{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-108.010","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 108.010","heading":"Authority to create districts.","body":"To serve the public interest and provide a means of meeting problems of local\ngovernment in urban areas, there may be established and operated under the provisions of\nthis chapter an urban services district. Such a district shall be a public body corporate  and\npolitical subdivision, with power to adopt and use a corporate seal, sue and be sued,\ncontract and be contracted with, and in other ways to function as a municipal corporation\nor a natural person within the purview of this chapter. In addition to the general grants of\npower of this chapter, such a district shall have the specific authority provided for in KRS\nChapters 58, 66, 79 and 107. The district shall have the power of eminent domain and\nshall follow the procedures outlined in the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky.","path":["KRS Chapter 108"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=27209","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:10Z","sha256":"786cd83e9dcacedd7a18d25a11c1c7e32986af12f6c94f5f52f121233ac928d5","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-107.990","next":"us-ky/krs-108.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}