Kentucky Revised Statutes
Includes enactments through the 2024 Regular Session
Chapter titles, centered headings, section catchlines, and explanatory notes are for informational purposes only and do not constitute any part of the law. For general laws governing construction of statutes, see KRS Chapter 446.
The KRS database was last updated on 11/20/2024
.005 Classification of cities.
.006 Certification of city's population if different than shown on most recent federal decennial census.
.010 Repealed, 2015.
.015 Areas designated "unincorporated urban places".
.020 Repealed, 1980.
.025 Repealed, 2015.
.026 Repealed, 2015.
.028 Effect of reclassification of city in county containing consolidated local government as city of second class on personnel and retirement systems and police and fire protection services.
.030 Repealed, 1980.
.032 Repealed, 2015.
.034 Repealed, 2015.
.036 Repealed, 2015.
.040 Repealed, 1980.
.045 Repealed, 2015.
.050 Proceedings to incorporate -- Exception upon adoption of consolidated local government.
.060 Standards for incorporation -- Court considerations -- Judgment -- Certification to Secretary of State.
.062 Incorporated cities listing requirement with Secretary of State -- Notice -- Administrative dissolution -- Exemptions -- Appeals -- Debts of city -- Effect of dissolution on operating utility.
.065 Ohio River and state streams as boundaries -- Jurisdiction.
.070 Repealed, 1980.
.080 Repealed, 1980
.090 Repealed, 1980.
.094 Condition for dissolution -- Procedure.
.096 Defense -- Criteria for judgment of dissolution -- Certification to Secretary of State.
.100 Renumbered as KRS 81A.010.
.110 Renumbered as KRS 81A.020.
.120 Renumbered as KRS 81A.030.
.130 Renumbered as KRS 81A.040.
.140 Repealed, 1980.
.145 Repealed, 1980.
.150 Repealed, 1980
.160 Repealed, 1980.
.170 Repealed, 1980.
.180 Repealed, 1980.
.190 Repealed, 1980.
.195 Repealed, 1972.
.200 Repealed, 1980.
.210 Repealed, 1980.
.220 Repealed, 1980.
.230 Repealed, 1980.
.235 Repealed, 1980.
.240 Repealed, 1980.
.250 Repealed, 1980.
.260 Repealed, 1980.
.270 Repealed, 1980
.275 Renumbered as KRS 81A.500.
.280 Renumbered as KRS 81A.510.
.290 Repealed, 1980.
.295 Renumbered as KRS 81A.520.
.296 Repealed, 1980.
.300 Plan for the improvement of local government in county containing city of first class may be submitted to fiscal court -- Action by fiscal court -- Election -- Time within which fiscal court must act.
.310 Plan to define area and name governmental services to be rendered.
.320 Tabulation of votes.
.330 When plan to take effect -- Exclusion of city from boundaries of new city -- Result -- Liability of city of first class.
.340 Plan to be advertised.
.350 Form of question to be submitted to voters.
.360 KRS 81.300 to 81.360 to be considered as alternate method of extending city boundaries and consolidating governmental services.
.380 Relocation of corporate boundaries of a city located in a county containing a city of the first class or consolidated local government -- Effects of relocation -- Filing with Secretary of State -- Renaming of relocated or relocating city.
.410 Authority to merge -- Ordinances.
.420 Election whether to merge.
.430 Legislative bodies of merged cities.
.440 Obligations and special taxes are unimpaired.
.500 Transfer of incorporated areas between cities of the home rule class.