The board may receive into and maintain in the home‘s care, children under eighteen (18)
years of age who are residents of the county and who are: (1) Duly committed to the home’s care; and

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 201.080

  • Board: means the body created by KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 201.010
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Home: means the institution to be established and maintained in any county having a city of the first class, in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 201.010

(2) Such other children of the county as the board, or the superintendent or such other officers or employees as may be designated by the superintendent, with the approval of the board, may, in the absence of any judicial or official commitment, find for the best interest of such children, to receive them into the home’s care, on the voluntary application of the parents jointly, or the parent having custody, or the nearest living blood relative, or a legally appointed guardian.
Effective: June 21, 1974
History: Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 386, sec. 40, effective June 21, 1974. — Amended
1964 Ky. Acts ch. 173. sec. 5, effective June 18, 1964. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 938b-9.