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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 446.060 (2026)

Writings -- Signature must be at end -- To be in English

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(1) When the law requires any writing to be signed by a party thereto, it shall not be deemed to be signed unless the signature is subscribed at the end or close of the writing. (2) Every writing contemplated by the laws of this state shall be in the English language. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 468.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 30 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1945–2023 · leading case: Dixon v. Daymar Colleges Grp., LLC, 483 S.W.3d 332 (Ky. 2015).
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Dixon v. Daymar Colleges Grp., LLC, 483 S.W.3d 332 (Ky. 2015). · cites it 5× “In rebuttal, Daymar alleges that KRS 446.060 is inapplicable because there is no legal requirement that arbitration provisions be signed.”
State Street Bank & Trust Co. of Boston v. Heck's, Inc., 963 S.W.2d 626 (Ky. 1998). · cites it 8× “The Court of Appeals correctly determined that in order to be enforceable, the first mortgage would have to be signed by the party to be charged with it pursuant to the Statute of Frauds, KRS 371.”
Ward v. Hilliard, 2018 IL App (5th) 180214 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 5× “" Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 446.060 (1) (West 2014).”
Hertz Com. Leasing Corp. v. Joseph, 641 S.W.2d 753 (Ky. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 3× “80-CI-198), if any such valid order there be, and the statutory defense embodied in KRS 446.060 (No. 4601) requiring signatures to be subscribed at the end or close of any writing.”
Ward v. Hilliard, 2018 IL App (5th) 180214 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 5× “” Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 446.060 (1) (West 2014).”
Miller's v. Shannon, 299 S.W.2d 103 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957). · cites it 5× “For the convenience of the reader we set out the first in full as it is short, and we give the applicable parts of KRS 446.060 and 446.080: *106 394.040. “No will is valid unless it is in writing with the name of the testator subscribed thereto by himself, or by some other…”
R. C. Durr Co. v. Bennett Indus., Inc., 590 S.W.2d 338 (Ky. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 3× “Durr contends the conditions on the reverse side of the offer are not part of the contract because (1) the contract was not signed at the end or close of the writing, and (2) the disclaimer or limitation of liability was not conspicuous.”
Consol. Aluminum Corp. v. Krieger, 710 S.W.2d 869 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “Furthermore, the language on the face of the contract incorporating those terms and conditions by reference also appears below the signature line.”
Bartelt Aviation, Inc. v. Dry Lake Coal Co., 682 S.W.2d 796 (Ky. Ct. App. 1985). “KRS 446.060 provides that “[wjhen a law requires a writing to be signed by a party thereto, it shall not be deemed to be signed unless the signature is subscribed at the end or close of the writing.”
Bennett v. Ditto, 204 S.W.3d 145 (Ky. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 7× “040 and KRS 446.060. Bennett appeals from an August 1, 2005, opinion and order of the Meade Circuit Court holding that the Meade District Court erroneously admitted into probate Wiseman’s holographic will.”
Kendrick v. Rothacre (In Re Rothacre), 326 B.R. 398 (Bankr. E.D. Ky. 2010). · cites it 2× “He points to KRS 446.060(1) which provides: “When the law requires any writing to be signed by a party thereto, it shall not be deemed to be signed unless the signature is subscribed at the end or close of the writing.”
Whitcomb v. Whitcomb, 267 S.W.2d 400 (Ky. Ct. App. 1954). “This is on the theory that KRS 446.060, .requiring the signature of a “party” to a writing to be at the bottom, applies to jury verdicts.”
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— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 446.060(1) — 9 cases
State Street Bank & Trust Co. of Boston v. Heck's, Inc., 963 S.W.2d 626 (Ky. 1998). “The Court of Appeals correctly determined that in order to be enforceable, the first mortgage would have to be signed by the party to be charged with it pursuant to the Statute of Frauds, KRS 371.”
Hertz Com. Leasing Corp. v. Joseph, 641 S.W.2d 753 (Ky. Ct. App. 1982). “80-CI-198), if any such valid order there be, and the statutory defense embodied in KRS 446.060 (No. 4601) requiring signatures to be subscribed at the end or close of any writing.”
R. C. Durr Co. v. Bennett Indus., Inc., 590 S.W.2d 338 (Ky. Ct. App. 1979). “Durr contends the conditions on the reverse side of the offer are not part of the contract because (1) the contract was not signed at the end or close of the writing, and (2) the disclaimer or limitation of liability was not conspicuous.”
Consol. Aluminum Corp. v. Krieger, 710 S.W.2d 869 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986). “Furthermore, the language on the face of the contract incorporating those terms and conditions by reference also appears below the signature line.”
Kendrick v. Rothacre (In Re Rothacre), 326 B.R. 398 (Bankr. E.D. Ky. 2010). “He points to KRS 446.060(1) which provides: “When the law requires any writing to be signed by a party thereto, it shall not be deemed to be signed unless the signature is subscribed at the end or close of the writing.”
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