{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-177.867","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 177.867","heading":"Acquisition of billboards by state -- Compensation.","body":"(1) The commissioner of the Department of Highways is authorized to acquire by\npurchase, gift, or condemnation pursuant to the Eminent Domain  Act of\nKentucky and shall pay just compensation upon the removal of the following\nadvertising devices:\n(a) Those lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965;\n(b) Those  lawfully on any highway designated a part of the interstate or\nfederal-aid primary system on or after October 22, 1965, and before\nJanuary 1, 1968;\n(c) Those lawfully erected on or after January 1, 1968;\n(d) Those lawfully in existence on January 1, 1976; and\n(e) Those lawfully erected or maintained, or both, between January 1, 1976,\nand December 31, 1989.\n(2) Compensation shall be paid for the following:\n(a) The taking from the owner of any such advertising device of all right, title,\nleasehold, and interest in such advertising device; and\n(b) The  taking from the owner of the real property on which the advertising\ndevice is located, of the right to erect and maintain such advertising\ndevices thereon.","path":["KRS Chapter 177"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=50725","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:29Z","sha256":"4f14d0be208def7df86f8cd9de8582aef2fd5021a88f510aa6f76335c19a705a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-177.865","next":"us-ky/krs-177.870"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}