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
.010 Repealed, 1966.
.020 Repealed, 1966.
.030 Repealed, 1966.
.040 Repealed, 1966.
.050 Repealed, 1966.
.060 Repealed, 1966.
.070 Repealed, 1966.
.080 Repealed, 1966.
.090 Repealed, 1966.
.100 Repealed, 1966.
.110 Repealed, 1966.
.120 Repealed, 1966.
.130 Repealed, 1966.
.140 Repealed, 1966.
.150 Omitted, 1948.
.160 Omitted, 1948.
.170 Omitted, 1948.
.180 Omitted, 1948.
.190 Omitted, 1948.
.200 Omitted, 1948.
.210 Omitted, 1948.
.220 Omitted, 1948.
.230 Omitted, 1948.
.240 Omitted, 1948.
.250 Omitted, 1948.
.260 Omitted, 1948.
.270 Omitted, 1948.
.280 Omitted, 1948.
.290 Omitted, 1948.
.300 Omitted, 1948.
.310 Omitted, 1948.
.320 Omitted, 1948.
.330 Omitted, 1948.
.340 Omitted, 1948.
.350 Omitted, 1948.
.360 Omitted, 1948.
.370 Omitted, 1948.
.380 Omitted, 1948.
.390 Omitted, 1948.
.400 Definitions for KRS 78.400 to 78.480 and KRS 78.990.
.405 Powers of counties to create police force merit system -- Appropriations.
.410 County police force merit boards.
.415 Meetings -- Minutes -- Secretary.
.420 Chairman, vice chairman -- Administrative regulations -- Voting, quorum.
.425 Personnel included in merit system.
.428 Police officers excluded from classified service.
.430 County judge/executive to certify information concerning personnel.
.435 Political activities forbidden.
.440 Board to promulgate rules governing certain subjects -- Publications -- Qualifications -- Requirements for promotion.
.445 Disciplinary action by chief.
.450 Disciplinary action by board.
.455 Action of chief or board final -- Exceptions -- Appeals to courts.
.460 Board hearings to conform to due process of law -- Board may issue subpoenas, compel attendance of witnesses, and compel production of documents.
.470 Collective bargaining authorized -- Strikes prohibited.
.480 Proper subjects for bargaining.
.510 Definitions for KRS 78.510 to 78.852.
.520 Retirement system established -- Fund created.
.530 Participation by political subdivisions -- Payment -- Closing of participation in local government systems -- Hazardous duty coverage option.
.5302 Duties of county attorney as employer.
.531 Optional participation by members of retirement system in cities, counties, or urban-county governments.
.532 Repealed, 2021.
.533 Repealed, 2021.
.534 Repealed, 2021.
.535 Voluntary and involuntary cessation of participation -- Rights and benefits of employees and members after cessation -- Administrative regulations -- Commonwealth held harmless -- Actions to ensure compliance.
.537 Repealed, 1976.
.540 Membership -- Cessation.
.542 Repealed, 2021.
.545 Matters administered for County Employees Retirement System in same manner as for Kentucky Employees Retirement System -- References to Kentucky Retirement Systems to include County Employees Retirement System.
.550 Nonelection of membership.
.5510 Members of County Employees Retirement System who began participating before January 1, 2014, with service in nonhazardous positions -- Eligibility for retirement allowance.
.5512 Hybrid cash balance plan for members in nonhazardous positions who began participating on or after January 1, 2014, and for members who make election under KRS 61.5955.
.5514 Members of County Employees Retirement System who began participating before January 1, 2014, with service in hazardous positions -- Eligibility for retirement allowance.
.5516 Hybrid cash balance plan for members in hazardous positions who began participating on or after January 1, 2014, and for members who make election under KRS 61.5955.
.5518 Increase of benefits.
.5520 Retirement of persons working in hazardous positions.
.5522 Disability retirement for person whose last date of employment was in nonhazardous position.
.5524 Disability retirement for person whose last date of employment was in hazardous position.
.5526 Employment and medical review after disability retirement -- Filing of review forms -- Duty of Authority to assist in obtaining records -- Investigation of fraud.
.5528 Vocational experts -- Disability retirement allowance -- Reduction -- Discontinuance -- Determinations by medical examiner or vocational expert -- Hearings and appeals -- Early retirement upon discontinuance of disability allowance for member who began participating before January 1, 2014.
