Kentucky Code — 37294
Browse 278 sections in division 37294 of the Kentucky code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 61.010. Office not to be sold -- Penalty -- Contracts to sell are void.
- § 61.012. Qualification for appointive office or position as to compliance with campaign finance laws.
- § 61.015. Residence requirements for office or employment when city or district boundaries altered.
- § 61.020. Commissions, which officers required to have.
- § 61.030. Discharge of duties, when officer to enter upon.
- § 61.035. Deputy may act for ministerial officer.
- § 61.040. Conviction of certain crimes vacates office -- Pardon does not avoid.
- § 61.050. Officer's acts before conviction are valid.
- § 61.060. Official acts may be questioned collaterally, when.
- § 61.070. Eligibility of General Assembly member or candidate as administrative board or commission member.
- § 61.080. Incompatible offices.
- § 61.090. Acceptance of incompatible office vacates first.
- § 61.092. Renumbered as KRS 45A.330.
- § 61.094. Renumbered as KRS 45A.335.
- § 61.096. Renumbered as KRS 45A.340.
- § 61.097. Involvement of local government officers, employees, and their spouses in contracts for solid waste management facilities -- Effect on contract -- Penalties.
- § 61.098. Practice of law prohibited.
- § 61.100. Dueling disqualifies person to hold office.
- § 61.101. Definitions.
- § 61.102. Reprisal against public employee for disclosure of violations of law prohibited -- Construction of statute.
- § 61.103. Definitions of "disclosure" and "contributing factor" -- Civil action by employee authorized -- Evidence.
- § 61.105. Immunity for persons brining evidence against an executive branch official involving conduct relating to the transition between officials -- Definitions for section -- Exception in case of perjury.
- § 61.110. State officers at capital may retain residence in home district.
- § 61.120. Salary -- Deduction from for failure to perform duty.
- § 61.130. Salary of county attorney, county judge/executive or Commonwealth's attorney -- How deducted.
- § 61.140. Repealed, 1978.
- § 61.150. Member of General Assembly -- How salary deducted.
- § 61.160. Closing public offices.
- § 61.165. Smoking policy for governmental office buildings or workplaces and postsecondary education institutions.
- § 61.167. Smoking prohibited in public areas of Capitol and Capitol Annex -- "Public area" defined -- Each branch may designate smoking areas -- Requirements for smoking area.
- § 61.168. Body-worn cameras and video and audio recordings -- Disclosure, retention, and availability for viewing governed by KRS 61.870 to 61.884 and 171.410 to 171.740 -- Exceptions.
- § 61.169. Attorney representing person or entity involved in body-worn camera recording incident -- Right to view copy of recording -- Limitations -- Sanctions.
- § 61.170. Malfeasance or neglect of county officers -- Penalty.
- § 61.180. Drunkenness of officer on duty -- Penalty.
- § 61.190. Repealed, 2003.
- § 61.200. Jury fees, penalty for buying.
- § 61.210. Justices, county judges/executive, county attorneys, and mayors or council members of consolidated local government not to be interested in public improvements -- Penalty.
- § 61.220. 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.
- § 61.230. Sheriff and collector not to be interested in public improvements or claims against state or county -- Penalty.
- § 61.240. County attorney and clerks not to buy claims against county -- Penalty.
- § 61.250. Repealed, 1994.
- § 61.251. Definitions for KRS 61.252.
- § 61.252. Prohibition against city officers and employees contracting with city or city agency for property or services -- Exceptions -- Penalty.
- § 61.260. Repealed, 1994.
- § 61.270. Repealed, 1994.
- § 61.280. Repealed, 1994.
- § 61.290. Repealed, 1958.
- § 61.295. Repealed, 1958.
- § 61.298. Required written police pursuit policies -- Subjects to be addressed -- Filing with Justice and Public Safety Cabinet -- Officers’ written confirmation of receipt -- Annual review -- Purpose.
- § 61.300. Nonelective peace officer or deputy -- Qualifications.
- § 61.310. Compensation of peace officers -- Other employment -- Gratuities -- Penalties.
- § 61.315. Benefits payable on death of certain peace officers, firefighters, correctional officers, jailers, school resource officers, members of a state National Guard or Reserve component, and emergency medical services personnel -- Administrative regulations -- Estates to be exempted from probate fees -- Funds allotted to a self-insuring account -- Presumption that firefighter's death from cancer resulted from act in the line of duty under certain conditions.
- § 61.316. Repealed, 2002.
- § 61.320. County road officials to turn over money to successor -- Penalty for failure.
