Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 344.140 (2026)

Regulation of advertisement of goods, services, and accommodations

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It is an unlawful practice for a person, directly or indirectly, to publish, circulate, issue, display, or mail, or cause to be published, circulated, issued, displayed, or mailed, a written, printed, oral, or visual communication, notice, or advertisement, which indicates that the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement will be refused, withheld from, or denied an individual on account of disability, race, color, religion, or national origin, or that the patronage of, or presence at, a place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement, of an individual, on account of disability, race, color, religion, or national origin is objectionable, unwelcome, unacceptable, or undesirable. Effective: July 14, 1992 History: Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 282, sec. 13, effective July 14, 1992. -- Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 2, Art. 4, sec. 403.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Hollon v. HCA Healthcare, Inc. (E.D. Ky. 2025).
Hollon v. HCA Healthcare, Inc. (E.D. Ky. 2025). · cites it 2× “120), in the advertisement of goods, services, and accommodations (KRS § 344.140] ), and in restaurants, hotels, motels, or facilities supported by government funds, on the basis of sex (KRS § 344.”
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