Any duty enjoined by law or by the Rules of Civil Procedure upon a ministerial officer, and any act permitted to be done by him, may be performed by his lawful deputy.
KRS 61.035
Deputy may act for ministerial officer
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Caudill v. Hollan (2005)
Most recently applied in Caudill v. Hollan (December 2005)
Effective: July 1, 1953 History: Transferred 1952 Ky
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