employer's administrative duties -- Audit -- Forwarding of contributions.
• .680   Consent of employees to deductions -- Consolidation for determination of eligibility and determination of benefits -- Waiver -- Choice among retirement systems -- Reciprocal arrangements.
• .685   Records -- Audits -- System's authority to enforce its powers -- Limitation of liability.
• .690   Exemption of retirement allowances -- Taxability after December 31, 1997 -- Domestic relations and child support orders.
• .691   Increase of benefits.
• .692   Benefits not to be reduced or impaired -- Exception.
• .695   Repealed, 1972.
• .699   System's ability to require statements under oath.
• .700   Repealed, effective January 1, 1975.
• .701   Kentucky Retirement Systems insurance fund -- Purpose -- Administration.
• .702   Group hospital and medical insurance and managed care plan coverage.
• .703   Collection of benefit less than $1,000 by surviving relative.
• .705   Death benefit -- Designation of beneficiary.

Financial Disclosure

• .710   Persons subject to KRS 61.710 to 61.780.
• .720   Definitions.
• .730   Date for filing reports.
• .740   Information required to be filed.
• .750   Reports are public records -- Publication of names of persons failing to file.
• .760   Registry may appoint employees, adopt regulations, hold hearings.
• .770   Registry may institute action to declare vacancy upon determination violation occurred.
• .780   Construction.

Financial Disclosure Review Commission

• .782   Repealed, 1992.
• .784   Repealed, 1992.
• .786   Repealed, 1992.
• .788   Repealed, 1992.
• .790   Repealed, 1992.

Open Meetings of Public Agencies

• .800   Legislative statement of policy.
• .805   Definitions for KRS 61.805 to 61.850.
• .810   Exceptions to open meetings.
• .815   Requirements for conducting closed sessions.
• .820   Schedule of regular meetings to be made available.
• .823   Special meetings -- Emergency meetings.
• .825   Repealed, 1992.
• .826   Video teleconferencing of meetings.
• .830   Repealed, 1992.
• .835   Minutes to be recorded -- Open to public.
• .840   Conditions for attendance.
• .845   Repealed, 1992.
• .846   Enforcement by administrative procedure -- Appeal.
• .848   Enforcement by judicial action -- De novo determination in appeal of Attorney General's decision -- Voidability of action not substantially complying -- Awards in willful violation actions.
• .850   Construction.

Open Records

• .870   Definitions for KRS 61.872 to 61.884.
• .871   Policy of KRS 61.870 to 61.884 -- Strict construction of exceptions of KRS 61.878.
• .8715   Legislative findings.
• .872   Right to inspection -- Limitation.
• .874   Abstracts, memoranda, copies -- Agency may prescribe fee -- Use of nonexempt public records for commercial purposes -- Online access.
• .8745   Damages recoverable by public agency for person's misuse of public records.
• .876   Agency to adopt rules and regulations.
• .878   Certain public records exempted from inspection except on order of court -- Restriction of state employees to inspect personnel files prohibited.
• .880   Denial of inspection -- Role of Attorney General.
• .882   Jurisdiction of Circuit Court in action seeking right of inspection -- Burden of proof -- Costs -- Attorney fees.
• .884   Person's access to record relating to him.

TVA Peace Officers and Policemen

• .886   Appointment and commissioning of peace officers and TVA policemen.
• .887   Powers.
• .888   Cessation of powers.
• .889   Bond -- Oath -- Copies of bonds to be recorded.
• .890   Compensation.
• .891   Identification.
• .892   Disposition of persons arrested by TVA peace officer.

Special Law Enforcement Officers

• .900   Definitions for KRS 61.902 to 61.930.
• .902   Appointment by secretary.
• .904   Administration -- Rules and regulations -- Employees.
• .906   Requirements for appointment.
• .908   Fees.
• .910   Revocation or suspension of commission.
• .912   Power of arrest.
• .914   Other powers.
• .916   Use of deadly force to make an arrest.
• .918   Use of force less than deadly force.
• .920   Area of jurisdiction of special officer.
• .922   Construction.
• .924   Use of public emergency vehicles.
• .926   Special officers designated peace officers -- Authorization to carry a concealed deadly weapon.
• .928   Repealed, 1978.
• .930   Citation of act.

Chief Information Officer

• .935   Repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS 11.501.
• .936   Repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS 11.511.
• .937   Repealed, 2000.
• .938   Repealed, 2000.

Information Resources

• .940   Repealed, 2000.
• .942   Repealed, 2000.
• .945   Repealed, 2000.
• .948   Repealed, 2000.
• .950   Repealed, 2000.
• .951   Repealed, 2000.
• .953   Repealed, 2000.
• .954   Repealed, 2000.
• .955   Repealed, 2000.
• .957   Repealed, effective June 21, 2001.
• .958   Repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS 11.515.
• .959   Repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS 11.517.

Public Access to Governmental Databases

• .960   Repealed, 1994.
• .965   Repealed, 1994.
• .970   Repealed, 1994.
• .975   Repealed, 1994.

Information Access Assistive Technology

• .980   Definitions for KRS 61.980 to 61.988.
• .982   Access requirements for state information technology equipment and software.
• .984   Procurement of information technology -- Technology access contract clause -- Alternative and nonvisual access standards.
• .986   Exclusion of technology access clause -- Conditions -- Exempting from access requirements -- Compliance of existing equipment or software.
• .988   Action for injunctive relief for injury due to violation of KRS 61.980 to 61.988.

Penalties

• .990   Penalties.
• .991   Penalties.
• .992   Repealed, 1994.