Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 49.010 (2026)

Office of Claims and Appeals -- Administrative boards within office --

✓ current as of May 2026

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

Executive director -- Powers and duties -- Crime Victims Compensation Board -- Trauma-informed training -- Requirement. (1) The Office of Claims and Appeals is created within the Public Protection Cabinet and shall constitute a statutory administrative office of the state government within the meaning of KRS Chapter 12. (2) The Office of Claims and Appeals shall consist of three (3) separate and distinct administrative boards attached to the office within the meaning of KRS 12.020: (a) The Board of Tax Appeals; (b) The Board of Claims; and (c) The Crime Victims Compensation Board. (3) The executive director of the Office of Claims and Appeals shall be appointed by the secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet with the approval of the Governor in accordance with KRS 12.050. The secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet is the appointing authority for the Office of Claims and Appeals, and the executive director shall be directly responsible to the secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet and shall perform the functions, powers, and duties provided by law and prescribed by the secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet. The executive director shall: (a) Carry out the policy and program directives of the boards; (b) Be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the office; (c) Establish appropriate organizational structures and personnel policies; (d) Prepare annual reports on the office's and boards' activities; (e) Prepare budgets; (f) Perform all other duties as directed by the secretary and the boards and necessary for the operations of the office; and (g) Keep written records documenting the completion of training by staff for and members of the Crime Victims Compensation Board. (4) The Office of Claims and Appeals shall be authorized to: (a) Employ necessary staff, secure adequate office space, and execute other administrative and logistical matters as may be necessary to ensure proper functioning of the office; (b) Promulgate, amend, and repeal suitable administrative regulations to carry out the provisions and purposes of the office's statutory authority; (c) Publicize widely the functions and purposes of the Office of Claims and Appeals and its attached boards; (d) Enter into agreements with any state agency, political subdivision of the state, postsecondary education institution, or other person or entity to enlist assistance to implement the duties and responsibilities of the office; and (e) Ensure that staff for the Crime Victims Compensation Board receives trauma- informed training to understand the challenges faced by victims of crime, including factors that may result in the delayed filing of a claim. Staff shall receive six (6) hours of training under this paragraph within thirty (30) days of being hired, and three (3) hours of training each year thereafter. Training pursuant to this paragraph may be developed in collaboration with organizations and agencies that specialize in victim services and victim advocacy. (5) The principal office of the Office of Claims and Appeals shall be at Frankfort, Kentucky, and shall be open during regular working hours for the conduct of its business. Effective: July 14, 2022 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2022. -- Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 12, effective June 29, 2021. -- Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2017.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 2021–2026 · leading case: Taynandree Reed v. Vesna Mandic, Unknown Title.

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Taynandree Reed v. Vesna Mandic, Unknown Title (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 3× “5(I) identified the “Claims Commission” as “the entity established in KRS 49.010 that has the authority to address negligence claims against the Commonwealth and its agencies pursuant to KRS 49.”

Commonwealth of Kentucky Transp. Cabinet v. Est. of Zavier Froeber (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “020, and KRS 49.010 et seq. -2- ditch between the road and the railway, flooding the road.”

Frederick Radford v. Timothy Lane Warden (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “-7- established in KRS 49.010 that has the authority to address negligence claims against the Commonwealth and its agencies pursuant to KRS 49.”

Lonnie Harris v. Jenny Zirklebach (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). “5(I) explains that the “Claims Commission” is “the entity established in KRS 49.010 that has the authority to address negligence claims -5- against the Commonwealth and its agencies pursuant to KRS 49.”

Anne Leonhardt v. Laura Prewitt (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). “If [Leonhardt] has a negligence claim against the Commonwealth for the condition of its premises, her remedy lies with the Kentucky Claims Commission pursuant to KRS 49.010, et seq. 5) The Court therefore FINDS, ORDERS, and ADJUDGES that there are no employees of the Kentucky…”

Anne Leonhardt v. Jonathan Lang (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). “tate land, the court found -4- that the “firm” occupying the Horse Park property is the Commonwealth of Kentucky, not Executive Director Prewitt nor any other Horse Park employee, and it ultimately concluded that “[if] the Plaintiff has a negligence claim against the…”

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Energy & Env't Cabinet v. Eric Shrader (Ky. Ct. App. 2022). “020, and KRS 49.010 et seq. 2 Kentucky Administrative Regulations.”

Letcher Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Roger Hall (Ky. 2023). “KRS 49.010(2). The Board of Claims has authority to “investigate, hear proof, and compensate persons for damages sustained to either person or 8 property as a proximate result of negligence on the part of the Commonwealth, any of its cabinets, departments, bureaus, or agencies .”

Dep't of Revenue, Fin. & Admin. Cabinet, Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Carriage Ford, Inc. (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “020, and KRS 49.010 et seq. -2- agreed to use a “sample methodology” to analyze a few months’ transactions and extrapolate from them to approximate the tax liability.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 49.010(2) — 2 cases

Taynandree Reed v. Vesna Mandic, Unknown Title (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). “5(I) identified the “Claims Commission” as “the entity established in KRS 49.010 that has the authority to address negligence claims against the Commonwealth and its agencies pursuant to KRS 49.”

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.