Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 96A.180 (2026)

Insurance of authority's properties

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An authority shall provide insurance, or may provide for self-insurance and establish for that purpose such reserves as it deems prudent, for its properties, and for workers' compensation, and for public liability, and may provide for the insuring of its officers or employees, and the expense of obtaining such insurance, and of paying the premiums therefor from time to time, shall be borne by the authority and be chargeable as an operating expense of the authority. Effective: July 15, 1988 History: Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 253, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 324, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1980. -- Created 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 243, sec. 18.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1988–2001 · leading case: Kestler v. Transit Auth. of N. Kentucky, 758 S.W.2d 38 (Ky. 1988).

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Kestler v. Transit Auth. of N. Kentucky, 758 S.W.2d 38 (Ky. 1988). · cites it 4× “We therefore hold, that the provision of the Mass Transit Authorities Enabling Statute which requires liability insurance, KRS 96A.180, operates a limited waiver, to the extent of the insurance coverage, of the governmental immunity granted to TANK.”

Reyes v. Hardin Cnty., 55 S.W.3d 337 (Ky. 2001). “2d 38 (1988), construing KRS 96A.180 (“An authority shall provide insurance .”

Green River Dist. Health Deparment v. Wigginton, 764 S.W.2d 475 (Ky. 1989). “The issue was whether the language of KRS 96A.180, which directed the Transit Authority to “provide for insurance .”

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