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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 30.170 (2026)

Repealed, 1976

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Court rules governing practice of law and state bar. History through 1968: Repealed 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 58, sec. 12. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 5, sec. 1. -- Amended 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 1. --Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 213, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 101-1, 101-2.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases, 1946–1980 · leading case: Int'l Ass'n of MacHinists v. Street, 367 U.S. 740 (1961).
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Int'l Ass'n of MacHinists v. Street, 367 U.S. 740 (1961). · cites it 2× “699-713 (court rule)); Idaho ( Idaho Code § 3-408 to § 3-417); Kentucky (Ky. Rev. Stat. § 30.170); Louisiana (La. Rev.”
Kentucky State Bar Ass'n v. Tussey, 476 S.W.2d 177 (Ky. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 4× “020 as above quoted and upon KRS 30.170(3), which provides: “No rule - - - shall prevent a person not holding himself out as a practicing attorney from writing a deed, mortgage or will, or prevent a person from drawing any instrument to which he is a party.”
Ex Parte Auditor of Pub. Accounts, 609 S.W.2d 682 (Ky. 1980). “KRS 30.170 (1942). KRS 30.060 was amended by Ch.”
Frazee v. Citizens Fid. Bank & Trust Co., 393 S.W.2d 778 (Ky. Ct. App. 1965). · cites it 2× “KRS 30.170. The Rules of the Court of Appeals supersede all laws in conflict therewith.”
Ratterman v. Stapleton, 371 S.W.2d 939 (Ky. Ct. App. 1963). · cites it 3× “580, which provided : “Nothing in these Rules shall be construed as limiting or altering the power of the Circuit and other Courts of this State to discipline members of the Bar as that power at the present exists.”
Hobson v. Kentucky Trust Co., Etc., 197 S.W.2d 454 (Ky. Ct. App. 1946). · cites it 2× “Reference was then made to section 30.170 KRS, which is a part of our Integrated Bar Act enacted in 1934, Laws 1934, c.”
Travis v. Landrum, 607 S.W.2d 124 (Ky. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “It was codified as Carroll’s Kentucky Statutes, Section 101-1, and later as KRS 30.170. The “Bar Act” provided that the Court of Appeals shall adopt and promulgate rules: (d) Organizing and governing a bar association of the attorneys of the state to act as an administrative…”
Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Vincent, 538 S.W.2d 39 (Ky. 1976). “Though KRS 30.170(l)(a) and (b) direct this court to prescribe a code of ethics and to *42 establish practice and procedure for disciplining, suspending and disbarring attorneys, the power of the court to do so does not depend upon the statute, but is inherently a judicial…”
Carter v. Trevathan, 309 S.W.2d 746 (Ky. Ct. App. 1958). · cites it 2× “ion does not question the good faith of Trevathan in writing the deeds about which it is now complaining, but insists the issue is whether he was engaging in the unauthorized practice of law in writing them, and as Trevathan admits he is technically guilty and offers to- accept…”
Collis v. Reed, 413 F. Supp. 507 (E.D. Ky. 1976). “He also seeks a declaration that KRS 30.170 and certain rules of the Kentucky Supreme Court are unconstitutional.”
Kentucky State Bar Ass'n v. Kelly, 421 S.W.2d 829 (Ky. Ct. App. 1967). “KRS 30.170, RCA 3.020. Pursuant to RCA 3.”
Getty v. Reed, 413 F. Supp. 511 (E.D. Ky. 1976). “He further seeks a declaration that KRS 30.170 and certain rules of the Kentucky Supreme Court promulgated thereunder, viz.”
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— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 30.170(2) — 2 cases
Frazee v. Citizens Fid. Bank & Trust Co., 393 S.W.2d 778 (Ky. Ct. App. 1965). “KRS 30.170. The Rules of the Court of Appeals supersede all laws in conflict therewith.”
Ratterman v. Stapleton, 371 S.W.2d 939 (Ky. Ct. App. 1963). “580, which provided : “Nothing in these Rules shall be construed as limiting or altering the power of the Circuit and other Courts of this State to discipline members of the Bar as that power at the present exists.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 30.170(3) — 1 case
Kentucky State Bar Ass'n v. Tussey, 476 S.W.2d 177 (Ky. Ct. App. 1972). “020 as above quoted and upon KRS 30.170(3), which provides: “No rule - - - shall prevent a person not holding himself out as a practicing attorney from writing a deed, mortgage or will, or prevent a person from drawing any instrument to which he is a party.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 30.170(b) — 1 case
In re Kenton Cnty. Bar Ass'n, 236 S.W.2d 906 (Ky. Ct. App. 1951).
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 30.170(l)(a) — 1 case
Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Vincent, 538 S.W.2d 39 (Ky. 1976). “Though KRS 30.170(l)(a) and (b) direct this court to prescribe a code of ethics and to *42 establish practice and procedure for disciplining, suspending and disbarring attorneys, the power of the court to do so does not depend upon the statute, but is inherently a judicial…”
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