Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 45A.015 (2026)

General provisions of law applicable -- Obligation of good faith

✓ current as of May 2026

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(1) Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this code, the principles of law and equity, including the Uniform Commercial Code, the law merchant, and law relative to capacity to contract, agency, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, and bankruptcy, shall supplement its provisions. (2) Every contract or duty under this code shall impose an obligation of good faith in its performance or enforcement. "Good faith" shall mean honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing. Effective: January 1, 1979 History: Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 3, effective January 1, 1979.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2003–2026 · leading case: RAM Eng'g & Constr., Inc. v. Univ. of Louisville, 127 S.W.3d 579 (Ky. 2003).

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RAM Eng'g & Constr., Inc. v. Univ. of Louisville, 127 S.W.3d 579 (Ky. 2003). · cites it 6× “KRS 45A.015. Although the government may terminate contracts for convenience, that cannot supersede the good faith duty to do "everything necessary" to carry out the contract.”

Ford Contracting, Inc. v. Kentucky Transp. Cabinet, 429 S.W.3d 397 (Ky. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “2003), the hearing officer reasoned that KRS 45A.015(2) 8 imposed upon the Department a duty of good faith to do “everything necessary to carry out the contract,” thereby limiting the Department’s discretion to terminate a contract only if a substantial change in circumstances…”

Louisville Metro Gov't v. Clint Chem. & Janitorial Supplies, Inc. (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 5× “2022), the KMPC, KRS 45A.015(2), makes the statutory covenant set out in KRS 45A.”

William M. Landrum III in His Off. Capacity as Sec'y of the Fin. & Admin. Cabinet v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Ex Rel. Andy Beshear, Attorney Gen. (Ky. 2019). “”26 “As an appellate court, we stand in the shoes of the circuit court and review the [agency’s] decision for arbitrariness.”27 Normally, a court reviews an agency’s decision for arbitrariness in the three ways described in Louisville Metro.”

Cleaning by Regina & Assocs., LLC v. Fin. & Admin. Cabinet, Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). “Also, purchasing agents have a statutory duty to act in good faith, KRS 45A.015(2), and are presumed to be honest, to act with integrity, and to do their best to perform their duties in accordance with the law.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 45A.015(2) — 5 cases

RAM Eng'g & Constr., Inc. v. Univ. of Louisville, 127 S.W.3d 579 (Ky. 2003). “KRS 45A.015. Although the government may terminate contracts for convenience, that cannot supersede the good faith duty to do "everything necessary" to carry out the contract.”

Ford Contracting, Inc. v. Kentucky Transp. Cabinet, 429 S.W.3d 397 (Ky. Ct. App. 2014). “2003), the hearing officer reasoned that KRS 45A.015(2) 8 imposed upon the Department a duty of good faith to do “everything necessary to carry out the contract,” thereby limiting the Department’s discretion to terminate a contract only if a substantial change in circumstances…”

Louisville Metro Gov't v. Clint Chem. & Janitorial Supplies, Inc. (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). “2022), the KMPC, KRS 45A.015(2), makes the statutory covenant set out in KRS 45A.”

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