KRS 382.270: Instruments not valid against purchasers or creditors unless acknowledged

or proved -- Exemption for instruments otherwise lodged for record.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in KRS 382.285, no deed or deed of trust or mortgage

conveying a legal or equitable title to real property shall be lodged for record and,

thus, valid against a purchaser for a valuable consideration, without notice thereof,

or against creditors, until such deed or mortgage is acknowledged or proved

according to law. However, if a deed or deed of trust or mortgage conveying a legal

or equitable title to real property is not so acknowledged or proved according to

law, but is or has been otherwise lodged for record, such deed or deed of trust or

mortgage conveying a legal or equitable title to real property or creating a mortgage

lien on real property shall be deemed to be validly lodged for record for purposes of

KRS Chapter 382, and all interested parties shall be on constructive notice of the

contents thereof.

(2) As used in this section, "creditors" includes all creditors irrespective of whether or

not they have acquired a lien by legal or equitable proceedings or by voluntary

conveyance.