Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 454.145 (2026)

Court may appoint person to serve particular process

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The court, for good cause, may appoint a person to serve a particular process or order, and he shall have the same power to execute it which a sheriff has. His return must be verified by his affidavit. He shall be entitled to the fees allowed to sheriffs for similar services. Effective: July 1, 1953 History: Transferred 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1953, from C.C. sec. 668.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1965–2017 · 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× “140; KRS 454.145; KRS 70.050; CR 4.01; and CR 4.”

Ken Isaacs v. Jeff Caldwell Member of Georgetown-Scott Cnty. Plan. Comm'n (Ky. 2017). “140; KRS 454.145; KRS 70.050; CR 4.01; and CR 4.”

McGaughey v. Keith, 392 S.W.2d 445 (Ky. Ct. App. 1965). “88192, Jefferson Circuit Court, because the petitioner had been served with a summons therein by a special bailiff appointed by the respondent for that purpose under KRS 454.145 which authorizes the appointment of special bailiffs “for good cause shown.”

McGaughey v. Cont'l Illinois Nat'l Bank & Trust Co. of Chicago, 419 S.W.2d 139 (Ky. Ct. App. 1967). “KRS 454.145 provides: “The court, for good cause, may appoint a person to serve a particular process or order, and he shall have the same power to execute it which a sheriff has.”

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