Kentucky Revised Statutes
Includes enactments through the 2024 Regular Session
Chapter titles, centered headings, section catchlines, and explanatory notes are for informational purposes only and do not constitute any part of the law. For general laws governing construction of statutes, see KRS Chapter 446.
The KRS database was last updated on 11/21/2024
.010 Definitions.
.015 Compliance with KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090.
.020 County may establish district.
.030 Repealed, 1984.
.040 Repealed, 1984.
.050 Repealed, 1978.
.060 Repealed, 1984.
.070 Repealed, 1984.
.080 Repealed, 1984.
.090 Repealed, 1984.
.100 Repealed, 1978.
.110 Repealed, 1978.
.120 Repealed, 1978.
.130 Repealed, 1984.
.140 Repealed, 1984.
.150 Repealed, 1984.
.160 Election of board -- Qualifications -- Bond -- Officers -- Powers.
.170 Office and meetings of the board -- Records -- Reports -- Expenses.
.180 Board levies preliminary tax -- Purpose -- Collection -- Surplus to district fund.
.190 Attorney for board -- Duties -- Assistants.
.200 Superintendent of drainage -- Assistants -- Duties -- Bond -- Expenses.
.210 Compensation of officers and employees -- Selection of treasurer.
.220 Treasurer acts for all boards in county -- Bond -- Audit of books -- Statement of accounts -- Issue and form of warrant -- Interest on unpaid warrants.
.230 Record of proceedings of the board.
.240 Board to keep account of time and expenses -- Apportionment -- Annual report of officers.
.250 Chief engineer -- Powers and duties -- Report -- Compensation of engineers.
.260 Plan for reclamation -- Board appoints appraisers -- Duties -- Oath -- Election of chairman.
.270 Appraisers' work and report on benefits and damages -- Cost of improvement.
.280 Notice of hearing on appraisers' report -- Form.
.290 Determination of correctness of appraisers' report -- Proceeding to abandon improvement -- Action of board -- Appeal.
.300 Repealed, 1978.
.310 Repealed, 1978.
.320 Benefits assessed to certain property -- Passage of title to district.
.330 Board may borrow money.
.340 Computation of minimum district assessment -- District interest assessment -- Maximum district assessment.
.350 Drainage assessment record form -- District assessment table.
.360 Copies of assessment record filed with clerk -- Clerk's notice -- Determination of objection -- Final order.
.370 Board may issue bonds -- Terms -- Use of proceeds -- Duties of treasurer -- Bond -- Duties of county clerk -- Warrants for payment.
.380 Cost of improvements not to include interest charges -- Assessed enhanced value conclusive as to benefits.
.390 Seal of board on assessment record -- Notice and payment of assessments -- Determination as to bond issue.
.400 District assessment register -- Preparation by secretary -- Sheriff receipts register -- Copies to counties in district.
.410 Board certifies to sheriff amount of installment due -- Form of certificate -- Collector's drainage assessment book.
.420 Collection of assessments by sheriff -- Fee -- Returns to treasurer -- Delinquency penalty -- Sale of assessment lien claims.
.430 Treasurer may receive payment of assessments -- Certification of unpaid assessments -- Collection not defeated by irregularity.
.440 Payment in advance of full assessment levied.
.450 Board may defer payment of assessment -- Interest installments to cover cost of bonds.
.460 Board may abate change in date of collecting assessment.
.470 Board may levy maintenance assessment -- Terms -- Purpose -- How recorded -- Collection.
.480 Owners may maintain improvements -- Credit slip for work done -- Terms -- Use.
.490 Lien for assessments -- Rank.
.500 Subsequent owner's privity -- Apportionment of assessment.
.510 Board may make improvements, control water power -- Condemn property.
.515 Power of condemnation.
.520 Board may construct or let contract for improvement -- Bond -- Supervision by chief engineer.
.530 Board to build bridges and culverts -- May charge cost to corporation acting under franchise or cause corporation to construct.
.540 Construction -- Payment of cost and maintenance of bridge over drain crossing right-of-way of railroad or other franchise corporation.
.550 Drain crossing public highway -- When county constructs bridge or culvert.
.560 Natural drain into which public drain empties to be under board -- Removal of obstructions in public drain.
.570 Owner may use drain as outlet -- May condemn intervening land.
.580 Owner to pay for damage to improvement caused by him -- No person to obstruct improvement.
.590 Board may amend plan for reclamation so as to provide for additional improvements -- May levy additional assessments.
.600 Court, upon petition, may extend district -- Amend plan for reclamation -- Appoint appraisers -- Notice.
.610 Hearing on petition to amend plan -- Duties of clerk after judgment -- Compensation -- Order of appraisal -- Costs.
.620 Use of other improvements or property in plan to prevent overflow.
.630 Improvements of other authorities not affected -- Joint use -- Appropriations by county or city to aid district.
.640 Distribution of funds on dissolution of district.
.650 Discontinuance of improvement.
.990 Penalties.