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KRS 233.040

Injunction proceedings to be instituted against persons convicted of keeping house of prostitution

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Tabor v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Peterson (1946)

Most recently applied in Tabor v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Peterson (April 1946)

Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky

(1) If any person is convicted in any court of this state of maintaining a house of prostitution, the county attorney or prosecuting attorney of the court in which the conviction has occurred shall, or any citizen of the state may, institute injunction proceedings against that person in a court of equity.

(2) The judgment of conviction shall be warrant for the court of equity issuing an injunction against that person and the premises used as a house of prostitution.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.