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KRS Chapter 344.00


  • .010   Definitions for chapter.

  • .015   Implementation plans for Federal Civil Rights Act, Title VI by state agencies.

  • .020   Purposes and construction of chapter -- Effect.

  • .025   Construction of KRS Chapter 18A.

  • .030   Definitions for KRS 344.030 to 344.110.

  • .040   Unlawful discrimination by employers -- Difference in health plan contribution rates for smokers and nonsmokers and benefits for smoking cessation program participants excepted.

  • .045   Employment practices prohibited.

  • .050   Discrimination by employment agencies.

  • .060   Discrimination by labor organizations.

  • .070   Discrimination in apprenticeship or training.

  • .080   Regulation of advertisement for employment.

  • .090   Religion or national origin, employment discrimination not unlawful in certain cases.

  • .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.

  • .110   Preference because of imbalance in employment not required.

  • .120   Refusal to rent or sell public accommodations unlawful.

  • .130   Definition of "place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement" for chapter -- Exceptions.

  • .140   Regulation of advertisement of goods, services, and accommodations.

  • .145   Denial, because of sex, of equal enjoyment of restaurants, hotels, motels or facilities supported by government funds prohibited.

  • .150   Establishment of commission -- Membership -- Terms.

  • .160   Members, qualifications, compensation.

  • .170   Commission's function.

  • .180   Commission's powers and duties.

  • .190   Additional powers and duties.

  • .200   Complaints of discrimination -- Procedure -- Conciliation agreements -- Enforcement.

  • .210   Notice of complaint -- Hearing procedures.

  • .220   Repealed, 1996.

  • .230   Orders of commission -- Nature of affirmative action.

  • .240   Scope of and procedure for judicial review --Hearing -- Appeal.

  • .250   Investigations, powers, records, confidential nature of.

  • .260   Compensation of witnesses.

  • .270   Commission or court not to take jurisdiction over claim for unlawful practice while claim pending before the other body -- Final determination exclusive.

  • .280   Conspiracy to violate chapter unlawful.

  • .290   Conciliation agreements, violation unlawful.

  • .300   Authorization of cities and counties to prohibit discrimination.

  • .310   Local human rights commissions.

  • .320   Powers of local commissions.

  • .330   Additional powers of local commissions.

  • .340   Enforcement of local commission orders.

  • .350   Cooperation between state and local commissions.

  • .360   Unlawful housing practices -- Design and construction requirements.

  • .362   Exceptions to unlawful practice of discrimination because of sex.

  • .365   Exemptions from housing provisions.

  • .367   Unlawful discrimination in insurance against hazards to a housing accommodation.

  • .370   Unlawful financial practices.

  • .375   Agency no defense in proceeding against real estate dealer.

  • .380   Block busting.

  • .385   Notice of violation by real estate dealer to be given Real Estate Commission -- Notice of violation to state or federal licensing agency.

  • .400   Unlawful practices in connection with credit transactions -- Exceptions.

  • .450   Civil remedies for injunction and damages.

  • .500   Appointment of interpreter for deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech-impaired person -- Compensation of interpreter.

  • Commission on Women

  • .510   Commission established -- Members -- Terms -- Executive director.

  • .515   Commission attached to Governor.

  • .520   Duties and functions of commission.

  • .530   Annual report.

  • Sex Equity in Education

  • .550   Definitions for KRS 344.550 to 344.575.

  • .555   Prohibition against sex discrimination under any education program receiving state financial assistance -- Exceptions.

  • .560   Agencies and departments required to effectuate KRS 344.555.

  • .565   Judicial review.

  • .570   Effect of KRS 344.550 to 344.575 on existing contractual rights.

  • .575   Separate living facilities for the two sexes not prohibited.

  • Discrimination in Housing

  • .600   Complaint on discriminatory housing practice -- Investigation.

  • .605   Conciliation -- Agreement -- Final investigative report.

  • .610   Breach of conciliation agreement.

  • .615   Release and evidentiary use of conciliation information.

  • .620   Civil action for preliminary or temporary relief -- Effect.

  • .625   Probable cause determination -- Issuance of charge.

  • .630   Service of charge.

  • .635   Election of method for securing relief.

  • .640   Administrative proceedings.

  • .645   Final order of commission -- Civil penalty.

  • .650   Civil action for relief from discriminatory housing practice or breach of conciliation agreement -- Time limitation.

  • .655   Powers of Circuit Court.

  • .660   Damages and injunctive relief available.

  • .665   Institution of civil actions by commission or Attorney General -- Powers of court.

  • .670   Civil action by commission on behalf of aggrieved person electing judicial proceeding.

  • .675   Appointment of attorney and award of fees.

  • .680   Denying access to multiple listing service unlawful.

  • Penalties

  • .990   Conspiracy or violation of confidential records, penalty.

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