{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-14.025","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 14.025","heading":"Offices within Department of State -- Duties.","body":"(1) The Department of State shall be divided into three (3) offices, each headed by an\nexecutive director appointed by the Secretary of State pursuant to KRS 12.050.\n(2) The Office of Administration shall be responsible for fiscal and personnel matters,\npublic documents, legal affairs, and special projects and commissions.\n(3) The Office of Business Services:\n(a) Shall be responsible for all functions of the department relating to business\nfilings, including business entity filings and filings under the Uniform\nCommercial Code, business records, trademarks and service mark registration,\nnotary appointments, and apostilles; and\n(b) May promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter\n13A in furtherance of its responsibilities.\n(4) The Office o f Elections shall be responsible for assisting the Secretary of State in\nhis or her duties as the chief election official of Kentucky and shall be responsible\nfor candidate filings and collection of filing fees.","path":["KRS Chapter 14"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=51441","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:31Z","sha256":"789de87e041179a37d7407856df8d6efd84dfad4d5bcf91ffd00d46dd0c17085","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-14.020","next":"us-ky/krs-14.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}