Title III, Executive Branch

(1) The Department of State shall be divided into three (3) offices, each headed by an executive director appointed by the Secretary of State pursuant to KRS 12.050. (2) The Office of Administration shall be responsible for fiscal and personnel matters, public documents, legal af…

The Secretary of State shall keep the seal of the Commonwealth, and a seal of office with the following device: The American eagle, in the center, surrounded by the words "Commonwealth of Kentucky, Office of the Secretary of State." Effective:October 1, 1942

The Secretary of State shall attest the official acts of the Governor under the seal of the Commonwealth. He shall attest his own official acts under his official seal, and may also use the seal of the Commonwealth to attest any certificate by either himself or the Governor in ca…

(1) The Secretary of State shall have custody of the books, records, deeds, maps and papers belonging to or deposited in his office, and shall arrange and preserve them. (2) When a certified copy of a record in the office of the Secretary of State is presented as evidence in any …

When a judge is removed from office by impeachment or address, the Secretary of State shall so notify in writing the clerk of the court of which he was judge. The notice shall be filed by the clerk in his office, and the order of removal shall be recorded in the Office of the Sec…

The Secretary of State, at the close of each session of the General Assembly, shall inspect the papers and documents which remain with the unfinished business, and carefully file in his office such as he considers worthy of preservation, with proper labels designating the session…

The Secretary of State shall each month receive from the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet a report of the interest paid on state bonds, and to whom and when paid, and shall record the report in a well-bound book, and carefully file and preserve it. He shall rep…

(1) The Secretary of State shall charge and collect for the state the following fees: For issuing commission with seal of Commonwealth attached and all necessary forms to a commissioner of foreign deeds ........... $5.00 For issuing remission or respite ..........................…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Kentucky Business Entity Filing Act.

Each entity and each foreign entity is subject to the provisions of this chapter.

The Secretary of State shall have the power reasonably necessary to perform the duties required by this chapter.

(1) The Secretary of State may propound to any entity or foreign entity that the Secretary of State has reason to believe is subject of the provisions of this chapter, and to any authorized representative thereof including a registered agent, such written interrogatories as may b…

(1) If an entity or foreign entity fails or refuses to answer truthfully and fully within the time prescribed to any interrogatories propounded by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State may with respect to that entity initiate its administrative dissolution or, with respe…

Interrogatories propounded by the Secretary of State and the answers thereto shall not be open to public inspection, nor shall the Secretary of State disclose any facts or information descried therefrom except insofar as the Secretary of State's official duty may require the same…

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Business" includes every trade, occupation, and profession; (2) "Business trust" means a business trust governed as to its internal affairs by KRS Chapter 386 or a statutory trust governed as to its internal aff…

(1) The Secretary of State shall, in a separate book, keep accurate and itemized account of all fees received by him. (2) He shall report to each session of the General Assembly the amount received in licenses, fees and penalties from corporations and the amount expended by him o…

(1) The Secretary of State may accept electronic signatures to meet the filing requirements for a: (a) Corporation as required in KRS Chapter 271B; (b) Nonprofit corporation as required in KRS Chapter 273; (c) Professional service corporation as required in KRS Chapter 274; (d) L…

Within the limits of the appropriation of his department, the Secretary of State may employ as many clerks as he deems necessary for the proper performance of his official duties.

credit -- Duties -- Administrative regulations -- Fees -- Immunity. (1) Pursuant to 26 U.S.C. sec. 25F(g): (a) The General Assembly hereby designates itself under state law to make the election on behalf of the Commonwealth with respect to federal tax benefits under 26 U.S.C. sec…

Chapter 275 and KRS 362.555 to 362.605 -- Expiration of section on July 15, 1996. (1) There is hereby established a trust fund in the Treasury of the Commonwealth for use by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall use the trust fund solely to establish, operate, and …

(1) A document shall satisfy the requirements of this section, and of any other section that adds to or varies these requirements, to be entitled to filing by the Secretary of State. (2) This chapter shall require or permit filing a document in the office of the Secretary of Stat…

(1) A document delivered to the Secretary of State for filing shall be executed as follows: (a) If delivered by or on behalf of a corporation or foreign corporation, by: 1. The chairman of its board of directors, by its president, or by another of its officers; 2. A duly authoriz…

(1) A person who executes a document with intent that the document be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing shall be deemed to have declared under penalty of perjury that to that person's knowledge the contents of the document are true. (2) An offense under this section …

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, one (1) exact or conformed copy of each of the following documents shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the entity or foreign entity maintains its registered office: (a) Articles of incorporation and…

