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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 422.020 (2026)

Repealed, effective July 1, 1992

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Copies of domestic records or documents admissible in evidence. History: Repealed 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 88, secs. 92 and 93, effective July 1, 1992. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 519, 1626 to 1630, 4618-161. Note: Repeal of this section became effective July 1, 1992, in compliance with 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 324, secs. 30 and 33.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases, 1946–2017 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Willis, 719 S.W.2d 440 (Ky. 1986).
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Commonwealth v. Willis, 719 S.W.2d 440 (Ky. 1986). · cites it 5× “KRS 422.020 sets out the method for certifying and introducing into evidence the various official governmental records prepared throughout the Commonwealth by local and state government.”
Merriweather v. Commonwealth, 99 S.W.3d 448 (Ky. 2003). · cites it 2× “KRS 422.020 provides in part: The records and judicial proceedings of any court of any state, attested by the clerk thereof in due form, with the seal of the court annexed if there be a seal, and certified by the judge, chief justice, or presiding magistrate of the court, shall…”
Commonwealth v. Bailey, 71 S.W.3d 73 (Ky. 2002). · cites it 2× “Commonwealth, supra note 36 at 639 ("[T]his court construes the term `proceedings' as used in KRS 422.020(4)(a) as referring to proceedings after the attachment of jeopardy.”
Young v. J.B. Hunt Transp., Inc., 781 S.W.2d 503 (Ky. 1989). · cites it 2× “2d 440, 441 (1986), this Court construed KRS 422.020(4), a similar statute relating to public records, as "a device providing the method for authentication of an official record which is otherwise admissible" and such a construction is appropriate here.”
Prater v. Cabinet for Human Resources, 954 S.W.2d 954 (Ky. 1997). · cites it 2× “Prior to the 1992 adoption of the Kentucky Rules of Evidence, there existed in the common law of Kentucky both a public records exception and a business records exception to the hearsay rule.”
Stephen Marchese v. Allison Aebersold, 530 S.W.3d 441 (Ky. 2017). “(We note here the Merriweather reference on page 452 to “KRS 422.020” is inaccurate; the statute referred to is KRS 422.”
Ratliff v. Commonwealth, 719 S.W.2d 445 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “While KRS 422.020(1) and CR 44.01 permit the use of properly certified copies of public records to serve as prima facie evidence of their contents, the information appearing in the Department of Transportation records are wholly inadequate to prove appellants’ prior convictions.”
Skimmerhorn v. Commonwealth, 998 S.W.2d 771 (Ky. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “The Court relied on KRS 422.020 which stated in pertinent part that “[a]ny public record, kept by any state administrative agency, or copy duly certified by the custodian thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of its contents in all proceedings.”
Rohleder v. French, 675 S.W.2d 8 (Ky. Ct. App. 1984). “An examination of the record before us indicates that copies of the deeds and mortgage were never properly introduced into evidence as required by KRS 422.020(5). On appeal, our review is confined to matters properly made a part of the record below.”
Regalbuto v. Grant, 473 S.W.2d 833 (Ky. Ct. App. 1971). “The owners contend that KRS 422.020(4) required the admission of the letter.”
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Howard v. Denham, 197 S.W.2d 907 (Ky. Ct. App. 1946). “KRS 422.020(4) provides: “Any public record, kept by any state administrative agency, or copy duly certified by the custodian thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of its contents in all proceedings.”
Stephen Marchese v. Allison Aebersold (Ky. 2017). “(We note here the Merriweather reference on page 452 to "KRS 422.020" is inaccurate; the statute referred to is KRS 422.”
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— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 422.020(1) — 1 case
Ratliff v. Commonwealth, 719 S.W.2d 445 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986). “While KRS 422.020(1) and CR 44.01 permit the use of properly certified copies of public records to serve as prima facie evidence of their contents, the information appearing in the Department of Transportation records are wholly inadequate to prove appellants’ prior convictions.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 422.020(2) — 1 case
Reese v. Black Star Coal Corp., 254 S.W.2d 331 (Ky. Ct. App. 1953).
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 422.020(4) — 5 cases
Young v. J.B. Hunt Transp., Inc., 781 S.W.2d 503 (Ky. 1989). “2d 440, 441 (1986), this Court construed KRS 422.020(4), a similar statute relating to public records, as "a device providing the method for authentication of an official record which is otherwise admissible" and such a construction is appropriate here.”
Commonwealth v. Willis, 719 S.W.2d 440 (Ky. 1986). “KRS 422.020 sets out the method for certifying and introducing into evidence the various official governmental records prepared throughout the Commonwealth by local and state government.”
Ratliff v. Commonwealth, 719 S.W.2d 445 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986). “While KRS 422.020(1) and CR 44.01 permit the use of properly certified copies of public records to serve as prima facie evidence of their contents, the information appearing in the Department of Transportation records are wholly inadequate to prove appellants’ prior convictions.”
Regalbuto v. Grant, 473 S.W.2d 833 (Ky. Ct. App. 1971). “The owners contend that KRS 422.020(4) required the admission of the letter.”
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Howard v. Denham, 197 S.W.2d 907 (Ky. Ct. App. 1946). “KRS 422.020(4) provides: “Any public record, kept by any state administrative agency, or copy duly certified by the custodian thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of its contents in all proceedings.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 422.020(4)(a) — 1 case
Commonwealth v. Bailey, 71 S.W.3d 73 (Ky. 2002). “Commonwealth, supra note 36 at 639 ("[T]his court construes the term `proceedings' as used in KRS 422.020(4)(a) as referring to proceedings after the attachment of jeopardy.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 422.020(5) — 1 case
Rohleder v. French, 675 S.W.2d 8 (Ky. Ct. App. 1984). “An examination of the record before us indicates that copies of the deeds and mortgage were never properly introduced into evidence as required by KRS 422.020(5). On appeal, our review is confined to matters properly made a part of the record below.”
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