diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index aa9eba72d9..075a14ad18 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ NOTICES     @garyverhaegen-da @dasormeter
 /ledger/participant-state/src       @meiersi-da @digital-asset/kv-participant @digital-asset/kv-committer
 
 # Needs cleanup due to mix of kvutils implementation and interfaces. Until then: shared ownership for KV teams
-/ledger/participant-state/          @digital-asset/kv-participant @digital-asset/kv-committer
-/ledger/participant-state-metrics/  @digital-asset/kv-participant @digital-asset/kv-committer
+/ledger/participant-state/              @digital-asset/kv-participant @digital-asset/kv-committer
+/ledger/participant-state-index/        @digital-asset/kv-participant @digital-asset/kv-committer
+/ledger/participant-state-kv-errors/    @digital-asset/kv-participant @digital-asset/kv-committer
+/ledger/participant-state-metrics/      @digital-asset/kv-participant @digital-asset/kv-committer
 /ledger/participant-state/kvutils/tools/submission-entries-extractor/   @remyhaemmerle-da
 
 # Owned by KV Participant with KV Committer added for notifications
diff --git a/docs/resources/generated-error-pages/error-codes-inventory.rst.inc b/docs/resources/generated-error-pages/error-codes-inventory.rst.inc
index 835cc1abab..74591a49af 100755
--- a/docs/resources/generated-error-pages/error-codes-inventory.rst.inc
+++ b/docs/resources/generated-error-pages/error-codes-inventory.rst.inc
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-1. KVErrors
+1. KvErrors
 ===================================================================================================================
 
 Errors that are specific to ledgers based on the KV architecture: Daml Sandbox and VMBC.
 
 
-1.1. KVErrors / Consistency
+1.1. KvErrors / Consistency
 ===================================================================================================================
 
 Errors that highlight transaction consistency issues in the committer context.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ VALIDATION_FAILURE
 
 
 
-1.2. KVErrors / Internal
+1.2. KvErrors / Internal
 ===================================================================================================================
 
 Errors that arise from an internal system misbehavior.
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ SUBMISSION_FAILED
 
 
 
-1.3. KVErrors / Resources
+1.3. KvErrors / Resources
 ===================================================================================================================
 
 Errors that relate to system resources.
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED
 
 
 
-1.4. KVErrors / Time
+1.4. KvErrors / Time
 ===================================================================================================================
 
 Errors that relate to the Daml concepts of time.
diff --git a/ledger/participant-state-kv-errors/BUILD.bazel b/ledger/participant-state-kv-errors/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcf048e663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ledger/participant-state-kv-errors/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2022 Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+load(
+    "//bazel_tools:scala.bzl",
+    "da_scala_library",
+)
+
+da_scala_library(
+    name = "participant-state-kv-errors",
+    srcs = glob(["src/main/scala/**/*.scala"]),
+    tags = ["maven_coordinates=com.daml:participant-state-kv-errors:__VERSION__"],
+    visibility = [
+        "//visibility:public",
+    ],
+    runtime_deps = [],
+    deps = [
+        "//ledger-api/grpc-definitions:ledger_api_proto_scala",
+        "//ledger/error",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/errors/KVLoggingTransactionErrorImpl.scala b/ledger/participant-state-kv-errors/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/error/definitions/kv/KVLoggingTransactionErrorImpl.scala
similarity index 92%
rename from ledger/participant-state/kvutils/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/errors/KVLoggingTransactionErrorImpl.scala
rename to ledger/participant-state-kv-errors/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/error/definitions/kv/KVLoggingTransactionErrorImpl.scala
index 0954aa2b5f..a93b98a59d 100644
--- a/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/errors/KVLoggingTransactionErrorImpl.scala
+++ b/ledger/participant-state-kv-errors/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/error/definitions/kv/KVLoggingTransactionErrorImpl.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2022 Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-package com.daml.ledger.participant.state.kvutils.errors
+package com.daml.ledger.error.definitions.kv
 
