(1) Any person against whom a judgment for money is rendered, except as provided in KRS § 426.470, may, if an execution thereon has not been placed in the hands of a collecting officer, replevy the judgment for three months before the circuit court clerk by giving bond with good surety to be approved by the officer.
(2) The bond, varied to suit the particular case, may be in substance as follows: “This day the defendant AB, together with CD, his surety come before the Clerk of the …. Court, and undertake that they will satisfy and pay EF or the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the judgment, including interest, if any, and costs amounting to $ …., rendered against AB, by this Court, within three months with legal interest on the whole amount thereof from this date.”

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 426.450

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.

Effective: January 2, 1978
History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 429, effective January
2, 1978. — Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 91, sec. 41. — Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch.
225, sec. 1. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1667.