Public work required to be done under professional engineer or licensed architect
KRS 322.360
in effect322.360. Public work required to be done under professional engineer or licensed architect
(1) Neither the state nor any of its political subdivisions shall engage in the construction of any public work involving engineering, unless the plans, specifications, and estimates have been prepared and the construction executed under the direct supervision of a professional engineer or a licensed architect.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to any public work, including a highway or capital project under KRS 56.491, that involves only maintenance or repair of the facility. Maintenance or repair shall not include any work which alters, modifies, or changes the original characteristics of the design.
Effective: January 1, 1999
History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 214, sec. 31, effective January 1, 1999. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 291, sec. 31, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. II, sec. 9(1). -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 247, sec. 2. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1599e-18.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=31455Fetched: 10/20/2026