{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-376.260","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 376.260","heading":"Action to enforce lien -- Notice -- Limitation -- Proof of use of materials.","body":"(1) Any lien acquired under KRS 376.210 shall be enforced by proper proceedings in\nequity, to which other lien-holders shall be made parties. If a court action is filed to\nenforce a lien acquired under KRS 376.210 and the owner of the property is the\nstate, a subdivision or agency thereof, or any city, county, urban -county, or charter\ncounty government, that owner shall be given notice of the court action to enforce\nthe lien, but that owner shall not be required to respond to or participate in the court\naction. The proceedings shall be begun within six (6) months from the filing of the\nclaim in the county clerk's office, except as provided in subsection (4) of KRS\n376.250.\n(2) If, in any suit brought for the enforcement of a lien, it is shown by evidence that the\nitems embraced in the account were sold and delivered for use on a particular\nproject or public work, that evidence shall make out a prima facie case that those\nitems were used in the performance of the contract.","path":["KRS Chapter 376"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35311","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:08Z","sha256":"d88739550b156c266320bb25c41bfe5bfa5c4bbbbb7f81892a0fdd18b4e2957e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-376.250","next":"us-ky/krs-376.265"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}