{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-227.495","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 227.495","heading":"Additional powers of electrical inspectors -- Sanctions for misconduct.","body":"(1) Electrical inspectors shall have the authority to take immediate action to prevent\nfurther electrical work at any inspection site where, in the judgment of the electrical\ninspector, imminent danger to life or property exists. Actions the electrical inspector\nmay take to address this danger are the following:\n(a) Stop-work order regarding any electrical work at the inspection site; or\n(b) Recommendations of fines or other penalties as described in KRS 227.500.\n(2) The findings of the electrical inspector un der subsection (1) of this section shall be\npresumed to be correct until the city, county, urban -county, charter county, or\nconsolidated local government, the department, or the party affected by the findings\ndemonstrates that it is more likely than not that the electrical inspector was incorrect\nin his or her findings.\n(3) The actions of an electrical inspector under this section are subject to misconduct\ninvestigation by the commissioner under KRS 227.492, and the inspector is subject\nto any appropriate c riminal or civil penalty due to misconduct or violation of any\nprovision of KRS 227.200 to 227.400 or 227.450 to 227.500.","path":["KRS Chapter 227"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=10674","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:44Z","sha256":"55d00699a4cca25600736f5a5822cc26fe6c26d1d2c852878e8635f3e8616726","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-227.492","next":"us-ky/krs-227.500"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}