{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-12.216","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 12.216","heading":"Approval of certain litigation settlements by Attorney General -- Definitions","body":"for section -- Requirements.\n(1) As used in this section, \"entity of the executive branch\" means:\n(a) Any department, program cabinet, or administrative body enumera ted in KRS\n12.020;\n(b) Any department, office, administrative body, or executive branch agency\nattached to an executive branch department or program cabinet enumerated in\nKRS 12.020; or\n(c) Any officer of any department, office, program cabinet, administra tive body,\nor executive branch agency listed in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection.\n(2) (a) Within one hundred eighty (180) days before a gubernatorial inauguration, the\nAttorney General shall, in consultation with the secretary of the Finance and\nAdministration Cabinet, review and approve or disapprove any settlement of\npending or threatened litigation involving an entity of the executive branch in\nwhich the settlement amount exceeds one million dollars ($1,000,000).\n(b) A settlement shall not be ente red into or approved by an entity of the\nexecutive branch without prior approval of the Attorney General as provided\nin paragraph (a) of this subsection.\n(3) The requirements of this section shall apply to any program cabinet, department,\nadministrative body, or agency created by or attached to an entity of the executive\nbranch after the July 15, 2026.","path":["KRS Chapter 12"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=58075","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:29Z","sha256":"5663f647ff8c793579543a72d56ea26693aa910026429f5db6811d3f070c03a4","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-12.215","next":"us-ky/krs-12.220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}