{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-56.240","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 56.240","heading":"Affidavits of applicant and surveyor.","body":"Before the surveyor permits the entry of any land for survey and patent, and before he\nsurveys any land for the purpose of obtaining a patent thereon, he shall require the party\ndesiring the entry and survey made to file with him an affidavit to the effect  that the land\nhas not, to the applicant's knowledge or belief, been previously entered, surveyed or\npatented, in whole or in part, and that the land is vacant and unappropriated. The surveyor\nshall forward to the Secretary of State, with his plat and cert ificate of the land, his own\naffidavit to the effect that the land has not, to the surveyor's knowledge or belief, been\npreviously, in whole or in part, entered or surveyed for patent or patented.","path":["KRS Chapter 56"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=22612","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:10Z","sha256":"37fed6041e82df9ba94bb34c3d7864fb1f6f21477b6e2f8383dd7f92bdc72183","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-56.230","next":"us-ky/krs-56.245"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}