{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-177.082","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 177.082","heading":"County attorney to represent Department of Highways in condemnation","body":"proceedings -- Petition.\nThe Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Highways, when seeking to condemn\nlands and material and the use and occupancy of lands, under the provisions of K RS\n177.081, shall direct the county attorney or any attorney authorized to represent the\nCommonwealth to file a petition in the office of the Circuit Court clerk in the county in\nwhich all or the greater portion of the land or material is located. If any a uthorized\nattorney, other than the county attorney, is directed to file the petition, the county attorney\nshall assist in the prosecution of the action. The petition shall be filed in the name of the\nCommonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Highways, and ma y join as plaintiff the\ncounty in which any part of the property is situated, or in which the petition is filed, or\nany municipality thereof.","path":["KRS Chapter 177"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=5269","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:28Z","sha256":"977bf870ecd0ec56e37a946ad9f075c2859a37dc5c613be95730aeecace0abff","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-177.081","next":"us-ky/krs-177.083"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}