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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 65.230 (2026)

Definitions for KRS 65.210 to 65.300

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As used in KRS 65.210 to 65.300, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Interlocal agency" means a separate legal or administrative entity with a governing board that is created in an agreement entered into by public agencies pursuant to the provisions of KRS 65.210 to 65.300; (2) "Local government" means any: (a) City; (b) County; (c) Consolidated local government; (d) Urban-county government; (e) Charter county government; or (f) Unified local government; (3) "Public agency" means: (a) Any local government; (b) Any political subdivision of this state or of another state; (c) Any agency, board instrumentality, or commission created by a local government; (d) Any taxing district as defined by KRS 65.180; (e) Any special purpose government entity as defined in KRS 65A.010(9)(a) to (c), including those entities that are exempt from the definition of special purpose governmental entity under the provisions of KRS 65A.010(9)(d)7. to 9.; (f) Any interlocal agency; (g) The Commonwealth or any agency or instrumentality of the state government or of the United States, including but not limited to a state-supported institution of higher education; (h) Any county school district or independent school district; and (i) Any private institution of higher education entering into an agreement authorized by KRS 65.240(4) with another public agency. Effective: July 15, 2020 History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2020. -- Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 1, effective June 24, 2003. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 464, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 356, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 393, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 87, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 114, sec. 1. -- Created 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 216, sec. 3.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2025 · leading case: Stanford v. United States, 948 F. Supp. 2d 729 (E.D. Ky. 2013).
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Stanford v. United States, 948 F. Supp. 2d 729 (E.D. Ky. 2013). “§ 65.230. And since the state enjoys total immunity, BADD satisfies the first step.”
N. Kentucky Area Dev. Dist. v. Mary Wilson (Ky. 2020). · cites it 4× “080(10) and KRS 65.230. We disagree. ADDs are not specifically enumerated among the various entities defined as “public agencies” listed in KRS 65.”
Nathan Torian, Individually, & as a Rep. of a Class of Similarly Situated Persons Comprising the Unincorporated Labor Org., the Int'l Ass'n of Fire Fighters, Local 168 v. City of Paducah, Kentucky (Ky. 2025). “107(1); KRS 65.230(3)(a); and KRS 311.720(15). 8 privately owned and operated emergency medical service first response providers or ambulance services from its ambit.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 65.230(3)(a) — 1 case
Nathan Torian, Individually, & as a Rep. of a Class of Similarly Situated Persons Comprising the Unincorporated Labor Org., the Int'l Ass'n of Fire Fighters, Local 168 v. City of Paducah, Kentucky (Ky. 2025). “107(1); KRS 65.230(3)(a); and KRS 311.720(15). 8 privately owned and operated emergency medical service first response providers or ambulance services from its ambit.”
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