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Kentucky Chapter 61 — General Provisions As to Offices and Officers -- Social Security for Public Employees -- Employees Retirement System

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  • KRS 61.010— Office not to be sold -- Penalty -- Contracts to sell are void
  • KRS 61.012— Qualification for appointive office or position as to compliance with campaign finance laws
  • KRS 61.015— Residence requirements for office or employment when city or district boundaries altered
  • KRS 61.020— Commissions, which officers required to have
  • KRS 61.030— Discharge of duties, when officer to enter upon
  • KRS 61.035— Deputy may act for ministerial officer
  • KRS 61.040— Conviction of certain crimes vacates office -- Pardon does not avoid
  • KRS 61.050— Officer's acts before conviction are valid
  • KRS 61.060— Official acts may be questioned collaterally, when
  • KRS 61.070— Eligibility of General Assembly member or candidate as administrative board or commission member
  • KRS 61.080— Incompatible offices
  • KRS 61.090— Acceptance of incompatible office vacates first
  • KRS 61.092— Renumbered as KRS 45A.330
  • KRS 61.094— Renumbered as KRS 45A.335
  • KRS 61.096— Renumbered as KRS 45A.340
  • KRS 61.097— Involvement of local government officers, employees, and their spouses in contracts for solid waste management facilities -- Effect on contract -- Penalties
  • KRS 61.098— Practice of law prohibited
  • KRS 61.100— Dueling disqualifies person to hold office
  • KRS 61.101— Definitions
  • KRS 61.102— Reprisal against public employee for disclosure of violations of law prohibited -- Construction of statute
  • KRS 61.103— Definitions of "disclosure" and "contributing factor" -- Civil action by employee authorized -- Evidence
  • KRS 61.110— State officers at capital may retain residence in home district
  • KRS 61.120— Salary -- Deduction from for failure to perform duty
  • KRS 61.130— Salary of county attorney, county judge/executive or Commonwealth's attorney -- How deducted
  • KRS 61.140— Repealed, 1978
  • KRS 61.150— Member of General Assembly -- How salary deducted
  • KRS 61.160— Closing public offices
  • KRS 61.165— Smoking policy for governmental office buildings or workplaces and postsecondary education institutions
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 61.169— Attorney representing person or entity involved in body-worn camera recording incident -- Right to view copy of recording -- Limitations -- Sanctions
  • KRS 61.170— Malfeasance or neglect of county officers -- Penalty
  • KRS 61.180— Drunkenness of officer on duty -- Penalty
  • KRS 61.190— Repealed, 2003
  • KRS 61.200— Jury fees, penalty for buying
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 61.230— Sheriff and collector not to be interested in public improvements or claims against state or county -- Penalty
  • KRS 61.240— County attorney and clerks not to buy claims against county -- Penalty
  • KRS 61.250— Repealed, 1994
  • KRS 61.251— Definitions for KRS 61.252
  • KRS 61.252— Prohibition against city officers and employees contracting with city or city agency for property or services -- Exceptions -- Penalty
  • KRS 61.260— Repealed, 1994
  • KRS 61.270— Repealed, 1994
  • KRS 61.280— Repealed, 1994
  • KRS 61.290— Repealed, 1958
  • KRS 61.295— Repealed, 1958
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 61.300— Nonelective peace officer or deputy -- Qualifications
  • KRS 61.310— Compensation of peace officers -- Other employment -- Gratuities -- Penalties
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 61.316— Repealed, 2002
  • KRS 61.320— County road officials to turn over money to successor -- Penalty for failure
  • KRS 61.330— Chief state school officer to deliver effects to successor -- Penalty
  • KRS 61.340— County or city clerk to deliver records to successor -- Penalty for failure
  • KRS 61.350— Cemetery companies and burying grounds, penalty for failure to enforce laws relating to
  • KRS 61.360— Special local peace officers -- Appointment -- Fee -- Qualifications -- Removal -- Duties -- Not to impersonate public police officer
  • KRS 61.362— Agreement permitting peace officers to patrol private residential property to enforce state and local traffic and motor vehicle laws
  • KRS 61.365— Named federal employees deemed peace officers in Kentucky
  • KRS 61.370— Repealed, 1966
  • KRS 61.371— Definitions for KRS 61.371 to 61.377
  • KRS 61.373— Restoration of public employee to position after military duty -- Right to leave of absence -- Appeals
  • KRS 61.375— Restored employee discharged only for cause for year -- Seniority
  • KRS 61.377— Leaves of absence to permit induction in military service
  • KRS 61.379— Repealed, 2023
