{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-67a.670","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 67A.670","heading":"Appeal to circuit court.","body":"(1) The order or determination of the board upon the rehearing shall be conclusive and\nbinding, but any interested party may, within twenty (20) days after the rendition of\nthe order of the board, by petition appeal to the Circuit Court of the county in which\nthe urban-county government is located for a review of the order of the board.\n(2) The petition shall state fully the grounds upon which a review is sought, assign all\nerrors relied on and be verified by the petitioner who shall furnish a copy to the\nboard at the time of the filing of the same. Summons shall be issued directing the\nboard to answer within twenty (20) days and directing the board to send the original\nrecord to the circuit clerk certifying that such record is the entire original record of\nthe rehearing which shall be filed by the clerk of the Circuit Court and such record\nshall then become and be considered by the Circuit Court on the review. The appeal\nprovided for herein shall not be considered effective unless the person making the\nappeal has paid to the board one -half (1/2) of the cost of the transcript of the record\nof the rehearing within the period provided for making the appeal.\n(3) No new nor additional evidence may be introduced in the Circuit Court except as to\nfraud or misconduct of some person engaged in the administration of KRS 67A.360\nto 67A.690, and affecting the order, decision or determination appealed from, but\nthe court shall otherwise hear the cause upon the record as certified by the board\nand shall dispose of the cause in summary manner, its review being limited to\ndetermining whether or not:\n(a) The board acted without or in excess of its powers;\n(b) The order, decision or determination was procured by fraud;\n(c) The order, decision or determination of the board is not in conformity with the\nprovisions of KRS 67A.360 to 67A.690;\n(d) If findings of fact are in issue the party seeking to set aside any order, decision\nor determination of the board shall have the burden of proof to show by clear\nand satisfactory evidence that t he order, decision or determination is\nunreasonable or unlawful. If upon appeal as herein provided, the order,\ndecision or determination of the board is reversed the party perfecting the\nappeal shall be refunded by the board his portion of the costs paid f or the\ntranscript of the record made on the rehearing.\n(4) The board and each interested party may appear before the Circuit Court. The court\nshall enter judgment affirming, modifying or setting aside the order, decision or\ndetermination appealed from, or in its discretion remand the cause to the board for\nfurther proceedings in conformity with the direction of the court. The court may,\nbefore judgment and upon a sufficient showing of fact, remand the cause to the\nboard.","path":["KRS Chapter 67A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=23908","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:28Z","sha256":"38d33db6b2def58caa7c1e3f572f6cf1163bc0d151bbb5f729ee3977610a73e3","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-67a.660","next":"us-ky/krs-67a.680"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}