(1) The Secretary of State shall prescribe and furnish on request forms for: (a) An application for a certificate of existence; (b) An application for a certificate of authority; (c) An amended application for a certificate of authority; (d) A certificate of withdrawal; (e) A cha…

(1) The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this subsection are delivered for filing: (a) Application for use of indistinguishable name ............................................$ 20 (b) Application or renewal of application for r…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section and KRS 14A.2-090(3), a document delivered to the Secretary of State for filing shall be effective: (a) On the date and at the time of filing, as evidenced by such means as the Secretary of State may use for the purpose of …

(1) The parties to a document having a delayed effective date, time, or both may withdraw the filing before it takes effect. (2) To withdraw a document, the parties shall deliver a statement of withdrawal to the Secretary of State for filing. (3) A statement of withdrawal shall: …

(1) An entity or foreign entity may correct a document filed by the Secretary of State if: (a) The document contains an inaccuracy; (b) The document was defectively executed, attested, sealed, verified, or acknowledged; or (c) Electronic transmission of the document to the Secret…

(1) If a document delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing satisfies the requirements of this chapter and applicable organic law, the Secretary of State shall file it. (2) The Secretary of State files a document by recording it as filed as provided in KRS 14A.…

(1) If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document delivered for filing, the entity, foreign entity, or other person making the delivery for filing may appeal the refusal to the Franklin Circuit Court. The appeal shall be commenced by petitioning the court to compel filing …

(1) A certificate from the Secretary of State delivered with a copy of the document filed by the Secretary of State shall be conclusive evidence that the original document is on file with the Secretary of State. (2) The certificate shall bear the signature of the Secretary of Sta…

(1) Anyone may apply to the Secretary of State to furnish a certificate of existence for an entity. (2) A certificate of existence shall set forth: (a) The entity's real name; (b) That the entity was duly organized under the laws of this Commonwealth, the date of its organization…

(1) Anyone may apply to the Secretary of State to furnish a certificate of authorization for a foreign entity. (2) A certificate of authorization shall set forth: (a) The foreign entity's real name and, if applicable, its fictitious name as adopted for use in this Commonwealth; (…

In addition to a certificate of existence and a certificate of authorization issued pursuant to KRS 14A.2-130 and 14A.2-140, the Secretary of State, subject to KRS 14A.2-120(3), may issue additional certificates as the Secretary of State shall determine to be appropriate.

Exceptions. (1) An entity or foreign entity shall be in good standing in order for documents delivered by or on behalf of the entity or foreign entity to be filed by the Secretary of State. (2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to: (a) An application to reinstate sub…

business documents. Any veteran-owned business that is organized after August 1, 2018, is exempt from paying the filing fees for: (1) Articles of incorporation, an amendment of articles of incorporation, amended and restated articles of incorporation, or a restatement of articles…

recommendations, and duties. (1) The Secretary of State, Finance and Administration Cabinet, the Cabinet for Economic Development, and the Commonwealth Office of Technology shall jointly establish a one-stop electronic business portal that shall serve as a single, unified entry p…

Cooperation among state agencies in support of establishment of one-stop electronic business portal -- Timeline. (1) To help facilitate data sharing between state agencies and as part of the ongoing establishment of a one-stop electronic business portal, the Secretary of State, t…

(1) The Safe at Home Program fund is hereby created as a separate trust fund in the State Treasury. The Safe at Home Program fund shall consist of amounts received from fees collected pursuant to KRS 23A.208 and 24A.178, amounts received from appropriations, and any other proceed…

(1) Except as authorized by subsection (24) of this section, the real name of an entity or foreign entity shall be distinguishable from any name of record with the Secretary of State. (2) The real name of a corporation or nonprofit corporation: (a) 1. Shall end with the word "cor…

(1) A person may reserve the exclusive use of a name, including a fictitious name for a foreign entity whose real name is not available, by delivering an application to the Secretary of State for filing. The application shall set forth the real name and address of the applicant a…

(1) A foreign entity may register its real name, or its real name with any addition required by KRS 14A.3-010, if the name is distinguishable upon the records of the Secretary of State. (2) A foreign entity shall register its real name, or its real name with any addition required…

(1) If the real name of a foreign entity does not satisfy the requirements of KRS 14A.3- 010 as would apply were the foreign entity organized in this Commonwealth, the foreign entity seeking to obtain or maintain a certificate of authority to transact business in this Commonwealt…

Each entity and each foreign business entity that has qualified to transact business, if transacting business under other than its real or a duly adopted fictitious name, shall comply with KRS 365.015.

As used in KRS 14.300 to 14.318 unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Address" means a residential street address, school address, or work address of an individual, as specified on the application of an individual to be a program participant under this section; (2) "Applica…