Here are several links that I have found useful in litigating cases over the years. I think many need some updating, but here is a start.
- Arbitration and Award KRS Chapter 417
- Accident Reconstruction
- Address Lists for KCOJ Personnel
- Administrative Regs & Bills for Kentucky from state LRC Web Site
- Accident Reports for Kentucky from BuyCrash.com
- Allocation of Fault in Tort Actions – KRS 411.182
- Ancestry Search
- AOC Site Index for statutes, bills, resolutions
- AOC Forms from Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts (official forms)
- AOC Directory of Judges, Justices, Clerks, Addresses, etc.in Kentucky (Drop Down Menus)
- Appeals
- Appellate Decisions from CA and SC of Kentucky
- KY Supreme Ct. Briefs
An archive of briefs submitted to the Kentucky Supreme Court in cases decided since 1/01. Cases in which there was no published opinion are not included on this site. The Web site is sponsored by Northern Kentucky University, Chase College of Law Library. - Accepted for Oral Argument
- Arial Photos of Jefferson County Aerials and a wealth of other info about land in Jefferson County. It can also be used with PVA info for a subscription fee to find owners names, assessed values and other info maintained by PVA
- Attorney General – Kentucky
- Attorney Fees
- Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act KRS 304.12-235
Late payment and without reasonable foundation - Consumer Protection Act KRS 367.220(3)
- Divorce KRS 402.220
- Enforceability of written agreement to pay attorney fees in event of default KRS 411.195
- Reparations Benefits KRS 304.39-220
For collecting overdue benefits from insurer or against third party - Common interest claims (eg., estates, etc) – KRS 412.070
- Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act KRS 304.12-235
- Attorneys liability for professional negligence – KRS 411.165
- Automobile Values
- Background Checks (criminal record) through AOC Pretrial Services
- Bar Associations
- Bible
- Search the Bible – Bible Gateway
- Search the Bible – Bible Online
- Blocked Accounts for minor KRS/387-00/122.PDF
- Board of Claims
- Claims Against Estate – KRS Ch. 396
- Calculators
- Amortization of Loan Calculator
- Blood Alcohol Analysis Calculator
- Compound Interest Calculator
- Conversion Calculators– temperature,distance, speeds, time etc
- Currency Calculator
- Date Difference (days) Calculator
- Day of Week Calculator
- Depreciation Calculator
- How Long
- Interest Payment Calculator (monthly payments to pay off amount)
- Life Expectancy Tables
- Mortgage Calculators
- Simple Daily Interest Calculator- Prompt Paymet
- Speed Calculator
- Skid Speed Calculator (another one)
- SSN Decoder
- Sun, Moon & Civil Twilight Data from the U.S. Navy Observatory.
- Temperature Conversion Calculator
- Value of Money Calculator
- Vehicle Stopping Distance Calculator (a tad complex, requires java script)
Good for calculating distance to stop and speed to stop.
- Census
- Collateral Source Rule and Notification of parties holding subrogation rights — Collateral source payments and subrogation rights admissible. KRS 411.188 (note subsection 3 unconstitutional)
- Commonwealth and County Attorney Locator from Attorney General – Kentucky
- Consortium Claims
- Consumer Protection Act – KRS 367.00-170
- Coots Notice Statute – KRS 304.39-220
- Costs (Court, Attorney Fees, etc) KRS Ch. 453
- County Clerks in Kentucky Directory from Peele
- Court Clerks in Kentucky Directory from AOC – Names and Addresses and County (NAMES)
- Court Clerks in Kentucky Directory from AOC – By County
- Court Dockets
- CourtNet-Public Access
- Criminal Records Check (Background Check)
- Curator – KRS 395.410-,455
- Determination of death — Minimal conditions to be met – KRS 446.400
- Declaratory Judgement Act KRS Ch. 418
- Defense Bar Links
- Descent and Distribution KRS Ch. 391
- Dictionary
- Driving under the influence – dui – KRS Ch. 189A
- Eminent Domain – KRS Chapter 416
- Employer immunity from civil liability for disclosure of employee information — Exceptions — Effect of provision. – KRS 411.225
- Estates and Probate
- Claims Against Estate – KRS 396
- When action against representative may be commenced – KRS 395.270
- Rights and Survival of Actions – KRS 411
- Wrongful death statute KRS – KRS 411.130
- Selected KRS Chapters
- CHAPTER 391 DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION
- CHAPTER 392 DOWER AND CURTESY
- CHAPTER 393 ESCHEATS
- CHAPTER 394 WILLS
- CHAPTER 395 PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES
- CHAPTER 396 CLAIMS AGAINST DECEDENTS’ ESTATES
- .011 Presentation of claims against estate — Time limitations — Exceptions
- .035 Limitation on commencement of action on claim
- .045 Claims not barred by statute of limitations
- .045 Claims not barred by statute of limitations.
