Court and money
Debt, eviction, work, family and records. The side of the system with no officer in it.
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Renting
Work and pay
- Getting PaidKRS 337.020 — at least twice a month, for wages earned up to 18 days before payday
- The Last PaycheckKRS 337.055 — by the next pay period or 14 days after leaving, whichever is later
- Deductions from PayKRS 337.060 — no fines, shared till shortages, breakage or unsigned losses taken out of wages
- Minimum Wage and OvertimeKRS 337.275 — $7.25 an hour, and time and a half after 40 hours in a week
- Breaks at WorkKRS 337.365 — ten minutes paid for every four hours, and a lunch between the third and fifth hour
- Working Under EighteenKRS 339.220 — no work under fourteen, and no school hours under sixteen
- Hurt at WorkKRS 342.185 — notice as soon as practicable, and a claim within two years of the accident
- Unemployment After a Job EndsKRS 341.370 — quitting without good cause or a misconduct firing disqualifies, and 30 days to appeal
- Discrimination at WorkKRS 344.040 — no firing or refusing to hire for race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age forty and over, or disability
- Jury Duty and the JobKRS 29A.160 — no firing or threats for a jury summons, and 90 days to sue
- Reporting Wrongdoing in Public WorkKRS 61.102 — no reprisal against a public employee who reports a violation in good faith
Family, children and school
- Getting DivorcedKRS 403.170 — a marriage irretrievably broken, and no decree until the spouses have lived apart 60 days
- Dividing Property in a DivorceKRS 403.190 — each spouse keeps their own property, and marital property is divided in just proportions
- Spousal SupportKRS 403.200 — maintenance only for a spouse who lacks property for reasonable needs and cannot support themselves
- Custody and Parenting TimeKRS 403.270 — a presumption that joint custody and equal parenting time are in the child's best interests
- Child SupportKRS 403.213 — a change of 15 percent or more under the guidelines is presumed a material change
- A Protective OrderKRS 403.730 — an emergency order the day of filing, and a hearing within 14 days
- A Protective Order for Dating Violence or StalkingKRS 456.030 — an interpersonal protective order for dating violence, stalking or sexual assault
- Breaking a Protective OrderKRS 403.763 — a Class A misdemeanor, and a felony on a third violation with force or threats
- Changing a NameKRS 401.010 — an adult changes their name through the District Court of their county
- Marrying Under EighteenKRS 402.020 — a marriage with a person under eighteen is prohibited and void, except as KRS 402.210 allows
- Grandparent VisitationKRS 405.021 — the Circuit Court may grant grandparents reasonable visitation in the child's best interest
- Leaving for SafetyKRS 383.300 — a protected tenant may change the locks, and end the lease on 30 days' noticealso here
Debt, buying and money
- Unfair and Deceptive PracticesKRS 367.170 — unfair, false, misleading or deceptive acts in trade are unlawful
- A Sale at the DoorKRS 367.420 — until midnight of the third business day to cancel a home solicitation sale
- The Lemon LawKRS 367.842 — a defect not fixed in the first 12,000 miles or 12 months, and a replacement or refund
- What Creditors Cannot TakeKRS 427.010 — household goods to $3,000, a vehicle to $2,500, and most of a paycheck
- Identity TheftKRS 514.160 — using another's identifying information to pass as that person, a Class D felonyalso here
Owning a home, land and animals
Health, aging and estates
- Dying Without a WillKRS 391.010 — the spouse, then children, then parents, then brothers and sisters, in that order
- A Spouse and the WillKRS 392.080 — a surviving spouse may renounce the will within six months of probate and take a statutory share
- Signing a WillKRS 394.040 — in writing, signed, and unless wholly handwritten, witnessed by two
- Revoking a WillKRS 394.080 — a later will, a signed writing, or destroying it with intent, and no other way
- A Living WillKRS 311.625 — signed, dated, and witnessed by two adults or acknowledged before a notary
- Signing Over AuthorityKRS 457.050 — a power of attorney signed by the principal, and presumed genuine when notarized
- A Small EstateKRS 395.455 — when the spouse's exemption covers everything, administration can be dispensed with
Courts and records
Public records, meetings and voting
- Time Off to VoteKRS 118.035 — at least four hours to vote, applied for the day before, and no penalty if the vote is cast
- Getting Public RecordsKRS 61.880 — an agency answers a records request in writing within five days, weekends and holidays excepted
- When a Records Request Is DeniedKRS 61.880 — the Attorney General decides within 20 days, and either side has 30 days to go to court
- Open MeetingsKRS 61.810 — every meeting of a quorum where public business is discussed is open, with listed exceptions
- Registering to VoteKRS 116.045 — registration closes the fourth Tuesday before a primary or general election
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