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45.590 Exemptions.

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45.590 Exemptions. A contractor or subcontractor otherwise subject to the provisions of KRS 45.570 is <br>exempt as to any affirmative action or reporting requirements if: <br>(1) The contract or subcontract awarded is in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars (&#36;500,000) or less, and the amount of the contract is not a subterfuge to <br>avoid compliance with the provisions of KRS 45.560 to 45.640; (2) The contractor or subcontractor utilizes the services of fewer than eight (8) employees during the course of the contract; (3) The contractor or subcontractor employs only family members or relatives; <br>(4) The contractor or subcontractor employs only persons having a direct ownership interest in the business, and such interest is not a subterfuge to avoid compliance <br>with the provisions of KRS 45.560 to 45.640; or (5) The subcontract is below the second-tier level of contracts. Effective: July 15, 2010 <br>History: Repealed and reenacted 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 173, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 137, sec. 173, effective June 26, 2007. -- <br>Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 5, effective June 17, 1978. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 183, provides, &quot;The specific textual provisions of Sections 1 to 178 of this Act which <br>reflect amendments made to those sections by 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 137 shall be deemed <br>effective as of June 26, 2007, and those provisions are hereby made expressly <br>retroactive to that date, with the remainder of the text of those sections being <br>unaffected by the provisions of this section.&quot;