{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-242.320","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 242.320","heading":"Action for forfeiture.","body":"(1) Any Commonwealth's attorney, county attorney, mayor of a city, or any private\ncitizen may maintain an action in equity in the name of the state upon relation of\nsaid officers or citizen against the owner to forfeit property declared a nuisance by\nKRS 242.310.\n(2) If the petition is filed by a private citizen, it shall not be dismissed except upon a\nsworn statement made by the citizen and his attorney, setting forth the reasons why\nsame should be dismissed, and except upon approval in writing in open court b y the\nCommonwealth's attorney or the county attorney.","path":["KRS Chapter 242"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=11288","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:52Z","sha256":"79d62fba4b756b2a9a76ceef6aee6606a45847f6892827f92022a9210d849168","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-242.310","next":"us-ky/krs-242.330"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}