{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-96.538","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 96.538","heading":"Right of existing utility in annexed area.","body":"(1) Any utility providing electric service in any area annexed, subsequent to June 16,\n1960, by any municipality shall have the dominant right to continue to provide\nelectric service in said area to consumers then being served and to new consumers\nlocated nearer to its facilities than to the facilities of any other utility as all those\nfacilities were located immediately prior to annexation.\n(2) Any utility providing water, sewer or gas service in any area annexed, subsequent to\nJuly 15, 1980, by any municipal ity shall have the dominant right to continue to\nprovide water, sewer or gas service in said area to consumers then being served and\nto new consumers located nearer to its facilities than to the facilities of any other\nutility as all those facilities were located immediately prior to annexation.","path":["KRS Chapter 96"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=26249","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:58Z","sha256":"ad026320638fbf8f05ed5aa2991a8920c5be9d65220821ec83a760f5e1a77a06","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-96.5375","next":"us-ky/krs-96.539"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}