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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Every process in an action or proceeding shall be directed to the sheriff of the county; or, if he be a party, or be interested, to the coroner; or, if he be interested, to the jailer; or, if all these officers be interested, to any constable.
(2) The summons or an order for a provisional remedy, in an action or proceeding, may, at the request of the party in whose behalf it is issued, be directed to any of the officers named in subsection (1) of this section who is not a party to nor interested in the action.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XLII. Miscellaneous Practice Provisions § 454.140.Officers to whom process to be directed; provisional remedies - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xlii-miscellaneous-practice-provisions/ky-rev-st-sect-454-140/
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