KRS 330.190: Proof of license required to recover fees by court action -- No right of

recovery by apprentice auctioneer, exception.

(1) No person, engaged in the business of or acting in the capacity of any licensee under

this chapter shall bring or maintain any a ction in the courts of the Commonwealth

for the collection of compensation for any services performed as a licensee without

first proving that he or she was duly licensed at the time the alleged cause of action

arose.

(2) No apprentice auctioneer shall hav e the right to institute a suit in his or her own

name for the recovery of a commission, fee, or compensation for services as an

apprentice auctioneer, but any such act shall be instituted and brought by the

licensed auctioneer employing an apprentice auct ioneer; provided, however, that

this subsection shall not be construed so as to prevent a licensed apprentice

auctioneer from suing his or her employing auctioneer for any compensation, fees,

or commissions due from the auctioneer.