{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-413.220","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 413.220","heading":"Sureties who are discharged after seven years.","body":"(1) A surety shall be discharged from all liability under any judgment or decree, after\nthe lapse of seven (7) years without the issue of execution and prosecution in good\nfaith for collection.\n(2) A surety in any bond given in the course of any judicial proce eding shall be\ndischarged from all liability on it unless suit is brought on it within seven (7) years\nafter the cause of action accrues.\n(3) A surety in any obligation or contract, other than those provided for in KRS\n413.230, shall be discharged from all  liability on it unless suit is brought on it\nwithin seven (7) years after the cause of action accrues.","path":["KRS Chapter 413"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=17878","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:36Z","sha256":"4f78d3c70910d89333b5182e21d8c790d248722a853e66cccae3472620e42ef9","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-413.210","next":"us-ky/krs-413.230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}