§ 344.010 Definitions for chapter
§ 344.015 Implementation plans for Federal Civil Rights Act, Title VI by state agencies
§ 344.020 Purposes and construction of chapter — Effect
§ 344.025 Construction of KRS Chapter 18A
§ 344.030 Definitions for KRS 344.030 to 344.110
§ 344.040 Unlawful discrimination by employers — Difference in health plan contribution rates for smokers and nonsmokers and benefits for smoking cessation program participants excepted
§ 344.045 Employment practices prohibited
§ 344.050 Discrimination by employment agencies
§ 344.060 Discrimination by labor organizations
§ 344.070 Discrimination in apprenticeship or training
§ 344.080 Regulation of advertisement for employment
§ 344.090 Religion or national origin, employment discrimination not unlawful in certain cases
§ 344.100 Discrimination in wages or conditions not unlawful when made on basis other than race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or age forty and over, or because person is a qualified individual with a disability
§ 344.110 Preference because of imbalance in employment not required
§ 344.120 Refusal to rent or sell public accommodations unlawful
§ 344.130 Definition of “place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement” for chapter — Exceptions
§ 344.140 Regulation of advertisement of goods, services, and accommodations
§ 344.145 Denial, because of sex, of equal enjoyment of restaurants, hotels, motels or facilities supported by government funds prohibited
§ 344.150 Establishment of commission — Membership — Terms
§ 344.160 Members, qualifications, compensation
§ 344.170 Commission’s function
§ 344.180 Commission’s powers and duties
§ 344.190 Additional powers and duties
§ 344.200 Complaints of discrimination — Procedure — Conciliation agreements — Enforcement
§ 344.210 Notice of complaint — Hearing procedures
§ 344.230 Orders of commission — Nature of affirmative action
§ 344.240 Scope of and procedure for judicial review –Hearing — Appeal
§ 344.250 Investigations, powers, records, confidential nature of
§ 344.260 Compensation of witnesses
§ 344.270 Commission or court not to take jurisdiction over claim for unlawful practice while claim pending before the other body — Final determination exclusive
§ 344.280 Conspiracy to violate chapter unlawful
§ 344.290 Conciliation agreements, violation unlawful
§ 344.300 Authorization of cities and counties to prohibit discrimination
§ 344.310 Local human rights commissions
§ 344.320 Powers of local commissions
§ 344.330 Additional powers of local commissions
§ 344.340 Enforcement of local commission orders
§ 344.350 Cooperation between state and local commissions
§ 344.360 Unlawful housing practices — Design and construction requirements
§ 344.362 Exceptions to unlawful practice of discrimination because of sex
§ 344.365 Exemptions from housing provisions
§ 344.367 Unlawful discrimination in insurance against hazards to a housing accommodation
§ 344.370 Unlawful financial practices
§ 344.375 Agency no defense in proceeding against real estate dealer
§ 344.380 Block busting
§ 344.385 Notice of violation by real estate dealer to be given Real Estate Commission — Notice of violation to state or federal licensing agency
§ 344.400 Unlawful practices in connection with credit transactions — Exceptions
§ 344.450 Civil remedies for injunction and damages
§ 344.500 Appointment of interpreter for deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech-impaired person — Compensation of interpreter
§ 344.510 Commission established — Members — Terms — Executive director
§ 344.515 Commission attached to Governor
§ 344.520 Duties and functions of commission
§ 344.530 Annual report
§ 344.550 Definitions for KRS 344.550 to 344.575
§ 344.555 Prohibition against sex discrimination under any education program receiving state financial assistance — Exceptions
§ 344.560 Agencies and departments required to effectuate KRS 344.555
§ 344.565 Judicial review
§ 344.570 Effect of KRS 344.550 to 344.575 on existing contractual rights
§ 344.575 Separate living facilities for the two sexes not prohibited
§ 344.600 Complaint on discriminatory housing practice — Investigation
§ 344.605 Conciliation — Agreement — Final investigative report
§ 344.610 Breach of conciliation agreement
§ 344.615 Release and evidentiary use of conciliation information
§ 344.620 Civil action for preliminary or temporary relief — Effect
§ 344.625 Probable cause determination — Issuance of charge
§ 344.630 Service of charge
§ 344.635 Election of method for securing relief
§ 344.640 Administrative proceedings
§ 344.645 Final order of commission — Civil penalty
§ 344.650 Civil action for relief from discriminatory housing practice or breach of conciliation agreement — Time limitation
§ 344.655 Powers of Circuit Court
§ 344.660 Damages and injunctive relief available
§ 344.665 Institution of civil actions by commission or Attorney General — Powers of court
§ 344.670 Civil action by commission on behalf of aggrieved person electing judicial proceeding
§ 344.675 Appointment of attorney and award of fees
§ 344.680 Denying access to multiple listing service unlawful
§ 344.990 Conspiracy or violation of confidential records, penalty

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 344 - Civil Rights

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • branch budget: means an enactment by the General Assembly which provides appropriations and establishes fiscal policies and conditions for the biennial financial plan for the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and the executive branch, which shall include a separate budget bill for the Transportation Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Certified mail: means any method of governmental, commercial, or electronic delivery that allows a document or package to have proof of:
    (a) Sending the document or package. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Domestic: when applied to a corporation, partnership, business trust, or limited liability company, means all those incorporated or formed by authority of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Dower: A widow
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • real estate: includes lands, tenements, and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interest therein, other than a chattel interest. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Sworn: includes "affirmed" in all cases in which an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
    that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Violate: includes failure to comply with. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010