(1) An appeal from any final order issued pursuant to KRS 65.8829(7)(c)2., or pursuant
to KRS 65.8828(4) or (6) may be made to the District Court of the county in which
the local government is located within thirty (30) days of the date the order is
issued. The appeal shall be initiated by the filing of a complaint and a copy of the
final order in the same manner as any civil action under the Rules of Civil
Procedure. The District Court shall review the final order de novo.
(2) A judgment of the District Court may be appealed to the Circuit Court in
accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure.
(3) If no appeal from a final order is filed within the time period set forth in subsection
(1) of this section, the order shall be deemed final for all purposes.
Effective: July 15, 2016
History: Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 86, sec. 9, effective July 15, 2016. -- Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 364, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch.
177, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1996.
Notes of Decisions
Louisville Metro Health Dep't v. Highview Manor Ass'n, 319 S.W.3d 380 (Ky. 2010).
· cites it 10× “010(3), and KRS 65.8831(1). In 2005, the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (Louisville) enacted an ordinance banning smoking in buildings open to the public, with a few exceptions.”
Short v. City of Olive Hill, 414 S.W.3d 433 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013).
· cites it 3× “Olive Hill asserts that the Board’s service of the order was proper, such that the Shorts’ failure to file an appeal of that order within thirty days bars any and all claims in this matter pursuant to KRS 65.8831. As noted herein, the Board asserts that it mailed a copy of the…”
Michael McIntosh v. City of Madisonville, Ky., 126 F.4th 1141 (6th Cir. 2025).
“Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 65.8831 . But that law applies only to appeals of final orders from a local administrative body or a local hearing officer (who cannot work for the City).”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 65.8831(1) — 2 cases
Louisville Metro Health Dep't v. Highview Manor Ass'n, 319 S.W.3d 380 (Ky. 2010).
“010(3), and KRS 65.8831(1). In 2005, the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (Louisville) enacted an ordinance banning smoking in buildings open to the public, with a few exceptions.”
Short v. City of Olive Hill, 414 S.W.3d 433 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013).
“Olive Hill asserts that the Board’s service of the order was proper, such that the Shorts’ failure to file an appeal of that order within thirty days bars any and all claims in this matter pursuant to KRS 65.8831. As noted herein, the Board asserts that it mailed a copy of the…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 65.8831(2) — 1 case
Short v. City of Olive Hill, 414 S.W.3d 433 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013).
“Olive Hill asserts that the Board’s service of the order was proper, such that the Shorts’ failure to file an appeal of that order within thirty days bars any and all claims in this matter pursuant to KRS 65.8831. As noted herein, the Board asserts that it mailed a copy of the…”
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