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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 381.215 (2026)

Repealed, 2010

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Adoption of common law rule against perpetuities. History: Repealed 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 14, effective July 15, 2010. -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 167, sec. 1, effective June 16, 1960.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1961–1997 · leading case: Dennis v. Bird, 941 S.W.2d 486 (Ky. Ct. App. 1997).
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Dennis v. Bird, 941 S.W.2d 486 (Ky. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “Nor is there a problem with the rule against perpetuities (codified as KRS 381.215) which requires that in order to be valid, an interest in property must necessarily vest in interest within a period measured by 21 years following the termination of lives in being at the time of…”
Three Rivers Rock Co. v. Reed Crushed Stone Co., 530 S.W.2d 202 (Ky. Ct. App. 1975). · cites it 2× “220 was repealed and KRS 381.215 and KRS 381.216 were enacted.”
Gilbert v. Union Coll., 343 S.W.2d 829 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961). · cites it 2× “220, governing restraints on alienation, was repealed at that time when the common law rule against perpetuities was adopted as KRS 381.215. The latter section provides: “No interest in real or personal property shall be good unless it must vest, if at all, not later than…”
Univ. of Louisville v. Isert, 742 S.W.2d 571 (Ky. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 3× “The language of KRS 381.215 and KRS 381.216 are as follows: KRS 381.”
Est. of Williams v. Comm'r, 62 T.C. 400 (1974). “It is the purpose of this section to enact the common law rule against perpetuities * * *.”
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