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Business registration in United States — Kentucky

Registration, licensing, names, permits, and formal establishment requirements. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

226 matching statutes

• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 186A.190 Security interest notation required on title document -- Notarized designation of debtor's county of residence provides reliance on and relief from liability -- Requirements to perfect title on security interest -- Continuation statements -- Determination of debtor's residence when debtor is other than a natural person -- Discharge of security interest -- Issuance of new ownership document to creditor in possession upon certain conditions -- Fees -- Electronic transmission of liens. (Effective July 15, 2026)

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  Security interests on Kentucky title documents are generally perfected and discharged by title notation, with county clerks and the cabinet handling related filing, discharge, and record updates.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 186A.190 Security interest notation required on title document -- Notarized designation of debtor's county of residence provides reliance on and relief from liability -- Requirements to perfect title on security interest -- Continuation statements -- Determination of debtor's residence when debtor is other than a natural person -- Discharge of security interest -- Issuance of new ownership document to creditor in possession upon certain conditions -- Fees -- Electronic transmission of liens. (Effective until July 15, 2026)

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  This section requires security interests on titled Kentucky property to be noted on the title, and it sets rules for discharge, continuation, lien information, and some clerk actions.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 121.120 Duties and powers of registry -- Appointment of certain employees -- Electronic reporting system -- Mandatory electronic reporting of campaign finance reports. (Effective until July 15, 2026)

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  The registry has broad powers over campaign finance records and must publish, retain, and make reports available electronically on the timelines stated here.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 121.120 Duties and powers of registry -- Appointment of certain employees -- Electronic reporting system -- Mandatory electronic reporting of campaign finance reports. (Effective July 15, 2026)

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  The registry has broad powers over campaign finance reporting, audits, records, and enforcement, and it must create electronic reporting rules and publish certain reports online.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 367.958 Sale of mausoleum or underground crypts or columbaria.

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  People selling preconstruction mausoleum, crypt, or columbarium spaces must notify and register with the Attorney General, follow trust-fund and construction rules, and pay a fee per sale.

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  KRS § 121.180 Exemption from campaign finance reporting requirements -- Reports required of committees and treasurers -- Penalties -- Use of campaign funds -- Prohibited uses -- Disposition of unexpended campaign funds -- Electronic reporting -- "No change since last report" designation. (Effective July 15, 2026)

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  This section sets campaign finance reporting rules, exemption procedures, filing deadlines, electronic filing requirements, and penalties for candidates, slates, committees, fundraisers, and related groups.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 121.180 Exemption from campaign finance reporting requirements -- Reports required of committees and treasurers -- Penalties -- Use of campaign funds -- Prohibited uses -- Disposition of unexpended campaign funds -- Electronic reporting -- "No change since last report" designation. (Effective until July 15, 2026)

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  This section lets some candidates and committees claim a reporting exemption if they stay at or below $5,000 in an election, but it also requires forms and reports for many campaign actors and sets penalties for noncompliance.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 367.954 Forty percent of funds paid for cemetery merchandise to be held in trust for purchaser until delivery -- Bond in lieu of trust fund.

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  Certain cemetery-merchandise payments must be partly held in trust, and a seller may use a bond instead of making the trust deposits.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 216B.990 Penalties.

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  This section sets fines, jail time, and license consequences for several types of health-facility, abortion-facility, boarding-home, and related regulatory violations.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 218A.410 Property subject to forfeiture.

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  This section lists property that can be seized and forfeited because it was involved in controlled-substance violations.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 313.040 Administrative regulations governing dental hygienists.

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  The board must issue regulations for dental hygienists, and hygienists must work under a dentist’s supervision except in specified situations.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 138.463 Collection of U-Drive-It tax.

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  Certain U-Drive-It certificate holders may pay the vehicle usage tax in two different ways, but they must remit the tax monthly to the cabinet and may face assessment or certificate loss if they do not comply.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 243.0305 Licensed distillers with retail outlets on premises -- Payment of taxes – Sale of souvenir packages and private selection packages -- Sampling and sale of alcoholic beverages on premises of distillery -- Sale of alcoholic beverages by the drink at certain events -- Sale of products in collaboration with a brewer -- Sale and self-distribution of distilled spirits by certain distillers -- Off-premises retail sales outlet.

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  Licensed distillers with qualifying premises may do the listed retail, sampling, event-sale, and self-distribution activities, but they must follow tax, registration, reporting, recordkeeping, training, and quantity-limit rules.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 99.430 Bonds, notes, and obligations of the agency.

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  An agency may issue revenue bonds and refunding bonds, and its bonds are generally tax-exempt and not debts of the city, county, State, or political subdivisions.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 141.010 Definitions for chapter for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. (Effective July 15, 2026)

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  This section defines many terms used in the chapter, including income terms, business terms, residency, and what counts as a captive real estate investment trust.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 186.010 Definitions for chapter. (Effective July 15, 2026)

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  This section defines many terms used in the chapter, including cabinet, highway, manufacturer, motor vehicle, owner, dealer, commercial vehicle, and resident.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 186.010 Definitions for chapter. (Effective until July 15, 2026)

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  This section defines terms used in the chapter, including cabinet, highway, manufacturer, motor vehicle, owner, resident, and electric vehicle.

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• United States — Kentucky

  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.

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  The board controls and invests certain retirement-system funds, must set up an investment committee and proxy-voting rules, and must follow fiduciary, procurement, reporting, and asset-concentration limits.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 141.010 Definitions for chapter for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. (Effective until July 15, 2026)

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  This section defines terms used in the chapter, including key tax terms, disaster-response terms, and residency rules.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 164.005 Governor's Postsecondary Education Nominating Committee -- Membership -- Terms -- Duties.

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  This section creates the Governor's Postsecondary Education Nominating Committee and sets rules for appointing its seven members, their terms, and the committee's nomination duties.

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