{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-14.050","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 14.050","heading":"Custody of public records.","body":"(1) The Secretary of State shall have custody of the books, records, deeds, maps and\npapers belonging to or deposited in his office, and shall arrange and preserve them.\n(2) When a certified copy of a record in the office of the Secretary of State is presented\nas evidence in any court of this state, by mailing under seal to the clerk of the\nCircuit Court in the county where it is to be used, it shall be prima facie evidence of\nthe contents of the record, and the personal presence of the Secretary of State as a\nwitness is not necessary.","path":["KRS Chapter 14"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=808","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:31Z","sha256":"6b9b6e00c75f081bf9ad5ad41209ad1e0ccd0badb32d890405a88dbb3408bfc9","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-14.040","next":"us-ky/krs-14.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}