(1) Every process in an action or proceeding shall be directed to the sheriff of the county; or, if he be a party, or be interested, to the coroner; or, if he be interested, to the jailer; or, if all these officers be interested, to any constable.
(2) The summons or an order for a provisional remedy, in an action or proceeding, may, at the request of the party in whose behalf it is issued, be directed to any of the officers named in subsection (1) of this section who is not a party to nor interested in the action.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 454.140

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.

Effective: July 1, 1953
History: Transferred 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1953, from C.C. sec. 667.