Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 67.077 (2026)

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(1) No county ordinance shall be passed until it has been read on two (2) separate days, but ordinances may be read by title and a summary only. A proposed ordinance may be amended by the fiscal court after its first reading and prior to its adoption. All amendments shall be proposed in writing, and only by setting out in full each amended section.

(2) All county ordinances and amendments shall be published pursuant to KRS Chapter 424 after passage and may be published in full or in summary form at the discretion of the fiscal court. If applicable, a sketch, drawing, or map, together with a narrative description written in layman's terms, may be used in lieu of metes and bounds descriptions. If published in summary form, publication shall contain notice of a place in the county where the full text of the ordinance or amendment is available for public inspection.

(3) Traffic, building, housing, plumbing, electrical, safety, and other self-contained codes may be adopted by reference if a copy of the code is kept with the adopting ordinance and is made a part of the permanent records of the county.

(4) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable in counties that have pursuant to KRS 67.830 adopted a charter county form of government or pursuant to KRS Chapter 67A adopted an urban-county form of government or pursuant to KRS Chapter 67C adopted a consolidated local government. Effective: July 15, 2020 History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 87, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2020. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 39, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 401, sec. 12, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980. -- Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 5, effective June 17, 1978.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2004–2026 · leading case: Knox Cnty. v. Hammons, 129 S.W.3d 839 (Ky. 2004).

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Knox Cnty. v. Hammons, 129 S.W.3d 839 (Ky. 2004). · cites it 44× “The trial court entered a ruling in favor of Knox County, determining that the Ordinance was not vague and overbroad, that it was passed in compliance with the Open Meetings Act, and that the actions taken by Knox County in notifying the public of the proposed Ordinance were…”

Jackson Purchase Energy Corp. v. Marshall Cnty., Kentucky (W.D. Ky. 2021). · cites it 5× “In count 12, Plaintiffs seek declaratory judgment that the ordinance is unenforceable because it violates the version of KRS 67.077 in effect at the time the ordinance was passed.”

Shelley Mattingly v. Jewish Hosp. & St. Mary's Healthcare, Inc. D/B/A Frazier Rehab (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 3× “-10- Therefore, in Hammons, the Kentucky Supreme Court concluded that the statutory publication requirement which specified that a summary for ordinances “shall” be certified was directory as: The obvious intent of KRS 67.077(2) is to ensure that no county ordinance is passed in…”

Doug Daniel v. Henry Cnty. Fiscal Court (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “KRS 67.077(1) requires an ordinance to be read on two (2) separate occasions prior to passage.”

Chris Johnson v. Akers Dev. (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “Akers Development tried to make Johnson 8 Knox County dealt with, in relevant part, KRS 67.077(2) and whether “shall” in a tax ordinance created a mandate or if substantial compliance was acceptable.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 67.077(1) — 1 case

Doug Daniel v. Henry Cnty. Fiscal Court (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). “KRS 67.077(1) requires an ordinance to be read on two (2) separate occasions prior to passage.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 67.077(2) — 4 cases

Knox Cnty. v. Hammons, 129 S.W.3d 839 (Ky. 2004). “The trial court entered a ruling in favor of Knox County, determining that the Ordinance was not vague and overbroad, that it was passed in compliance with the Open Meetings Act, and that the actions taken by Knox County in notifying the public of the proposed Ordinance were…”

Shelley Mattingly v. Jewish Hosp. & St. Mary's Healthcare, Inc. D/B/A Frazier Rehab (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “-10- Therefore, in Hammons, the Kentucky Supreme Court concluded that the statutory publication requirement which specified that a summary for ordinances “shall” be certified was directory as: The obvious intent of KRS 67.077(2) is to ensure that no county ordinance is passed in…”

Jackson Purchase Energy Corp. v. Marshall Cnty., Kentucky (W.D. Ky. 2021). “In count 12, Plaintiffs seek declaratory judgment that the ordinance is unenforceable because it violates the version of KRS 67.077 in effect at the time the ordinance was passed.”

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