KRS 411.296: Contractor civil liability limitations.

A contractor shall bear no civil liability for:

(1) Any alleged property damage, personal injury, death, or other civil claims made by

a noncontractual third party arising from the design decisions or professional

engineering judgment, including decisions relating to the proper scope or inspection

of the project, of the contracting entity. This subsection shall not apply when the

contractor either:

(a) Contracts in whole or in part to design the project or to provide professional

engineering services related to the design of the project; or

(b) Undertakes to provide design or professional engineering services as to the

project; or

(2) Any dangerous condition that is outside the scope of the project or that is in excess

of any requirement of the governing pla ns and specifications provided by the

contracting entity, except when:

(a) The contractor contracts to design in whole or in part the project or to provide

engineering services related to the design of the project; or

(b) The contractor undertakes to provi de services related to the project that are

outside the scope of the project or that are in excess of any requirement of the

governing plans and specifications.