2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .060   Issuance of license -- Conditions -- Examination, fee, exception.

330.060 Issuance of license -- Conditions -- Examination, fee, exception. (1) Any licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall be granted only to persons who are found to be of good repute, trustworthy, and competent to transact the business for which the license was granted in such a manner as to safeguard the interest of the public. (2) The board is authorized to require information from every applicant to determine the applicant's honesty and truthfulness. (3) In addition to proof of honesty, truthfulness, and good reputation, an examination, conducted by the board or its authorized representative shall be held four (4) times each year, and an examination fee of seventy-five dollars ($75) shall be collected from each applicant for apprentice auctioneer and an examination fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be collected from each applicant for auctioneer and from each applicant for livestock auctioneer, tobacco auctioneer, and auction house operator. Examination fees shall be nonrefundable and shall defray the expenses of processing the application and of conducting the examination. The examinations for auctioneer and apprentice auctioneer shall include questions on ethics, reading, writing, spelling, mathematics, elementary principles of land economics, and a general knowledge of the statutes of Kentucky relating to deeds, mortgages, contracts of sale, agency, leases, auctions, brokerage, and the provisions of this chapter. The examination for an auctioneer's license shall be of a more exacting nature and scope than the examination for an apprentice auctioneer. The examination for auction house operator license shall include those areas of knowledge which, in the discretion of the board, are appropriate to those seeking to operate auction houses. The examinations for livestock auctioneer and tobacco auctioneer shall include those areas of knowledge which, in the discretion of the board, are appropriate to those seeking a professional license to operate in those limited fields. (4) However, no examination shall be required for the renewal of any present or future license, unless such license has been revoked, suspended, or is allowed to expire without renewal. In any of these cases, the board may, in its discretion, require the applicant to take and pass the written examination before a new license may be issued. Effective: July 15, 1998 History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 285, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 344, sec. 5, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 170, sec. 4, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 407, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1983. -- Created 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 6.