{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-56.020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 56.020","heading":"Secretary of State to have custody of title documents.","body":"(1) The Secretary of State shall have custody of all records, judgments, deeds, maps and\nabstracts of title of land or buildings owned for governmental purposes by the state\nexcept deeds to rights-of-way for state or federal roads. In this section, \"roads\" does\nnot include state-owned bridges or their approaches.\n(2) The Secretary of State shall record all the deeds in a separate book and shall file,\nkeep and have accessible the originals of all papers mentioned in subsection (1) of\nthis section, and the books in which they are recorded. He shall index and cross -\nindex the original papers and record books, including an index according to the\ncounty where the property is located and according to the use or department of the\nstate government using the property. The  records and indexes shall not be moved\nfrom the Office of the Secretary of State.","path":["KRS Chapter 56"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=22586","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:10Z","sha256":"80a6155d82dc4c31a25a09df59886ecfbaa0a3ced3841a8005297007fc88f097","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-56.010","next":"us-ky/krs-56.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}