Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 376.350 (2026)

Enforcement of lien on property of guest

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Any person in whose favor a lien created by KRS 376.340 exists may, before the District Court of the county where the debt was created, by himself, agent or attorney, make affidavit of the amount due him and in arrear for services to the person receiving them and describing, as nearly as possible, the baggage or other personal property owned and brought in by the guest. The court shall then issue a warrant directed to the sheriff or any constable or town marshal of the county, authorizing him to levy upon and seize the property described in the affidavit for the amount due, with interest and costs. If the property has been removed with the consent of the landlord, the lien shall not continue longer than ten (10) days from and after the removal. Effective: January 2, 1978 History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 288, effective January 2, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2179a-3, 2179a-4.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Kentucky Constables Ass'n, Inc. v. Kentucky Dep't of Corr. Crim. Just. Training (Ky. Ct. App. 2025).
Kentucky Constables Ass'n, Inc. v. Kentucky Dep't of Corr. Crim. Just. Training (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). “020; (f) The power to serve a warrant to levy and seize upon the baggage and other personal property of a guest for unpaid services to the keeper of a hotel, inn, boarding house, or house of private entertainment as provided in KRS 376.350; (g) The power to enforce a lien for…”
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