References to sections, subsections, and paragraphs -- Citation of Acts of General Assembly
KRS 446.120
in effect446.120. References to sections, subsections, and paragraphs -- Citation of Acts of General Assembly
(1) "KRS" may be used as an abbreviation of "Kentucky Revised Statutes."
(2) Wherever in the statute laws of this state a reference is made to several sections and the section numbers given in the reference are connected by the word "to," the reference includes both the sections whose numbers are given and all intervening sections.
(3) Wherever in the Kentucky Revised Statutes a reference is made to a subsection without stating the section of which the subsection referred to is a part, the reference is to the subsection of the section in which the reference is made.
(4) Wherever in the Kentucky Revised Statutes a reference is made to a paragraph without stating the section and subsection of which the paragraph referred to is a part, the reference is to the paragraph of the subsection in which the reference is made.
(5) Material in the official edition of the Acts of the General Assembly shall be cited in the following manner:
(a) For acts of regular sessions, 19xx Ky. Acts ch. xxx, sec. xxx, e.g., 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, sec. 1; and
(b) For acts of extraordinary sessions, 19xx (xxx Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. xxx, sec. xxx, e.g., 1991 (2d Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 5, sec. 101.
Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 431, sec. 4, effective July 14, 1992. -- Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, to clarify chapter.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19401Fetched: 10/20/2026