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342.310 Assessment of cost of unreasonable proceedings -- Restitution.
(1)
(2)
If any administrative law judge, the board, or any court before whom any
proceedings are brought under this chapter determines that such proceedings have
been brought, prosecuted, or defended without reasonable ground, he or it may
assess the whole cost of the proceedings which shall include actual expenses but not
be limited to the following: court costs, travel expenses, deposition costs, physician
expenses for attendance fees at depositions, attorney fees, and all other out-ofpocket expenses upon the party who has so brought, prosecuted, or defended them.
If any administrative law judge, the board, or any court before whom any
proceedings are brought under this chapter determines that a party has committed
acts in violation of KRS 342.335(1) or (2), that party may be ordered to make
restitution for any compensation paid as a result of the commission of such acts.
Effective: July 14, 2000
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 514, sec. 21, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended
1996 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 62, effective December 12, 1996. -Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 355, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1987
(1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 39, effective January 4, 1988. -- Amended 1984
Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208,
sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4940.
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