Ky. Rev. Stat. § 405.411

Current through Acts Received April 24, 2024
Section 405.411 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Newspaper publication of names of persons with child support arrearages or who fail to appear in child support cases
(1) The Office of the Attorney General'sdesignee under subsection (7) of Section 9 of this Actfor the administration of child support may compile a list of the names of persons under its jurisdiction who have a child support arrearage that equals or exceeds six (6) months without payment, or fail, after receiving appropriate notice, to comply with subpoenas or warrants relating to paternity or child support proceedings as provided by 42 U.S.C. sec. 666(a)(16). The Office of the Attorney Generalmay furnish this list to the newspaper of general circulation in that county for publication.
(2) The Department for Income Support, Child Support Enforcement, in the Office of the Attorney Generalshall determine uniform standards for publication. The Office of the Attorney Generalis authorized to promulgate the necessary administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A to implement the provisions of this section.
(3) For purposes of this section, "newspaper of general circulation" means a publication bearing a title or name, regularly issued at least as frequently as once a week for a definite price, having a second-class mailing privilege, being not less than four (4) pages, published continuously during the immediately preceding one (1) year period, which is published for the dissemination of news of general interest, and is circulated generally in the political subdivision in which it is published and in which notice is to be given. In any county where a publication fully complying with this definition does not exist, the Office of the Attorney Generalmay publish this list in the publication utilized by the Circuit Court Clerk of the county for publication of other legal notices in the county. A newspaper that is not engaged in the distribution of news of general interest to the public, but that is primarily engaged in the distribution of news of interest to a particular group of citizens, is not a newspaper of general circulation.

KRS 405.411

Amended by 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 124,§ 48, eff. 7/1/2025.
Amended by 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 112,§ 16, eff. 7/14/2018.
Amended by 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 158,§ 70, eff. 7/11/2012.
Amended 2005, Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 630, effective 6/20/2005. -- Created 2000, Ky. Acts ch. 430, sec. 11, effective 7/14/2000.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.