 import com.daml.error.definitions.DamlErrorWithDefiniteAnswer
 import com.daml.error.{ContextualizedErrorLogger, ErrorCode}
diff --git a/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/errors/KVErrors.scala b/ledger/participant-state-kv-errors/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/error/definitions/kv/KvErrors.scala
similarity index 98%
rename from ledger/participant-state/kvutils/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/errors/KVErrors.scala
rename to ledger/participant-state-kv-errors/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/error/definitions/kv/KvErrors.scala
index 4dd336a472..270665f578 100644
--- a/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/errors/KVErrors.scala
+++ b/ledger/participant-state-kv-errors/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/error/definitions/kv/KvErrors.scala
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2022 Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-package com.daml.ledger.participant.state.kvutils.errors
+package com.daml.ledger.error.definitions.kv
 
 import com.daml.error.definitions.ErrorGroups
-
-import java.time.Instant
 import com.daml.error.{
   ContextualizedErrorLogger,
   ErrorCategory,
@@ -15,10 +13,12 @@ import com.daml.error.{
   Resolution,
 }
 
+import java.time.Instant
+
 @Explanation(
   "Errors that are specific to ledgers based on the KV architecture: Daml Sandbox and VMBC."
 )
-object KVErrors extends ErrorGroup()(ErrorGroups.rootErrorClass) {
+object KvErrors extends ErrorGroup()(ErrorGroups.rootErrorClass) {
 
   @Explanation("Errors that highlight transaction consistency issues in the committer context.")
   object Consistency extends ErrorGroup() {
diff --git a/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/BUILD.bazel b/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/BUILD.bazel
index 8309127bc6..e9b07543bf 100644
--- a/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/BUILD.bazel
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ da_scala_library(
         "//ledger/metrics",
         "//ledger/participant-state",
         "//ledger/participant-state-index",
+        "//ledger/participant-state-kv-errors",
         "//libs-scala/concurrent",
         "//libs-scala/contextualized-logging",
         "//libs-scala/crypto",
diff --git a/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/api/KeyValueParticipantStateWriter.scala b/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/api/KeyValueParticipantStateWriter.scala
index 3c9ef062e1..2809fb4ccb 100644
--- a/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/api/KeyValueParticipantStateWriter.scala
+++ b/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/api/KeyValueParticipantStateWriter.scala
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import com.daml.daml_lf_dev.DamlLf
 import com.daml.error.DamlContextualizedErrorLogger
 import com.daml.ledger.api.health.HealthStatus
 import com.daml.ledger.configuration.Configuration
+import com.daml.ledger.error.definitions.kv.KvErrors
 import com.daml.ledger.offset.Offset
-import com.daml.ledger.participant.state.kvutils.errors.KVErrors
 import com.daml.ledger.participant.state.kvutils.wire.DamlSubmission
 import com.daml.ledger.participant.state.kvutils.{Envelope, KeyValueSubmission}
 import com.daml.ledger.participant.state.v2._
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class KeyValueParticipantStateWriter(
       case Left(_) =>
         CompletableFuture.completedFuture(
           SubmissionResult.SynchronousError(
-            KVErrors.Internal.SubmissionFailed
+            KvErrors.Internal.SubmissionFailed
               .Reject("Could not parse a package ID")(
                 new DamlContextualizedErrorLogger(logger, loggingContext, None)
               )
diff --git a/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/updates/TransactionRejections.scala b/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/updates/TransactionRejections.scala
index 4ef1ae8904..7d3f81e01e 100644
--- a/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/updates/TransactionRejections.scala
+++ b/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/updates/TransactionRejections.scala
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@
 
