{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-45.590","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 45.590","heading":"Exemptions.","body":"A contractor or subcontractor otherwise subject to the provisions of KRS 45.570 is\nexempt as to any affirmative action or reporting requirements if:\n(1) The contract or subcontract awarded is in the amount of five hundred thousand\ndollars ($500,000) or les s, and the amount of the contract is not a subterfuge to\navoid compliance with the provisions of KRS 45.560 to 45.640;\n(2) The contractor or subcontractor utilizes the services of fewer than eight (8)\nemployees during the course of the contract;\n(3) The contractor or subcontractor employs only family members or relatives;\n(4) The contractor or subcontractor employs only persons having a direct ownership\ninterest in the business, and such interest is not a subterfuge to avoid compliance\nwith the provisions of KRS 45.560 to 45.640; or\n(5) The subcontract is below the second-tier level of contracts.","path":["KRS Chapter 45"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=22286","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:05Z","sha256":"4c45dab8dcd4d007979e001f34bb505564a440bae9619d490fce086da05e39bd","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-45.580","next":"us-ky/krs-45.600"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}