| Last Action | 03/11/26: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to forcible entry and detainer. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1666 |
| Sponsors | S. Witten, S. Dietz, E. Callaway, A. Donworth, V. Grossl, N. Kulkarni, K. Moser, R. Roarx, R. White |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS 383.200 to 383.285 to provide for expungement of records in eviction proceedings that are dismissed; prohibit minors from being named in an action for forcible detainer unless the minor is a leaseholder; provide for expungement of a minor's name from an order; amend KRS 383.250 to provide for sealing of records; amend KRS 367.310 to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from maintaining information in their files relating to dismissed eviction actions; provide that the expungement of dismissed eviction actions applies to actions initiated on or after the effective date of the Act. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Civil Actions - Forcible entry and detainer, expungement and sealing of records Consumer Protection - Consumer reporting agencies, evictions, records, expungement Courts, District - Forcible detainer, expungement Courts, District - Forcible entry and detainer, sealing of records Landlord And Tenant - Forcible detainer, expungement Landlord And Tenant - Forcible entry and detainer, sealing of records |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions; provide for expungement when the case is dismissed or when judgment is entered for all defendants; require expungement orders to be on a form provided by the Administrative Office of the Courts; require the clerk of the court to delete or remove expunged records within 45 days of an order of expungement; prohibit a minor from being named as a defendant in forcible detainer actions unless the minor is the primary leaseholder and the lease is not otherwise void; require the court, when a minor is improperly named in a forcible detainer action, to dismiss the minor as a party to the action; allow the court to direct the sealing of documents necessary to protect the privacy of the minor; amend KRS 383.240 to require the court to give notice to the parties that records will be expunged. |
| Index Headings |
Children And Minors - Eviction, privacy protection Courts, District - Forcible detainer, expungement Landlord And Tenant - Forcible detainer, expungement State Agencies - Administrative Office of the Courts, expungement order, form |
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