Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 432.280 (2026)

Court may bring criminal action for libel or slander -- Punish resistance to

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judicial order. Nothing in KRS 432.230 to 432.270 shall prevent any court or judge from proceeding against any person writing or publishing a libel or slanderous words concerning such court or judge in relation to his judicial conduct in court by indictment, nor prevent any court from punishing any person guilty of a contempt in resisting or disobeying any judicial order or process issued by or under the authority of such court. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1299.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1953–2016 · leading case: Clay v. Clay, 707 S.W.2d 352 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986).

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Clay v. Clay, 707 S.W.2d 352 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986). “KRS 432.280. Consequently, a denial of restitution or recoupment after a successful appeal essentially denies him a right to appeal.”

Lewis v. Rice, 261 S.W.2d 804 (Ky. Ct. App. 1953). “KRS 432.280. See Hargis v. Commonwealth, 135 Ky.”

Trent v. Huff, 178 F. Supp. 3d 565 (E.D. Ky. 2016). “You may be subject to contempt of court per KRS 432.280. (Doc. # 34-1 at 11). Thus, by violating his bond conditions by failing his third drug test, Plaintiff created new probable cause for his re-arrest and detention.”

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