- § 61.330. Chief state school officer to deliver effects to successor -- Penalty.
- § 61.340. County or city clerk to deliver records to successor -- Penalty for failure.
- § 61.350. Cemetery companies and burying grounds, penalty for failure to enforce laws relating to.
- § 61.360. Special local peace officers -- Appointment -- Fee -- Qualifications -- Removal -- Duties -- Not to impersonate public police officer.
- § 61.362. Agreement permitting peace officers to patrol private residential property to enforce state and local traffic and motor vehicle laws.
- § 61.365. Named federal employees deemed peace officers in Kentucky.
- § 61.370. Repealed, 1966.
- § 61.371. Definitions for KRS 61.371 to 61.377.
- § 61.373. Restoration of public employee to position after military duty -- Right to leave of absence -- Appeals.
- § 61.375. Restored employee discharged only for cause for year -- Seniority.
- § 61.377. Leaves of absence to permit induction in military service.
- § 61.379. Repealed, 2023.
- § 61.380. Certain counties may pay attendance expenses of officers at conferences, meetings or hearings -- Statement of expenses to be filed.
- § 61.385. Certain counties may reimburse officers and employees for use of personal motor vehicles on official business.
- § 61.387. Equipment of conspicuously marked law enforcement vehicles used for transportation of prisoners.
- § 61.390. Facsimile signatures and seals on certain public securities -- Options.
- § 61.392. Cabinets to report to Legislative Research Commission on number of full-time employees and full-time equivalents working under contract.
- § 61.394. State employees' leave of absence -- Pay -- Unused military leave.
- § 61.395. Leave time for state employee who is disaster services volunteer -- Short title.
- § 61.396. Employees of political subdivisions eligible.
- § 61.400. Suspension or removal of judge.
- § 61.405. Use of excess fees by county sheriff or county clerk for health insurance or health maintenance organization coverage.
- § 61.407. Transfer of leave balances and retirement service credits from unified prosecutorial system to executive branch.
- § 61.409. Law enforcement agency not to establish requirements for employees relating to residency or voter registration -- Exceptions -- Application.
- § 61.410. Declaration of policy.
- § 61.420. Definitions for KRS 61.410 to 61.500.
- § 61.430. Federal-state agreement.
- § 61.435. Referendum on coverage under agreement -- Separate system for state colleges.
- § 61.440. Interstate instrumentalities.
- § 61.450. Contributions by state employees.
- § 61.460. Plans for coverage of employees of political subdivisions.
- § 61.470. Contribution fund and contingent liability fund.
- § 61.480. State contributions authorized.
- § 61.490. Rules and regulations.
- § 61.500. Retroactive effect of KRS 61.410 to 61.500.
- § 61.505. Kentucky Public Pensions Authority -- Purpose -- Membership, vacancies, compensation, and meetings -- Authority granted powers and privileges of corporation -- Executive director, chief auditor, and employees -- Expenses -- Authorization of administrative expenses -- Duties of members.
- § 61.510. Definitions for KRS 61.510 to 61.705.
- § 61.515. Retirement system established -- Fund created.
- § 61.520. Participation determined by board and fixed by executive order -- Authority for order.
- § 61.521. Repealed, 1996.
- § 61.522. Definitions -- Voluntary and involuntary cessation of participation by employer in retirement system -- Effects of on employees, employers, and system -- Statutes and administrative regulations that prevail regarding participation.
- § 61.523. Cessation of participation by employer in retirement system and establishment of a governmental plan -- Effects of on employees and employers -- No legislative determination that employer ceasing to participate is a "governmental agency."
- § 61.525. Membership.
- § 61.526. Employee and employer may file statement of facts at retirement office -- Procedures for verification.
- § 61.527. 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.
- § 61.530. Nonelection of membership -- Penalty.
- § 61.535. Cessation of membership -- Conditions -- Forfeiture of retirement benefits.
- § 61.540. Statement of member and employer -- Summary plan description.
- § 61.541. Creditable compensation of fee officers.
- § 61.542. Designation of principal and contingent beneficiaries -- Rights -- Effects of change in certain conditions -- Designation following cessation of membership.
- § 61.543. Deduction or pick-up of employee contributions -- Service credit -- Educational leave.
- § 61.545. Service credit determination -- Division of service credit.
- § 61.546. Sick leave for employees who began participating before January 1, 2014.
- § 61.547. Transfer of annual and sick leave balances by employees.
- § 61.550. Cessation of membership -- Loss of allowance and benefits.
- § 61.552. Credit for service -- Purchases and grants.
