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FEES AND COMPENSATION OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

KRS tit. VIII, ch. 64
in effect

KRS 64.005 Clerk's fee for filing bond or release on recognizance

64.005. Clerk's fee for filing bond or release on recognizance (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. Effective: July 1, 2008 History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 5, effective July 1, 2008. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 235, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984. -- Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 25.

KRS 64.010 Repealed, 1978

64.010. Repealed, 1978 Catchline at repeal: Clerks' fees. History: Repealed 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 26, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 26. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 222, sec. 1. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 82, sec. 1. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 19. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 19, sec. 1. -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 105, sec. 1. -- Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1720.

KRS 64.011 Repealed, 1977

64.011. Repealed, 1977 Catchline at repeal: Fees of clerk of Court of Appeals and circuit clerks for attesting order book or court record. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 491, effective March 19, 1977. -- .Created 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 1.

KRS 64.012 Fees of county clerks -- Use of fees for recording real estate mortgages -- Reimbursement of clerk -- Handling of fee

64.012. Fees of county clerks -- Use of fees for recording real estate mortgages -- 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 documents set forth in KRS 14A.2 -040(1) or (2) that have been filed first with the Secretary of State; e. Real estate option; f. Power of attorney; g. Revocation of power of attorney; h. Lease which is recordable by law; i. Deed of release of a mortgage or lien under KRS 382.360; j. United States lien; k. Release of a United States lien; l. Release of any recorded encumbrance other than state liens; m. Lis pendens notice concerning proceedings in bankruptcy; n. Lis pendens notice; o. Mechanic's and artisan's lien under KRS Chapter 376; p. Assumed name; q. Notice of lien issued by the Internal Revenue Service; r. Notice of lien discharge issued by the Internal Revenue Service; s. Original, assignment, amendment, or continuation financing statement; t. Making a record for the establishment of a city, recording the plan or plat thereof, and all other service incident; u. Survey of a city, or any part thereof, or any addition to or extensions of the boundary of a city; v. Recording with statutory authority for which no specific fee is set, except a military discharge; w. Will or other probate document pursuant to KRS Chapter 392 or 394; x. Court ordered name change pursuant to KRS Chapter 401; y. Land use restriction according to KRS 100.3681; and z. Filing with statutory authority for which no specific fee is set. For all items in this subsection if the entire thereof does not exceed five (5) pages .........................................................................$33.00 And, for all items in this subsection exceeding five (5) pages, except any will or other probate document pursuant to KRS Chapter 392 or 394 under subdivision w. of this subparagraph, or any court-ordered name change pursuant to KRS Chapter 401 under subdivision x. of this subparagraph, for each additional page ..........................................................$3.00 And, for all items in this subsection for each additional reference relating to same instrument .....................................................$4.00 2. The thirty-three dollar ($33) fee imposed by this subsection shall be divided as follows: a. Twenty-seven dollars ($27) shall be retained by the county clerk; and b. Six dollars ($6) shall be paid to the affordable housing trust fund established in KRS 198A.710 and shall be remitted by the county clerk within ten (10) days following the end of the quarter in which the fee was received. Each remittance to the affordable housing trust fund shall be accompanied by a summary report on a form prescribed by the Kentucky Housing Corporation. (b) For noting an initial or continuation security interest on a certificate of title pursuant to KRS Chapter 186A ...................................................$12.00 (c) For filing the release of collateral under a financing statement and noting same upon the face of the title pursuant to KRS Chapter 186 or 186A .................................................................................$5.00 (d) Filing or recording state tax or other state liens ........................................$5.00 (e) Filing release of a state tax or other state l ien ...........................................$5.00 (f) Acknowledging or notarizing any deed, mortgage, power of attorney, or other written instrument required by law for recording and certifying same ..................................... ......................................................$5.00 (g) Recording plats, maps, and surveys, not exceeding 24 inches by 36 inches, per page ..................................................................................$40.00 (h) Recording a bond, for each bond .............................................................$10.00 (i) Each bond required to be taken or prepared by the clerk ..........................$4.00 (j) Copy of any bond when ordered ................................................................$3.00 (k) Administering an oath and certificate thereof ...........................................$5.00 (l) Issuing a license for which no other fee is fixed by law ............................$8.00 (m) Issuing a solicitor's license ......................................................................$15.00 (n) Marriage license, indexing, recording, and issuing certificate thereof ....$26.50 (o) Every order concerning the establishment, changing, closing, or discontinuing of roads, to be paid out of the county levy when the road is established, changed, closed, or discontinued, and by the applicant when it is not ........................................................................$3.00 (p) Registration of licenses for professional persons required to register with the county clerk ...............................................................................$10.00 (q) Certified copy of any record ......................................................................$5.00 Plus fifty cents ($.50) per page after three (3) pages (r) Filing certification required by KRS 65.070(2)(a) ....................................$5.00 (s) Filing notification and declaration and petition of candidates for Commonwealth's attorney ................................ .................................$200.00 (t) Filing notification and declaration and petition of candidates for county and independent boards of education ...........................................$20.00 (u) Filing notification and declaration and petition of candidates for boards of soil and water conservation districts ........................................$20.00 (v) Filing notification and declaration and petition of candidates for other office ...............................................................................................$50.00 (w) Filing declaration of intent to be a write -in candidate for office ..............$50.00 (x) Filing petitions for elections, other than nominating petitions ................$50.00 (y) Notarizing any signature, per signature .....................................................$2.00 (z) Filing bond for receiving bodies under KRS 311.310 .............................$10.00 (aa) Noting the assignment of a certificate of delinquen cy and recording and indexing the encumbrance under KRS 134.126 or 134.127 .............$27.00 (ab) Filing a going-out-of-business permit under KRS 365.445 .....................$50.00 (ac) Filing a renewal of a going -out-of-business permit under KRS 365.445 $50.00 (ad) Filing and processing a transient merchant permit under KRS 365.680 .$25.00 (ae) Recording and indexing a real estate mortgage: 1. For a mortgage that does not exceed thirty (30) pages ....................$63.00 2. And, for a mortgage that exceeds thirty (30) pages, for each additional page ................................ ...................................................$3.00 (af) Filing or recording a lien or release of lien by a consolidated local government, urban-county government, unified local government, or city of any class ................................ ....................................................$20.00 (2) The sixty-three dollar ($63) fee imposed by subsection (1)(ae) of this section shall be divided as follows: (a) Fifty-seven dollars ($57) shall be retained by the county clerk; and (b) Six dollars ($6) shall be paid to the affordable housing trust fund established in KRS 198A.710 and shall be remitted by the county clerk within ten (10) days following the end of the quarter in which the fee was received. Each remittance to the affordable housing trust fund shall be accompanied by a summary report on a form prescribed by the Kentucky Housing Corporation. (3) (a) For services related to the permanent storage of records listed in subsection (1)(a), (g), (n), and (ae) of this section, the clerk shall be entitled to receive a reimbursement of ten dollars ($10). (b) In counties or a county containing an urban-county government, charter county government, or unified local government: 1. This fee shall: a. Not be paid annually to the fiscal court under KRS 64.152; b. Not be paid to the Finance and Administration Cabinet und er KRS 64.345; c. Be accumulated and transferred to the fiscal court or the legislative body of an urban-county government on a monthly basis within ten (10) days following the end of the month; d. Be maintained by the fiscal court or the legislative body of an urban-county government in a separate bank account and accounted for in a separate fund; and e. Not lapse to the general fund of the county or urban -county government. 2. The moneys accumulated from this fee shall be held in perpetuity by the fiscal court or the legislative body of an urban -county government for the county clerk's exclusive use for: a. Equipment related to the permanent storage of and access to records, including deed books, binders, shelves, microfilm equipment, and fireproof equipme nt; b. Hardware for the permanent storage of and access to records, including computers, servers, and scanners; c. Software for the permanent storage of and access to records, including vendor services and consumer subscription fees; d. Personnel costs for the permanent storage of and access to records, including overtime costs for personnel involved in the digitization of records; and e. Cloud storage and cybersecurity services for the permanent storage of and access to records. 3. Notwithstanding KRS 68.2 75, claims by a county clerk that are for the approved expenditures in subparagraph 2. of this paragraph shall be paid by the county judge/executive or the chief executive officer of an urban - county government by a warrant drawn on the fund and co -signed by the treasurer of the county or urban -county government. 4. No later than August 1 of each year, each county fiscal court or legislative body of an urban-county government shall submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission detailing the receipts , expenditures, and any amounts remaining in the fund. (c) In a county containing a consolidated local government: 1. The fee shall not: a. Be paid to the Finance and Administration Cabinet under KRS 64.345; or b. Lapse to the general fund of the consolida ted local government. 2. The moneys accumulated from this fee shall be held in perpetuity by the county clerk in a separate fund to be used exclusively for: a. Equipment related to the permanent storage of and access to records, including deed books, binders, shelves, microfilm equipment, and fireproof equipment; b. Hardware for the permanent storage of and access to records, including computers, servers, and scanners; c. Software for the permanent storage of and access to records, including vendor services and consumer subscriptio n fees; d. Personnel costs for the permanent storage of and access to records, including overtime costs for personnel involved in the digitization of records; and e. Cloud storage and cybersecurity services for the permanent storage of and access to records. 3. No later than August 1 of each year, the county clerk shall submit a report to the consolidated local government and the Legislative Research Commission detailing the receipts, expenditures, and any amounts remaining in the fund. Effective: July 15, 2026 History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 56, effective July 15, 2026; ch. 135, sec. 7, effective July 15, 2026; and ch. 199, sec. 9, effective July 15, 2026. -- Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 189, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2023. -- Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 26, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2022. -- Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 49, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2020. -- Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 86, sec. 43, effective January 1, 2020; and ch. 88, sec. 26, effective August 1, 2019. -- Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 28, effective January 1, 2015. -- Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 40, sec. 82, effective March 21, 2013. -- Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 49, effective January 1, 2011. -- Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 56, effective January 1, 2010. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 3, effective August 1, 2006. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 34, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 408, sec. 176, effective July 1, 2001. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 195, sec. 26, effective July 15, 19 96. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994; ch. 239, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994; and ch. 428, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. – Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 288, sec. 59, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 94, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 161, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 375, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1980; ch. 30, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1980; ch. 143, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1980; and ch. 240, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1980. -- Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2026). This statute was amended by 2026 Ky. Acts chs. 134, 135, and 199, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified together. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/94). This section was amended by 1994 Ky. Acts chs. 28, 239, and 428. Where these Acts are not in conflict, they have been codified together. Where a conflict exists between Acts chs. 28 and 428, Acts ch. 428, which was last enacted by the General Assembly, prevails under KRS 446.250.

