Ky. Rev. Stat. § 45A.275 : FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION — KENTUCKY MODEL PROCUREMENT CODE —KENTUCKY MODEL PROCUREMENT CODE — Judgments against Commonwealth up to $500,000 deemed necessary governmental expense TEXT PDF The first five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) of any Kentucky court judgment against the Commonwealth awarding damages on a contract claim under the provisions of KRS 45A.240 to 45A.270 shall be a necessary governmental expense and payment shall be approved by the Finance and Administration Cabinet and paid by the State Treasurer. Appropriations for these judgments shall be continued appropriations. KRS 45A.275 Effective:1/1/1979 Amended and reenacted as KRS 45A.275, 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 55, effective1/1/1979. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 181, sec. 7.