{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-49.150","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 49.150","heading":"Appeal from award of Board of Claims.","body":"(1) Appeals may be taken by a state agency from all awards of the Board of Claims\nwhere the amount in controversy, exclusive of interest and costs, is more than two\nthousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). Appeals shall be taken to the Circuit Court\nof the county wherein the hearing was conducted, provided, however, that an appeal\ninvolving a nonresident claimant may be taken by a state agency to the Franklin\nCircuit Court. Appeals shall be taken within thirty (30) days from the rendition of\nthe award, and the m ethod of appeals shall follow as nearly as may be the rules of\ncivil procedure, except the Commonwealth shall not be required to execute bond.\n(2) Any claimant whose claim is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or greater\nmay within thirty (30) days  after receipt of the copy of the report containing the\nfinal decision of the board, file a proceeding in the Circuit Court of the county\nwherein the hearing was conducted to review the decision of the board. A copy of\nthe filing and complaint shall be ser ved on the Attorney General in the manner\nprovided by the rules of civil procedure.\n(3) The board, the state agency, and the claimant shall be necessary parties to such\nappeals. It shall not be necessary for the board to file responsive pleadings unless it\nso desires.\n(4) The executive director of the Office of Claims and Appeals shall within thirty (30)\ndays after service of the summons file the entire original record , with the clerk of\nthe Circuit Court, after certifying that such record is the entire or iginal record of the\nBoard of Claims and such record shall be considered by the Circuit Court in its\nreview. If either party requests a transcript of the evidence in writing, the requesting\nparty shall bear the cost of the original copy of the transcript a nd it shall be\nfurnished within ninety (90) days from the date of the written request.\n(5) On appeal no new evidence may be introduced, except as to fraud or misconduct of\nsome person engaged in the hearing before the board. The court sitting without a\njury shall hear the cause upon the record before it, and dispose of the appeal in a\nsummary manner, being limited to determining: Whether or not the board acted\nwithout or in excess of its powers; the award was procured by fraud; the award is\nnot in conformit y to the provisions of KRS 49.040 to 49.180; and whether the\nfindings of fact support the award. The court shall enter its findings on the order\nbook as a judgment of the court, and such judgment shall have the same effect and\nbe enforceable as any other judgment of the court in civil causes.","path":["KRS Chapter 49"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=51464","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:09Z","sha256":"c41a72d731dc06017c87775884452fb3f2b8ebc890bde46ce9c58b03b6f68f08","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-49.140","next":"us-ky/krs-49.160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}