KRS 7.500: Public access to electronic form of Kentucky Constitution, statutes, acts, and

administrative regulations.

(1) The Legislative Research Commission shall make available to the public in

electronic form the following texts:

(a) The Constitution of Kentucky;

(b) The Kentucky Revised Statutes;

(c) The Kentucky Acts; and

(d) The administrative regulations comprising the Kentucky Administrative

Regulations Service and the Administrative Register of Kentucky.

(2) The information identified in subsection (1) of this section shall be made available

to the public by means of access by way of the largest nonproprietary, nonprofit

cooperative public computer network. The information shall be made available in

one (1) or more formats and by one (1) or more means in or der to provide the

greatest feasible access to the general public in this Commonwealth. Any person

who accesses the information may access all or any part of the information. The

information shall be made available in the shortest feasible time after the

information is available to the Legislative Research Commission.

(3) Any documentation that describes the electronic digital formats of the information

identified in subsection (1) of this section and is available to the public shall be

made available by me ans of access by way of the computer network specified in

subsection (2) of this section.

(4) Personal information concerning a person who accesses the information made

available under this section may be maintained only for the purpose of providing

service to the person.

(5) No fee or other charge may be imposed by the Legislative Research Commission as

a condition of accessing the information that is accessible by way of the computer

network specified in subsection (2) of this section.

(6) The information made available to the public under this section shall not be subject

to the provisions of KRS 61.870 to 61.884.

(7) No action taken pursuant to this section shall be deemed to alter or relinquish any

copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement of the Commonwealth of

Kentucky relating to any of the information made available under this section.

(8) In addition to the access provided by this section, the Commission may also make

available any of the information identified in subsection (1) of this section by any

other means of access that would facilitate public access to the information under

terms and conditions established by the Commission.