Kentucky Revised Statutes
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 446.140 (2026)
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Title heads, chapter heads, section and subsection heads or titles, and explanatory notes and cross references, in the Kentucky Revised Statutes, do not constitute any part of the law, except as provided in KRS 355.1-107. Effective: July 15, 2014 History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 12, effective July 15, 2014. -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 77, secs 10-108. -- Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1951–2024 · leading case: Wheeler & Clevenger Oil Co. v. Washburn, 127 S.W.3d 609 (Ky. 2004).
Wheeler & Clevenger Oil Co. v. Washburn, 127 S.W.3d 609 (Ky. 2004). “]” KRS 446.140. The titles of sections and subsections in the statutes, vis-a-vis the titles of Acts, are often renamed and inserted by the reviser of the statutes after the enactment of the statute, See KRS 7.”
Popplewell's Alligator Dock No. 1, Inc. v. Cabinet, 133 S.W.3d 456 (Ky. 2004). “KRS 446.140 ("Title heads, chapter heads, section and subsection heads or titles, and explanatory notes and cross references, in the Kentucky Revised Statutes, do not constitute any part of the law, except as provided in KRS 355.”
Sweasy v. King's Daughters Mem'l Hosp., 771 S.W.2d 812 (Ky. 1989). “" KRS 446.140. In McGuffey v. Hall, supra , we held Section 9 of the 1976 Act in violation of the subject-title requirement in Section 51 of the Constitution, stating "the subject-matter of § 9 of the Act is not sufficiently related to malpractice claims or insurance to satisfy…”
Commonwealth, Dep't of Corr. v. Engle, 302 S.W.3d 60 (Ky. 2010). “KRS 446.140 states, in relevant part, that “[t]itle heads, chapter heads, section and subsection heads or titles, and explanatory notes and cross references, in the Kentucky Revised Statutes, do not constitute any part of the law[.”
Bluegrass Pipeline Co. v. Kentuckians United to Restrain Eminent Domain, Inc., 478 S.W.3d 386 (Ky. Ct. App. 2015). “While it is true that “[t]itle heads, chapter heads, section and subsection heads or titles, and explanatory notes and cross references, in the Kentucky Revised Statutes, do not constitute any part of the law,” KRS 446.140, we must still “construe statutes within their context…”
J.A.S. v. Bushelman, 342 S.W.3d 850 (Ky. 2011). “KRS 446.140. The words of the statute speak for themselves.”
Am. Premier Ins. Co. v. McBride, 159 S.W.3d 342 (Ky. Ct. App. 2004). “See also KRS 446.140. 37 . Popplewell's Alligator Dock No.”
Shewmaker v. Commonwealth, 30 S.W.3d 807 (Ky. Ct. App. 2000). “KRS 446.140. However, in the case of conflicts and latent or patent ambiguities, reference may be made to the Acts of the General Assembly.”
Crouch v. Commonwealth, 323 S.W.3d 668 (Ky. 2010). “As the Court of Appeals majority correctly observed, KRS 446.140 expressly provides that with the exception of the Uniform Commercial Code, “[tjitle heads, chapter heads, section and subsection heads or titles, and explanatory notes and cross references, in the Kentucky Revised…”
Brown v. Commonwealth, 40 S.W.3d 873 (Ky. Ct. App. 1999). “KRS 446.140. Property interests in particular, which arise in so many different legal contexts, defy neat statutory compartmentalization.”
Arciero v. Hager, 397 S.W.2d 50 (Ky. Ct. App. 1965). “KRS 446.140. Hence there is no merit in the contention as presented.”
Fawbush v. Louisville & Jefferson Cnty. Metro. Sewer Dist., 240 S.W.2d 622 (Ky. Ct. App. 1951). “KRS 446.140, reads: “Title heads, chapter 'heads, section and subsection heads or titles, and explanatory notes and cross references, in the Kentucky Revised Statutes, do not constitute any part of the law.”
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