49.170 Exclusiveness of Board of Claims' award or judgment.

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(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

officers, 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.