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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 83.080 (2026)

Repealed, 1972

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Journal of board of aldermen -- City documents to be public records. History: Repealed 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 243, sec. 35. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2773, 2775.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1949–1971 · leading case: Severance v. Sohan, 347 S.W.2d 498 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961).
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Severance v. Sohan, 347 S.W.2d 498 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961). · cites it 3× “The crosswalk ordinance heretofore mentioned was introduced in evidence and read to the jury over appellant’s objection.”
Fryrear v. Kentucky I. Terminal R. Co., Inc., 220 S.W.2d 546 (Ky. Ct. App. 1949). · cites it 2× “” KRS 83.080 provides: “The courts shall take judicial notice of the ordinances of the city (of the first class), and the printed copy officially published by the city may be read as evidence in any trial in which the same may be competent as evidence without proof of the due…”
Ashton v. Roop, 244 S.W.2d 727 (Ky. Ct. App. 1951). “Courts of this Commonwealth take judicial notice of the ordinances of the City of Louisville, KRS 83.080. Davis’ violation of this ordinance was negligence per se, but such negligence does not allow plaintiff to recover as a matter of law, unless it was the direct and proximate…”
Morrow v. City of Louisville, 249 S.W.2d 721 (Ky. Ct. App. 1952). “We will take judicial notice, under KRS 83.080, that the mayor of Louisville has no power, under the ordinances of the city, to change traffic regulations.”
Newman v. Lee, 471 S.W.2d 293 (Ky. Ct. App. 1971). “Indeed, the very words of KRS 83.080 contemplate that the ordinance will be ‘read as evidence.”
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