In counties containing a metropolitan sewer district, the county judge/executive shall not accept for filing a petition tendered to it pursuant to KRS § 76.300 to KRS § 76.305 unless the metropolitan sewer district has certified in a written instrument that the proposed sewer construction district will not interfere with the orderly operation and expansion of the metropolitan sewer district. The Circuit Court of any county containing a metropolitan sewer district shall have jurisdiction to compel by injunction the issuing of such a certificate if its issuance has been denied arbitrarily, capriciously, or unreasonably.
Effective: June 17, 1978

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 76.295

  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 203, effective June 17, 1978. — Created
1964 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 45.
Formerly codified as KRS § 76.281.

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