(1) The Legislative Research Commission shall compile, publish, and distribute the administrative regulations filed by administrative bodies. This compilation shall be known as the Kentucky Administrative Regulations Service. The Legislative Research Commission shall maintain the official version of the administrative regulations in an electronic database that shall be made available to the public as provided by KRS § 7.500.
(2) (a) There is hereby created a publication known as “Administrative Register of Kentucky” or “Administrative Register” to be published on a monthly basis by the Legislative Research Commission for the purpose of giving notice of administrative regulations filed in accordance with this chapter.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 13A.050

  • Administrative body: means each state board, bureau, cabinet, commission, department, authority, officer, or other entity, except the General Assembly and the Court of Justice, authorized by law to promulgate administrative regulations. See Kentucky Statutes 13A.010
  • Administrative regulation: means each statement of general applicability promulgated by an administrative body that implements, interprets, or prescribes law or policy, or describes the organization, procedure, or practice requirements of any administrative body. See Kentucky Statutes 13A.010
  • Commission: means the Legislative Research Commission. See Kentucky Statutes 13A.010
  • Month: means calendar month. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(b) Every administrative regulation forwarded to the Legislative Research Commission shall have its complete text published in the Administrative Register along with the accompanying statements required by KRS § 13A.190,
13A.210, 13A.2251(1), 13A.240, 13A.245, 13A.250, and 13A.270.
(c) Within five (5) workdays of the publication of an administrative regulation in the Administrative Register, an administrative body shall:
1. Review the text and accompanying statements of the administrative regulation; and
2. Notify the regulations compiler in writing or by e-mail of errors.
(3) The Administrative Register shall be published the first day of each month and shall include all administrative regulations received by the Legislative Research Commission by 12 noon, eastern time, on the fifteenth day of the preceding month. When the fifteenth day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the deadline is the workday that immediately precedes the Saturday, Sunday, or holiday.
(4) The compiler shall cause to be prepared a certificate to the effect that the text of the administrative regulations as published in this service is correct. One (1) copy of the Kentucky Administrative Regulations Service with the original certificate therein shall be provided to the Office of the Secretary of State.
(5) The Commission shall prescribe reasonable fees for subscription to the Kentucky Administrative Regulations Service and the Administrative Register. All fees paid to the Commission for these publications shall be placed in the State Treasury to the credit of a revolving trust or agency fund account, for use by the Legislative Research Commission in carrying out the provisions of this section.
(6) Copies of administrative regulations or other items required to be filed by this chapter shall be made available to any interested party upon request to the Legislative Research Commission. The Commission may prescribe reasonable fees for duplication services and all fees paid to the Commission for duplication services shall be placed in the State Treasury to the credit of a revolving trust or agency fund account, for use by the Legislative Research Commission in carrying out the provisions of this subsection.
Effective: July 15, 2016
History: Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 82, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2016. — Amended
2012 Ky. Acts ch. 138, sec. 3, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch.
100, sec. 3, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 5, effective June 24, 2003. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 5, effective July 15,
1996. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 410, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1994. — Created
1984 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 5, effective April 13, 1984.