{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-173.400","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 173.400","heading":"Status of existing libraries and contracts.","body":"Any free public library established after June 13, 1944, shall be established as provided in\nKRS 173.300 to 173.390. Every existing public library which has been heretofore\nestablished under provisions of state law except a city of the first class and a co unty\ncontaining a city of the first class shall be considered as operating under the authority of\nKRS 173.300 to 173.390. Every existing contract for library service shall continue until\nthe contract be terminated or a library be established by the governm ental unit for which\nthe service was engaged. The provisions of KRS 173.300 to 173.390 shall be construed as\nsuperseding the provisions of any municipal charter in conflict therewith.","path":["KRS Chapter 173"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=4946","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:24Z","sha256":"e1eacddde75ce1911a189322696330fd3fd91514040e7515c36be4d0a9580331","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-173.395","next":"us-ky/krs-173.410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}