- § 61.5525. Repealed, 2021.
- § 61.553. Service credit -- Police.
- § 61.554. Repealed, 2000.
- § 61.555. Repealed, 2021.
- § 61.557. Service credit -- United States employment service.
- § 61.558. Repealed, 2004.
- § 61.559. Service required for retirement allowance of members who began participating before January 1, 2014.
- § 61.560. Employee's contribution -- Rate -- Picked-up employee contributions.
- § 61.565. Employer's contributions -- Computation of normal cost contribution and accrued liability -- Contribution -- Notification of change in employer contribution rate -- Costs for employer pay credits -- Employers to pay full contribution.
- § 61.567. Employer's contributions by credit union.
- § 61.569. Reinstated employee -- Contributions on creditable compensation.
- § 61.570. Fund assets.
- § 61.575. Members' account -- Interest -- Transfer of account balance to retirement allowance account.
- § 61.580. Retirement allowance account.
- § 61.585. Repealed, 1976.
- § 61.590. Filing of Notification of Retirement and Estimated Retirement Allowance forms -- Selection of payment option -- Effective date.
- § 61.592. Retirement of persons working in hazardous positions.
- § 61.593. Retirement allowance of former member in hazardous position.
- § 61.595. Annual retirement allowance -- Limitations.
- § 61.5955. Election by member participating in KERS, CERS, or SPRS on or after September 1, 2008, but before January 1, 2014 -- Participation in hybrid cash balance plan -- Private letter ruling -- Administrative regulations -- Restriction.
- § 61.5956. Repealed, 2021.
- § 61.596. Repealed, 2000.
- § 61.597. Hybrid cash balance plan for certain members of Kentucky Employees Retirement System in nonhazardous duty positions -- Member contributions and employer pay credits -- Interest credits -- Termination of employment -- Options upon retirement.
- § 61.598. Limitations and exclusions on increases in creditable compensation in last five years of service for employees retiring on or after January 1, 2018 -- Exceptions -- Employer to pay actuarial costs resulting from certain increases in creditable compensation -- Inquiries from employers -- Hearing and appeal -- Reporting of exemptions -- Inapplicability to hybrid cash balance and money purchase plan participants.
- § 61.599. Calculation of retirement allowance for members of Kentucky Employees Retirement System.
- § 61.5991. Quasi-governmental employers participating in KERS -- Required reports -- Audits -- Legislative intent regarding future appropriations to subsidize retirement costs -- Non-core services independent contractor.
- § 61.600. Disability retirement.
- § 61.605. Disability retirement allowance.
- § 61.607. Maximum disability benefit -- Determination -- Combined payments not increased as a result of legislation -- Annual report by disability recipient.
- § 61.610. Employment and medical review after disability retirement -- Filing of review forms -- Duty of system to assist in obtaining records -- Disability fraud investigator.
- § 61.615. Vocational experts -- Disability retirement allowance -- Reduction -- Discontinuance -- Determinations by medical examiner or vocational expert -- Hearings and appeals -- Early retirement and reinstatement of disability allowance for member who began participating before January 1, 2014.
- § 61.620. Repealed, 1976.
- § 61.621. Fred Capps Memorial Act -- Eligibility for benefits for duty-related injury -- Benefits for surviving spouse and dependent children -- Receipt of benefits pending final determination.
- § 61.623. Electronic fund transfer of retirement allowance required -- Exceptions.
- § 61.625. Refund of account balance or contributions.
- § 61.626. Repealed, 2009.
- § 61.630. Death after retirement -- Refund of contributions.
- § 61.635. Optional retirement plans.
- § 61.637. Suspension of retirement payments on reemployment -- Reinstatement -- Recomputation of allowance -- Waiver of provisions in certain instances -- Reemployment in a different position -- Effect of reemployment of retired member -- Retired member serving as volunteer, independent contractor, or leased employee -- Effect of reelection for same office -- Resignation not required of certain mayors and city legislative body members to draw benefits -- Certification of absence of prearranged agreement or qualification as independent contractor or leased employee -- Forms.
- § 61.640. Death before retirement -- Beneficiary's options -- Taxable distributions.
- § 61.645. Kentucky Retirement Systems board of trustees -- Powers -- Members -- Chief executive officer, general counsel, and other employees -- Appeals -- Other duties -- Limitation on Governor's authority -- Annual Comprehensive Financial Report -- Trustee education program -- Information made available to public.
- § 61.646. Transfer of administration of County Employees Retirement System from Kentucky Retirement Systems board of trustees to County Employees Retirement System board of trustees established in KRS 78.782 -- Intent to enact future legislation.
