KRS 324.170: Hearing to precede any disciplinary action -- Notice -- Conduct of hearing.

(1) The commission shall, before denying an application for license or before ordering

any disciplinary action against a licensee, order a hearing. The hearing shall be

conducted in accordance with the provisions of KRS Chapter 13B. If the applicant

or licensee is a sales associate, the commission shall also notify the principal broker

of the hearing by mailing notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the

broker's last known business address. The commission shall order the presence of

the principal broker or his or her designated representative at the hearing.

(2) All hearings shall be conducted by a quorum of the commission or by a hearing

officer appointed by the commission. Hearing officers shall not order any

disciplinary action against a licensee. The function of hearing officers appointed to

conduct hearings shall be to preside at the hearing and to prepare a recommended

order to be submitted to the commission.

(3) If any licensee is alleged to have committed an escrow account violation t hat

warrants emergency action, the commission may conduct an emergency hearing as

authorized by KRS 324.150(1)(b).