  • KRS 61.380— Certain counties may pay attendance expenses of officers at conferences, meetings or hearings -- Statement of expenses to be filed
  • KRS 61.385— Certain counties may reimburse officers and employees for use of personal motor vehicles on official business
  • KRS 61.387— Equipment of conspicuously marked law enforcement vehicles used for transportation of prisoners
  • KRS 61.390— Facsimile signatures and seals on certain public securities -- Options
  • KRS 61.392— Cabinets to report to Legislative Research Commission on number of full-time employees and full-time equivalents working under contract
  • KRS 61.394— State employees' leave of absence -- Pay -- Unused military leave
  • KRS 61.395— Leave time for state employee who is disaster services volunteer -- Short title
  • KRS 61.396— Employees of political subdivisions eligible
  • KRS 61.400— Suspension or removal of judge
  • KRS 61.405— Use of excess fees by county sheriff or county clerk for health insurance or health maintenance organization coverage
  • KRS 61.407— Transfer of leave balances and retirement service credits from unified prosecutorial system to executive branch
  • KRS 61.409— Law enforcement agency not to establish requirements for employees relating to residency or voter registration -- Exceptions -- Application
  • KRS 61.410— Declaration of policy
  • KRS 61.420— Definitions for KRS 61.410 to 61.500
  • KRS 61.430— Federal-state agreement
  • KRS 61.435— Referendum on coverage under agreement -- Separate system for state colleges
  • KRS 61.440— Interstate instrumentalities
  • KRS 61.450— Contributions by state employees
  • KRS 61.460— Plans for coverage of employees of political subdivisions
  • KRS 61.470— Contribution fund and contingent liability fund
  • KRS 61.480— State contributions authorized
  • KRS 61.490— Rules and regulations
  • KRS 61.500— Retroactive effect of KRS 61.410 to 61.500
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 61.510— Definitions for KRS 61.510 to 61.705
  • KRS 61.515— Retirement system established -- Fund created
  • KRS 61.520— Participation determined by board and fixed by executive order -- Authority for order
  • KRS 61.521— Repealed, 1996
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 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."
  • KRS 61.525— Membership
  • KRS 61.526— Employee and employer may file statement of facts at retirement office -- Procedures for verification
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 61.530— Nonelection of membership -- Penalty
  • KRS 61.535— Cessation of membership -- Conditions -- Forfeiture of retirement benefits
  • KRS 61.540— Statement of member and employer -- Summary plan description
  • KRS 61.541— Creditable compensation of fee officers
  • KRS 61.542— Designation of principal and contingent beneficiaries -- Rights -- Effects of change in certain conditions -- Designation following cessation of membership
  • KRS 61.543— Deduction or pick-up of employee contributions -- Service credit -- Educational leave
  • KRS 61.545— Service credit determination -- Division of service credit
  • KRS 61.546— Sick leave for employees who began participating before January 1, 2014
  • KRS 61.547— Transfer of annual and sick leave balances by employees
  • KRS 61.550— Cessation of membership -- Loss of allowance and benefits
  • KRS 61.552— Credit for service -- Purchases and grants
  • KRS 61.553— Service credit -- Police
  • KRS 61.554— Repealed, 2000
  • KRS 61.555— Repealed, 2021
  • KRS 61.557— Service credit -- United States employment service
  • KRS 61.558— Repealed, 2004
  • KRS 61.559— Service required for retirement allowance of members who began participating before January 1, 2014
  • KRS 61.560— Employee's contribution -- Rate -- Picked-up employee contributions
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 61.567— Employer's contributions by credit union
  • KRS 61.569— Reinstated employee -- Contributions on creditable compensation
  • KRS 61.570— Fund assets
  • KRS 61.575— Members' account -- Interest -- Transfer of account balance to retirement allowance account
  • KRS 61.580— Retirement allowance account
  • KRS 61.585— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 61.590— Filing of Notification of Retirement and Estimated Retirement Allowance forms -- Selection of payment option -- Effective date
  • KRS 61.592— Retirement of persons working in hazardous positions
  • KRS 61.593— Retirement allowance of former member in hazardous position
  • KRS 61.595— Annual retirement allowance -- Limitations
  • KRS 61.596— Repealed, 2000
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 61.599— Calculation of retirement allowance for members of Kentucky Employees Retirement System
  • KRS 61.600— Disability retirement
  • KRS 61.605— Disability retirement allowance
