Title VIII, Offices and Officers

companies that may participate. (1) The secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall secure, except for state officers required by KRS 62.160 to file bond, blanket bonds, with or without cosureties, written on a blanket position form, to cover all other officers, emp…

Each bond provided for in KRS 62.160 shall be a covenant to the Commonwealth of Kentucky that the principal will faithfully discharge his duties and will faithfully account for and pay over all money and property that may come into his possession by virtue of his office or positi…

The bonds provided for by section 62.170 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes shall be covenants to the Commonwealth of Kentucky that the officers, employees or holders of positions covered by the bond will faithfully account for and pay over all money and property that may come into…

form and legality -- Filing. (1) Each bond mentioned in KRS 62.160 to 62.190 shall be executed by a corporate surety authorized to do a surety business in Kentucky. No bond shall be accepted until it has been approved by the Attorney General as to form and legality, except the bo…

clerk to county clerk. The office of county clerk, rather than the individual holder of the office, shall be liable for the acts or omissions of deputy clerks. When a deputy clerk omits to act or acts in such a way as to render the clerk responsible, and the clerk discharges such…

(1) Any person who violates KRS 62.010(1) or 62.050(1) on or after the date thirty (30) days after January 27, 1995, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (2) (a) If any person violates KRS 62.010(2) or (3) before Ja…

All resignations of office shall be tendered in writing to the court or officer required to fill the vacancy, and received and recorded by the court or officer in its or his records. Resignations to the Governor shall be recorded in the Executive Journal.

Proceedings for impeachment or removal by address may be instituted by the House of Representatives without a petition from any person.

(1) Any person may, by written petition to the House of Representatives, signed by himself, verified by his own affidavit and the affidavits of such others as he deems necessary, and setting forth the facts, pray the impeachment of any officer. (2) The House shall refer the petit…

(1) If an impeachment is recommended by the committee of the House of Representatives to which it is referred, the committee shall draw up the articles of impeachment in accusation of the officer and submit the articles to the House with the recommendation for impeachment. (2) Th…

(1) If an impeachment is ordered by the House of Representatives a committee shall be appointed to prosecute it, and the committee chairman shall, within five (5) days, lay the impeachment before the Senate. (2) The Senate shall appoint a day for hearing the impeachment. The accu…

Before the Senate proceeds to try an impeachment the presiding officer and every member present shall take the following oath or affirmation: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully and impartially try the impeachment against A. B., and give my decision according …

The Senate shall determine what amount of absence of a Senator during the trial shall exclude the Senator from voting on the final decision.

A person may, in the manner prescribed by KRS 63.030, petition either the Senate or House of Representatives or both to have an officer removed by address, which petition shall, in like manner, be referred to a committee.

(1) In a proceeding for impeachment or removal by address, if the committee reports against the petition and the report is not overruled by the house petitioned, the petitioner shall be liable to witnesses and to the accused for the costs of investigation before the committee. Th…

In a proceeding for impeachment instituted by the House of Representatives without a petition from any person, if the accused be acquitted he shall be entitled to his costs, to be taxed by the clerk of the Senate against the Commonwealth. If the accused be convicted, he shall pay…

Exceptions -- Removal of university or KCTCS board members for cause or to comply with proportional representation requirements. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section and otherwise provided by law, any person appointed by the Governor, either with or without th…

As used in KRS 63.100 to 63.160, unless the context requires otherwise, "neglect of duty" includes the following things listed but does not exclude things not listed: (1) The commission of a trespass or wrongful act in the performance of official duty; (2) Accepting a bribe to ne…

(1) A peace officer guilty of neglect of duty shall be removed from office in the manner prescribed by KRS 63.100 to 63.130. (2) The Governor shall sign written charges setting forth the grounds for removal of the officer. The charges, when considered collectively, must be suppor…

(1) The case shall be heard before the Governor on oral testimony or by depositions, as the Governor may direct. Testimony before the Governor shall be taken upon oath administered by the Governor or by a stenographer designated by him, and shall be taken down in shorthand notes …

(1) Any peace officer removed from office under the provisions of KRS 63.110 may, within ten (10) days from the date of the entry of the order removing him, appeal to the Court of Appeals by obtaining from the Secretary of State a certified copy of all charges, findings of fact a…

The removal of an officer from office under the provisions of KRS 63.090 to 63.120 shall not be a bar to criminal prosecution for misfeasance, malfeasance, or willful neglect in discharge of official duties.

If any prisoner or other person lawfully in custody is taken from a peace officer and lynched, killed, maimed or injured, it shall be prima facie evidence of neglect of duty on the part of the peace officer. When such neglect of duty, or such lynching or injury is made to appear …

The county judge/executive shall at once fill the vacancy created by a removal under KRS 63.140, either for the remainder of the term or temporarily as the occasion may demand, as provided for by KRS 63.220. Until a vacancy in the office of sheriff or jailer is filled, the corone…

(1) Any peace officer removed from office pursuant to KRS 63.140 may, within ten (10) days thereafter, file with the Governor a petition for reinstatement. He shall give written notice of the filing of such petition to the county attorney of his county and the Commonwealth's atto…

Any "peace officer" as defined in KRS 61.310 or constable who violates any of the provisions of KRS 61.310(2), (4), or (5) may be removed from office by the same courts and in the same manner that a nonelective peace officer may be removed under the provisions of KRS 63.180.