- .065 Waiver of defense of limitations
- .145 Compromise of claim
- .205 Limitation on actions not otherwise barred
- CHAPTER 397 UNIFORM SIMULTANEOUS DEATH ACT
- eTranscipt Viewer
A free application for ATTORNEYS who need to view E-Transcript files sent by court reporters. - Exclusive remedy under workers comp – KRS 342-00-690
- Ethical Rules
- Kentucky – Kentucky Rules of Professional Conduct plus opinions
- ABA Ethics 2000
- Benjamin Cowgill, PLLC – A law office devoted to legal ethics in …
- Center for Professional Responsibility – American Bar Association
- Charles F. Luce, Jr. On Legal Ethics and the Practice of Law
- Georgetown Law – The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics
- Kentucky Ethics Opinions at UK
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Kentucky Code of Professional Courtesy
- KBA Ethics Opinion Search
- Kentucky Judicial Ethics Opinions
- LegalEthics.com: The Intersection of Ethics and the Law
- Legal Ethics Opinion Summaries – Summaries of Va. and ABA
- LII: American Legal Ethics Library
- Evidence, Kentucky Rules of
- KENTUCKY RULES OF EVIDENCE @ LRC Site of Kentucky
- Fayette County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, Lexington, Kentucky
- Federal Court Web Sites in Kentucky
- Federal Court Links from MegaLaw
- Federal Court Links to Official Web Site (map!) from USCourts.gov.
- Financial Responsibility Law Ch. 187
- Forms
- Guardians and Conservators – KRS 387
- HIPPA – Medical Records
- History
- Brainy History – with information on celebrity birthdates, and events that happened on this date in history
- Insurance Bar and Organizations
- Complete List of Insurance Links
- Insurance Fraud Bureau of Mass
- Insurance Company and Broker List with other insurance lists and many non insurance link lists
- Insurance Related Websites (from Katie Insurance School)
- Big List of Insurance Company Home Pages (About.com)
- Insurance Portal
- Disaster Insurance Information Office
- Insurance Industry Association for Benchmarking
- Insurance Information Institute
- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
- ACORD
- ISO
- A.M. Best
- Insurance Claim Adjuster and Attorney Claims Tools
- Insurance, Department of – Kentucky
Locate agents, official name of company, authorized to do business, agent for service - Insurance Law Resource Portal – E-dicta.org
- Insurance Law Links – “Lori’s Link’s”
- Insurance Code Statutes
- Subtitle 1. Scope — General Definitions and Provisions
- Subtitle 2. Insurance Commissioner
- Subtitle 3. Authorization of Insurers and General Requirements
- Subtitle 4. Fees and Taxes
- Subtitle 5. Kinds of Insurance — Limits of Risk — Reinsurance
- Subtitle 6. Assets and Liabilities
- Subtitle 7. Investments
- Subtitle 8. Administration of Deposits
- Subtitle 9. Agents, Consultants, Solicitors and Adjusters
- Subtitle 10. Surplus Lines
- Subtitle 11. Unauthorized Insurers — Prohibitions and Process
- Subtitle 12. Trade Practices and Frauds
- Subtitle 13. Rates and Rating Organizations
- Subtitle 14. The Insurance Contract
- Subtitle 15. Life Insurance
- Subtitle 16. Group Life Insurance
- Subtitle 17. Health Insurance Contracts
