Kentucky Statutes 14.025 – Offices within Department of State — Duties
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(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 affairs, and special projects and commissions.
(3) The Office of Business Services:
(a) Shall be responsible for all functions of the department relating to business filings, including business entity filings and filings under the Uniform Commercial Code, business records, trademarks and service mark registration, notary appointments, and apostilles; and
(b) May promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter
13A in furtherance of its responsibilities.
(4) The Office of Elections shall be responsible for assisting the Secretary of State in his or her duties as the chief election official of Kentucky and shall be responsible for candidate filings and collection of filing fees.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended
2011 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 2, effective June 8, 2011. — Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch.
379, sec. 1, effective April 9, 1982.
(2) The Office of Administration shall be responsible for fiscal and personnel matters, public documents, legal affairs, and special projects and commissions.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 14.025
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
(3) The Office of Business Services:
(a) Shall be responsible for all functions of the department relating to business filings, including business entity filings and filings under the Uniform Commercial Code, business records, trademarks and service mark registration, notary appointments, and apostilles; and
(b) May promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter
13A in furtherance of its responsibilities.
(4) The Office of Elections shall be responsible for assisting the Secretary of State in his or her duties as the chief election official of Kentucky and shall be responsible for candidate filings and collection of filing fees.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended
2011 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 2, effective June 8, 2011. — Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch.
379, sec. 1, effective April 9, 1982.