KRS 64.015 Fees of county clerks for taking acknowledgments, certifying, and recording deeds for state or county road systems

64.015. Fees of county clerks for taking acknowledgments, certifying, and recording 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 be paid by the fiscal court the fees provided for in KRS 64.012, for taking acknowledgments, certifying, and recording deeds conveying right-of- way to be used in the county road system. Effective: June 17, 1978 History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 129, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 237, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1954.

KRS 64.017 County clerk's expense allowance

64.017. County clerk's expense allowance (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 calendar year basis. In counties of 75,000 or more population, the allowance shall be paid in semimonthly installments of $150 according to the procedures found in KRS 64.345(4). The expense allowance provided by this section shall be in addition to other lawful expense payments. (2) If the amount of fees collected will not fund the full amount of the annual expense allowance, then the county clerk shall receive the excess of such fees after all other lawful expenses and salaries have been paid. The fiscal court of any county may pay that portion of the maximum annual expense allowance for which no excess fees are available. Effective: June 17, 1978 History: Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 25, effective June 17, 1978.

KRS 64.018 Advancement to county clerk -- Conditions -- Administrative regulations

64.018. Advancement to county clerk -- Conditions -- Administrative regulations (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 and assistants. (b) 1. The secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall, on the first day of each calendar month, determine the necessary amount that may be advanced to the county clerk. 2. The advance shall be the lesser of: a. One-twelfth (1/12) of the total fees collected by the county clerk for the preceding year; or b. Sixty thousand ($60,000) dollars per month. (c) When approved by the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, a warrant shall be drawn on the State Treasury in favor of the county clerk for such advancement. (d) Funds advanced under this section shall be repaid by the county clerk to whom the funds were advanced no later than the close of the calendar year in which the funds were advanced. If the funds are not timely repaid, then the county clerk in his or her official capacity or the surety for the county clerk shall be liable to the Commonwealth. (2) If a county clerk makes a request for funds from the State Treasury to defray necessary official expenses, the county clerk shall not be required to submit a detailed statement of his or her personal assets and liabilities as a condition of the application process. (3) The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A as necessary to implement the provisions of this section. Effective: July 14, 2022 History: Created 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 26, sec. 4, effective July 14, 2022.

KRS 64.019 Procedures for obtaining copies of records under control of county clerk -- Per-page fee

64.019. Procedures for obtaining copies of records under control of county clerk -- 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, computers, personal copiers, or other devices that may be used by an individual seeking a copy of a document maintained by the clerk, but a clerk shall not restrict the ability of any person to make handwritten notes regarding documents and records maintained by the clerk. (2) (a) Unless the provisions of paragraph (b) of this subsection apply, the county clerk shall collect a per-page fee, not to exceed fifty cents ($0.50) per page, for providing legal size or smaller paper copies of records or documents maintained by the clerk. (b) If a higher fee for copying a document or record is specifically established by statute, the provisions of that statute shall prevail over the provisions of this subsection. Effective: April 23, 2012 History: Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 161, sec. 12, effective April 23, 2012.

