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Brief History of the Law Library |
| 1839: Founded as the Louisville Law Library by an Act of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Kentucky on February 8, 1839.
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| 1900: Louisville Bar Association became involved in the Jefferson County Law Library.
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| 1949: The Louisville Bar Association along with the Jefferson County Fiscal Court combined their efforts in the sponsorship of the Law Library.
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| 1957: The law library moved into the Jefferson County Court House where it remained until 1979.
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| 1978: The Louisville Bar Association discontinued its support of the Law Library, and the library became known as the Jefferson County Public Law Library.
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| 1979: Court Fees were first collected to support the Jefferson County Public Law Library pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statute 172.180. The Board of Trustees for the Jefferson County Public Law Library was established to manage the trust for fees (Kentucky Revised Statute 172.200). JCPLL moved into the Old Louisville Trust Building.
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| 1983: The Jefferson County Public Law Library moved to its present location at 514 West Liberty Street, Louisville, Kentucky on the second floor of the renovated Old Jail Building.
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| 1986: An increase in Court Fees for the Law Library was approved by the Kentucky Legislature - Act of the Legislature (KRS 172.180).
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| 1995: The "Friends of the Law Library" was formed to assure the future growth and development of JCPLL.
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| 2000: Jefferson County Public Law Library (JCPLL) goes 'on-line' at www.jcpll.com. |
| 2005: Legislature passes law to increase attorney fees for state's county law libraries. KRS 453.060. |
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links to Chapter 172, Kentucky Revised Statutes, Law Libraries,
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