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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 24A.020 (2026)

Exclusive jurisdiction granted District Court by statute -- Exception

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When jurisdiction over any matter is granted to District Court by statute, such jurisdiction shall be deemed to be exclusive unless the statute specifically states that the jurisdiction shall be concurrent. Effective: January 1, 1978 History: Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 1, effective January 1, 1978.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2022 · leading case: Kuprion v. Fitzgerald, 888 S.W.2d 679 (Ky. 1994).
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Kuprion v. Fitzgerald, 888 S.W.2d 679 (Ky. 1994). · cites it 2× “, KRS 24A.020: "When jurisdiction over any matter is granted to District Court by statute, such jurisdiction shall be deemed to be exclusive unless the statute specifically states that the jurisdiction shall be concurrent.”
Privett v. Clendenin, 52 S.W.3d 530 (Ky. 2001). · cites it 2× “Under KRS 24A.020, the district courts are deemed to have exclusive jurisdiction over any matter when jurisdiction is "granted to District Court by statute .”
Commonwealth v. Steadman, 411 S.W.3d 717 (Ky. 2013). “See KRS 24A.020, 24A. 110. That leaves felony prosecutions within the jurisdiction of the circuit court.”
Keller v. Commonwealth, 594 S.W.2d 589 (Ky. 1980). · cites it 2× “” “KRS 24A.020. Exclusive jurisdiction granted district court by statute — Exception.”
Elery v. Martin, 4 S.W.3d 550 (Ky. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “051(1), read in pari materia with KRS 24A.020, also stands for the proposition that the district court has exclusive jurisdiction over such actions.”
Davis v. Davis, 563 S.W.3d 105 (Ky. Ct. App. 2018). “" The district court's general jurisdiction is derived from KRS 24A.020 which provides: "When jurisdiction over any matter is granted to District Court by statute, such jurisdiction shall be deemed to be exclusive unless the statute specifically states that the jurisdiction…”
Abell v. Reynolds, 191 S.W.3d 1 (Ky. Ct. App. 2006). “KRS 24A.020. As there is no provision in the Fence Act for concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit court, the Marion Circuit Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the Abells’ Fence Act claim.”
Charlie W. Gordon v. Eric T. Gordon (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). “KRS 24A.020 provides that “[w]hen jurisdiction over any matter is granted to District Court by statute, such jurisdiction shall be deemed to be exclusive unless the statute specifically states that the jurisdiction shall be concurrent.”
Debra Goff, Individually & as of Est. of Elbert Goff, Sr. v. Honorable Brian C. Edwards (Ky. 2022). “120’s grant of exclusive jurisdiction, KRS 24A.020 provides, “When jurisdiction over any matter is granted to District Court by statute, such jurisdiction shall be deemed to be exclusive unless the statute specifically states that the jurisdiction shall be concurrent.”
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