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Kentucky Revised Statutes · § 424.150 — Person responsible for publishing

424.150. Person responsible for publishing

When any statute providing for newspaper publication of an advertisement does not designate the person responsible for causing the publication to be made, the responsible person shall be:

(1) Where the advertisement is of the filing of a petition or application, the person by whom the same is filed;

(2) Where the advertisement is of an activity or action of:

(a) An individual public officer, the officer himself;

(b) A city, the city clerk if there be one; if not, the mayor;

(c) A county, the county clerk;

(d) A district, or a board, commission or agency of a city, county or district, the chief administrative or executive officer or agent thereof;

(e) A court, the clerk thereof;

(f) A state department or agency, the head thereof.

Source notes

Effective: July 15, 1986

History and annotations

Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 15, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 525, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 168, sec. 1. -- Created 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 5.

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