(1) The SSUTA agreement authorized by KRS § 139.780 to KRS § 139.795 binds and inures only to the benefit of this state and the other member states. No person, other than a member state, is an intended beneficiary of the SSUTA agreement. Any benefit to a person other than a state is established by the law of the state and the other member states and not by the terms of the SSUTA agreement.
(2) Consistent with subsection (1) of this section, no person shall have any cause of action or defense under the SSUTA agreement or by virtue of this state’s approval of the SSUTA agreement. No person may challenge, in any action brought under any provision of law, any action or inaction by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of this state, or any political subdivision of this state on the ground that the action or inaction is inconsistent with the SSUTA agreement.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 139.793

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Department: means the Department of Revenue. See Kentucky Statutes 139.010
  • Person: includes any individual, firm, copartnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate, cooperative, assignee, governmental unit or agency, or any other group or combination acting as a unit. See Kentucky Statutes 139.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) No law of this state, or the application thereof, may be declared invalid as to any person or circumstance on the ground that the provision or application is inconsistent with the SSUTA agreement.
Effective: July 1, 2007
History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 26, effective July 1, 2007. — Created
2001 Ky. Acts ch. 6, sec. 8, effective June 21, 2001.