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 Legislative Research Commission.
Kentucky Constitutional Debates University of Louisville Law Library. Report of the debates and proceedings of Kentucky's 3rd 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

Constitution of Kentucky - KRS - Lexis Browse the KRS - Table of Contents.
Constitution of Kentucky - Westlaw Browse the "Table of Contents" or search.
Kentucky Constitution The Commonwealth of Kentucky was admitted into the Union as the fifteenth state in 1792. In its over two hundred years of statehood, Kentucky has had four constitutions: The first adopted in 1792, The second adopted in 1799, The third adopted in 1850, and The fourth adopted in 1891, and currently in force.

Citation Rules

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