Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 415.070 (2026)

Judgment against usurper -- Enforcement

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A person adjudged to have usurped an office or franchise shall be deprived thereof by the judgment of the court, and the person adjudged entitled thereto shall be placed in possession thereof; but no one shall be adjudged entitled thereto, unless the action be instituted by him. And the court shall have power to enforce its judgment by causing the books and papers, and all other things pertaining to the office or franchise, to be surrendered by the usurper; and by preventing him from further exercising or using the same; and may enforce its orders by fine and imprisonment until obeyed. Effective: July 1, 1953 History: Transferred 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1953, from C.C. sec. 487.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: Lionshield v. Andy Beshier (W.D. Ky. 2020).

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Lionshield v. Andy Beshier (W.D. Ky. 2020). “§ 415.070. However “for usurpation of other than county offices or franchises, the action by the Commonwealth shall be instituted and prosecuted by the [Kentucky] Attorney General.”

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