- Subtitle 17A Health Benefit Plans
- Subtitle 18. Group and Blanket Health Insurance
- Subtitle 19. Credit Life Insurance
- Subtitle 20. Casualty Insurance Contracts
- Subtitle 21. Surety Insurance Contracts
- Subtitle 22. Title Insurance Contracts
- Subtitle 23. Mortgage Guaranty Insurance
- Subtitle 24. Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurers
- Subtitle 25. Continuity of Management
- Subtitle 26. Insider Trading
- Subtitle 27. Reciprocal Insurers
- Subtitle 28. Lloyd’s Plan Insurers
- Subtitle 29. Fraternal Benefit Societies
- Subtitle 30. Insurance Premium Finance Companies
- Subtitle 31. Burial Insurance
- Subtitle 32. Nonprofit Hospital, Medical-Surgical, Dental and Health Service Corporations
- Subtitle 33. Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation
- Subtitle 34. Bail Bondsmen
- Subtitle 35. FAIR Plan
- Subtitle 36. Kentucky Insurance Guaranty Association
- Subtitle 37. Insurance Holding Company Systems
- Subtitle 38. Health Maintenance Organizations
- Subtitle 39. Motor Vehicle Reparations Act
- Subtitle 40. Health Care Malpractice Insurance Joint Underwriting Association
- Subtitle 41. Legal Professional Liability Joint Underwriting Association
- Subtitle 42. Kentucky Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association
- Subtitle 43. Prepaid Dental Plan Organization
- Subtitle 44. Mine Subsidence Insurance
- Subtitle 45. Product Liability Risk Retention Groups
- Subtitle 46. Commercial Insurance (Expired)
- Subtitle 47. Insurance Fraud
- Subtitle 48 Liability Self-Insurance Groups
- Subtitle 99. Penalties
- Insurance Regulations Title 806
- Insurance adjuster’s License – KRS-304-09-430
- Insurance Cancellation
- Internet Public Library
The Internet Public Library. Free reference material out the wazoo! It is hard to describe. Better to visit the site and be prepared to waste serious time. It includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, links to on-line newspapers around the world and around the US, calendars, and so on and so on. - Investigating on the Internet– Noncomputer Lawyers Guide
- Jefferson County Government
- Jefferson County Sheriff’s Summons
- Judgments, Enforcement of – KRS Chapter 423
- Kentucky Legislature (Ky House & Senate)
- Kentucky Direct – Locate Information in government
- Kentucky State Agencies Listing from Governor’s Web Site
- Kentucky State Police Posts – Map showing posts
- Law Schools
U/L | UK | N. Ky | U.S. - LawReader
- Lawyer Locator from KBA
Name, address and telephone of a Kentucky lawyers. - Legal Research
WestLaw | Lexis | LoisLaw | VersusLaw | LawReader - Legal Portals
- Libel
- KRS 411.045 Defenses allowed in action for libel or slander.
- KRS 411.051 Libel actions against newspaper, magazine, or periodical — Demand for and publication of correction — Effect.
- KRS 411.060 Action for libel — Privileged communications.
- KRS 411.061 Actions against a radio or television broadcasting station for damages for publication of a defamatory statement — Definitions.
- KRS 411.062 Defense to actions for damages for publication of a defamatory statement against a radio or television broadcasting station.