 package com.daml.ledger.participant.state.kvutils.updates
 
-import com.daml.error.definitions.LedgerApiErrors
-
 import java.time.Instant
+
 import com.daml.error.ContextualizedErrorLogger
+import com.daml.error.definitions.LedgerApiErrors
+import com.daml.ledger.error.definitions.kv.KvErrors
 import com.daml.ledger.participant.state.kvutils.Conversions.parseCompletionInfo
 import com.daml.ledger.participant.state.kvutils.committer.transaction.Rejection.{
   ExternallyInconsistentTransaction,
   InternallyInconsistentTransaction,
 }
-import com.daml.ledger.participant.state.kvutils.errors.KVErrors
 import com.daml.ledger.participant.state.kvutils.store.events._
 import com.daml.ledger.participant.state.v2.Update
 import com.daml.ledger.participant.state.v2.Update.CommandRejected.FinalReason
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ private[kvutils] object TransactionRejections {
         rejectionEntry.getSubmitterInfo,
       ),
       reasonTemplate = FinalReason(
-        KVErrors.Time.InvalidRecordTime
+        KvErrors.Time.InvalidRecordTime
           .Reject(
             rejectionEntry.getDefiniteAnswer,
             invalidRecordTimeReason(recordTime, tooEarlyUntil, tooLateFrom),
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ private[kvutils] object TransactionRejections {
   }
 
   def rejectionReasonNotSetStatus()(implicit loggingContext: ContextualizedErrorLogger): Status =
-    KVErrors.Internal.RejectionReasonNotSet
+    KvErrors.Internal.RejectionReasonNotSet
       .Reject()
       .asStatus
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ private[kvutils] object TransactionRejections {
   )(implicit loggingContext: ContextualizedErrorLogger): Status = {
     val details = rejection.getDetails
     val metadata = rejection.getMetadataMap.asScala.toMap
-    KVErrors.Internal.InvalidParticipantState
+    KvErrors.Internal.InvalidParticipantState
       .Reject(details, metadata)
       .asStatus
   }
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ private[kvutils] object TransactionRejections {
   def causalMonotonicityViolatedStatus()(implicit
       loggingContext: ContextualizedErrorLogger
   ): Status =
-    KVErrors.Time.CausalMonotonicityViolated
+    KvErrors.Time.CausalMonotonicityViolated
       .Reject()
       .asStatus
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ private[kvutils] object TransactionRejections {
         rejection.getMaximumRecordTime.getSeconds,
         rejection.getMaximumRecordTime.getNanos.toLong,
       )
-    KVErrors.Time.RecordTimeOutOfRange
+    KvErrors.Time.RecordTimeOutOfRange
       .Reject(minRecordTime, maxRecordTime)
       .asStatus
   }
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ private[kvutils] object TransactionRejections {
       rejection: MissingInputState
   )(implicit loggingContext: ContextualizedErrorLogger): Status = {
     val key = rejection.getKey.toString
-    KVErrors.Internal.MissingInputState
+    KvErrors.Internal.MissingInputState
       .Reject(key)
       .asStatus
   }
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ private[kvutils] object TransactionRejections {
       rejection: ValidationFailure
   )(implicit loggingContext: ContextualizedErrorLogger): Status = {
     val details = rejection.getDetails
-    KVErrors.Consistency.ValidationFailure
+    KvErrors.Consistency.ValidationFailure
       .Reject(details)
       .asStatus
   }
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ private[kvutils] object TransactionRejections {
       rejection: ResourcesExhausted
   )(implicit loggingContext: ContextualizedErrorLogger): Status = {
     val details = rejection.getDetails
-    KVErrors.Resources.ResourceExhausted
+    KvErrors.Resources.ResourceExhausted
       .Reject(details)
       .asStatus
   }
diff --git a/release/artifacts.yaml b/release/artifacts.yaml
index e6de2bce30..75b3893c08 100644
--- a/release/artifacts.yaml
+++ b/release/artifacts.yaml
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@
   type: jar-scala
 - target: //ledger/participant-state-index:participant-state-index
   type: jar-scala
+- target: //ledger/participant-state-kv-errors:participant-state-kv-errors
+  type: jar-scala
 - target: //ledger/participant-state-metrics:participant-state-metrics
   type: jar-scala
 - target: //ledger/sandbox-common:sandbox-common