Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 7.138 (2026)

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(1) Any section in the official version of the Kentucky Revised Statutes may be amended or repealed by reference to the section number, without reference to the legislative act from which it was compiled.

(2) (a) In any judicial or administrative proceeding, the text of any codified Kentucky statute which is submitted or cited by a party or upon which the court or the administrative officer or body relies shall be that text contained in the official version of the Kentucky Revised Statutes or in a certified version of the Kentucky Revised Statutes so designated pursuant to KRS 7.132 and bearing the certification provided for by KRS 7.134.

(b) In the event of a difference between the text of a statute as it appears in the official version of the Kentucky Revised Statutes and as it appears in a certified version of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, the text from the official version shall prevail unless, in response to a written inquiry, the Commission shall provide the court or the administrative officer or body in writing with a statement that the text in the official version is being corrected and with the text of that statute as corrected. Effective: January 1, 1997 History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 46, sec. 6, effective January 1, 1997. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 200, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. – Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 431, sec. 2, effective April 13, 1992, and sec. 3, effective July 1, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 88, secs. 89 and 93, effective July 1, 1992. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 16, effective July 13, 1984. -- Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 85, secs. (1), (3), and (4), effective June 16, 1966. Note: Amendment of this section by 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 88, secs. 89 and 93 became effective July 1, 1992, in compliance with 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 324, sec. 30.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2021 · leading case: Munn v. Commonwealth, 889 S.W.2d 49 (Ky. Ct. App. 1994).

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Munn v. Commonwealth, 889 S.W.2d 49 (Ky. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “KRS 7.138 states in pertinent part as follows: (l)(a) When any complete official edition of the statutes is published, the director of *51 the Legislative Research Commission shall issue and the reviser of statutes shall attest to a certificate that the edition contains all…”

Charles Martin v. Warrior Coal LLC (Ky. 2021). “131(2) it must be codified in the official version of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to be effective under KRS 7.138(2). Id. On the other hand, under KRS 7.”

Lafarge Holcim v. James Swinford (Ky. 2019). “KRS 7.138(2)(a) states, “[i]n any judicial or administrative proceeding, the text of any codified Kentucky statute which is submitted or cited by a party or upon which the court.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 7.138(2) — 1 case

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 7.138(2)(a) — 1 case

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 7.138(3) — 1 case

Munn v. Commonwealth, 889 S.W.2d 49 (Ky. Ct. App. 1994). “KRS 7.138 states in pertinent part as follows: (l)(a) When any complete official edition of the statutes is published, the director of *51 the Legislative Research Commission shall issue and the reviser of statutes shall attest to a certificate that the edition contains all…”

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