- § 61.650. Board is trustee of funds -- Investment committee -- Standards of conduct -- Registration of securities -- Control over assets in custodial account -- Application of open records law -- Cap on amount of assets managed by any one investment manager -- Investment procurement policy -- Proxy voting guidelines.
- § 61.652. Administration of all excess benefit plans -- Participation in plan -- Determination of benefit amount -- Required contribution of plans.
- § 61.655. Conflict of interest -- Trustees, employees, members of General Assembly, public servants.
- § 61.660. Custodian of funds -- Cash and securities.
- § 61.661. Member's account confidential -- Release of certain information from accounts of current or former legislators -- Response to subpoenas.
- § 61.663. Excess benefit plan -- Purpose -- Excess benefit fund.
- § 61.665. Medical examiners -- Ruling on disability retirement -- Appeal.
- § 61.670. Duties of board -- Actuarial tables, valuations, investigations, and analyses -- Audit -- Actuary for Legislative Research Commission.
- § 61.675. Employer's administrative duties -- Audit -- Filing of contributions and reports -- Delinquency in making installment payments.
- § 61.680. Consent of employees to deductions -- Consolidation for determination of eligibility and determination of benefits -- Waiver -- Choice among retirement systems -- Reciprocal arrangements.
- § 61.685. Records -- Audits -- Authority's enforcement powers -- Limitation of liability -- Fraudulent claims to obtain benefits -- Investigation, enforcement, and penalties.
- § 61.690. Exemption of retirement allowances -- Taxability after December 31, 1997 -- Domestic relations orders.
- § 61.691. Increase of benefits.
- § 61.692. Benefits not to be reduced or impaired for members who began participating before January 1, 2014 -- Exceptions -- Amendment of benefits and rights.
- § 61.695. Repealed, 1972.
- § 61.699. System's ability to require statements under oath.
- § 61.700. Repealed, 1975.
- § 61.701. Kentucky Retirement Systems insurance trust fund -- Purpose -- Participation, regulation, and termination.
- § 61.702. Group hospital and medical insurance plan -- Inclusion in Kentucky Employees Health Plan -- Employee and employer contributions -- Minimum service requirements -- Members with service in other retirement systems -- Exemption from premium tax -- Administrative regulation.
- § 61.703. Collection of benefit less than $1,000 by surviving relative.
- § 61.705. Death benefit -- Designation of beneficiary -- Debt owed at death -- Assignment of benefit.
- § 61.706. Kentucky Retirement Systems unfunded liability trust fund.
- § 61.710. Persons subject to KRS 61.710 to 61.780.
- § 61.720. Definitions.
- § 61.730. Date for filing reports.
- § 61.740. Information required to be filed.
- § 61.750. Reports are public records -- Publication of names of persons failing to file.
- § 61.760. Registry may appoint employees, adopt regulations, hold hearings.
- § 61.770. Registry may institute action to declare vacancy upon determination violation occurred.
- § 61.780. Construction.
- § 61.782. Repealed, 1992.
- § 61.784. Repealed, 1992.
- § 61.786. Repealed, 1992.
- § 61.788. Repealed, 1992.
- § 61.790. Repealed, 1992.
- § 61.791. Definitions for KRS 61.791 to 61.799.
- § 61.793. Prohibition against disclosure of personal information.
- § 61.795. Exemptions to prohibition against disclosure of personal information.
- § 61.797. Civil action for violation -- Damages.
- § 61.799. Severability clause.
- § 61.7991. Definitions -- Written request -- Prohibition of disclosure of identifiable information of judicial officers and immediate family -- Civil action.
- § 61.800. Legislative statement of policy.
- § 61.805. Definitions for KRS 61.805 to 61.850.
- § 61.810. Exceptions to open meetings.
- § 61.815. Requirements for conducting closed sessions.
- § 61.820. Schedule of regular meetings to be made available.
- § 61.823. Special meetings -- Emergency meetings.
- § 61.825. Repealed, 1992.
- § 61.826. Video teleconferencing of meetings.
- § 61.830. Repealed, 1992.
- § 61.835. Minutes to be recorded -- Open to public.
- § 61.840. Conditions for attendance.
- § 61.845. Repealed, 1992.
- § 61.846. Enforcement by administrative procedure -- Appeal.
- § 61.848. 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.
- § 61.850. Construction.
- § 61.870. Definitions for KRS 61.870 to 61.884.
- § 61.871. Policy of KRS 61.870 to 61.884 -- Strict construction of exceptions of KRS 61.878.