KRS 64.020 Repealed, 1977

64.020. Repealed, 1977 Catchline at repeal: Circuit clerks. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 49, effective March 19, 1977. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 269, sec. 1. -- Amended 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 140, sec. 1. -- Amended 1944 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 355, 1721 to 1724.

KRS 64.030 Repealed, 1977

64.030. Repealed, 1977 Catchline at repeal: Advance fees of circuit clerk. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 49, effective March 19, 1977. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 1. -- Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 1. -- Amended 1944 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1720.

KRS 64.035 Repealed, 1946

64.035. Repealed, 1946 Catchline at repeal: Fees of clerks of county and quarterly courts in certain counties containing a city of the second class. History: Repealed 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 1. -- Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 207, secs. 3 and 4.

KRS 64.040 Repealed, 1950

64.040. Repealed, 1950 Catchline at repeal: Circuit and county clerks in counties of 75,000 population or over. History: Repealed 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 196, sec. 2. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1761, 1762, 1764, 1765.

KRS 64.050 Collection of fees and payment after leaving office

64.050. Collection of fees and payment after leaving office (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 in office all accounts, claims, and fees due him in his official capacity. The successor shall have the fees, claims, and accounts collected, or the Department for Local Government may, in its discretion, when said accounts, fees, and claims are so delivered to the successor, appoint a person to collect them. If a collector is appointed, the successor shall at once, or when demanded by the collector, deliver to him all accounts, fees, and claims uncollected. The successor or collector, as the case may be, shall, every sixty (60) days after receiving the accounts, fees, and claims, report to the Department for Local Government, under oath, the amount collected thereon, and at the same time pay to the Department for Local Government the amount so collected, and shall continue to so report for three (3) years, unless the accounts, fees, and claims are sooner collected. (2) The Department for Local Government shall, upon each payment, draw a warrant on the State Treasurer in favor of the person collecting, for an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of the amount so paid in, which shall be the full compensation allowed for the collection. (3) If the amount paid to any clerk during his term or incumbency was not sufficient to pay the salaries and office expenses of the clerk, the Department for Local Government shall, out of the money collected and paid in as provided in subsection (1) of this section, pay to the clerk, or to the person entitled to receive the same, an amount sufficient to supply the deficit due for salaries and expenses, not exceeding seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount of fees accrued during his official term and which have been collected and paid to the Department for Local Government. Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 41, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 35, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 69, sec. 24, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 374, sec. 14, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 27. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. II, sec. 9(1). -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 210, sec. 10. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1767 to 1769.

KRS 64.055 Repealed, 1994

64.055. Repealed, 1994 Catchline at repeal: Salary for circuit clerks -- Adjustment for changes in consumer price index -- Limits.. History: Repealed 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 9, effective July 1, 1994. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 374, sec. 15, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 331, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1982; and ch. 396, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 407, sec. 2, effective July 1, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 159, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 19, effective January 2, 1978.

KRS 64.056 Manner of setting compensation of clerks of the Circuit Court -- Salary increases

64.056. Manner of setting compensation of clerks of the Circuit Court -- Salary 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 limited by the General Assembly in the judicial branch budget bill. Effective: June 8, 2011 History: Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 73, sec. 15, effective June 8, 2011. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 2, effective April 1, 1994.

KRS 64.057 Annual salary increments for deputy circuit clerks

64.057. Annual salary increments for deputy circuit clerks Deputy circuit clerks may receive annual salary increments for each year's services, subject to determination by the Supreme Court. Effective: July 1, 1980 History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 407, sec. 3, effective July 1, 1980. -- Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 159, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978.

KRS 64.058 Expense account for circuit clerks

64.058. Expense account for circuit clerks 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, in the amount of nine hundred dollars ($900) per quarter. The allowance shall be in addition to reimbursement for official travel and the regular compensation provided for by KRS 64.056. Effective: July 1, 1994 History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 8, effective July 1, 1994. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 235, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984.

KRS 64.060 Peace officers generally

64.060. Peace officers generally (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 state ........................................$10.00 (b) Executing a process of contempt in a criminal case when the court excuses the contempt ................................................$1.60 (c) Executing a summons upon a witness in behalf of the Commonwealth in a felony case ......................................................$3.00 (d) Summoning a jury, on order of a court, in a county other than that in which the action is pending, a reasonable allowance to be fixed by the court. (e) Summoning and attending a jury in a case of felony ................................$2.50 (2) No claim for services incidental to examining courts shall be allowed to any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, marshal, policeman, or other officer authorized to execute process in felony cases until the grand jury has returned an indictment for a felony. (3) Constables and deputy constables authorized to exercise the powers of a peace officer under KRS 70.325(2) shall be entitled to the fees provided under subsection (1) of this section and shall be subject to the requirements of subsection (2) of this section. Effective: January 1, 2023 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 90, sec. 8, effective January 1, 2023. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 248, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 366, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 254, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 353, 354, 4586. Legislative Research Commission Note (1/1/2023). Under the authority of KRS 7.136(1), the Reviser of Statutes has inserted d ollar signs as appropriate. The words and amounts in the text were not changed.

KRS 64.070 Officers conveying prisoners

64.070. Officers conveying prisoners (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 Finance and Administration Cabinet, pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A, to be calculated by the nearest traveled route, and shall be paid all actual necessary expenses for feeding, lodging and transporting the prisoner; (b) Upon the production of the receipt of the warden of the penitentiary for the delivery of a prisoner, and a complete verified account of all expenses incurred, giving the names of the guards employed and distance traveled, the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall audit the account of the officer for conveying the prisoner and, if found correct, draw a warrant for its payment. (2) (a) For conveying a prisoner charged with a felony from one (1) county to another, an officer shall receive the same mileage and expenses allowed for conveying a prisoner to the penitentiary, to be paid out of the State Treasury except as provided in KRS 441.530; (b) Upon the production of the receipt of the jailer of the county to which the prisoner is transferred, and a complete verified account of all expenses incurred, giving the names of the guards employed and the distance traveled, the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall audit the account of the officer for conveying the prisoner and if found correct shall draw a warrant for its payment. (3) (a) For arresting a person charged with a misdemeanor upon a warrant issued from another county, and conveying the person to the county jail of the county from which the warrant issued, an officer shall be paid out of the county treasury of the county from which the warrant was issued the same mileage and expenses allowed for conveying a prisoner to the penitentiary; (b) The officer shall present to the county judge/executive of the county from which the warrant issued a verified and itemized statement of his mileage and expenses and the county judge/executive shall direct the county treasurer to pay the same out of the county treasury. (4) For conveying a prisoner charged with a felony to the jail of the county in which he was arrested, an officer 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 Finance and Administration Cabinet, adopted pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A, for each mile traveled in going and returning. (5) The number of guards employed in conveying prisoners to the penitentiary or from one (1) county to another shall not exceed one (1) for every two (2) prisoners. Where only one (1) prisoner is conveyed no guard shall be employed, except that the Circuit Judge may appoint one (1) guard for each prisoner to the nearest railroad station. Effective: July 15, 1994 History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 508, sec. 16, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 374, sec. 16, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 12, effective January 1, 1978; and ch. 14, sec. 28, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. II, sec. 9(1). -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 164, 354, 361, 363, 1728, 2046.

