{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-344.200","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 344.200","heading":"Complaints of discrimination -- Procedure -- Conciliation agreements --","body":"Enforcement.\n(1) An individual claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful practice other than a\ndiscriminatory housing practice, a member of the commission, or the Attorney\nGeneral may file with the commission a written sworn complaint stating that an\nunlawful practice has been committed, setting forth the facts upon which the\ncomplaint is based, and setting forth facts sufficient to enable the commission to\nidentify the persons charged (referred to as the respondent in this section, KRS\n344.210, 344.230, and 344.240). The commission shall make reasonable\naccommodations to assist persons with disabilities in filing a written sworn\ncomplaint. The commission staff or a person designated pur suant to its\nadministrative regulations shall promptly investigate the allegations of unlawful\npractice set forth in the complaint and shall within five (5) days furnish the\nrespondent with a copy of the complaint. The complaint must be filed within one\nhundred eighty (180) days after the alleged unlawful practice occurs.\n(2) The commission or an individual designated pursuant to its administrative\nregulations shall determine within thirty (30) days after the complaint has been filed\nwhether there is probab le cause to believe the respondent has engaged in an\nunlawful practice. If it is determined that there is no probable cause to believe that\nthe respondent has engaged in an unlawful practice, the commission shall issue an\norder dismissing the complaint and  shall furnish a copy of the order to the\ncomplainant, the respondent, the Attorney General, and any other public officers\nand persons that the commission deems proper.\n(3) The complainant, within ten (10) days after receiving a copy of the order dismissing\nthe complaint, may file with the commission an application for reconsideration of\nthe order. Upon receiving a reconsideration application, the commission or an\nindividual designated pursuant to administrative regulation shall make a new\ndetermination within ten (10) days whether there is probable cause to believe that\nthe respondent has engaged in an unlawful practice. If it is determined that there is\nno probable cause to believe that the respondent has engaged in an unlawful\npractice, the commission sha ll issue an order dismissing the complaint and\nfurnishing a copy of the order to the complainant, the respondent, the Attorney\nGeneral, and any other public officers and persons that the commission deems\nproper.\n(4) If the staff determines, after investigation, or if the commission determines after the\nreview provided for in subsection (3) of this section that there is probable cause to\nbelieve that the respondent has engaged in an unlawful practice, the commission\nstaff shall endeavor to eliminate the alle ged unlawful practice by conference,\nconciliation, and persuasion. The terms of a conciliation agreement reached with a\nrespondent may require him to refrain from the commission of unlawful\ndiscriminatory practices in the future and make any further provis ions as may be\nagreed upon between the commission or its staff and the respondent. If a\nconciliation agreement is entered into, the commission shall issue and serve on the\ncomplainant an order stating its terms. A copy of the order shall be delivered to th e\nrespondent, the Attorney General, and any other public officers and persons that the\ncommission deems proper. Except for the terms of the conciliation agreement,\nneither the commission nor any officer or employee thereof shall make public,\nwithout the wr itten consent of the complainant and the respondent, information\nconcerning efforts in a particular case to eliminate an unlawful practice by\nconference, conciliation, or persuasion whether or not there is a determination of\nprobable cause or a conciliation agreement.\n(5) At the expiration of one (1) year from the date of a conciliation agreement, and at\nother times in its reasonable discretion, the commission staff may investigate\nwhether the terms of the agreement have been and are being complied with by the\nrespondent. Upon a finding that the terms of the agreement are not being complied\nwith by the respondent, the commission shall take whatever action it deems\nappropriate to assure compliance.\n(6) At any time after a complaint is filed, the commission ma y file an action in the\nCircuit Court in a county in which the subject of the complaint occurs, or in a\ncounty in which a respondent resides or has his principal place of business, seeking\nappropriate temporary relief against the respondent, pending final determination of\nproceedings including an order or decree restraining him from doing or procuring\nany act tending to render ineffectual any order the commission may enter with\nrespect to the complaint. The court shall have power to grant temporary relief o r a\nrestraining order as it deems just and proper.\n(7) Nothing in this section shall apply to any discriminatory housing practice.","path":["KRS Chapter 344"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=44394","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:33Z","sha256":"d24910a44de2ee20a5f8abe197d9ee83541062bf5059495be8396775272ab250","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-344.190","next":"us-ky/krs-344.210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}