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
.010 Statute of frauds -- Contracts to be written.
.020 Seal not necessary on any writing -- Exceptions.
.030 Consideration of writing may be impeached.
.040 Bonds, bills and notes assignable -- Effect of assignment.
.050 Assignee to aver consideration -- Amount recoverable.
.060 Written obligation, when enforceable by representative or survivor of deceased.
.065 Requirements for valid, enforceable guaranty.
.070 Effect of promissory note made payable to obligor.
.080 Person signing back of note considered assignor.
.090 Agent's authority to bind another as surety to be in writing.
.100 Contract for sale of standing timber to be written.
.110 Pledge or transfer of future wages -- What instrument shall state.
.120 Assent of employer required for pledge or transfer of wages.
.130 Copy to be delivered to wage earner -- Endorsement of payments made -- Effect of violation or fraud.
.140 Instrument to be definite and to bear execution date.
.150 Exemptions.
.160 Deposit in escrow of amount held back by owner in contract involving improvement of real estate.
.170 Contracts for the payment of manufacturers' excise taxes.
.180 Construction services contracts.
.190 Obligation of debtor not extinguished or affected by internal actions of creditor.
.210 Definitions for KRS 371.210 to 371.330.
.220 Requisites of retail installment contract.
.230 Contracts composed of more than one document.
.240 Contracts made by mail.
.250 Contract not to be signed in blank -- Acknowledgment of delivery of copy.
.260 Time price differential -- Prepayment.
.270 Charge for installment defaults -- Refinancing options.
.280 Written statement of payments and amount unpaid.
.290 Consolidation of subsequent purchases with existing contract -- Memorandum -- Allocation of payments.
.300 Requisites of retail charge agreement.
.310 Assignment of contracts and agreements.
.320 Prior acts and agreements of retail buyer do not waive requirements of KRS 371.210 to 371.330.
.325 Operation of waiver of defense clause as to defense acquired in third party materialmen's lien.
.330 KRS 371.210 to 371.330 do not affect validity of pre-1963 contracts.
.370 Definitions for KRS 371.375 to 371.385.
.375 Termination of contract -- Civil action -- Liability of principal or sales representative.
.380 Personal jurisdiction over nonresident principal.
.385 Waiver provisions to be void.
.400 Definitions for KRS 371.400 to 371.425.
.405 Conditions governing enforceability of construction contracts -- Payment of amounts due.
.410 Retainage that may be withheld -- Release of retainage -- Substantial completion.
.415 Award of costs and attorney's fees in action to enforce KRS 371.400 to 371.425.
.420 Short title for KRS 371.400 to 371.425 -- Filing of mechanic's lien by contractor.
.425 Application of KRS 371.400 to 371.425.
.990 Penalties.