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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 88.020 (2026)

Repealed, 1980

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Dissolution of charter -- Proceedings -- Certification of judgment to secretary of state. History: Repealed 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 86, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 239, sec. 50. -- Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 60. -- Amended 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 132, secs. 1 and 2. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 3662a-1, 3662a-2, 3662a- 3.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1960–1977 · leading case: Jewell v. City of Lake Louisvilla, 339 S.W.2d 169 (Ky. Ct. App. 1960).
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Jewell v. City of Lake Louisvilla, 339 S.W.2d 169 (Ky. Ct. App. 1960). · cites it 3× “The action was commenced under KRS 88.020, the pertinent part of which reads as follows: “A majority of the voters residing in a city of the sixth class may petition the circuit court of the county in which a greater part of the city is located, asking that its charter be…”
Riddle v. Howard, 357 S.W.2d 705 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962). “It appears that no general statute on the subject was enacted until 1906, when the Legislature authorized the courts to declare dissolution of a charter of a sixth class city upon petition of a majority of the resident voters: KRS 88.020. No proceeding was ever instituted under…”
Colwell v. Ward, 428 S.W.2d 30 (Ky. Ct. App. 1968). “In passing, as concerns the claim of irreparable injury, we observe that should the incorporation prove to be contrary to the desires of a majority of the voters there is a statutory procedure for dissolution of the city, KRS 88.020. The petition is denied. All concur.”
City of Pittsburg v. Fiechter, 550 S.W.2d 184 (Ky. Ct. App. 1977). “Some two hundred and two registered voters, a majority, petitioned the circuit court for the dissolution as provided in KRS 88.020. The circuit court conducted lengthy hearings and heard evidence from approximately two hundred witnesses before filing his detailed “Opinion and…”
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