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KRS 65A.070: Code of ethics.

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  1. KRS Chapter 65A

(1) (a) The board, officers, and employees of each special purpose governmental

entity shall be subject to the code of ethics of the establishing entity in which

the special purpose governmental entity's principal business office is located.

(b) If the principal b usiness office is located in more than one (1) establishing

entity, the board of the special purpose governmental entity shall select one

(1) of the applicable codes of ethics that will apply.

(c) If there is no establishing entity, the board, officers, an d employees of the

special purpose governmental entity shall be subject to the code of ethics of

the county in which the special purpose governmental entity's principal

business office is located.

(2) The governing body of a special purpose governmental en tity may adopt ethics

provisions that are more stringent than those of the establishing entity in which its

principal business office is located. If more stringent provisions are adopted, the

governing body of the special purpose governmental entity shall, within twenty-one

(21) days of the adoption of the provisions, deliver a copy of the provisions to the

DLG and the establishing entity. Any subsequent amendments shall also be

delivered to the DLG and the establishing entity within twenty -one (21) days of

adoption. The DLG shall include any documents provided under this section as part

of the public records and lists maintained under KRS 65.003(5)(a).

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