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 Institution of condemnation action by railroad.
.015 Repealed, 1976.
.020 Repealed, 1976.
.030 Repealed, 1976.
.040 Repealed, 1976.
.050 Repealed, 1976.
.060 Repealed, 1976.
.070 Repealed, 1976.
.080 Repealed, 1976.
.090 Railroad right-of-way cannot be condemned.
.100 Condemnation by county judge/executive for road purposes.
.110 Condemnation by fiscal court for road purposes.
.115 Repealed, 1976.
.120 Repealed, 1980.
.130 Dam and electric companies may make surveys and condemn property.
.140 Companies transmitting or selling electricity, gas, or gasoline may acquire rights for lines and appliances along roads and streams.
.150 Condemnation by telephone companies.
.160 Repealed, 1976.
.170 Repealed, 1976.
.180 Repealed, 1976.
.190 Repealed, 1976.
.200 Repealed, 1976.
.210 Right of burial association or corporation to condemn land for cemetery -- Governmental approval needed -- Procedure.
.220 Owner of real estate providing public sleeping accommodations and meals -- Condemnation for water supply -- Furnishing of water to owner of property condemned.
.230 Condemnation for oil or gas pipelines and related facilities -- Petition.
.240 Repealed, 1976.
.250 Repealed, 1976.
.260 Repealed, 1976.
.270 Repealed, 1976.
.280 Repealed, 1976.
.290 Repealed, 1976.
.300 Repealed, 1976.
.310 Repealed, 1976.
.320 Repealed, 1976.
.330 Limitation on right of ingress and egress for pipeline.
.340 Water associations may condemn property.
.350 Right of condemnation by owner to gain ingress or egress to public road.
.360 Acquisition of real property necessary to locate or relocate public utility facilities by public agency with power of eminent domain for public improvement projects.
.410 Repealed, 1976.
.420 Repealed, 1976.
.430 Repealed, 1976.
.440 Repealed, 1976.
.450 Repealed, 1976.
.460 Repealed, 1976.
.470 Repealed, 1976.
.480 Repealed, 1976.
.490 Repealed, 1976.
.500 Repealed, 1976.
.510 Repealed, 1976.
.520 Repealed, 1976.
.530 Repealed, 1976.
.540 Definitions for KRS 416.540 to 416.670.
.550 Right to condemn.
.560 Initiation of condemnation proceedings -- Costs -- Right of entry -- Damages.
.570 Filing of petition.
.580 Commissioners -- Appointment -- Report -- Compensation -- Vacancy -- Majority required -- Eminent domain proceedings.
.590 Issuing summons.
.600 Filing answer.
.610 Trial by court on pleadings -- Interlocutory judgment.
.620 Trial of exceptions to interlocutory judgment -- Questions as to compensation to be tried by jury -- Appeals.
.630 Money paid into court.
.640 Conflicting claimants to condemned land.
.650 Proceedings governed by Rules of Civil Procedure.
.660 Standards for determining compensation -- Changes in value -- Taking date.
.670 Limitations on condemnation powers -- Rights of current landowner.
.675 Public use required -- No condemnation for indirect benefit -- Exemption.
.680 Short title.
.990 Penalties.