- Licensing of Motor Vehicles, Operators, and Trailers Ch. 186
- Life Expectancy Tables
- Medicaid
- Medical Abbreviations
- Medical Anatomy Drawings
- Medical Information
- Links to Kentucky Medical Schools and Government Agencies involving medical field
- Links to topical medical subjects we consolidated from web
- Locate doctors in AMA Web Site
- Merck Manual
- MedLine Plus – medical encyclopedia, drug, dictionary of information
- Search Medline and PubMed for FREE from National Library of Medicine
- Wheeless’ Textbook of Orthopaedics
- Medico-Legal Illustrations (some suppliers for trial exhibits)
- Minors
- Minors settlement under $10k – KRS-387-00-280
- Blocked Accounts and no surety for minor’s property in settlements KRS/387-00/122.PDF
- Liability of parent or person signing application for license KRS 186.470
- Liability for owner permitting minor to operate vehicle – KRS 186.590
- Parent or guardian liable for intentional damage caused by minor – KRS 405.025
- Medical records, Free Copy – KRS-422-00-317
- Motor Vehicle Reparations Act a/k/a the “No Fault Act” (KRS Ch. 304.39)
- Motor Vehicles – Title XVI of KRS
- CHAPTER 186 LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES, OPERATORS, AND TRAILERS
- CHAPTER 186A AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM
- CHAPTER 187 FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW
- CHAPTER 188 SERVICE OF PROCESS ON NONRESIDENT MOTORISTS
- CHAPTER 189 TRAFFIC REGULATIONS — VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE
- CHAPTER 189A DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
- CHAPTER 190 MOTOR VEHICLE SALES
- Motor Vehicle Statutes – Selected
A LouisvilleLaw compilation of various statutes relating to motor vehicles, insurance, boating, taxes, crimes, etc. – Unannotated, of course, with links to the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission’s Unofficial Web Site of Kentucky Revised Statutes - Municipal Immunity (Claims Against Local Governments) KRS 65.200
- .200 Definitions for KRS 65.2001 to 65.2006.
- 2001 Application and construction of KRS 65.2002 to 65.2006.
- 2002 Amount of damages recoverable against local governments.
- .2003 Claims disallowed.
- 2004 Periodic payment of damages.
- 2005 Defense of employee by local government — Liability of employee.
- 2006 Judgments affected
- Naval Observatory – United States
Check out if it was a full moon or a dark and scary night when the witness claimed they could see what happened clearly! - Negotiation and Mediation – Public Policy in favor or KRS 454.011
- Notary Public KRS Chapter 423
- Nuisances KRS 411.500-.570 (scroll)
- No Fault Act KRS 304.39
- KRS 304.39 – Index to each provision in statute with links to each section
- Regulations From Title 806 KAR
- DOI Opinion – PIP Deductibles
- Parent Signing for Minor’s License – Liability KRS 186.470
- Pedestrian defined 806 KAR 39020
- Personal judgment against defendant constructively summoned forbidden – KRS 454.165
- PIP
- Proof of motor vehicle insurance 806 KAR 39070.
- Personal Representatives – KRS Chapter 395
- Products Liability Act – KRS 411.300-.350 (scroll down page)
- Punitive Damages – KRS Ch. 411
- Quotations
- Records – Public Records and other type LINKS
- References
- THE Reference Desk – links to a multitude of on-line sources of information
- Fast Facts; Useful Links etc.
- Science Information
- THE Reference Desk – links to a multitude of on-line sources of information
- Recreational Use Statute – KRS 411.190
- Revive Cause of Action on Death KRS 395.278 – one year
- Satellite Views
- Google Satellite Views of EARTH
- TerraServer
Per the web site description: The TerraServer-USA Web site is one of the world’s largest online databases, providing free public access to a vast data store of maps and aerial photographs of the United States. - TerraServer Views Locally
- Secretary of State’s Office – Kentucky
Business Information, agents, forms, and more - Service of Process – Summons, Service and Stuff
- Agent for Service on Insurance Company Lookup at DOI (Kentucky)(find out if domestic, foreign insurer, or if registered to do business in Kentucky)
- Agent for Business Lookup from Secretary of state KENTUCKY
- Domestic Relations – Personal jurisdiction of courts over nonresidents in certain domestic relations matters – KRS 454.220
- Domestic Relations – Personal service on person whose marital domicile is in Kentucky- KRS 454.275
- Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure
- Rule 4.01. Summons – Issuance – By whom served.
