Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 432.040 (2026)

Repealed, effective January 1, 1975

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Teaching, publishing, joining society to advocate criminal syndicalism or sedition. History: Repealed 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 336, effective January 1, 1975. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1148a-4, 1148a-9.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1955–2021 · leading case: McSurely v. Ratliff, 282 F. Supp. 848 (E.D. Ky. 1967).
McSurely v. Ratliff, 282 F. Supp. 848 (E.D. Ky. 1967). · cites it 15× “KRS 432.040. [1] Also presented for determination is whether Congress by legislation has preempted this field so as to give federal courts exclusive jurisdiction; and, should this Court enjoin a state court from proceeding with a prosecution brought under the statute.”
Braden v. Lady, 276 S.W.2d 664 (Ky. Ct. App. 1955). “KRS 432.040. Section 75 of our Criminal Code of Practice provides that after conviction of an offense such as this, the accused shall be entitled to bond in “a penal sum sufficient to secure the defendant’s appearance or his surrender to the court in execution of the judgment if…”
Braden v. Commonwealth, 277 S.W.2d 7 (Ky. Ct. App. 1955). “KRS 432.040. Braden made a motion in the trial court to be permitted to prosecute his appeal in forma pauperis under KRS 453.”
Charles Martin v. Warrior Coal LLC (Ky. 2021). · cites it 4× “Stovall and Campbell have only recently been cited in other unpublished Court of Appeals cases also addressing the 2017 amendment of KRS 432.040. Given the language in Section 5 of 2017 Kentucky Acts Chapter 17, resort to Stovall and Campbell is unnecessary.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 432.040(1) — 1 case
Charles Martin v. Warrior Coal LLC (Ky. 2021). “Stovall and Campbell have only recently been cited in other unpublished Court of Appeals cases also addressing the 2017 amendment of KRS 432.040. Given the language in Section 5 of 2017 Kentucky Acts Chapter 17, resort to Stovall and Campbell is unnecessary.”
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