{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-56.190","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 56.190","heading":"What lands may be appropriated -- Effect of previous entry, survey or","body":"patent.\n(1) Only vacant lands may be appropriated under KRS 56.200 to 56.240. Land that has\nescheated to the state, or has been forfeited for failure to list it for taxation or for\nnonpayment of taxes, or has been legally and validly patented before, is not vacant\nland.\n(2) Every entry, survey, or patent is void insofar as it embraces land previously entered,\nsurveyed, or patented, unless the previous entry, survey, or patent itself is void; in\nwhich case the first subsequent lawful entry, survey, or patent, whether issued\nbefore, on, or after June 13, 1944, shall be valid and be accorded the same force and\neffect it would have been entitled to have been accorded, had the void entry, survey,\nor patent never been issued.","path":["KRS Chapter 56"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=22607","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:10Z","sha256":"28d391b24d616582c1c5f9ab9e5099a51faaf103cfdec2bdf6fb3a4de19d9f7e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-56.185","next":"us-ky/krs-56.200"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}