(1) The commissioner is authorized to issue to any person applying therefor, a certificate showing that any surety insurer that has complied with the laws of this state, is qualified to do a surety business in this state, and stating the general terms of the risks authorized to be so written.
(2) Any such certificate or any certified copy of any uncanceled certificate shall be received in evidence as a sufficient justification of such surety and its authority to do business in this state; provided, however, that the certificate of the county clerk to any such certified copy, or any certificate furnished directly by the commissioner to an applicant therefor, must bear a date the same as, or later than the date of the bond, undertaking or obligation upon which justification is being made.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 304.21-040

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1318, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 467, effective June 17, 1978. — Created 1970
Ky. Acts ch. 301, subtitle 21, sec. 4, effective June 18, 1970.