{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-216.317","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 216.317","heading":"Creation of hospital district -- Tax levy and collection.","body":"(1) A hospital district may be created in accordance with the procedures of KRS 65.182\nand 216.320.\n(2) Upon the creation of a hospital district, as provided in KRS 65.182 and 216.320, the\ndistrict shall constitute and be a taxing district within the meaning o f Section 157 of\nthe Constitution of Kentucky and the county shall be a participating county in the\ndistrict. In no event shall the special ad valorem tax imposed for the maintenance\nand operation of the district exceed ten cents ($0.10) on each one hundre d dollars\n($100) of the assessed valuation of all property in the county. A hospital taxing\ndistrict may be created with an ad valorem tax rate levy of zero cents ($0.00) on the\nassessed valuation of the property in the district.\n(3) All special ad valorem  taxes authorized by KRS 216.310 to 216.360 shall be\ncollected in the same manner as are other county ad valorem taxes in each county\naffected and shall be turned over to the board as the governing body of the district.\nThe special ad valorem tax shall be in addition to all other ad valorem taxes.","path":["KRS Chapter 216"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=9011","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:20Z","sha256":"ec53c6d0f2d95a120b9fe8dc0debc1974fea36a5c29e7adb67463236f79d3321","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-216.315","next":"us-ky/krs-216.318"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}