Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 26.140 (2026)

Repealed, 1978

✓ current as of May 2026

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Catchline at repeal: Police judge in cities of first class. History: Repealed (1st Extra. Sess.) 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 491, effective January 2, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2915, 2923, 2924, 2926.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1956–1976 · leading case: North v. Russell, 427 U.S. 328 (1976).

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North v. Russell, 427 U.S. 328 (1976). · cites it 2× “§ 130; Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 26.140 (1971). Police court judges have terms of four years.”

Ditty v. Hampton, 490 S.W.2d 772 (Ky. Ct. App. 1973). “However, the judge of the police court of a first-class city is required by statute, KRS 26.140, to be a lawyer of eight years’ practice, and the judge of the police court of a second-class city is required by KRS 26.”

Roberts v. Noel, 296 S.W.2d 745 (Ky. Ct. App. 1956). · cites it 2× “KRS 26.140, 26.150, 26.170, 26.190, 26.210, 26.”

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