KRS 64.080 Advance fees for execution of process

64.080. Advance fees for execution of process 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 party has deposited with the clerk of the court from which the process issued a sum, not exceeding five dollars ($5), sufficient to pay the fees for executing all process on behalf of that party in the case. Upon filing due return showing service the officer shall be paid his proper fee by the clerk. Any portion of the deposit not used to pay fees for process actually executed shall be returned to the party who paid it. If the process is sent to the officer from another county, he shall not be required to execute it unless it is accompanied by the fee or a certificate from the clerk that there is a sufficient sum on deposit to pay the fee. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1727.

KRS 64.090 Fees charged by sheriffs

64.090. Fees charged by sheriffs (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 State Police makes a request that the sheriff perform any of the following: (a) Executing and returning process ............................................................. $20.00; (b) Serving an order of court and return .......................................................... 3.00; (c) Summoning or subpoenaing each witness, fee to be paid by requester to sheriff before service ........................................................................... 10.00; (d) Summoning an appraiser or reviewer ........................................................ 2.00; (e) Attending a surveyor, when ordered by a court, per deputy or sheriff assigned ........................................................ 20.00; (f) Taking any bond that he is authorized or required to take in any action ..................................................................... 5.00; (g) Collecting money under execution or distress warrant, if the debt is paid or the property sold, or a delivery bond given and not complied with, six percent (6%) on the first three hundred dollars ($300) and three percent (3%) on the residue; when he or she levies an execution or distress warrant, and the defendant replevies the debt, or the writ is stayed by legal proceedings or by the order of the plaintiff, half of the above commissions, to be charged to the plaintiff and collected as costs in the case; (h) Taking a recognizance of a witness ........................................................... 3.00; (i) Levying an attachment ............................................................................... 5.00; (j) When property attached is sold by an officer other than the officer levying the attachment, the court shall, in the judgment, make the officer an additional and reasonable allowance for levying the attachment, and the fee of the officer selling the property shall be lessened by that sum. Reasonable charges for removing and taking care of attached property shall be allowed by order of court; (k) Summoning a garnishee ............................................................................. 3.00; (l) Summoning a jury in a misdemeanor case, attending the trial, and conducting the defendant to jail, to be paid by the party convicted .................................................................................................. 8.00; (m) Serving process or arresting the party in misdemeanor cases, to be paid by the plaintiff ........................................ 30.00; (n) Serving an order or process of revivor ....................................................... 3.00; (o) Executing a writ of possession against each tenant or defendant .............. 7.00; (p) Executing a capias ad satisfaciendum, the same commission as collecting money on execution. If the debt is not paid, but stayed or secured, half commission; (q) Summoning and attending a jury in a case of forcible entry and detainer, besides fees for summoning witnesses ....................................... 8.00; (r) Collecting militia fines and fee-bills, ten percent (10%), to be deducted out of the fee-bill or fine; (s) Levying for a fee-bill ................................................................................. 3.00; (t) Serving a notice .......................................................................................... 2.00; (u) Serving summons, warrants or process of arrest in cases of children born out of wedlock ..................................................................... 6.00; (v) Serving a civil summons in a nonsupport case ........................................ 10.00; (w) Serving each order appointing surveyors of roads, to be paid out of the county levy ..................................................... 5.00; (x) Serving each summons or order of court in applications concerning roads, to be paid out of the county levy if the road is established, and in all other cases to be paid by the applicant ....................................... 5.00; (y) Like services in cases of private passways to be paid by the applicant ............................................................................. 5.00; (z) Executing each writ of habeas corpus, to be paid by the petitioner ................................................................................. 3.00; (aa) All services under a writ issued under KRS 381.460 to 381.570 ......................................................................... 10.00; (bb) Fingerprinting persons for professional, trade, or commercial purposes, or for personal use, per set of impressions ............................... 10.00; (cc) Taking or copying photographs for professional, trade, or commercial purposes, or for personal use, per photograph .............. 5.00; and (dd) For services in summoning grand and petit jurors and performing his or her duties under KRS Chapter 29A the sheriff shall be allowed, for each person so summoned, and paid out of the State Treasury for constructive service the sum of $1.50 and for personal service the sum of $3.00. (2) Sheriffs shall charge and collect a fee of sixty dollars ($60) from any person not requesting the service of the sheriff on behalf of the Commonwealth, any of its agencies, or the Department of Kentucky State Police for the services provided in subsection (1) of this section where a percentage, commission, or reasonable fee is not otherwise allowed. If a percentage, commission, or reasonable fee is allowed, that amount shall be paid. If payment is specified from a person other than the person who requested the service, then the person specified shall be responsible for payment. (3) Sheriffs may charge and collect a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for the handling of an impounded vehicle and a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) per day for the storage of an impounded vehicle. Effective: June 27, 2019 History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 46, sec 1, effective March 22, 2019; and ch. 164, sec. 1, effective June 27, 2019. -- Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 135, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2014. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 137, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 1, effective January 1, 2007. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 43, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 248, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 159, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 385, sec. 15, effective July 1, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 77, effective January 1, 1978. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 253, sec. 1. -- Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 72, sec. 1. -- Amended 1944 Ky. Acts ch. 25, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 354, 357, 1726. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/27/2019). This statute was amended by 2019 Ky. Acts chs. 46 and 164, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified together.

KRS 64.091 Assessment by the fiscal court of additional fees on sheriff's service of subpoenas and civil summonses

64.091. Assessment by the fiscal court of additional fees on sheriff's service of 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 may be added as follows: (a) In addition to the fees normally charged for the service of a subpoena, the person requesting service may be charged a fee of ten dollars ($10); and (b) In addition to the fees normally charged for the service of a civil summons, the person requesting service may be charged a fee of ten dollars ($10). (2) Nothing in this section shall change any other fee allocation allowed by statute. Effective: March 15, 2001 History: Created 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 54, sec. 4, effective March 15, 2001.

