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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 344.640 (2026)

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(1) If a timely election of a judicial or administrative remedy is not made under KRS 344.635, with respect to a discriminatory housing charge, the commission shall provide an opportunity for an administrative hearing in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and KRS Chapter 13B with respect to the charge issued under KRS 344.625.

(2) Any resolution of a discriminatory housing charge before a final order under this section shall require the consent of the aggrieved person on whose behalf the discriminatory housing charge is issued.

(3) The provisions of KRS 13B.140 notwithstanding, the commission may not continue administrative proceedings under this section regarding any alleged discriminatory housing practice after the beginning of the trial of a civil action commenced by the aggrieved party under a state or federal law, seeking relief with respect to that discriminatory housing practice. Effective: July 15, 1996 History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 318, sec. 324, effective July 15, 1996. -- Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 282, sec. 24, effective July 14, 1992.

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Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: Teen Challenge of Ky., Inc. v. Ky. Comm'n On Human Rights, 577 S.W.3d 472 (Ky. Ct. App. 2019).
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Teen Challenge of Ky., Inc. v. Ky. Comm'n On Human Rights, 577 S.W.3d 472 (Ky. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 4× “670, in lieu of an administrative hearing before the Commission under KRS 344.640. See KRS 344.635. This election must be made not later than twenty days after the receipt by the electing person of service under KRS 344.”
Tommy Grider v. Kentucky Comm'n on Human Rights, No. 2024-CA-0280 (Ky. Ct. App. Mar. 7, 2025). · cites it 3× “670, in lieu of an administrative hearing before the Commission under KRS 344.640. See KRS 344.635. This election must be made not later than twenty days after the receipt by the electing person of service under KRS 344.”
Commonwealth of Kentucky Comm'n on Human Rights v. Fincastle Heights Mut. Ownership Corp., 633 S.W.3d 808 (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). “670, in lieu of an administrative hearing before the Commission under KRS 344.640. See KRS 344.635. This election must be made not later than twenty days after the receipt by the electing person of service under KRS 344.”
Kentucky Comm'n on Human Rights ex rel. Bogale v. E. Kentucky Univ., 988 S.W.2d 41 (Ky. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “The probable cause letter provided that the parties had a right to have this claim decided in an administrative hearing under KRS 344.640 or in a civil action under KRS 344.”
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 344.640(1): 1 case
Tommy Grider v. Kentucky Comm'n on Human Rights, No. 2024-CA-0280 (Ky. Ct. App. Mar. 7, 2025). “670, in lieu of an administrative hearing before the Commission under KRS 344.640. See KRS 344.635. This election must be made not later than twenty days after the receipt by the electing person of service under KRS 344.”
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