KRS 413.220

Sureties who are discharged after seven years

Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Curry v. Vanguard Insurance (1991)

Most recently applied in W. Sur. Co. v. City of Nicholasville (June 2018)

Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky

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(1) A surety shall be discharged from all liability under any judgment or decree, after the lapse of seven (7) years without the issue of execution and prosecution in good faith for collection.

(2) A surety in any bond given in the course of any judicial proceeding shall be discharged from all liability on it unless suit is brought on it within seven (7) years after the cause of action accrues.

(3) A surety in any obligation or contract, other than those provided for in KRS 413.230, shall be discharged from all liability on it unless suit is brought on it within seven (7) years after the cause of action accrues.

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