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383.540 Jurisdiction -- Service of process.
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The District Courts of this state may exercise jurisdiction over any landlord or
tenant with respect to any conduct in this state governed by KRS 383.505 to
383.715 or with respect to any claim arising from a transaction subject to KRS
383.505 to 383.715. In addition to any other method provided by rule or by statute,
personal jurisdiction over a landlord or tenant may be acquired in a civil action or
proceeding instituted in the court by the service of process in the manner provided
by this section.
If a landlord is not a resident of this state or is a corporation not authorized to do
business in this state and engages in any conduct in this state governed by KRS
383.505 to 383.715, or engages in a transaction subject to KRS 383.505 to 383.715,
he may designate an agent upon whom service of process may be made in this state.
The agent shall be a resident of this state or a corporation authorized to do business
in this state. The designation shall be in writing and filed with the Secretary of
State. If no designation is made and filed or if process cannot be served in this state
upon the designated agent, process may be served upon the Secretary of State, but
service upon him is not effective unless the plaintiff or petitioner forthwith mails a
copy of the process and pleading by registered or certified mail to the defendant or
respondent at his last reasonably ascertainable address. An affidavit of compliance
with this section shall be filed with the clerk of the court on or before the return day
of the process, if any, or within any further time the court allows.
Effective: July 13, 1984
History: Repealed and reenacted 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 176, sec. 8, effective July 13, 1984.
-- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 322. -- Created 1974 Ky.
Acts ch. 378, sec. 9.
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