KRS 367.469: Requirement of permit from Attorney General -- Surety bond -- Authority

to promulgate administrative regulations.

(1) Unless covered by one (1) of the exceptions in KRS 367.461(3), and prior to using

automated calling equipment to call telephone numbe rs in this Commonwealth, a

person or company shall first obtain a permit from the Attorney General. The

application for permit shall include:

(a) Name, address, and telephone number of the company or person utilizing the

equipment;

(b) If the address required by paragraph (a) of this subsection is not in Kentucky,

the name and address of a designated agent for the automated calling

equipment operator located in Kentucky;

(c) A surety bond executed by the automated calling equipment operator from a

surety company authorized to do business in this Commonwealth for the sum

of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), to be maintained continuously in full force

and effect. The Attorney General may accept an alternate form of surety, such

as a letter of credit, for an operator demonstrating financial responsibility.

(2) The Attorney General shall promulgate administrative regulations to govern the

issuance, revocation, suspension, or reissuance of permits for automated calling

equipment operators utilizing equipment to call telephone numbers located in

Kentucky. The Attorney General may revoke permits for any violation of KRS

367.461, 367.463, or 367.465, following an administrative hearing conducted in

accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.