27A.210 Books and records.
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27A.210 Books and records.
(1) The following books and records shall be maintained by the State Law Library:
(a) All copies of Volumes 1 to 77 of the Kentucky Reports; <br>(b) Twenty-five (25) copies each of Volumes 78 to 314 of the Kentucky Reports; <br>(c) Two (2) sets of all future publications of the journals and nine (9) sets of the
Acts of the General Assembly; and
(d) Two (2) sets of the official Kentucky statute publications.
(2) The state law librarian shall arrange with the proper official of each state of the
United States and of the United States and its territories for the exchanges of the <br>statutes and the acts of the legislatures of each state and of Congress. When an <br>exchange is agreed upon, the state law librarian shall send to the officer one (1) <br>copy of the Acts of the General Assembly and one (1) set of statutes as soon as they <br>are ready for distribution.
(3) Copies of acts, statutes, and other materials required to be kept by the state law
librarian and to be made available for exchange shall be furnished to the state law <br>librarian, without charge, by the agency or official responsible for the distribution of <br>same.
(4) The state law librarian may arrange for the distribution or disposal of materials held
by the State Law Library upon concurrence of the administrative assistant to the <br>Chief Justice responsible for law library operations.
(5) The state law librarian may acquire, by purchase, exchange, donation, or otherwise,
books and other materials the librarian deems suitable for the holdings of the State <br>Law Library.
(6) The state law librarian may, with the concurrence of the administrative assistant to
the Chief Justice responsible for law library operations, sell any surplus books in the <br>State Law Library that have a market value, collect the funds received therefor, and <br>deposit them in the "State Law Library Surplus Books Fund," which is hereby <br>created in the State Treasury. The "State Law Library Surplus Books Fund" shall <br>not lapse. The state law librarian may reinvest the funds in other books and <br>materials that the librarian deems suitable for the holdings of the State Law Library. <br>The provisions of KRS 45A.045(5) concerning the powers and duties of the Finance <br>and Administration Cabinet shall not apply to sales made by the state law librarian <br>under this section.
(7) The state law librarian may, with the concurrence of the administrative assistant to
the Chief Justice responsible for law library operations, offer and provide technical <br>and other assistance to county law libraries and to other publicly funded law <br>libraries.
(8) The state law librarian may, upon the request of a county law library or other
publicly funded law library and with the concurrence of the administrative assistant <br>to the Chief Justice responsible for law library operations, purchase books, supplies, <br>or other materials for the library. The funds used for these purposes shall be those of <br>the county law library or other publicly funded law library.
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(9) The state law librarian shall issue, with the concurrence of the administrative
assistant to the Chief Justice responsible for law library operations, regulations for <br>the operation, management, and lending policy of the State Law Library.
Effective: May 30, 1997 <br>History: Amended 1997 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 14, effective May 30,
1997. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 496, sec. 26, effective July 13, 1990. -- <br>Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 316, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1976 <br>(1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 7. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 9.
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