Research Guides: Kentucky Legal Research Guide: Constitution

Guides

The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Call Number: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

Publication Date: Nov. 2010
The Kentucky State Constitution
Call Number: KFK1601 1891 .A6 I74 2012

Publication Date: 2012-10-29
The Kentucky State Constitution: A Reference Guide
Call Number: KFK 1601 .1891 .A6

Publication Date: 1999-06-30
Prestatehood Legal Materials
Call Number: REF KF 240 .P688

Publication Date: 2006-03-28

Web Sites

Kentucky Constitution

Kentucky Constitution

Kentucky became the westernmost county of Virginia and Virginia's Constitution of 1776 provided for the possiblity of Kentucky becoming a separate state. The Virginia Compact of 1789 set forth the conditions for Kentucky statehood.

First Constitution - 1792

The Second Constitution - 1799

The Third Constitution - 1850

The Fourth Constitution - 1891

Kentucky Constitution - Print

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated by West
Call Number: KFK1230 2006 .A234

vols. 1 + 2 cover constitution.
Use the "index to constitution" in vol. 2
Provides annotations.
Michie's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated by LexisNexis
Call Number: KFK 1230 .1970

vols. 1 + 2 cover constitution.
Use the "index to constitution" in vol. 2
Provides annotations.

Kentucky Constitution - Online

Citation Rules

Bluebook Citation, Rule 11
The correct citation format for the current Kentucky Constitution is, “KY. Const. § xx.”