  • KRS 61.607— Maximum disability benefit -- Determination -- Combined payments not increased as a result of legislation -- Annual report by disability recipient
  • KRS 61.610— Employment and medical review after disability retirement -- Filing of review forms -- Duty of system to assist in obtaining records -- Disability fraud investigator
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 61.620— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 61.623— Electronic fund transfer of retirement allowance required -- Exceptions
  • KRS 61.625— Refund of account balance or contributions
  • KRS 61.626— Repealed, 2009
  • KRS 61.630— Death after retirement -- Refund of contributions
  • KRS 61.635— Optional retirement plans
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 61.640— Death before retirement -- Beneficiary's options -- Taxable distributions
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 61.652— Administration of all excess benefit plans -- Participation in plan -- Determination of benefit amount -- Required contribution of plans
  • KRS 61.655— Conflict of interest -- Trustees, employees, members of General Assembly, public servants
  • KRS 61.660— Custodian of funds -- Cash and securities
  • KRS 61.661— Member's account confidential -- Release of certain information from accounts of current or former legislators -- Response to subpoenas
  • KRS 61.663— Excess benefit plan -- Purpose -- Excess benefit fund
  • KRS 61.665— Medical examiners -- Ruling on disability retirement -- Appeal
  • KRS 61.670— Duties of board -- Actuarial tables, valuations, investigations, and analyses -- Audit -- Actuary for Legislative Research Commission
  • KRS 61.675— Employer's administrative duties -- Audit -- Filing of contributions and reports -- Delinquency in making installment payments
  • KRS 61.680— Consent of employees to deductions -- Consolidation for determination of eligibility and determination of benefits -- Waiver -- Choice among retirement systems -- Reciprocal arrangements
  • KRS 61.685— Records -- Audits -- Authority's enforcement powers -- Limitation of liability -- Fraudulent claims to obtain benefits -- Investigation, enforcement, and penalties
  • KRS 61.690— Exemption of retirement allowances -- Taxability after December 31, 1997 -- Domestic relations orders
  • KRS 61.691— Increase of benefits
  • KRS 61.692— Benefits not to be reduced or impaired for members who began participating before January 1, 2014 -- Exceptions -- Amendment of benefits and rights
  • KRS 61.695— Repealed, 1972
  • KRS 61.699— System's ability to require statements under oath
  • KRS 61.700— Repealed, 1975
  • KRS 61.701— Kentucky Retirement Systems insurance trust fund -- Purpose -- Participation, regulation, and termination
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 61.703— Collection of benefit less than $1,000 by surviving relative
  • KRS 61.705— Death benefit -- Designation of beneficiary -- Debt owed at death -- Assignment of benefit
  • KRS 61.706— Kentucky Retirement Systems unfunded liability trust fund
  • KRS 61.710— Persons subject to KRS 61.710 to 61.780
  • KRS 61.720— Definitions
  • KRS 61.730— Date for filing reports
  • KRS 61.740— Information required to be filed
  • KRS 61.750— Reports are public records -- Publication of names of persons failing to file
  • KRS 61.760— Registry may appoint employees, adopt regulations, hold hearings
  • KRS 61.770— Registry may institute action to declare vacancy upon determination violation occurred
  • KRS 61.780— Construction
  • KRS 61.782— Repealed, 1992
  • KRS 61.784— Repealed, 1992
  • KRS 61.786— Repealed, 1992
  • KRS 61.788— Repealed, 1992
  • KRS 61.790— Repealed, 1992
  • KRS 61.791— Definitions for KRS 61.791 to 61.799
  • KRS 61.793— Prohibition against disclosure of personal information
  • KRS 61.795— Exemptions to prohibition against disclosure of personal information
  • KRS 61.797— Civil action for violation -- Damages
  • KRS 61.799— Severability clause
  • KRS 61.800— Legislative statement of policy
  • KRS 61.805— Definitions for KRS 61.805 to 61.850
  • KRS 61.810— Exceptions to open meetings
  • KRS 61.815— Requirements for conducting closed sessions
  • KRS 61.820— Schedule of regular meetings to be made available
  • KRS 61.823— Special meetings -- Emergency meetings
  • KRS 61.825— Repealed, 1992
  • KRS 61.826— Video teleconferencing of meetings
  • KRS 61.830— Repealed, 1992
  • KRS 61.835— Minutes to be recorded -- Open to public
  • KRS 61.840— Conditions for attendance
  • KRS 61.845— Repealed, 1992
  • KRS 61.846— Enforcement by administrative procedure -- Appeal
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 61.850— Construction
  • KRS 61.870— Definitions for KRS 61.870 to 61.884
  • KRS 61.871— Policy of KRS 61.870 to 61.884 -- Strict construction of exceptions of KRS 61.878