KRS 64.092 Compensation of sheriffs and other law enforcement officers or agencies for attending court and providing security services -- Rates

64.092. Compensation of sheriffs and other law enforcement officers or agencies for 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 to be physically present in the courtroom or is ordered to be physically present to discharge a duty ordered by the Chief Circuit Judge, Chief District Judge, or Judge of the Court of Appeals, as appropriate. (2) Compensation shall not be provided for more than one (1) sheriff or other officer per courtroom unless the need for additional personnel is certified in writing by the Chief Circuit Judge, Chief District Judge, or Judge of the Court of Appeals, as appropriate, and the utilization of additional personnel is approved by the Chief Justice, or his designee. In the event of an emergency of such nature precluding contacting the Chief Justice or his designee, the Chief Circuit Judge, Chief District Judge, or Judge of the Court of Appeals may authorize such assignment of additional personnel for a period not to exceed twenty -four (24) hours. (3) Where a single sheriff or other law enforcement officer serves more than one (1) court or courtroom during a single day, he shall be paid as if he had served only one (1) courtroom during that day. Dual compensation for service during a single day shall not be permitted. (4) Time, for compensation purposes, shall be computed as the actual time spent in the courtroom pursuant to court direction or order and the actual time spent in other service to the court as directed or ordered by the appropriate judge. (5) Time spent in court service by a sheriff or other la w enforcement officer shall be certified by the judge of the court which the officer attended and by the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court, if the service was to the Circuit Court, or by the Chief Judge of the District Court, if the service was to the District Court. (6) The sheriff or other law enforcement officer serving a Circuit or District Court shall be compensated at the rate of eight dollars ($8) per hour of service. If service is for a part of an hour, then compensation for such service shall be pro rated for the actual number of minutes' service within a given hour. (7) The sheriff shall receive the disbursements provided for in KRS 42.320(2)(i) to help defray the cost of providing security services and related activities to the court. The moneys received by the sheriff under this subsection are authorized official expenses to be considered operating expenses of the sheriff's office and shall not be considered as part of his compensation. Effective: August 1, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 183, sec. 10, effective August 1, 2002. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 328, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 188, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 248, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 321, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984. -- Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 63, effective January 2, 1978. Formerly codified as KRS 64.348. 2026-2028 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 168, Pt. I, F, 5, (2) at 2083.

KRS 64.095 Repealed, 1982

64.095. Repealed, 1982 Catchline at repeal: Mileage allowance to officers serving papers. History: Repealed 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 159, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 3, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 1. -- Created 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 71, secs. 1, 2, 3, and 4.

KRS 64.100 Record of sheriffs' fees

64.100. Record of sheriffs' fees 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 record it for the purpose of determining the amount of the sheriff's annual income. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1727.

KRS 64.110 Account and receipt to be given before distraint

64.110. Account and receipt to be given before distraint 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. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4573.

KRS 64.120 Repealed, 1950

64.120. Repealed, 1950 Catchline at repeal: Sheriffs in certain counties containing second-class city and of less than 75,000 population. History: Repealed 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 29. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1779a-1.

KRS 64.121 Salaries and other necessary expenses of sheriff and deputies to be paid on 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

64.121. Salaries and other necessary expenses of sheriff and deputies to be paid on 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 Judge that presides over the sheriff's county for an order to determine that the sheriff is physically or mentally unable to discharge the duties of his or her office. The application to the Circuit or District Judge shall include and be supported by an affidavit by the sheriff's physician documenting the sheriff's incapacitating condition. (2) If a sheriff in a county containing a population of less than seventy thousand (70,000) dies or is incapacitated during his or her term of office, the fiscal court of that county shall on or before the first day of March of the year following the death or date of incapacity of the sheriff pay to the sheriff or to the personal representative of the sheriff sufficient money to reimburse the sheriff or his or her estate for the salaries of his deputies and assistants and other necessary expenses of his or her office that were paid by the sheriff during the year of his or her death or incapacity. Additionally, for each month that the sheriff or his or her personal representative performed the duties of sheriff during the year of his or her death or incapacity, the fiscal court shall pay to the sheriff or to the sheriff's personal representative a sum of money equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the total salary received by the county's sheriff in the year prior to the year of the death or incapacity. The sheriff's salary and all fees and commissions paid to the sheriff during the year of his or her death or incapacity shall be deducted from the amount that the sheriff or his or her personal representative is to receive by this section. (3) If a county's population that equaled or exceeded seventy thousand (70,000) is less than seventy thousand (70,000) after the most recent federal decennial census, then the provisions of KRS 64.368 shall apply. Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 10, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 164, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 220, sec. 3, effective January 1, 1994. -- Created 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 34, sec. 1.

KRS 64.125 Repealed, 1950

64.125. Repealed, 1950 Catchline at repeal: Sheriffs in certain counties containing second-class city, population between 70,000 and 75,000, and valuation less than $100,000,000. History: Repealed 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 29. -- Created 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 1.

KRS 64.130 Repealed, 1950

64.130. Repealed, 1950 Catchline at repeal: Sheriffs in counties of 75,000 population or over. History: Repealed 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 196, sec. 2. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1761, 1762, 1764, 1765, 1767, 1768, 1769.

KRS 64.140 Advancement to sheriffs for expenses

64.140. Advancement to sheriffs for expenses (1) Any sheriff may be entitled to receive an advancement to defray necessary official expenses and to apply to the payment of the salaries of the sheriff or the sheriff's deputies and assistants. The secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall, on the first day of each calendar month, determine the necessary amount that may be advanced to the sheriff, which amount shall not exceed one-twelfth (1/12) of the total fees collected by the sheriff for the preceding year and may be for a less amount, and in no event shall it exceed sixty thousand ($60,000) dollars per month. When approved by the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, a warrant shall be drawn on the State Treasury in favor of the sheriff for such advancement. At the end of each calendar year the sum of such advancements shall be deducted from the part of the total of fees and commissions paid into the State Treasury by the sheriff, pursuant to Section 106 of the Constitution of Kentucky, that is available for use for the payment of the salaries of the sheriff, the sheriff's deputies and assistants, and necessary office expenses. (2) If the office of sheriff becomes vacant, the sums advanced under this section shall be charged against that part of the fees and the commissions of the office of the sheriff that have been, or shall be, paid into the State Treasury during the calendar year in which the advancements were made, and that is available for payment of the salaries of the sheriff, the sheriff's deputies and assistants, and necessary expenses of the office. (3) If the total of fees and commissions paid into the State Treasury by the sheriff for any calendar year is insufficient to match the amount of advancements made to the sheriff, his or her sureties and the sheriff in his or her official capacity shall be liable to the state for any excess of advancements over the total of fees and commissions paid into the State Treasury. (4) If a sheriff makes a request for funds from the State Treasury to defray necessary official expenses, the sheriff shall not be required to submit a detailed statement of his or her personal assets and liabilities as a condition of the application process. Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 233, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 508, sec. 17, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 374, sec. 17, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 132, sec. 1. - - Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 138, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4587-1.

