# KRS § 351.030: 351.030 Hearings before department -- Petition for intervention

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVIII_C351_S351.030

## Section

- **Citation:** KRS § 351.030
- **Heading:** 351.030 Hearings before department -- Petition for intervention
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 351 / Section 351.030

## Text

351.030 Hearings before department -- Petition for intervention.

(1) All administrative hearings conducted by the department shall be conducted in

accordance with KRS Chapter 13B and this section. Following the hearing, the

department shall decide each matter in controversy. No person shall be discharged

or otherwise discriminated against by his or her employer for testifying, or for his

failure to testify, at these hearings.

(2) The executor or administrator of a deceased miner's estate, or his or her designee, in

the case of a fatality, miners that are injured as a result of an accident, and miners

that are significantly affected by the conduct that gave rise to a disciplinary

proceeding shall be granted the right of intervention in the penalty phase of that

proceeding. The petition for intervention shall be made in accordance with KRS

13B.060(3). All hearings before the Mine Safety Review Commission shall be open

proceedings. Any party with pertinent information regarding a mine accident may

submit that information directly to the division's chief accident investigator.

## Nearby sections

- [KRS § 351.010 351.010 Definitions for chapter -- Applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVIII_C351_S351.010.md)
- [KRS § 351.020 351.020 Commissioner of Department for Natural Resources -- Functions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVIII_C351_S351.020.md)
- [KRS § 351.025 351.025 Duties of department relating to mine safety -- Administrative regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVIII_C351_S351.025.md)
- [KRS § 351.030 351.030 Hearings before department -- Petition for intervention](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVIII_C351_S351.030.md)
- [KRS § 351.040 351.040 Action to vacate order of department -- Appeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVIII_C351_S351.040.md)
- [KRS § 351.060 351.060 Qualifications of director of Division of Mine Safety](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVIII_C351_S351.060.md)
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- [KRS § 351.075 351.075 Exceptions to mandatory mine safety standards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVIII_C351_S351.075.md)
- [KRS § 351.080 351.080 Offices of mine inspectors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVIII_C351_S351.080.md)
- [KRS § 351.090 351.090 Mine safety specialists -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Oath and bond -- Background check](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVIII_C351_S351.090.md)
- [KRS § 351.101 351.101 Declaration of legislative finding of fact](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVIII_C351_S351.101.md)
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- [KRS § 351.103 351.103 Eligibility of mining specialists to work as miners](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVIII_C351_S351.103.md)
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