Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 382.300 (2026)

Duty of clerk concerning instruments lodged for record -- Reproduction of

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(1) Every county clerk shall record all deeds, mortgages and powers of attorney that are lodged for record, properly certified, or that are acknowledged or proved before him as required by law. He shall also record the certificates endorsed on such instrument, and shall certify the time when the instrument was lodged in his office for record. If acknowledged or proved before him, he shall also certify the time of acknowledgment or proof, and by whom proved, and that the instrument and the certificate thereon have been duly recorded in his office.

(2) Whenever, either heretofore or hereafter, any recordable instrument of writing bearing the certificate of the clerk showing its recording shall have been copied of record by any photographic, photocopying, or other mechanical process for reproducing on the record the instrument and certificate, the clerk's signature, by either the clerk or his deputy, so reproduced with such certificate shall have the same effect as if subscribed by the clerk on the record. Effective: June 19, 1952 History: Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 1, effective June 19, 1952. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 511.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2007–2011 · leading case: Nash v. Campbell Cnty. Fiscal Court, 345 S.W.3d 811 (Ky. 2011).

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Nash v. Campbell Cnty. Fiscal Court, 345 S.W.3d 811 (Ky. 2011). · cites it 4× “[17] KRS 382.300. [18] See generally KRS 382.300; KRS 100.”

Robin Browning Brock v. Branch Banking & Trust Co. (In Re Johnson), 380 B.R. 455 (6th Cir. BAP 2007). · cites it 2× “It is only by happenstance, the fortuitous decision of BB & T to mail the title documents and fees to the clerk by certified mail, return receipt requested, that we even know the date of tender in this case.”

In re: Johnson v. (6th Cir. BAP 2007). “Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 382.300 (1) (county clerk required to “certify the time when the [deed, mortgage or power of attorney] was lodged in his office”).”

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Robin Browning Brock v. Branch Banking & Trust Co. (In Re Johnson), 380 B.R. 455 (6th Cir. BAP 2007). “It is only by happenstance, the fortuitous decision of BB & T to mail the title documents and fees to the clerk by certified mail, return receipt requested, that we even know the date of tender in this case.”

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