KRS 64.150 Repealed, 1982

64.150. Repealed, 1982 Catchline at repeal: Jailers' fees. History: Repealed 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 385, sec. 50, effective July 1, 1982. -- Amended 1979 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 1, effective February 13, 1979. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 14, effective January 1, 1978; and ch. 14, sec. 29, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 240, sec. 1. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 122, sec. 1. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 1; and ch. 230, sec. 1. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 1. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 233, sec. 1. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 81, sec. 1; and ch. 271, sec. 1. -- Amended 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 2. -- Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 120, sec. 1. -- Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 199, sec. 1. -- Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 220, sec. 1. -- Amended 1944 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 356, 1730.

KRS 64.152 County clerk's settlement with fiscal court for excess fees in counties of less than 75,000

64.152. County clerk's settlement with fiscal court for excess fees in counties of less than 75,000 (1) In counties containing a population of less than seventy-five thousand (75,000), the county clerk shall provide to the fiscal court by March 15 of each year a complete statement for the preceding calendar year of all funds received by his office in an official capacity or for official services, and of all expenditures of his office, including his salary, compensation of deputies and assistants, and reasonable expenses. (2) At the time of filing the statement required by subsection (1) of this section, the clerk shall pay to the fiscal court any income of his office, including income from investments, which exceeds the sum of his maximum salary as permitted by the Constitution and other reasonable expenses, including compensation of deputies and assistants. The settlement for excess fees shall be subject to correction by audit conducted pursuant to KRS 43.070 or 64.810, and the provisions of this section shall not be construed to amend KRS 64.820. (3) When the county clerk vacates his office, the provisions of KRS 64.830 shall be applicable. Effective: July 15, 1986 History: Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1986. -- Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 8, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982.

KRS 64.160 Repealed, 1950

64.160. Repealed, 1950 Catchline at repeal: Jailers in certain counties containing second-class city. History: Repealed 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 29. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2240b-1, 2240b-2.

KRS 64.170 Repealed, 1982

64.170. Repealed, 1982 Catchline at repeal: Crediting jailers. History: Repealed 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 385, sec. 50, effective July 1, 1982. -- Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 196, sec. 2. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1772 to 1775.

KRS 64.180 Repealed, 1956

64.180. Repealed, 1956 Catchline at repeal: Coroners. History: Repealed 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 143, sec.3. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 532, 1739.

KRS 64.185 Coroners and deputies -- Compensation schedules -- Continuing education - - Expense allowance -- Training requirements -- Limitation on number of deputy coroners

64.185. Coroners and deputies -- Compensation schedules -- Continuing education - - Expense allowance -- Training requirements -- Limitation on number of deputy coroners (1) (a) Coroners shall receive out of the county, consolidated local government , charter county government, urban-county government, or unified local government treasury, whichever is appropriate, the monthly compensation the fiscal court of each county shall fix, subject to the following minimums: County Monthly Minimum Population Compensation 1. 10,000 or less $200 2. 10,001 to 20,000 300 3. 20,001 to 40,000 350 4. 40,001 to 60,000 400 5. 60,001 to 100,000 450 6. 100,001 to 150,000 800 7. 150,001 or more 1,000 (b) Coroners who hold a current certificate of continuing education, issued jointly by the Department of Criminal Justice Training, Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, and the Office of the Kentucky State Medical Examiner, Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, and who have completed the course described in subsection (4)(b) of this section, shall be paid the following minimum monthly compensation set forth in this subsection in recognition of the training: County Monthly Minimum Population Compensation 1. 10,000 or less $400 2. 10,001 to 20,000 500 3. 20,001 to 40,000 650 4. 40,001 to 60,000 750 5. 60,001 to 100,000 850 6. 100,001 to 150,000 1,100 7. 150,001 or more 1,300 (2) Deputy coroners who hold a current certificate of continuing education, as described in subsection (1)(b) of this section, and have completed the course described in subsection (4)(b) of this section, shall receive out of the county, consolidated local government, charter county government, urban-county government, or unified local government treasury, whichever is appropriate, the monthly compensation the fiscal court of each county shall fix, subject to the following minimums: County Monthly Minimum Population Compensation (a) 10,000 or less $200 (b) 10,001 to 20,000 250 (c) 20,001 to 40,000 275 (d) 40,001 to 60,000 300 (e) 60,001 to 100,000 400 (f) 100,001 to 150,000 900 (g) 150,001 or more 1,100 (3) The fiscal court of any county, or the legislative body of a consolidate d local government, charter county government, urban -county government, or unified local government may compensate coroners and deputy coroners an additional amount of up to three hundred dollars ($300) per month as an expense allowance. (4) (a) The initial course of continuing education required under subsection (1)(b) of this section shall consist of a forty (40) hour basic training course prescribed by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. Annually thereafter the coroner shall attend and successfully complete at least eighteen (18) hours of approved training in order to be compensated in accordance with subsection (1)(b) of this section. (b) Within three (3) years of initially assuming office, in order to be compensated in accordance with subsections (1)(b) and (2) of this section, a coroner or deputy coroner shall attend and complete a course of at least four (4) hours provided by the Department of Criminal Justice Training that shall include instruction on the grieving process and best practices for providing a notice of death to a spouse or next of kin and may include instruction on other similar topics. A coroner or deputy coroner that has completed the course shall not be required to retake the course. (5) If a deputy coroner assumes the office of coroner after receiving the training stipulated in this section, the deputy coroner shall be compensated in accordance with the compensation schedule set forth in subsection (1)(b) of this section. (6) The number of deputy coroners in a county shall not exceed one (1) for each twenty-five thousand (25,000) inhabitants, or fraction thereof, according to the most recent federal census, but every coroner may, subject to the approval of the legislative body of the county, consolidated local government, charter county government, urban-county government, or unified local government, appoint additional deputy coroners, regardless of population. Effective: January 1, 2023 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 138, sec. 1, effective January 1, 2023. -- Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 65, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2016. -- Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2008. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 138, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 424, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 65, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 465, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 248, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 195, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 93, sec. 19, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 387, sec. 2, effective July 1, 1974. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 68. -- Amended 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 143, sec. 1. -- Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 125, secs. 1, 2, and 3. Legislative Research Commission Note (1/1/2023). 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 138, sec. 5, provides: "A coroner or deputy coroner serving on January 1, 2023, may continue being compensated under [this statute] if he or she completes the course described in subsection (4)(b) of [this statute] by January 1, 2026. No deputy coroner shall have his or her employment status changed for failure to complete the course described in subsection (4)(b) of [this statute] prior to January 1, 2026." Legislative Research Commission Note (1/1/2023). 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 138, sec. 6, provides that the Act, which amended this statute and KRS 72.415 and created KRS 72.480, may be cited as Nathan’s Law.

