49.170 Exclusiveness of Board of Claims' award or judgment. (1) Any action prosecuted to award, judgment, or final decision, including dismissal, under the provisions of KRS 49.040 to 49.180 shall preclude the right of a claimant to sue the Commonwealth, its cabinets, departments, bureaus, and agencies, and its officer s, agents, or employees in the Board of Claims or any other forum, except as provided in KRS 49.070(5) when the board determines that it has no jurisdiction over the claim. (2) The final determination of the board shall be given the same res judicata and collateral estoppel effect as any other judicial determination; and, if entered as provided in KRS 49.140, it shall be granted the full faith and credit given to judgments from the Commonwealth's courts in this state and the courts of the United States. Effective: June 29, 2021 History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 27, effective June 29, 2021. -- Repealed, reenacted, renumbered, and amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 17, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 499, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 52, sec. 4. -- Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 6. Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 17, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 499, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 52, sec. 4. -- Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 6. -- Created 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 189, sec. 3(b). Formerly codified as KRS 44.160. Formerly codified as KRS 176.380.
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