KRS 23A.010

Jurisdiction of Circuit Court -- Court of record and of continuous session

Applied in 49 court decisions — leading case Nightclubs, Inc. v. City of Paducah (2000)

Most recently applied in Davis v. Davis (November 2018)

Effective: June 24, 2003 History: Amended 2003 Ky

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(1) The Circuit Court is a court of general jurisdiction; it has original jurisdiction of all justiciable causes not exclusively vested in some other court.

(2) The Circuit Court has appellate jurisdiction as specified in this chapter.

(3) The Circuit Court is a court of record and of continuous session.

(4) The Circuit Court may be authorized by law to review the actions or decisions of administrative agencies, special districts or boards. Such review shall not constitute an appeal but an original action.

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