KRS 67.850: Rights, powers, privileges, and immunities of charter county governments.

(1) Charter county governments may exercise the constitutional and statutory rights,

powers, privileges, immunities, and responsibilities of counties and cities of the

home rule class within the county:

(a) In effect on the date the charter county government becomes effective;

(b) That may subsequently be authorized for or imposed upon counties and cities

of that class; and

(c) That may be authorized for or imposed upon charter counties.

(2) Rights, powers, privileges and immunities exercised by charter cou nty governments

pursuant to subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section shall continue to be authorized

for charter county governments notwithstanding repeal or amendment of the statutes

upon which they are based unless expressly repealed or amended for char ter county

governments.