KRS 65.2003: Claims disallowed.

Notwithstanding KRS 65.2001, a local government shall not be liable for injuries or

losses resulting from:

(1) Any claim by an employee of the local government which is covered by the

Kentucky workers' compensation law;

(2) Any claim in connection with the assessment or collection of taxes;

(3) Any claim arising from the exercise of judicial, quasi -judicial, legislative or quasi -

legislative authority or others, exercise of judgment or discretion vested in the local

government, which shall include by example, but not be limited to:

(a) The adoption or failure to adopt any ordinance, resolution, order, regulation,

or rule;

(b) The failure to enforce any law;

(c) The issuance, denial, suspension, revocation of, or failure or refusal to issue,

deny, suspend or r evoke any permit, license, certificate, approval, order or

similar authorization;

(d) The exercise of discretion when in the face of competing demands, the local

government determines whether and how to utilize or apply existing

resources; or

(e) Failure to make an inspection.

Nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed to exempt a local

government from liability for negligence arising out of acts or omissions of its

employees in carrying out their ministerial duties.