446.082 Published statement or restatement of law does not constitute law or policy of Commonwealth -- Common law adopted in absence of constitutional or statutory treatment. (1) A statement or restatement of the law in any legal treatise, scholarly publ ication, textbook, or other explanatory text shall not constitute the law or public policy of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. No Kentucky court shall treat any such publication or text as controlling authority. (2) In the absence of a constitutional section or a statute on a given matter, Kentucky shall be deemed to have adopted the common law. Effective: April 14, 2020 History: Created 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 86, sec. 1, effective April 14, 2020.
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