KRS 64.190 Constables

64.190. Constables Constables may collect for the performance of the following services the following fees, as long as such services are provided in accordance with other applicable laws: Making arrests for violations involving a motor vehicle on the public highways ............................................................................................$0.50 Taking up a vagrant ............................................................................................$0.50 Killing a mad dog ...............................................................................................$1.00 Killing and burying a distempered horse, ass or mule ........................................$3.00 Killing and burying any other cattle, per head ....................................................$2.00 Altering a stud, jackass or bull ............................................................................$1.00 Any other services a constable is authorized by law to perform, the same fees allowed sheriffs for similar services. Effective: January 1, 2023 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 90, sec. 9, effective January 1, 2023. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 30, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 205, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1733. Legislative Research Commission Note (1/1/2023). Under the authority of KRS 7.136(1), the Reviser of Statutes has corrected the format of the text and inserted dollar signs as appropriate. The words and amounts in the text were not changed.

KRS 64.200 Constables in counties of over 250,000 population not containing an urban- county government or a consolidated local government

64.200. Constables in counties of over 250,000 population not containing an urban- county government or a consolidated local government (1) In counties containing a population of over 250,000, excluding urban-county governments or consolidated local governments, for the performance of the duties of his office, each constable shall be exclusively compensated by a salary of nine thousand six hundred dollars ($9,600) per annum to be paid in equal monthly installments out of the county treasury. (2) Each constable and deputy constable, if deputy constables have been authorized under KRS 70.320, shall daily deliver or cause to be delivered to the recorder for the justice's district in which he holds office all moneys received or collected by him by virtue of his office, or the recorder may receive such moneys for the officer, and in either event the recorder shall daily issue to each officer a receipt for moneys received from or for him. Each recorder shall keep such records of each daily transaction, in such manner and form, and showing such information, as the fiscal court of the county requires. (3) All moneys received or collected on account of or resulting from the performance of the duties or the exercise of the powers incident to the offices of constable and deputy constable, if deputy constables have been authorized under KRS 70.320, shall be paid into the county treasury. (4) Before the tenth day of each calendar month the recorder for each justice's district shall prepare a sworn statement showing the correct amounts of money received or collected during the next preceding calendar month from the administration of the offices of constable and deputy constable, if deputy constables have been authorized under KRS 70.320. The statement shall be in the form and shall disclose the information required by the fiscal court. Each monthly statement, and as many copies thereof as the fiscal court may require, shall be subscribed and sworn to by the recorder. On or before the tenth day of each calendar month each recorder shall deliver one (1) or more copies of the monthly statement to the fiscal court, or such person as the fiscal court designates, and at the same time deliver by certified check, payable to the order of the county treasurer, the total sum of money received by the recorder under the provisions of this section during the next preceding calendar month. During the interims between such monthly statements each recorder shall safely preserve the funds coming into his hands by virtue of this section in a bank designated by the justice of the peace, which bank shall duly execute a depository bond in a sufficient amount to cover monthly balances. Effective: January 1, 2023 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 90, sec. 10, effective January 1, 2023. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 223, sec. 1. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 243, sec. 1. - - Amended 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 180, secs. 8 and 9. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1083a -2, 1083a-6, 1083a- 7, 1083a-9.

KRS 64.210 Allowance to constables and deputies in counties containing first-class city

64.210. Allowance to constables and deputies in counties containing first-class city Fiscal courts of counties containing a city of the first class shall authorize the payment of two hundred dollars ($200) per month out of the county treasury to constables and deputy constables using their own automobile in the performance of their official duties. Effective: June 21, 1974 History: Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 223, sec. 2, effective June 21, 1974. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 240, sec. 1. -- Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 34, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1851b-14.

KRS 64.220 Repealed, 1978

64.220. Repealed, 1978 Catchline at repeal: Officers holding examining courts. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 491, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 234, sec. 15. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 353.

KRS 64.230 Repealed, 1978

64.230. Repealed, 1978 Catchline at repeal: County judges. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 491, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 1. -- Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 209, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1732.

KRS 64.240 Repealed, 1978

64.240. Repealed, 1978 Catchline at repeal: Police judges and justices of the peace. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 491, effective January 2, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1731.

KRS 64.250 Justices of the peace in counties of over 250,000 population not containing a consolidated local government

64.250. Justices of the peace in counties of over 250,000 population not containing a consolidated local government (1) Except for a county containing a consolidated local government, in counties containing a population of over two hundred fifty thousand (250,000), each justice of the peace shall be exclusively compensated for the performance of the duties of his office by a salary to be determined by the fiscal court at a rate no less than nine thousand six hundred dollars ($9,600) per annum but no greater than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) per annum, which shall be paid, in equal monthly installments, out of the county treasury. (2) The provisions of subsections (2), (3), and (4) of KRS 64.200 shall apply to justices of the peace in counties containing a population of over two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) except in a county containing a consolidated local government, the same as to constables, and the recorder shall perform the same duties and functions in regard to moneys collected by or for justices of the peace as they are required by KRS 64.200 to perform in regard to moneys collected by or for constables. Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 18, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 31, effective January 2. 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 254, sec. 6. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 311, sec. 3. - - Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1083a-2, 1083a-3, 1083a-6, 1083a-7, 1083a-11. Legislative Research Commission Note. A portion of Acts 1972, ch. 311, including this section and a portion of KRS 64.257 (now repealed), was not included in the enrolled bill, due apparently to clerical error.

KRS 64.255 Repealed, 1978

64.255. Repealed, 1978 Catchline at repeal: Justices of the peace in counties of less than 250,000 population -- Compensation -- Return of fees. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) ch. 14, sec. 491, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 311, sec. 1. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 29. -- Created 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 81, secs. 1 and 2.

KRS 64.257 Repealed, 1978

64.257. Repealed, 1978 Catchline at repeal: Justices of the peace in counties containing a city of the first class - - Filing fees. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) ch. 14, sec. 491, effective January 2, 1978. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 311, sec. 2.

KRS 64.258 Repealed, 1986

64.258. Repealed, 1986 Catchline at repeal: Office expense assistance payments to justice of the peace. History: Repealed 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 5, sec. 1, effective January 1, 1986. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 24, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 32, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 331, sec. 1. -- Created 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 181, sec. 1.

KRS 64.260 Repealed, 1970

64.260. Repealed, 1970 Catchline at repeal: Commissioners and receivers. History: Repealed 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 3. -- Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 138, sec. 1. -- Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 210, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 396, 401, 407, 408, 1740.