.5530 Maximum disability benefit -- Determination -- Information to be filed by disability recipient.
.5532 Death before retirement -- Beneficiary's options -- Taxable distributions -- Injuries connected with performance of duty.
.5534 Death in the line of duty of member in hazardous position -- Payments to surviving spouse, dependent children, and designated beneficiaries -- Election -- Receipt of benefits under KRS 78.5532 pending final determination.
.5536 Group hospital and medical insurance plan -- Medicare eligibility -- Reimbursement plan -- Employer contributions -- Payment of premiums -- Contribution rates -- Exemption from premium tax -- Administrative regulation.
.5538 Death benefit -- Designation of beneficiary -- Debt owed at death -- Assignment of benefit.
.5540 Retired member who returns to work with participating employer -- Combination of accounts -- Employment within 12 months of retirement date -- Independent contractors and leased employees -- Reemployment on or after September 1, 2008 -- Voided retirement -- Absence of prearranged agreement -- Volunteer services -- Mayors and members of city legislative bodies -- Administrative regulations.
.5542 KRS 61.680 to be followed in computing benefits of member who has account with another system.
.560 Repealed, 1972.
.570 Repealed, 1972.
.572 Repealed, 1972.
.580 Repealed, 1972.
.590 Repealed, 1972.
.600 Repealed, 1972.
.605 Repealed, 2004.
.606 Service credit earned upon retirement of noncertified employee -- Recalculation of benefits.
.607 Repealed, 1974.
.608 Repealed, 1972.
.610 Employee's contribution -- Rate -- Deduction -- Picked-up employee contributions.
.615 Deduction of employee contributions -- Service credit -- Employer's report -- Picked-up employee contributions.
.616 Purchase of service credit for unused sick leave -- Employer's election to participate -- Accumulated sick leave added to employee's service credit -- Payments by employer and employee -- Alternative compensation -- City of first class -- Statute not applicable to employees who began participation on or after January 1, 2014.
.620 Repealed, 1974.
.625 Information furnished by employer -- Filing of contributions, reimbursements, and reports -- Penalties for delinquency -- Audit of employer.
.630 System's assets.
.635 Employer's annual contribution to system -- Computation -- Limitation on annual increase of employer contribution rate -- Notification of rate change.
.640 Members' account -- Interest -- Transfer of account balance to retirement allowance account.
.650 Retirement allowance account.
.652 Excess benefit plan -- Purpose -- Excess benefit fund.
.660 Repealed, 1972.
.670 Repealed, 1972.
.680 Repealed, 1976.
.690 Repealed, 1972.
.700 Repealed, 1972.
.710 Repealed, 1972.
.720 Repealed, 1972.
.730 Repealed, 1972.
.740 Repealed, 1972.
.750 Repealed, 1972.
.760 Repealed, 1972.
.765 Repealed, 1972.
.770 Repealed, 1962.
.775 Repealed, 1972.
.780 Repealed, 2021.
.782 County Employees Retirement System board of trustees -- Appointed and elected membership, vacancies, compensation, duties, and meetings -- Board granted powers and privileges of corporation -- Chief executive officer and general counsel -- Annual Comprehensive Financial Report -- Expenses -- Action for damages -- Appeals -- Transparency -- Limitations on use of funds.
.784 Board’s administration of actuarial processes.
.790 Board trustee of funds -- Investment committee -- Standards of conduct -- Unitized managed custodial account -- Cap on amount of assets managed by any one investment manager -- Investment procurement policy -- Proxy voting guidelines.
.800 Repealed, 1972.
.810 Repealed, 1972.
.820 Repealed, 1972.
.830 Repealed, 1972.
.840 Repealed, 1972.
.850 Repealed, 1974.
.851 Repealed, 1976.
.852 Benefits not to be reduced or impaired for members who began participating before January 1, 2014 -- Exceptions -- Amendment of benefits and rights -- Employers' funding responsibility -- Authority of board when employer fails to meet funding requirements.
.860 Repealed, 1972.
.870 Repealed, 1972.
.880 Repealed, 1972.
.990 Penalties.
.991 Repealed, 1972 and 1974.