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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 67.140 (2026)

Care and custody of courthouse and grounds

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The fiscal court shall have authority and jurisdiction to levy and collect property taxes necessary for the purpose of keeping and maintaining the courthouse and grounds in proper condition and repair, to prevent injury thereto, to keep them in a proper state of cleanliness and sanitation, to provide heat and lights for them, and to provide sufficient water for the courts and offices therein. Effective: June 17, 1978 History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 11, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 49, effective January 2, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 938f-1.

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Cited in 2 cases, 1958–1967 · leading case: Moores v. Fayette Cnty., 418 S.W.2d 412 (Ky. Ct. App. 1967).
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Moores v. Fayette Cnty., 418 S.W.2d 412 (Ky. Ct. App. 1967). · cites it 4× “She argues that KRS 67.140 places certain duties on the fiscal court and that the members of the court should be held liable for negligently failing to perform such duties.”
Fayette Cnty. v. Fayette Cnty. Fiscal Court, 317 S.W.2d 162 (Ky. Ct. App. 1958). “Appellant also relies upon the provisions of KRS 67.140 which reads: “In counties containing a city of the second class wherein all terms of the circuit court are held at the county seat, the fiscal court shall have the care and custody of the courthouse at the county seat, the…”
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