(1) Any person serving as a nonelective peace officer, deputy peace officer, or deputy constable in violation of the provisions of KRS 61.300 shall be subject to removal. The Circuit Court of the county in which such person is serving and the Circuit Court of Franklin County shal…

In every case where there is no other provision of law for the filling of a vacancy in any office, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the Governor.

When a vacancy occurs in the office of county judge/executive, the county clerk shall immediately notify the Governor of the vacancy.

(1) A vacancy in the office of sheriff, coroner, surveyor, county clerk, county attorney, jailer, or constable, shall be filled by the county judge/executive, or by the mayor in a consolidated local government. (2) Appointments to fill vacancies under this section shall be until …

Any peace officer removed from office under the provisions of KRS 63.090 to 63.160 and not reinstated shall be disqualified from holding any office in this state for a period of four (4) years.

(1) The clerks of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, and the Circuit Courts shall collect a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for taking or filing any bond or release on recognizance. (2) Such fee shall be deposited in the general fund of the State Treasury.

Reimbursement of clerk -- Handling of fee. (1) The county clerk shall receive for the following services the following fees: (a) 1. Recording and indexing of a: a. Deed of trust or assignment for the benefit of creditors; b. Deed; c. Deed of assignment; d. File-stamped copy of do…

deeds for state or county road systems. (1) County clerks shall be paid out of the state road fund the fees provided for in KRS 64.012, for taking acknowledgments, certifying, and recording deeds conveying right-of-way to be used in the state road system. (2) County clerks shall …

(1) The county clerk of any county shall receive a maximum annual expense allowance of $3,600 to be paid from the fees collected by the clerk. In counties of less than 75,000 population, the expense allowance shall be taken in monthly installments of $300 from fees collected on a…

(1) (a) A county clerk in a county containing a population of less than seventy thousand (70,000) may be entitled to receive an advancement to: 1. Defray necessary official expenses; and 2. Supplement the payment of the salaries of the county clerk or the county clerk's deputies …

Per-page fee. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes: (1) A county clerk may establish procedures for obtaining copies of records under his or her control, including restricting the use of devices including but not limited to scanners, cameras, compu…

(1) When the term of any county clerk in counties of seventy-five thousand (75,000) population or over expires, or he dies or resigns, or is removed from office, he or his personal representative, trustee, or committee, as the case may be, shall at once deliver to his successor i…

increases. Compensation of clerks of the Circuit Court shall be set in accordance with the judicial personnel system. The Chief Justice shall include anticipated salary increases for clerks of the Circuit Court in the judicial branch budget recommendation. The increases may be li…

Deputy circuit clerks may receive annual salary increments for each year's services, subject to determination by the Supreme Court.

Each Circuit Court clerk shall receive an annual expense allowance of three thousand six hundred dollars ($3,600) per year. A lump-sum payment shall be made by the Administrative Office of the Courts to each Circuit Court clerk in the first month of each quarter as of July, 1984,…

(1) Sheriffs, constables granted peace officer powers, coroners, marshals, and policemen shall be paid out of the State Treasury for the following services the following fees: (a) Apprehending a person on charge of felony, or a fugitive from justice charged with a felony in this …

(1) (a) Except as provided in KRS 441.540, an officer conveying a prisoner to the penitentiary shall be paid out of the State Treasury the rate per mile paid state employees for official travel in privately-owned vehicles, as established by administrative regulation of the Financ…

Unless a party has established his right to prosecute or defend as a poor person under KRS 453.190, or unless the party is the Commonwealth, a county, city, or any agency thereof, no officer shall be required to execute any process in a civil case on behalf of a party until the p…

(1) Sheriffs may charge and collect the following fees from the Commonwealth and any of its agencies, including the Department of Kentucky State Police, when the source of payment is not otherwise specified, if the Commonwealth, any of its agencies, or the Department of Kentucky …

subpoenas and civil summonses. (1) A fiscal court, by ordinance, may assess additional fees on subpoena and civil summons service by the local sheriff for the purpose of paying expenses for courthouses, bonds related to them, and administration expenses of courthouses. The fees m…

attending court and providing security services -- Rates. Compensation of sheriffs and other law enforcement officers or agencies for attending court shall be as follows: (1) Compensation shall be provided only for the actual time for which the sheriff or other officer is ordered…

Each sheriff shall keep an accurate account of all fees collected by him from all sources. The clerk issuing process in a civil case shall keep an accurate account of all fees paid to the sheriff for the execution thereof, and report the amount to the fiscal court, which shall re…

Every sheriff shall, upon request, deliver to the person from whom fees are demanded, or to his agent, an account stating distinctly every item of the demand, and offer to give a receipt for the same, before he may make distress therefor.

the sheriff's death or incapacity in counties with population less than 70,000 -- Applicability of KRS 64.368 if population decreases below 70,000. (1) "Incapacity" means a condition under which a sheriff or his or her personal representative may apply to the Circuit or District …