{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-615.040","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 615.040","heading":"Definitions -- Financial responsibility -- Placement in another state --","body":"Bond.    (Effective upon contingency)\nThe following provisions apply to the compact described in KRS 615.030:\n(1) The following definitions apply to KRS 615.030:\n(a) As defined i n subsection (18) of Article II of the interstate compact on the\nplacement of children, the phrase \"public child placing agency\" with reference\nto this state shall mean the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.\n(b) As used in Article VIII of the interstate compact on the placement of children,\nthe term \"executive head\" means the Governor. The Governor is hereby\nauthorized to appoint a compact administrator in accordance with the terms of\nsaid Article VIII.\n(2) Financial responsibility for any child placed  pursuant to the provisions of the\ninterstate compact on the placement of children:\n(a) Shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article VII thereof\nin the first instance. However, in the event of partial or complete default of\nperformance thereunder, the provisions of KRS 405.020 shall apply.\n(b) The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to\nplace children are hereby empowered to enter into agreements with\nappropriate officers or agencies of or in another party state pursuant to\nsubsection (5) of Article VII of the interstate compact on the placement of\nchildren. Any such agreement which contains a financial commitment or\nimposes a financial obligation on this state or subdivision or agency thereof\nshall not be binding unless it has the approval in writing of the secretary of the\nFinance and Administration Cabinet in the case of the state and of the chief\nlocal fiscal officer in the case of a subdivision of the state.\n(3) Any court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place such a child in\nan institution of or in another state pursuant to Article IV of the interstate compact\non the placement of children and shall retain jurisdiction as provided in Article IV\nof KRS 615.030 thereof.\n(4) No pers on or institution shall bring or send, or cause to be brought or sent, a\ndependent child into this state from another state for the purpose of placing him in a\nfamily home, either with or without indenture or for adoption, without first filing a\nten thousand dollar ($10,000) bond with the county judge/executive of the county in\nwhich the child is to be placed.\n(5) The bond shall be conditioned as follows:\n(a) That they will not bring or send, or cause to be brought or sent, into this state\nany child that is  incorrigible or of unsound mind or body or who has any\ncontagious or incurable disease;\n(b) That they will immediately, upon placing the child, report to the department\nthe name and age of the child, and the name and residence of the person with\nwhom he is placed;\n(c) That if the child becomes a public charge before reaching his majority, they\nwill, within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice of such fact from the\ndepartment, remove the child from the state;\n(d) That if the child is convicted of a crime or misdemeanor and is imprisoned,\nwithin five (5) years of the time of his arrival, they will remove the child from\nthe state immediately upon his release;\n(e) That they will place each dependent child by written c ontract with a person\nwho will furnish the child a proper home, and will make the person receiving\nthe child responsible for its proper care, education, and training;\n(f) That they will properly supervise the care and training of the child, and visit\neach child at least once a year;\n(g) That they will make such reports to the department as the department requires.\n(6) The provisions of KRS 615.030 shall not apply to a parent, stepparent, grandparent,\nadult brother or sister, or adult uncle or aunt going to any other state or country and\nbringing a child into this state for the purpose of giving it a home in his own family,\nand may be waived by the department for any child brought into the state under the\nsupervision of the division or licensed child -caring or child -placing institution or\nagency by written agreement with the responsible agency of the other state or\ncountry, or under special circumstances agreed to in writing by the cabinet and the\npersons wishing to import a child.\n(7) The provisions of subsec tions (4) and (5) of this section shall not apply to\nplacements made pursuant to the interstate compact on the placement of children.\nEffective: Effective upon contingency","path":["KRS Chapter 615"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=42304","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:07Z","sha256":"c69d333ef48a48fedb5dafc19bb71fb952ebfbeb410a7308b3c59d3b9726cf46","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-615.030","next":"us-ky/krs-615.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}