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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 164.160 (2026)

Trustees constitute body corporate -- Power to receive and administer

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revenue and property. The board of trustees shall be a body corporate, under the name of board of trustees of the University of Kentucky, with the usual corporate powers, and shall possess all the immunities, rights, privileges and franchises usually attaching to the governing bodies of educational institutions. It may receive, hold and administer, on behalf of the university, subject to the conditions attached, all revenues accruing from endowments, appropriations, allotments, grants or bequests, and all types of property. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4527-18.

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Cited in 9 cases, 1992–2019 · leading case: Jim Wayne v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Off. of the Governor Matthew Bevin, 498 S.W.3d 355 (Ky. 2016).
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Jim Wayne v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Off. of the Governor Matthew Bevin, 498 S.W.3d 355 (Ky. 2016). · cites it 3× “See KRS 164.160 (giving UK board power to "receive, hold and administer .”
Commonwealth ex rel. Cowan v. Wilkinson, 828 S.W.2d 610 (Ky. 1992). · cites it 2× “KRS 164.160 specifies that the "board of trustees shall be a body corporate, under the name of board of trustees of the University of Kentucky, with the usual corporate powers.”
Univ. of Kentucky v. Sarah R. Moore, 599 S.W.3d 798 (Ky. 2019). · cites it 2× “225 and KRS 164.160 as support for her position, given the Governor’s lack of organizational control over the University.”
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Sarah R. Moore, No. 2018-SC-0194 (Ky. Oct. 31, 2019). · cites it 2× “225 and KRS 164.160 as support for her position, given the Governor’s lack of organizational control over the University.”
Commonwealth of Kentucky ex rel. Andy Beshear v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Off. of the Governor ex rel. Matthew Bevin, No. 2016 SC 000272 (Ky. Sept. 20, 2016). “See KRS 164.160 (giving UK board power to "receive, hold and administer .”
Jim Wayne v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Off. of the Governor Matthew Bevin, No. 2016 SC 000273 (Ky. Oct. 13, 2016). “See KRS 164.160 (giving UK board power to "receive, hold and administer .”
Commonwealth of Kentucky ex rel. Andy Beshear v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Off. of the Governor ex rel. Matthew Bevin, No. 2016 SC 000272 (Ky. Oct. 13, 2016). “See KRS 164.160 (giving UK board power to "receive, hold and administer .”
Jim Wayne v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Off. of the Governor Matthew Bevin, No. 2016 SC 000273 (Ky. Aug. 28, 2017). “See KRS 164.160 (giving UK board power to "receive, hold and administer .”
Commonwealth of Kentucky ex rel. Andy Beshear v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Off. of the Governor ex rel. Matthew Bevin, No. 2016 SC 000272 (Ky. Aug. 28, 2017). “See KRS 164.160 (giving UK board power to "receive, hold and administer .”
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