Ky. Sup. Ct. Order 2026-28 § 11

(a) Sections. There shall be created sections within the Kentucky Bar

Association as deemed appropriate by the Board of Governors.

(b) Eligibility. All members in good standing of the Kentucky Bar

Association shall be eligible for membership in any one or more of the

Sections of the Kentucky Bar Association, subject to that Section’s

membership criteria, and may become members by paying the respective

dues as designated by each Section.

(c) Officers. Officers for each Section shall include, but need not be limited

to, a Chair, a Chair-Elect, and a Vice-Chair, who shall be elected for a

term of one or two years, from and by its own membership present and

voting at the required annual Section meeting, which shall take place

during the annual meeting of the Association or as scheduled by the

Section prior to the end of the current fiscal year ending on June 30th.

Each section shall specify the duration of the term of office in the Section

bylaws. No individual may serve in any one of the required offices of the

Section for a period of greater than two years. If a Section fails to fill the

required offices at their annual meeting, the Board of Governors,

following a petition from the Section, may appoint an interim officer to fill

the remainder of the term. At least two officers from each Section shall

be required to attend an annual leadership training organized by the

KBA.

(d) Dues. A majority of the members of the Section in attendance at the

annual meeting of the Section may fix dues for the Section. The dues

shall be paid to the Treasurer (of the KBA) and held in separate general

ledger accounts for each Section. Funds shall disbursed by the Treasurer

for programs of each Section as approved by the Executive Director. Each

Section’s general ledger account balance may be limited to an amount

established by the Board, but in no event shall a Section’s balance exceed

$30,000 on June 30 of each fiscal year.

(e) Bylaws. Every Section shall have a set of bylaws, which shall include a

Section mission statement describing the Section’s purpose. A majority

of the members of the Section in attendance at the annual meeting of the

Section shall adopt the bylaws, which shall be subject to the approval of

the Board of Governors.

(f) Annual Report. Each section shall annually file with the Board on or

before the annual meeting a report that outlines the activities and

expenditures of the Section for the current fiscal year ending June 30th.

(g) Forecast Report. Every Section's incoming chair shall submit to the

Board on or before August 1st following their election an outline of the

Section's proposed activities, expenditures and meetings for the ensuing

fiscal year.

(h) Approval of Activities and Projects. All Section programs, projects,

expenditures (excluding routine in-state travel in support of Section

activities, programs or projects) and meetings shall be preapproved in

writing by the Executive Director or the Director of Accounting. Dues paid

pursuant to Supreme Court Order shall only be used for those activities

and purposes that are necessary or reasonably incurred for the purpose

of fulfilling the mission established by the Court; regulating the legal

profession, and improving the quality of legal services. Such dues shall

not be used for political or ideological activities that could reasonably be

construed to impinge on the First Amendment rights of free speech of

members who disagree with such political or ideological activities.

(i) New Sections. A new Section of the Kentucky Bar Association may be

created upon the Board's approval following the submission of an

application and petition by the current Kentucky Bar Association

member, which shall include the following:

i. a description of the area(s) of practice the Section will cover;

ii. statement of need and purpose;

iii. signatures of a minimum of one hundred (100) current Kentucky Bar

Association members who are interested in seeing the formation of the

proposed Section.

Establishment of the Section shall become effective at the start of the

following fiscal year following the Board’s approval.

(j) Abolition. Upon notice by electronic mail to all current members of a

Section, the Board of Governors may abolish a Section, which would take

effect at the end of the fiscal year in which notice was given. A Section

may be abolished for inactivity, lack of membership or failure to comply

with any of the requirements of this bylaw, including failure to conduct

an annual meeting and/or failure to submit an annual or forecast report.