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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 25.010 (2026)

Repealed, 1978

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Catchline at repeal: Criminal and penal jurisdiction of county, quarterly and justices' courts. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 491, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 37. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1093.

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Cited in 14 cases, 1943–1974 · leading case: Colten v. Kentucky, 407 U.S. 104 (1972).
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Colten v. Kentucky, 407 U.S. 104 (1972). · cites it 4× “Ky. Rev. Stat. §§ 25.010, 26.010 (1962 and Supp.”
Williams v. Florida, 399 U.S. 78 (1970). · cites it 2× “Kentucky: Constitution, §§ 7, 11, 248; Ky. Rev. Stat. §§ 25.010, 25.014, 26.400, 29.”
Brown v. Hoblitzell, 307 S.W.2d 739 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957). · cites it 2× “The chapter has four divisions, one is headed "General Provisions" (Sections 25.010 to 25.070, relating to all three courts); another "County Courts" (Sections 25.”
Roberts v. Hickman Cnty. Fiscal Court, 481 S.W.2d 279 (Ky. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 2× “255 was first enacted in 1958, subsequently amended in 1968, and reads in part as follows: “(1) In enacting legislation relating to justices of the peace, it is the intention of the general assembly to enable justices of the peace in counties having a population of less than…”
Robinson v. Kieren, 216 S.W.2d 925 (Ky. Ct. App. 1949). “KRS 25.010, 142.990. The record in the present case shows that there was a waiver of examining trial in the quarterly court when it was not in the province of that court to conduct such a trial.”
Garner v. Shouse, Police Judge, 168 S.W.2d 42 (Ky. Ct. App. 1943). “Section 1093, Kentucky Statutes (KRS 25.010) prescribes the jurisdiction of police courts to be the same as that of justices of the peace to try penal and misdemeanor cases and section 3530, Kentucky Statutes (KRS 26.”
Smith v. Harlan Cnty. Fiscal Court, 329 S.W.2d 61 (Ky. Ct. App. 1959). · cites it 3× “255, and is as follows: “(1) In enacting legislation relating to justices of the peace, it is the intention of the General Assembly to enable justices of the peace in counties having a population of less than 250,000 to exercise criminal jurisdiction as set out in KRS 25.010,…”
Smith v. Commonwealth, 358 S.W.2d 521 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962). · cites it 3× “” And that is recognized in KRS 25.010 in defining the jurisdiction of county and quarterly courts.”
Gross v. Commonwealth, 288 S.W.2d 353 (Ky. Ct. App. 1956). “See, KRS 25.010. The majority- opinion stares that the magistrate never acquired jurisdiction over the person of the appellant because at the time of the trial no warrant had been issued charging him with the particular offense of which he was convicted.”
Carroll v. Commonwealth, 294 S.W.2d 938 (Ky. Ct. App. 1956). “Since the case must be retried, it is necessary to consider appellant’s contention that the magistrate court had jurisdiction and the case should have been tried there.”
Crowder v. Schlitz Brewing Co. Etc., 175 S.W.2d 1003 (Ky. Ct. App. 1943). “the judges thereof, justices of the peace and police courts, shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit court in the trial of all offenses committed in their respective jurisdictions under the provisions of this Act, where the penalty which may be inflicted does not…”
Eagle v. Burks, 201 S.W.2d 890 (Ky. Ct. App. 1947). “The general jurisdiction of quarterly courts in criminal cases is fixed by KRS 25.010, which, except as provided by KRS 242.”
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