242.320 Action for forfeiture. (1) Any Commonwealth's attorney, county attorney, mayor of a city, or any private citizen may maintain an action in equity in the name of the state upon relation of said officers or citizen against the owner to forfeit property declared a nuisance by KRS 242.310. (2) If the petition is filed by a private citizen, it shall not be dismissed except upon a sworn statement made by the citizen and his attorney, setting forth the reasons why same should be dismissed, and except upon approval in writing in open court by the Commonwealth's attorney or the county attorney. Effective: July 1, 1992 History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 88, secs. 83 and 93, effective July 1, 1992. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2554c-24. Note: Amendment of this section by 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 88, secs. 83 and 93 became effective July 1, 1992, in compliance with 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 324, sec. 30.
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