Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 402.240 (2026)

County judge/executive to issue license in absence of clerk

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In the absence of the county clerk, or during a vacancy in the office, the county judge/executive may issue the license and, in so doing, he shall perform the duties and incur all the responsibilities of the clerk. The county judge/executive shall return a memorandum thereof to the clerk, and the memorandum shall be recorded as if the license had been issued by the clerk. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2113.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2015–2017 · leading case: Miller v. Davis, 267 F. Supp. 3d 961 (E.D. Ky. 2017).

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Miller v. Davis, 267 F. Supp. 3d 961 (E.D. Ky. 2017). · cites it 2× “Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 402.240 . And when a county judge/executive exercises these duties, he or she is required to “return a memorandum” to the county clerk.”

Miller v. Davis, 123 F. Supp. 3d 924 (E.D. Ky. 2015). · cites it 4× “KRS § 402.240 provides-that, “[i]n the absence of the county clerk, or Case: 0:15-cv-00044-DLB Doc #: 43 Filed: 08/12/15 Page: 13 of 28-Page ID#: 1158 during a vacancy in the office, the county judge/executive may issue the license and, in so.”

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