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 11/20/2024
.001 Short title for chapter.
.005 Statement of public policy.
.010 Definitions for chapter.
.015 Agency exempt from chapter if law or administrative regulation creates its code of ethics.
.020 Public servant prohibited from certain conduct -- Exception -- Disclosure of personal or private interest.
.030 Considerations in determination to abstain from action on official decision -- Advisory opinion.
.040 Acts prohibited for public servant or officer -- Exceptions.
.045 Acceptance of gifts by public servants permitted under certain circumstances.
.047 Definitions -- Transition team to promote orderly transfer of executive power and continuity in conduct of state government -- Executive Branch Ethics Commission to establish in administrative regulations standards of ethical conduct for transition team members -- Access to and confidentiality of nonpublic information -- Disclosure of positions held outside state government -- Financial conflicts of interest -- Standards of ethical conduct to be available on commission's Web site.
.050 Financial disclosure by officers, candidates, and public servants.
.055 Raising of funds for certain activities permitted -- Exemption from requirements of chapter for nonprofit charitable organization.
.060 Executive Branch Ethics Commission -- Membership -- Officers -- Compensation -- Removal -- Meetings.
.070 Executive director and employees of commission -- Use of services and facilities of state agencies.
.080 Investigation of complaints -- Procedures -- Findings -- Resolution.
.090 Subpoena power.
.100 Procedures for administrative hearings -- Action by commission.
.110 Additional duties of commission.
.120 Employment of public servant by state institution of higher education.
.130 Employment of officer or public servant in privatized agency by agency's operator.
.201 Definitions for KRS 11A.201 to 11A.246 and KRS 11A.990.
.206 Requirements for executive agency lobbyists, their employers, and real parties in interest.
.211 Registration statements for executive agency lobbyists, their employers, and real parties in interest -- Fee -- Trust and agency account for commission operations -- Relationship of registration to state contracts.
.216 Statements of expenditures.
.221 Statements of financial transactions.
.226 Dispute resolution with respect to statements of expenditures and statements of financial transactions.
.231 Activities excepted from KRS 11A.211 and 11A.216.
.233 Influencing decision on award of economic incentive package -- Disclosure statement by beneficiary.
.236 Prohibition against lobbying on a contingency basis -- Exception for incentive compensation plans and placement agents.
.241 Commission's duties with respect to executive agency lobbying.
.246 Authorization for compliance investigations by Attorney General and his designees.
.990 Penalties -- Time limitation on prosecution for violation of KRS 11A.040.