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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 372.140 (2026)

Power of attorney to confess judgment -- Release of errors

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(1) Except as provided in KRS 457.150, any power of attorney to confess judgment or to suffer judgment to pass by default or otherwise, and any release of errors, given before an action is instituted, is void. (2) No person shall appear for a defendant under any such power in any court in this state. Effective: July 14, 2018 History: Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 28, effective July 14, 2018. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 416, 417.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1966–2024 · leading case: Ashland Armco Employees Credit Union v. Cantrell, 685 S.W.2d 559 (Ky. Ct. App. 1984).
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Ashland Armco Employees Credit Union v. Cantrell, 685 S.W.2d 559 (Ky. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 8× “990 which states that, Any person who violates subsection (2) of KRS 372.140 shall forfeit one thousand dollars to the defendant, and shall be liable to damages at the suit of the party aggrieved.”
Commonwealth Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Glasscock, 415 S.W.2d 106 (Ky. Ct. App. 1966). “Appellee contends that his use of this convenience and payment of a prescribed fine was not cquatable with a “conviction.”
Nova U.S. Inc. v. Disimone (W.D. Ky. 2024). · cites it 2× “150,” which governs provisions relieving an agent of liability for breach of duty, “any power of attorney to confess judgment or to suffer judgment to pass by default or otherwise, and any release of errors, given before an action is instituted, is void.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 372.140(1) — 1 case
Ashland Armco Employees Credit Union v. Cantrell, 685 S.W.2d 559 (Ky. Ct. App. 1984). “990 which states that, Any person who violates subsection (2) of KRS 372.140 shall forfeit one thousand dollars to the defendant, and shall be liable to damages at the suit of the party aggrieved.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 372.140(2) — 1 case
Ashland Armco Employees Credit Union v. Cantrell, 685 S.W.2d 559 (Ky. Ct. App. 1984). “990 which states that, Any person who violates subsection (2) of KRS 372.140 shall forfeit one thousand dollars to the defendant, and shall be liable to damages at the suit of the party aggrieved.”
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