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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 64.255 (2026)

Repealed, 1978

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Catchline at repeal: Justices of the peace in counties of less than 250,000 population -- Compensation -- Return of fees. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) ch. 14, sec. 491, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 311, sec. 1. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 29. -- Created 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 81, secs. 1 and 2.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1959–1981 · leading case: Roberts v. Hickman Cnty. Fiscal Court, 481 S.W.2d 279 (Ky. Ct. App. 1972).
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Roberts v. Hickman Cnty. Fiscal Court, 481 S.W.2d 279 (Ky. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 13× “In a declaratory judgment action the circuit court held void an order of February 5, 1971, of the Hickman County Fiscal Court providing for a salary of $100 per month for justices of the peace exercising criminal jurisdiction, which order was made pursuant to KRS 64.255. The…”
Hasty v. Shepherd, 620 S.W.2d 325 (Ky. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 4× “258 must be looked at in conjunction with KRS 64.255. That question appears to have been settled in Roberts v.”
Smith v. Harlan Cnty. Fiscal Court, 329 S.W.2d 61 (Ky. Ct. App. 1959). · cites it 11× “The validity and effect of KRS 64.255, usually referred to as the Magistrates’ Pay Act, are involved on this appeal.”
Kitchens v. Milliken, 329 S.W.2d 68 (Ky. Ct. App. 1959). · cites it 4× “In a declaratory judgment action, the circuit court held void an order of May 23, 1958, of the Warren County Fiscal Court providing for a salary of $200 per month for a justice of the peace from the Second Magisterial District made pursuant to KRS 64.255, in so far as it related…”
Webster Cnty. v. Nance, 362 S.W.2d 723 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962). “…of compensating: Justices of the Peace by fees for trying criminal cases was abolished in 1958. Oh. 81, Acts of 1958, KRS 64.255.”
Hall v. Noplis, 367 S.W.2d 456 (Ky. Ct. App. 1963). · cites it 4× “KRS 64.255 authorizes the payment of salaries to magistrates for the performance of duties incident to the exericse of criminal jurisdiction.”
Crafton v. Bratcher, 329 S.W.2d 70 (Ky. Ct. App. 1959). “” The circuit court held the legislation to be unconstitutional on the same grounds urged in the Harlan County case in which similar questions were decided adversely.”
Wilson v. Garner, 516 S.W.2d 333 (Ky. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 5× “*335 The payment of salaries to justices of the peace for the performance of services in the trial of criminal cases is authorized by KRS 64.255. That statute states the purpose to provide for compensation to justices of the peace “for their performance of the duties * * *…”
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