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Business registration in United States — Kentucky

Registration, licensing, names, permits, and formal establishment requirements. Every result links to its stored legal text and available official source evidence.

226 matching statutes

• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 281.926 Rates for emergency towing services to be posted and provided to law enforcement and upon request of a customer -- Excessive charges -- Itemized invoices required -- Retention and inspection of records.

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  Emergency towing companies must post and provide rate sheets, give itemized invoices, keep invoice records, and may face removal from wrecker logs for noncompliance.

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  KRS § 186A.115 Inspection of motor vehicles and documents by certified inspector -- Fee for certification of inspection -- Special inspectors -- Reciprocity between counties -- Modifications of military surplus vehicles -- Administrative regulations -- Exceptions -- Inspection of historic vehicles.

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  Most vehicles must be inspected by a certified inspector before title application is filed, and several vehicle types and situations are exempt.

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  KRS § 218A.202 Definitions for section -- Electronic system for monitoring controlled substances -- Required registration and reporting -- Penalty for illegal use of system -- Continuing education programs -- Reports of failure to comply with section -- Procedures for monitoring medicinal cannabis -- Quarterly reviews to identify patterns of improper prescribing or dispensing -- Administrative regulations -- Collection and retention of drug conviction data. (Effective July 15, 2026)

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  The cabinet must run a monitoring system for controlled substances and medicinal cannabis, and certain practitioners, pharmacies, and cannabis businesses must register or report data to it.

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  KRS § 190.030 License requirement -- Application for license -- Time within which license to be granted or refused -- Licenses to be displayed -- Administrative regulations establishing fees -- Temporary sale or display -- Bond -- Reports by motor vehicle dealer and new recreational dealer.

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  Most motor vehicle and recreational vehicle dealers, salespeople, manufacturers, distributors, and recyclers must have the required license before doing business in Kentucky.

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  KRS § 292.400 Exempt securities.

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  This section lists securities that are exempt from KRS 292.340 to 292.390.

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  KRS § 433.920 Duties of purchasers of metal and objects containing metal -- Retention of records -- Exclusions.

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  Certain metal buyers must report and keep records for covered transactions, and they must not buy covered metal in some situations or from certain sellers.

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  KRS § 189.2226 Definitions -- Vehicles hauling building materials.

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  This section defines terms for vehicles hauling building materials and lets qualifying vehicles travel on state roads without a permit or fine, subject to weight, route, width, and paperwork limits.

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  KRS § 367.380 Definitions for KRS 367.380 to 367.389.

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  This section defines terms used in KRS 367.380 to 367.389, including advance fee, affiliate, borrower, loan broker, and principal.

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  KRS § 217B.040 Definitions for chapter.

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  This section defines key terms used in the chapter.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 164.0401 Definitions for KRS 164.0401 to 164.0407. (Effective until July 15, 2026)

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  This section defines key terms used in KRS 164.0401 to 164.0407.

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  KRS § 99.727 Consolidated local government may establish tax delinquency diversion program for blighted property -- Procedures -- Purchases by diverted tax delinquency purchasers -- Administrative regulations.

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  This section lets a consolidated local government set up a tax delinquency diversion program for blighted property and sets rules for who may buy related certificates, when sales can happen, and what the county attorney, county clerk, and Department of Revenue must do.

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  KRS § 148.0223 Duties of authority -- Prioritizing contractual obligations -- Authorized functions -- No waiver of sovereign immunity.

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  The KMRRA must manage and develop the trail system, can carry out listed powers, and cannot use eminent domain to acquire property.

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