{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-324.151","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 324.151","heading":"Complaints -- Answers.","body":"(1) All complaints against licensees shall be submitted to the commission on forms\nfurnished by the commission. The complaint shall state facts which, if true, would\nconstitute a prima facie case that the licensee has violated the provisions of KRS\n324.160. If the complaint does not constitute a prima facie case, the commission\nshall allow the complainant ten (10) days to revise and supplement the complaint in\norder to cure any defect. If the complainant fails to respond within ten (10) days or\nif the revised a nd supplemented complaint does not constitute a prima facie case\nthat the licensee has violated the provisions of KRS 324.160, the commission shall\ndismiss the matter without requiring the licensee to file or serve a response.\n(2) If the complaint constitu tes a prima facie case that a licensee has violated the\nprovisions of KRS 324.160, a copy of the complaint, exhibits attached thereto, and\nany subsequent pleadings, shall be served on the licensee, by the commission, at the\nlicensee's last known address and shall show certification that there has been service\nby writing to the last known address.\n(3) If the commission serves the complaint upon the licensee, the licensee shall file\nwith the commission an answer to the complaint, properly notarized, on forms\nsecured from commission offices. The answer shall be returned to the commission\nwithin twenty (20) days. The licensee shall deliver to the complainant at his or her\nlast known address a copy of the answer, exhibits attached thereto, and any\nsubsequent pleadings. All further pleadings in the matter filed with the commission\nby either party shall show that a copy has been furnished to the opposing party or\nparties.\n(4) If any licensee is alleged to have committed an escrow account violation that\nwarrants emergency action, the commission may conduct an emergency hearing as\nauthorized by KRS 324.150(1)(b).","path":["KRS Chapter 324"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=31577","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:19Z","sha256":"a4159b9de8524bdde665d057461ae550286b8a6fc9c7bbd2614dc4557a5e14e6","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-324.150","next":"us-ky/krs-324.160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}