If there is a default in the payment of the principal or interest of any bonds issued pursuant to KRS § 96.550 to KRS § 96.900, any court having jurisdiction may, upon the petition of the holders of not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the outstanding bonds, appoint a receiver to administer said electric plant on behalf of the board, with power to charge and collect rates sufficient to provide for the payment of any bonds or obligations outstanding against said electric plant and for the payment of the operating expenses and to apply the income and revenues in conformity with KRS § 96.550 to KRS § 96.900.
History: Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 13.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 96.720

  • 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.