- § 61.8715. Legislative findings.
- § 61.872. Right of Kentucky residents to inspect public records -- Written application -- Limitation.
- § 61.874. Abstracts, memoranda, copies -- Agency may prescribe fee -- Use of nonexempt public records for commercial purposes -- Online access.
- § 61.8745. Damages recoverable by public agency for person's misuse of public records.
- § 61.8746. Commercial use of booking photographs or official inmate photographs prohibited -- Conditions -- Right of action -- Damages.
- § 61.876. Agency to adopt rules and regulations -- Standardized form to request public records.
- § 61.878. Certain public records exempted from inspection except on order of court -- Restriction of state employees to inspect personnel files prohibited.
- § 61.880. Denial of inspection -- Role of Attorney General.
- § 61.882. Jurisdiction of Circuit Court in action seeking right of inspection -- Burden of proof -- Costs -- Attorney fees.
- § 61.884. Person's access to record relating to him.
- § 61.886. Appointment and commissioning of peace officers for the Breaks Interstate Park Commission and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
- § 61.8865. State parks' commissioner to ensure recommended commission peace officers meet certain requirements -- Training and equipment expenses.
- § 61.887. Powers of TVA and commission peace officers.
- § 61.888. Cessation of powers.
- § 61.889. Bond -- Oath -- Copies of bonds to be recorded.
- § 61.890. Compensation.
- § 61.891. Identification.
- § 61.892. Disposition of persons arrested by TVA peace officer.
- § 61.900. Definitions for KRS 61.902 to 61.930.
- § 61.902. Appointment of special law enforcement officers by secretary.
- § 61.904. Administration -- Administrative regulations -- Employees.
- § 61.906. Requirements for appointment.
- § 61.908. Fees.
- § 61.910. Revocation or suspension of commission.
- § 61.912. Power of arrest.
- § 61.914. Other powers.
- § 61.916. Use of deadly force to make an arrest.
- § 61.918. Use of force less than deadly force.
- § 61.920. Area of jurisdiction of special officer.
- § 61.922. Construction.
- § 61.924. Use of public emergency vehicles.
- § 61.926. Special officers designated peace officers -- Authorization to carry a concealed deadly weapon.
- § 61.928. Repealed, 1978.
- § 61.930. Citation of act.
- § 61.9305. Working group on facial recognition technology -- Members -- Duties -- Use policy requirements for law enforcement agencies that use facial recognition technology.
- § 61.9307. Tik Tok application -- Prohibition on use on state-owned networks and devices by executive and legislative branch employees and contractors -- Exceptions.
- § 61.931. Definitions for KRS 61.931 to 61.934.
- § 61.932. Personal information security and breach investigation procedures and practices for certain public agencies and nonaffiliated third parties.
- § 61.933. Notification of personal information security breach -- Investigation -- Notice to affected individuals of result of investigation -- Personal information not subject to requirements -- Injunctive relief by Attorney General.
- § 61.934. Personal information security and breach investigation procedures and practices for legislative and judicial branches -- Personal information disposal or destruction procedures.
- § 61.935. Renumbered as KRS 11.501.
- § 61.936. Renumbered as KRS 11.511.
- § 61.937. Repealed, 2000.
- § 61.938. Repealed, 2000.
- § 61.940. Repealed, 2000.
- § 61.942. Repealed, 2000.
- § 61.945. Repealed, 2000.
- § 61.948. Repealed, 2000.
- § 61.950. Repealed, 2000.
- § 61.951. Repealed, 2000.
- § 61.953. Repealed, 2000.
- § 61.954. Repealed, 2000.
- § 61.955. Repealed, 2000.
- § 61.957. Repealed, 2001.
- § 61.958. Renumbered as KRS 11.515.
- § 61.959. Renumbered as KRS 11.517.
- § 61.960. Repealed, 1994.
- § 61.965. Repealed, 1994.
- § 61.970. Repealed, 1994.
- § 61.975. Repealed, 1994.
- § 61.980. Definitions for KRS 61.980 to 61.988.
- § 61.982. Access requirements for state information technology equipment and software.
- § 61.984. Procurement of information technology -- Technology access contract clause -- Alternative and nonvisual access standards.
- § 61.986. Exclusion of technology access clause -- Conditions -- Exempting from access requirements -- Compliance of existing equipment or software.
- § 61.988. Action for injunctive relief for injury due to violation of KRS 61.980 to 61.988.
- § 61.990. Penalties.
- § 61.991. Penalties.
- § 61.992. Repealed, 1994.