Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 371.370 (2026)

Definitions for KRS 371.375 to 371.385

✓ current as of May 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section KY-LRCapps.legislature.ky.gov JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

As used in KRS 371.375 to 371.385, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Commissions" means compensation accruing to a sales representative for payment by a principal, the rate of which is expressed as a percentage of the amount of orders or sales or as a specified amount per order or per sale. (2) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, estate, or trust. (3) "Principal" means a person who does not have a permanent or fixed place of business in this state and who: (a) Manufactures, produces, imports, or distributes a tangible product for wholesale; (b) Contracts with a sales representative to solicit orders for the product; and (c) Compensates the sales representative, in whole or in part, by commission. (4) "Sales representative" means a person who: (a) Contracts with a principal to solicit wholesale orders; (b) Is compensated, in whole or in part, by commission; (c) Does not place orders or purchase for his own account or for resale; and (d) Does not sell or take orders for the sale of products to the ultimate consumer. Effective: July 15, 1988 History: Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 167, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1991–1999 · leading case: Kentucky Unemployment Ins. Comm'n v. Jones, 809 S.W.2d 715 (Ky. Ct. App. 1991).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Kentucky Unemployment Ins. Comm'n v. Jones, 809 S.W.2d 715 (Ky. Ct. App. 1991). “” Following the quoted portion of KRS 371.370(6) is a list of examples of what might constitute misconduct.”

Cecil v. Duck Head Apparel Co., Inc., 895 F. Supp. 155 (W.D. Ky. 1995). · cites it 8× “Section 371.370 et seq. (Count III). On October 14, 1993, Duck Head was served with the complaint.”

Lett v. Paymentech, Inc., 81 F. Supp. 2d 992 (N.D. Cal. 1999). “Kentucky The Kentucky statute (Ky.Rev.Stat.Ann. §§ 371.370, 371.375) read very similarly to the Pennsylvania statute described above.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 371.370(3) — 1 case

Cecil v. Duck Head Apparel Co., Inc., 895 F. Supp. 155 (W.D. Ky. 1995). “Section 371.370 et seq. (Count III). On October 14, 1993, Duck Head was served with the complaint.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 371.370(4) — 1 case

Cecil v. Duck Head Apparel Co., Inc., 895 F. Supp. 155 (W.D. Ky. 1995). “Section 371.370 et seq. (Count III). On October 14, 1993, Duck Head was served with the complaint.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 371.370(6) — 1 case

Kentucky Unemployment Ins. Comm'n v. Jones, 809 S.W.2d 715 (Ky. Ct. App. 1991). “” Following the quoted portion of KRS 371.370(6) is a list of examples of what might constitute misconduct.”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.