- Rule 4.05. Parties who may be constructively served.
- Rule 45.01. For attendance of witnesses – Form – Issuance
- Rule 45.03. Service [of subpoena].
- Civil Summons 257KB AOC Form number: 105
- Third Party Summons 268KB AOC Form number: 120
- Subpoena Duces Tecum 308KB AOC Form number: 025
- Long Arm Statute – Personal jurisdiction of courts over nonresident — Process, how served — Venue –KRS 454.210
- Nonresident Motorists – KRS Ch. 188
- Recreational Use Statute (no duty owed) KRS 411.190
- Rules from all 50 States on Service and Process Servers from MegaLaw
- Rule of Civil Procedure re service – click RULES tab at http://www.serve-em.com/
- Service on domestic corporation – KRS 271B.5-040
- Service on foreign corporation – KRS 271B.15-100
- Service of process on insurers — Secretary of State as attorney for service of process – KRS 304.3-230
- Secretary of State – Appointment of Secretary of State as agent for service of process — Service of process — Return — Applicability – KRS 454.270
- Sheriff and Constable Statutory Provisions FROM KENTUCKY KRS PROVISIONS
- 12,145 Use of certified mail by state agencies required in certain instances
- 23A.200 Fees and costs for civil cases (Circuit Court)
- 24A.170 Fees and costs for civil cases (District Court)
- 24A.280 Time for hearing — Service of notice on defendant — Continuance (Small Claims)
- 29A.060 Procedure for selection of grand or petit jurors — Assignment by Chief Circuit Judge — Service of summons — Summoning jurors from adjoining countie (Jurors)
- 64.060 Peace officers generally (Executing a summons)
- 64.092 Compensation of sheriffs and other law enforcement officers or agencies for attending court and providing security services — Rates (fees for summons)
- 65.2005 Defense of employee by local government — Liability of employee (summons on gov’t employee)
- 70.050 Person may be empowered to execute process (special bailiff)
- 70.070 Execution and return of process — Territorial jurisdiction.
- 70.076 Sheriff to indorse time of receiving process.
- 70.080 Return of “not found.”
- 70.085 Summons, return of — Amendment if erroneous — Penalty
- 70.350 Execution of process — Jurisdiction (Constables)
- Special Bailiff – Court may appoint person to serve particular process – KRS 454.145
- Special Bailiff – Person may be empowered to execute process – KRS 70.050
- Sidewalks and streets KRS 411-00-110 Notice of liability for defective streets
- Slips/Trips & Falls, A Primer
- Social Security Death Index Number from ancestry.com
- State Law Links from MegaLaw for the 50 states
- Statutes of Limitation
- Generally – Limitations of ActionKRS Ch 413
- Selected Statutes
- Motor Vehicle Accidents – KRS 304.39-230
- Identity Theft – KRS 411.210
- Stalking – KRS 411.220
- Actions to be brought within one year – KRS 413.140
- Actions relating to personal property to be brought within two years – KRS 413.125
- When action commences – KRS 413.250
- Validity of agreements extending limitations periods – KRS 413.265
- Action by or against personal representative under KRS 413.090 to 413.160.
