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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 277.020 (2026)

Repealed, 2000

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Foreign railroad companies must incorporate in Kentucky and accept Constitution -- Effect of organization and filing prior to July 1, 1946. History: Repealed 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 17, effective December 1, 2000. -- Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 16. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 765, 841. Legislative Research Commission Note (12/1/2000). The contingency on the effectiveness of the repeal of this statute set by 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 18, was met, the voters of the Commonwealth having ratified at the general election on November 7, 2000, a constitutional amendment (see 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 399) abolishing the Railroad Commission.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1946–1999 · leading case: Eaton Asphalt Paving Co. v. CSX Transp., Inc., 8 S.W.3d 878 (Ky. Ct. App. 1999).
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Eaton Asphalt Paving Co. v. CSX Transp., Inc., 8 S.W.3d 878 (Ky. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 5× “They also relied on this section’s statutory counterpart, KRS 277.020, which provides: (1) Except as provided in KRS 277.”
Atl. Coast Line R. Co. v. Commonwealth, 193 S.W.2d 749 (Ky. Ct. App. 1946). “” ■ Apparently in anticipation of being permitted to operate the Clinchfield line, the appellant, in 1924, filed with the Secretary of State of Kentucky, in conformity with section 841, Kentucky Statutes (now KRS 277.020), proper instruments by which it became qualified to…”
James v. Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry., 221 S.W.2d 449 (Ky. Ct. App. 1949). “” And further: “* * * that prior to the institution of this action this defendant complied with Kentucky Statutes Section 841 (now KRS 277.020) by qualifying to do business in tins State, and as part of such qualification designated O.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 277.020(2) — 1 case
Eaton Asphalt Paving Co. v. CSX Transp., Inc., 8 S.W.3d 878 (Ky. Ct. App. 1999). “They also relied on this section’s statutory counterpart, KRS 277.020, which provides: (1) Except as provided in KRS 277.”
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