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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 415.050 (2026)

Duties of the Attorney General

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For usurpation of other than county offices or franchises, the action by the Commonwealth shall be instituted and prosecuted by the Attorney General. Effective: July 1, 1953 History: Transferred 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1953, from C.C. sec. 485.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1955–2023 · leading case: Commonwealth Ex Rel. Conway v. Thompson, 300 S.W.3d 152 (Ky. 2010).
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Commonwealth Ex Rel. Conway v. Thompson, 300 S.W.3d 152 (Ky. 2010). · cites it 2× “Under KRS 415.050, the Attorney General may proceed directly against a usurper.”
Chapman v. Gorman, 839 S.W.2d 232 (Ky. 1992). · cites it 3× “" If this oath is broken, the violating board member will be removed from office, under KRS 415.050 and 415.060. See KRS 160.180(3).”
State Bd. for Elementary & Secondary Educ. v. Ball, 847 S.W.2d 743 (Ky. 1993). · cites it 4× “he shall be subject to removal from office pursuant to KRS 415.050 and 415.-060. KRS 415.050 states: For usurpation of other than county offices or franchises, the action by the Commonwealth shall be instituted and prosecuted by the Attorney General.”
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cowan v. Wilkinson, 828 S.W.2d 610 (Ky. 1992). · cites it 2× “Under KRS 415.050, the Attorney General may proceed directly against a usurper.”
Yonts v. Commonwealth ex rel. Armstrong, 700 S.W.2d 407 (Ky. 1985). “, or becomes a candidate for nomination or election to any office or agency the holding and the discharging of the duties of which would have rendered him ineligible before election, or he moves his residence from the district for which he was chosen, or if he does anything that…”
Commonwealth ex rel. Buckman v. Mason, 284 S.W.2d 825 (Ky. Ct. App. 1955). · cites it 2× “270; but concede that he can bring actions to oust members who do not meet the qualifications required by KRS 160.”
Lionshield v. Andy Beshier (W.D. Ky. 2020). · cites it 2× “” Ky. Rev. Stat. § 415.050 (emphasis added).”
Commonwealth ex rel. Stephens v. Stephenson, 574 S.W.2d 328 (Ky. Ct. App. 1978). “KRS 415.050 and KRS 415.060. To allow a school board to circumvent KRS 160.”
Ashley Ahrens v. Daniel Fendley (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “” 7 KRS 415.050 provides, “For usurpation of other than county offices or franchises, the action by the Commonwealth shall be instituted and prosecuted by the Attorney General.”
Jones v. Robinson, 351 S.W.2d 185 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961). “” KRS 415.050 (C.C. § 485) reads: “For usurpation of other than county offices or franchises, the action by the Commonwealth shall be instituted and prosecuted by the Attorney General.”
Commonwealth ex rel. Matthews v. Rice, 415 S.W.2d 618 (Ky. Ct. App. 1966). “This is an ouster proceeding under authority of KRS 415.050 and 415.060 against Jim (Jimmie) Rice, a purported member of the Magoffin County Board of Education.”
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