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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.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 367.652 Registration of professional solicitors and fundraising consultants -- Prohibitions -- Background check.

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  Professional solicitors and fundraising consultants must register with the Attorney General before acting, pay fees, and follow filing, bond, and reporting rules; certain convicted persons may not act in these roles.

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  KRS § 17.545 Registrant prohibited from residing or being present in certain areas -- Violations -- Exception.

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  Registrants are barred from living near certain schools, playgrounds, child care facilities, pools, and splash pads, with limited permission-based and family-member exceptions.

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  KRS § 386.4420 Laws governing foreign business trust.

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  A foreign business trust is generally governed by the laws where it was organized, and it cannot be denied registration just because those laws differ from Kentucky’s; but its certificate of authority does not let it do anything a domestic business trust is forbidden to do.

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  KRS § 216B.306 Procedures, remedies, and penalties for operation of boarding home without registration.

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  The cabinet may issue cease-and-desist notices and civil penalties for operating an unregistered boarding home.

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  KRS § 6.807 Registration statements for legislative agents -- Penalties.

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  Legislative agents and employers must file initial and updated registration statements with the commission on the stated deadlines.

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  KRS § 365.577 Certificate of registration.

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  If the applicant meets the stated requirements, the Secretary must issue and deliver a certificate of registration.

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  KRS § 14.250 One-stop business portal -- Advisory committee -- Assessment, recommendations, and duties.

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  State agencies must jointly create and run a one-stop electronic business portal, and the advisory committee must assess it and report recommendations.

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  KRS § 365.607 Forum for actions regarding registration -- Service on out-of-state registrants.

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  This section sets where certain registration actions must be filed and allows service on the Secretary in actions against nonresident registrants.

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  KRS § 281.724 Driveaway plates -- Fees -- Administrative regulations.

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  Driveaway businesses with the required certificate may apply for driveaway plates, and plate holders must follow use, recordkeeping, expiration, and return rules.

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  KRS § 143.030 Application for certificate of registration -- Tax return -- Revocation of certificate -- Penalty for operation without certificate.

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  Coal operators must apply for a registration certificate, file monthly tax returns and pay tax due, and they can be penalized for operating without a valid certificate.

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  KRS § 367.807 Exemptions from registration --Administrative regulations.

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  An offeror is exempt from certain registration provisions if specified conditions are met, and the Attorney General may make additional exemptions by regulation.

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  KRS § 367.809 Registration number -- Inclusion in advertising.

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  The office must issue a registration number after the applicant complies with KRS 367.805, and the registrant must include that number in any advertising.

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  KRS § 217B.180 Exemptions from licensing or registration.

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  This section exempts several people from Kentucky pesticide licensing or registration requirements.

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  KRS § 216B.305 Registration of boarding home -- Standards for operation -- Unannounced inspection -- Denial of registration -- Access by cabinet employees and agents -- No preemption of local authority for stricter requirements. (Effective until July 15, 2026)

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  Boarding homes must be registered annually, meet cabinet standards, and allow inspections; the cabinet can deny, revoke, or suspend registration in specified cases.

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  KRS § 292.370 Registration by qualification.

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  A security may be registered by qualification, but the registration statement must include extensive issuer, insider, offering, contract, litigation, and financial information and be accompanied by required documents and fees.

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  KRS § 186A.202 Lienholder to use electronic title application and registration system to manage liens -- Exceptions.

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  Starting July 1, 2026, lienholders must use the electronic title application and registration system to confirm, release, and manage liens and lien documents, unless an exception applies.

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  KRS § 216B.305 Registration of boarding home -- Standards for operation -- Unannounced inspection -- Denial of registration -- Access by cabinet employees and agents -- No preemption of local authority for stricter requirements. (Effective July 15, 2026)

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  Boarding homes must be registered, meet cabinet standards, and may be inspected without notice.

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  KRS § 186A.120 Initial application for title and registration to be in county of residence of owner -- Exceptions.

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  This section tells owners where to file initial vehicle title and registration applications, with several county-based exceptions, and requires county clerks to complete and forward applications quickly.

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  KRS § 324.112 Broker to manage certain branch offices -- Qualified sales associate may manage certain branch offices -- Registration of branch offices -- Filing of licenses -- Temporary affiliation of one principal broker with another.

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  Principal brokers must register branch offices promptly, keep license files in the right office, and cannot maintain distant branch offices without a managing broker. Certain sales associates may manage nearby branch offices, and a closing broker may temporarily affiliate with another broker if the listed conditions ar

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  KRS § 309.452 Duty to report noncompliance with KRS 309.430 to 309.454 -- Location and retention of required records.

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  Certain certified persons, businesses, registrants, and contractors must report noncompliance, keep required records, and specify where records will be maintained; the board must also provide some records on request with privacy limits.

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