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. [Amended and reenacted]

094. Repealed, amended, and reenacted as KRS 45A.335, effective January 1, 1979. [Repealed]

096. Amended and reenacted as KRS 45A.340, effective January 1, 1979. [Amended and reenacted]

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 Repealed, effective January 2, 1978. [Repealed]

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 Repealed, 2003. [Repealed]

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. [Repealed]

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. [Repealed]

270. Repealed, 1994. [Repealed]

280. Repealed, 1994. [Repealed]

290. Repealed, 1958. [Repealed]

295. Repealed, 1958. [Repealed]

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, correctional officers, jailers, and members of a state National Guard or Reserve component -- Administrative regulations -- Estates to be exempted from probate fees -- Funds allotted to a self-insuring account.

316. Repealed, 2002. [Repealed]

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. [Repealed]

371. Definitions for KRS 61.371 to 61.379.

373. Restoration of public employee to position after military duty -- Right to leave of absence -- Appeals.

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.

392. Cabinets to report to Legislative Research Commission on number of full-time employees and full-time equivalents working under contract.

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 61.510 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. [Repealed]

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.

542. Designation of principal and contingent 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 for members who began participating before January 1, 2014 -- Choice of system -- Division of service credit.

546. Sick leave for employees who began participating before January 1, 2014.

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. [Repealed]

555. Service credit, creditable compensation, and other credits for military service.

557. Service credit -- United States employment service.

558. Repealed, 2004. [Repealed]

559. Service required for retirement allowance of members who began participating before January 1, 2014.

560. Employee's contribution -- Rate -- Picked-up employee contributions.

565. Employer's contributions -- Reset of amortization period -- Payment of actuarially required contribution rate.

567. Employer's contributions by credit union.

569. Reinstated employee -- Contributions on creditable compensation.

570. Fund assets.

575. Members' account -- Interest -- Transfer of account balance to retirement allowance account.

580. Retirement allowance account.

585. Repealed, 1976. [Repealed]

590. Filing of Notification of Retirement and Estimated Retirement Allowance forms -- Selection of payment option -- Effective date.

592. Retirement of persons working in hazardous positions.

593. Retirement allowance of former member in hazardous position.

595. Service retirement allowance for members who began participating before January 1, 2014 -- Limitations.

596. Repealed, 2000. [Repealed]

597. Hybrid cash balance plan for members of Kentucky Employees Retirement System and County Employees Retirement System not in hazardous duty positions who began participating on or after January 1, 2014 -- Member contributions and employer pay credits -- Interest credits -- Termination of employment -- Options upon retirement.

598. Employer to pay actuarial costs resulting from certain increases in creditable compensation -- Inquiries from employers -- Hearing and appeal.

599. Calculation of retirement allowance for members of Kentucky Employees Retirement System.

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 for member who began participating before January 1, 2014.

620. Repealed, 1976. [Repealed]

621. Fred Capps Memorial Act -- Eligibility for benefits for duty-related injury.

623. Electronic fund transfer of retirement allowance required -- Exceptions.

625. Refund of account balance or contributions.

626. Repealed, 2009. [Repealed]

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 -- Effect of reemployment of retired member participating on or after September 1, 2008.

640. Death before retirement -- Beneficiary's options -- Taxable distributions.

645. Board of trustees -- Powers -- Members -- Executive director and other employees -- Appeals -- Other duties -- Annual financial report -- Trustee education program.

650. Board trustee of funds -- Investment committee -- Registration of securities -- Duties owed retirement system -- Application of open records law -- Cap on amount of assets managed by any one investment manager.

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 -- Filing of contributions and reports.

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 for members who began participating before January 1, 2014 -- Exceptions -- Amendment of benefits and rights.

695. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]

699. System's ability to require statements under oath.

700. Repealed, effective January 1, 1975. [Repealed]

701. Kentucky Retirement Systems insurance trust fund -- Purpose -- Administration -- Participation, regulation, and termination.

702. Group hospital and medical insurance and managed care plan coverage -- Employee and employer contributions -- Minimum service requirements.

703. Collection of benefit less than $1,000 by surviving relative.

705. Death benefit -- Designation of beneficiary -- Debt owed at death -- Assignment of benefit.

Unfunded Liability Trust Fund

706. Kentucky Retirement Systems unfunded liability trust fund.

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. [Repealed]

784. Repealed, 1992. [Repealed]

786. Repealed, 1992. [Repealed]

788. Repealed, 1992. [Repealed]

790. Repealed, 1992. [Repealed]

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. [Repealed]

826. Video teleconferencing of meetings.

830. Repealed, 1992. [Repealed]

835. Minutes to be recorded -- Open to public.

840. Conditions for attendance.

845. Repealed, 1992. [Repealed]

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.

Breaks Interstate Park Commission and Tennesse Valley Authority Peace Officers

886. Appointment and commissioning of peace officers for the Breaks Interstate Park Commission and the Tennessee Valley Authority.

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 -- Administrative 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. [Repealed]

930. Citation of act.

Chief Information Officer

935. Repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS 11.501. [Repealed, reenacted, and amended]

936. Repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS 11.511. [Repealed, reenacted, and amended]

937. Repealed, 2000. [Repealed]

938. Repealed, 2000. [Repealed]

Information Resources

940. Repealed, 2000. [Repealed]

942. Repealed, 2000. [Repealed]

945. Repealed, 2000. [Repealed]

948. Repealed, 2000. [Repealed]

950. Repealed, 2000. [Repealed]

951. Repealed, 2000. [Repealed]

953. Repealed, 2000. [Repealed]

954. Repealed, 2000. [Repealed]

955. Repealed, 2000. [Repealed]

957. Repealed, effective June 21, 2001. [Repealed]

958. Repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS 11.515. [Repealed, reenacted, and amended]

959. Repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS 11.517. [Repealed, reenacted, and amended]

Public Access to Governmental Databases

960. Repealed, 1994. [Repealed]

965. Repealed, 1994. [Repealed]

970. Repealed, 1994. [Repealed]

975. Repealed, 1994. [Repealed]

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. [Repealed]