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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title IX. Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units § 65.2003.Claims disallowed

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Notwithstanding KRS 65.2001, a local government shall not be liable for injuries or losses resulting from:

(1) Any claim by an employee of the local government which is covered by the Kentucky workers' compensation law;

(2) Any claim in connection with the assessment or collection of taxes;

(3) Any claim arising from the exercise of judicial, quasi-judicial, legislative or quasi-legislative authority or others, exercise of judgment or discretion vested in the local government, which shall include by example, but not be limited to:

(a) The adoption or failure to adopt any ordinance, resolution, order, regulation, or rule;

(b) The failure to enforce any law;

(c) The issuance, denial, suspension, revocation of, or failure or refusal to issue, deny, suspend or revoke any permit, license, certificate, approval, order or similar authorization;

(d) The exercise of discretion when in the face of competing demands, the local government determines whether and how to utilize or apply existing resources; or

(e) Failure to make an inspection.

Nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed to exempt a local government from liability for negligence arising out of acts or omissions of its employees in carrying out their ministerial duties.

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