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Kentucky Revised Statutes · § 70.085 — Summons, return of -- Amendment if erroneous -- Penalty

70.085. Summons, return of -- Amendment if erroneous -- Penalty

The return on a summons by an officer must state when and how the summons was served, and, if erroneous, may, with leave of the court, be amended according to the truth. An officer who makes an erroneous return may be fined by the court not exceeding ten dollars ($10), and is liable to the person aggrieved for any injury caused by the error.

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History and annotations

Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 85. -- Transferred 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1953, from C.C. sec. 49.

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