Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 342.405 (2026)

Repealed, effective January 1, 1973

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Withdrawal from election to operate or rejection of chapter -- Filing -- Effect -- Posted notice. History: Repealed 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 36, effective January 1, 1973. -- Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 222, sec. 6, effective June 17, 1954. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4959.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1948–1990 · leading case: Young v. Newsome, 462 S.W.2d 908 (Ky. Ct. App. 1971).
Young v. Newsome, 462 S.W.2d 908 (Ky. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 2× “KRS 342.405 specifies the method to be used by both employers and employees desiring to withdraw from their elections to operate under the act or to reject it.”
Newlin v. Cordray Ford Tractor, 799 S.W.2d 205 (Mo. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “The Kentucky Court of Appeals has interpreted its state’s statute as follows: KRS 342.405 specifies the method to be used by both employers and employees desiring to withdraw from their elections to operate under the act or to reject it.”
Davis v. Turner, 519 S.W.2d 820 (Ky. Ct. App. 1975). “Among the former provisions repealed by the 1972 Act were KRS 342.”
Harvey Coal Corp. v. Morris, 237 S.W.2d 70 (Ky. Ct. App. 1951). “It is provided in KRS 342.405 that either party after electing to operate under the Act may withdraw such election; the employer by filing written notice with the Board and giving such notice to the employee; the employee by filing written notice with the employer.”
Young v. Young, 453 S.W.2d 277 (Ky. Ct. App. 1970). “KRS 342.405. Furthermore, after his insurance was can-celled he made no contribution into the Special Fund or its predecessor.”
Wilson v. Williams Coal Co., 212 S.W.2d 318 (Ky. Ct. App. 1948). “” KRS 342.405 provides for withdrawal by either the employer or employee of the election to operate under the Workmen’s Compensation Act.”
Young v. Baldwin, 456 S.W.2d 44 (Ky. Ct. App. 1970). “Neither did the employer follow the procedure prescribed by KRS 342.405 respecting withdrawal from its previous election to operate as a covered employer.”
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