- Limitations of actions in KRS 413.090 to 413.160 do not run until removal of disability or death – KRS 413.170
- Statutory Construction – KRS Chapter 446
- Structured Settlements – Transfers of Rights KRS 454.430 – .435 (scroll)
- Summons – Check on service
- Subrogation
- Survival of Actions – KRS Chapter 411
- Tax Returns – Release to obtain copies of IRS Individual Returns
- Time, computation of KRS 446.030
- Towing and storage lien – KRS-376-00-275
- Traffic Cam for Louisville – Good old trusty TRIMARC traffic cam. Don’t head home without it.
- Traffic Regulations
- Trial Tips and Aids
- Look on this page for Bible and Quotations topics for information for closings
- Helpful links provided by Jeffrey T. Frederick, Ph.D., Director of Jury Research Services for the National Legal Research Group
- Uninsured Motorist Statute (UM – PDF Format)
- Underinsured Motorist Statute (UIM – PDF Format)
- Uniform Commercial Code – Kentucky(Chapter 355 KRS)
- Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act
- Venue and Change in Venue
- KRS 452 – Venue
- KRS.452.105 Transfer of case on party’s motion upon determination of improper venue.
- KRS 452.445 – Venue against ins. co and banks
- KRS.456.450 Where tort or contract action against corporation must be brought.
- K4S 456.460 Where action for injury to person, property or character must be brought.
- KRS 456.465 Where action against persons constructively summoned must be brought.
- KRS 30.14-380 Venue against ins. co’s
- KRS 452 – Venue
- Vital Records – Kentucky
- Birth Certificates
Information on obtaining a Kentucky birth certificate on file at Vital Statistics dating from 1911 to present - Death Certificates
The Vital Statistics office has on file death certificates from 1911 to the present. You can purchase a certified death certificate by phone, by mail, off the Internet or by visiting the office. - Genealogy Research
Kentucky genealogy research resource information from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services - Marriage/Divorce Certificates
The Department of Vital Statistics has marriage and divorce certificates on file from June 1958 to the present. Certified copies may be purchased by phone, mail, Internet, or by visiting the office. - Vital Records
Order or amend a copy of your birth certificate. Other services provided by Vital Statistics are death, marriage/divorce, passport, and statistics. - Vital Records FAQ
Answers to your questions about birth, death, and marriage records from the Dept. of Vital Statistics - Vital Records Index (Search)
Indexes to selected Kentucky vital records are available here for searching.
- Birth Certificates
- Weather and Climatological Data Sites
- Weather Underground – Current and historical weather site. Astronomical data for any given date.
- Kentucky Area
- Lexington, Blue Grass Airport (72422, KLEX)
- London, London-Corbin Airport-Magee Field (—–, KLOZ)
- Louisville Nexrad (—–, KLVX)
- Louisville, Bowman Field Airport (—–, KLOU)
- Louisville, Standiford Field (72423, KSDF)
- Owensboro / Daviess (—–, KOWB)
- Paducah, Barkley Regional Airport (72435, KPAH)
- Pikeville Remote Automatic Meteorological Observing System (—–, K5I3)
- Somerset, Somerset-Pulaski County – J.T. Wilson Field Airport (—–, KSME)
- Upper air data, try the National Climatic Data Center
- Past Weather – from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Assn’ from Dept. commerce
- National Weather Sites Map of US
- University of Michigan
- Detailed List of Weather Sites
- www.Wunerground.com
- Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services
- Obtaining certified weather info and more from the NCDC – on line!
- Witnesses – KRS Ch. 421
Fees, mileage, evading process, contempt, out of state, protection. - Workers Compensation Laws
- Department of Workers Claims
- Kentucky Labor Cabinet
- Statutes KRS Chapter 342
- Regulations KAR Title 803
- Forms (Adobe Acrobat PDF)
- Publications
- Wrongful Death Statute KRS-411-00-130
- .130 Action for wrongful death — Personal representative to prosecute — Distribution of amount recovered.
- .133 Joinder of wrongful death and personal injury actions.
- .135 Damages in action for wrongful death of minor.
- .137 Limitation on right to recover for wrongful death of child if parent has abandoned care and maintenance.