  • KRS 61.872— Right of Kentucky residents to inspect public records -- Written application -- Limitation
  • KRS 61.874— Abstracts, memoranda, copies -- Agency may prescribe fee -- Use of nonexempt public records for commercial purposes -- Online access
  • KRS 61.876— Agency to adopt rules and regulations -- Standardized form to request public records
  • KRS 61.878— Certain public records exempted from inspection except on order of court -- Restriction of state employees to inspect personnel files prohibited
  • KRS 61.880— Denial of inspection -- Role of Attorney General
  • KRS 61.882— Jurisdiction of Circuit Court in action seeking right of inspection -- Burden of proof -- Costs -- Attorney fees
  • KRS 61.884— Person's access to record relating to him
  • KRS 61.886— Appointment and commissioning of peace officers for the Breaks Interstate Park Commission and the Tennessee Valley Authority
  • KRS 61.887— Powers of TVA and commission peace officers
  • KRS 61.888— Cessation of powers
  • KRS 61.889— Bond -- Oath -- Copies of bonds to be recorded
  • KRS 61.890— Compensation
  • KRS 61.891— Identification
  • KRS 61.892— Disposition of persons arrested by TVA peace officer
  • KRS 61.900— Definitions for KRS 61.902 to 61.930
  • KRS 61.902— Appointment of special law enforcement officers by secretary
  • KRS 61.904— Administration -- Administrative regulations -- Employees
  • KRS 61.906— Requirements for appointment
  • KRS 61.908— Fees
  • KRS 61.910— Revocation or suspension of commission
  • KRS 61.912— Power of arrest
  • KRS 61.914— Other powers
  • KRS 61.916— Use of deadly force to make an arrest
  • KRS 61.918— Use of force less than deadly force
  • KRS 61.920— Area of jurisdiction of special officer
  • KRS 61.922— Construction
  • KRS 61.924— Use of public emergency vehicles
  • KRS 61.926— Special officers designated peace officers -- Authorization to carry a concealed deadly weapon
  • KRS 61.928— Repealed, 1978
  • KRS 61.930— Citation of act
  • KRS 61.931— Definitions for KRS 61.931 to 61.934
  • KRS 61.932— Personal information security and breach investigation procedures and practices for certain public agencies and nonaffiliated third parties
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 61.934— Personal information security and breach investigation procedures and practices for legislative and judicial branches -- Personal information disposal or destruction procedures
  • KRS 61.935— Renumbered as KRS 11.501
  • KRS 61.936— Renumbered as KRS 11.511
  • KRS 61.937— Repealed, 2000
  • KRS 61.938— Repealed, 2000
  • KRS 61.940— Repealed, 2000
  • KRS 61.942— Repealed, 2000
  • KRS 61.945— Repealed, 2000
  • KRS 61.948— Repealed, 2000
  • KRS 61.950— Repealed, 2000
  • KRS 61.951— Repealed, 2000
  • KRS 61.953— Repealed, 2000
  • KRS 61.954— Repealed, 2000
  • KRS 61.955— Repealed, 2000
  • KRS 61.957— Repealed, 2001
  • KRS 61.958— Renumbered as KRS 11.515
  • KRS 61.959— Renumbered as KRS 11.517
  • KRS 61.960— Repealed, 1994
  • KRS 61.965— Repealed, 1994
  • KRS 61.970— Repealed, 1994
  • KRS 61.975— Repealed, 1994
  • KRS 61.980— Definitions for KRS 61.980 to 61.988
  • KRS 61.982— Access requirements for state information technology equipment and software
  • KRS 61.984— Procurement of information technology -- Technology access contract clause -- Alternative and nonvisual access standards
  • KRS 61.986— Exclusion of technology access clause -- Conditions -- Exempting from access requirements -- Compliance of existing equipment or software
  • KRS 61.988— Action for injunctive relief for injury due to violation of KRS 61.980 to 61.988
  • KRS 61.990— Penalties
  • KRS 61.991— Penalties
  • KRS 61.992— Repealed, 1994
  • KRS 61.5525— Repealed, 2021
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 61.5956— Repealed, 2021
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 61.7991— Definitions -- Written request -- Prohibition of disclosure of identifiable information of judicial officers and immediate family -- Civil action
  • KRS 61.8715— Legislative findings
  • KRS 61.8745— Damages recoverable by public agency for person's misuse of public records
  • KRS 61.8746— Commercial use of booking photographs or official inmate photographs prohibited -- Conditions -- Right of action -- Damages
  • KRS 61.8865— State parks' commissioner to ensure recommended commission peace officers meet certain requirements -- Training and equipment expenses
  • KRS 61.9305— Working group on facial recognition technology -- Members -- Duties -- Use policy requirements for law enforcement agencies that use facial recognition technology
  • KRS 61.9307— Tik Tok application -- Prohibition on use on state-owned networks and devices by executive and legislative branch employees and contractors -- Exceptions