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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 454.140 (2026)

Officers to whom process to be directed -- Provisional remedies

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(1) Every process in an action or proceeding shall be directed to the sheriff of the county; or, if he be a party, or be interested, to the coroner; or, if he be interested, to the jailer; or, if all these officers be interested, to any constable. (2) The summons or an order for a provisional remedy, in an action or proceeding, may, at the request of the party in whose behalf it is issued, be directed to any of the officers named in subsection (1) of this section who is not a party to nor interested in the action. Effective: July 1, 1953 History: Transferred 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1953, from C.C. sec. 667.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2017–2025 · leading case: Ken Isaacs v. Jeff Caldwell Member of Georgetown-Scott Cnty. Plan. Comm'n, 530 S.W.3d 449 (Ky. 2017).
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Ken Isaacs v. Jeff Caldwell Member of Georgetown-Scott Cnty. Plan. Comm'n, 530 S.W.3d 449 (Ky. 2017). · cites it 2× “See KRS 454.140; KRS 454.145; KRS 70.050; CR 4.”
London City Council v. Randall Weddle (Ky. 2025). · cites it 3× “Finally, there is the issue of whether the City Council and Interim-Mayor Handley were properly served pursuant to KRS 454.140. We now address the discrete issues before us, mindful of the fact that the underlying merits of whether Mayor Weddle was lawfully removed from his…”
Ken Isaacs v. Jeff Caldwell Member of Georgetown-Scott Cnty. Plan. Comm'n (Ky. 2017). “See KRS 454.140; KRS 454.145; KRS 70.050; CR 4.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 454.140(1) — 1 case
London City Council v. Randall Weddle (Ky. 2025). “Finally, there is the issue of whether the City Council and Interim-Mayor Handley were properly served pursuant to KRS 454.140. We now address the discrete issues before us, mindful of the fact that the underlying merits of whether Mayor Weddle was lawfully removed from his…”
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