# Ky. Const. art. I, § 251: Ky. Const. § 251

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ky. Const. art. I, § 251
- **Heading:** Ky. Const. § 251
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Constitutions
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Article I / Section 251

## Text

Section 251 Limitation of actions to recover possession of land based on early
patents.

No action shall be maintained for possession of any lands lying within this State,
where it is necessary for the claimant to rely for his recovery on any grant or patent issued
by the Commonwealth of Virginia, or by the Commonwealth of Kentucky prior to the
year one thousand eight hundred and twenty, against any person claiming such lands by
possession to a well-defined boundary, under a title of record, unless such action shall be
instituted within five years after this Constitution shall go into effect, or within five years
after the occupant may take possession; but nothing herein shall be construed to affect
any right, title or interest in lands acquired by virtue of adverse possession under the laws
of this Commonwealth.
Text as Ratified on: August 3, 1891, and revised September 28, 1891.
History: Not yet amended.

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