KRS 75.010

Creation of fire protection or volunteer fire department district -- Territorial limits on proposed service area

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Caneyville Volunteer Fire Department v. Green's Motorcycle Salvage, Inc. (2009)

Most recently applied in Southeast Bullitt Fire Protection District v. Southeast Bullitt Fire & Rescue Department (May 2017)

Effective: July 15, 2016 History: Amended 2016 Ky

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(1) A fire protection district or a volunteer fire department district may be created in accordance with the procedures of KRS 65.182.

(2) A fire protection district or volunteer fire department district shall not include any territory within its proposed service area that lies within:

(a) The corporate limits of a city;

(b) The boundaries of an existing fire protection district or volunteer fire department district established pursuant to KRS 75.010 to 75.080;

(c) The service area boundaries of a fire department created under KRS Chapter 273 that is certified under KRS 75.400 to 75.460; or (d) An area that is not contained within the boundaries of a city, but has fire protection services provided by a city government, unless an agreement is in place for the newly formed district to assume services in the territory as authorized in KRS 75.020(1)(b).

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