City & County Ordinances
The state of Kentucky devolves some powers to its counties and municipalities to make local laws affecting matters like zoning, noise pollution, fire safety, etc.
- Codes of Ordinances for KentuckyAmerican Legal Publishing Corporation.
Coverage includes Louisville/Jefferson County & Bowling Green. - MunicodeBrowse or search the code library for online codes from across the US. Coverage includes Lexington/Fayette County, and Owensboro. Codes from 50 states and tribal areas.
- Lexis AdvanceLaw students & faculty only. Choose 'State' tab, then 'Kentucky', and 'Kentucky Municipal Codes'. Includes Lexington-Fayette County, Owensboro, and Paducah codes.
- Homing in on the Home-Rule Rules: Researching Kentucky Municipal and County LawBrief outline of specialized legal research skills for examining county & municipal law in Kentucky, with particular emphasis on laws & ordinances applicable to Louisville Metro Government.
- County Government in KentuckyKentucky Legislative Research Commission informational bulletin no. 115
- Duties of Elected County OfficialsKentucky Legislative Research Commission informational bulletin no. 114
- Kentucky Municipal Statutory LawKentucky Legislative Research Commission informational bulletin no. 145
- Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government : code of ordinancesPublication Date: 2004-Shelf range: Reserve Section
Regularly updated.
Kentucky Constitution
Kentucky's constitution is more wide-ranging than in many other states. The constitution was drafted in the 1890-91 Constitutional Convention, and was preceded by 3 earlier versions. The current document is included in all official versions of state codes.
- Citizen's Guide to the Kentucky ConstitutionLegislative Research Commission report no. 137 (2013)
- UofL Law Library Kentucky Constitution CollectionFull text of debates from the 1849 & 1890-91 Constitutional Conventions.
Kentucky Legal Research by Call Number: KFK1275 .H55 2017ISBN: 9781611637076Publication Date: 2017See chapter 2 for information on researching Kentucky's Constitution.- Kentucky Legal Research Manual byCall Number: KFK1275 .M48 2016ISBN: 9781587571886Publication Date: 2016See chapter 1 for information on researching Kentucky's Constitution.