KRS 64.262 Repealed, 1978

64.262. Repealed, 1978 Catchline at repeal: Fees of master commissioners and receivers. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 49, effective January 2, 1978. -- Created 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 1.

KRS 64.265 Repealed, 1968

64.265. Repealed, 1968 Catchline at repeal: Master commissioner for court of continuous session may be paid salary in addition to fees. History: Repealed 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 168. -- Created 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 37, sec. 1.

KRS 64.270 Repealed, 1978

64.270. Repealed, 1978 Catchline at repeal: Salary, expenses of master commissioners, receivers. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 491, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 2. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 249, sec. 1. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 256, sec. 1. -- Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 196, sec. 3 -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1761, 1761-1.

KRS 64.275 Repealed, 1978

64.275. Repealed, 1978 Catchline at repeal: Shortage in receiver's fees in certain counties. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 491, effective January 2, 1978. -- Created 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 192, sec. 1.

KRS 64.280 Repealed, 1978

64.280. Repealed, 1978 Catchline at repeal: Shortage in commissioner's fees in certain counties. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 491, effective January 2, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1761-1, 1761-2.

KRS 64.285 Compensation of fiscal court members adjusted to current purchasing power of the dollar

64.285. Compensation of fiscal court members adjusted to current purchasing power of the dollar In order to equate current compensation for fiscal court services with the purchasing power of the dollar and to keep abreast of such compensation's initial value and purchasing power, the fiscal court of any county, on or before September 1, 1972, may adjust, within the limits of KRS 64.530(6), the compensation of the justices of the peace or county commissioners serving on a fiscal court of a county. History: Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 358, sec. 2. Legislative Research Commission Note (8/2/89). A technical correction has been made in this section by the Reviser of Statutes pursuant to KRS 7.136.

KRS 64.290 Repealed, 1974

64.290. Repealed, 1974 Catchline at repeal: Notaries, examiners and other officers. History: Repealed 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 323, sec. 5. -- Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec. 4. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1741.

KRS 64.300 Exemption from fees of notaries public

64.300. Exemption from fees of notaries public No fee or compensation shall be allowed or paid for affixing the jurat of a notary public to any application, affidavit, certificate or other paper necessary to be filed in support of any claim for the benefits of federal legislation for any person or his dependents who has served as a member of the National Guard or a reserve component or as an active member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps of the United States. Effective: July 15, 2016 History: Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 46, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2016. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 360, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1746.

KRS 64.310 Arbitrators and appraisers

64.310. Arbitrators and appraisers (1) Arbitrators shall be allowed $1.50 per day, to be paid by the successful party and taxed as costs. (2) When land or improvements, in a county containing a population of 150,000 or over, are ordered by a court to be sold, and an appraisement is required, the appraisers shall be paid out of the proceeds of the sale a reasonable compensation fixed by the court, to be taxed as a part of the costs of the action. History: Repealed in part 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 144, sec. 2. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1745, 1745a, 2362a-1.

KRS 64.320 Surveyors

64.320. Surveyors Any court shall pay or order payment, as the case may be, of reasonable compensation relating to the nature of the work to the county surveyor, and his agents who assist him, for any services it orders the surveyor to perform pursuant to KRS 73.040. The surveyor may refuse to deliver to any party or file in court any plat or report of survey until his fees for making it have been paid. Effective: July 13, 1990 History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1744, 4672a-4.

KRS 64.330 Chain-carriers, viewers and processioners

64.330. Chain-carriers, viewers and processioners (1) Chain-carriers and markers shall be paid, by the person causing the survey to be made, one dollar ($1) per day. If the survey is made under an order of court their services and the fees to which they are entitled shall be reported by the surveyor in his report. (2) Viewers of a road shall be paid, by the applicant, one dollar ($1) per day. (3) Processioners shall be paid, by the employer, two dollars ($2) per day. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1747.

KRS 64.340 Fee in misdemeanor cases must be collected from defendant

64.340. Fee in misdemeanor cases must be collected from defendant No officer shall be entitled to any fee in a proceeding for a misdemeanor unless the fee is recovered and collected from the defendant, in which case the fee allowed and taxed shall be the same as for similar services in civil cases. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1760.

KRS 64.345 Clerks and sheriffs and jailers in counties having population of 70,000 or more -- Compensation -- Expenses -- Deputies and assistants -- Applicability of KRS 64.368 if population decreases below 70,000 -- Expenses not to exceed annual approved budgetary amounts

64.345. Clerks and sheriffs and jailers in counties having population of 70,000 or more -- Compensation -- Expenses -- Deputies and assistants -- Applicability of KRS 64.368 if population decreases below 70,000 -- Expenses not to exceed annual approved budgetary amounts (1) The county clerk and sheriff of each county having a population of seventy thousand (70,000) or over shall receive an annual salary pursuant to the salary schedule in KRS 64.5275. (2) In counties containing a city of the first class, an urban-county form of government, or a consolidated local government, the amount, if any, allowed for the necessary office expenses of each officer shall be approved by the fiscal court in counties containing a city of the first class, by the legislative body in counties containing an urban-county form of government, or by the legislative council in a consolidated local government. This approval shall be signed by the county judge/executive in a county containing a city of the first class, the executive authority in a county having an urban-county form of government, or the mayor in a consolidated local government. Approval by the fiscal court, urban-county legislative body, or legislative council of a consolidated local government under this subsection shall not include oversight of expenditure of the funds. This oversight shall be retained by the Office of the Controller created pursuant to KRS 42.0201. In counties having a consolidated local government or containing a city of the first class, each sheriff's deputy who uses his own automobile in the performance of official duties shall be authorized an allotment for expenses incurred, up to a maximum of three hundred dollars ($300) per month, to be paid out of the fees and commissions of the sheriff's office. In all other counties with a population of seventy thousand (70,000) or more, the amount, if any, allowed for the necessary office expenses of each officer shall be fixed by the fiscal court by an order entered upon the fiscal court order book no later than January 15 of each year. Necessary office expenses for sheriffs and county clerks in counties containing a city of the first class, an urban-county form of government, or a consolidated local government, and counties with a population of seventy thousand (70,000) or more shall include discretionary funds to cover additional expenses related to special training and travel related to homeland security emergencies, academy graduations, retirements, state and national sheriff's conventions, and extraordinary office expenses in amounts authorized by the approving authority. A certified copy of the orders, and of any subsequent changes made therein, shall, as soon as entered, be forwarded to the Finance and Administration Cabinet. (3) Each officer shall, on the first day of each month, send to the Finance and Administration Cabinet a statement, subscribed and sworn to by him, showing the amount of money received or collected by or for him the preceding month as fees or compensation for official duties and shall, with these statements, send to the Finance and Administration Cabinet the amount so collected or received. The Finance and Administration Cabinet may extend the time for filing the statement and making the payment for a period not exceeding ten (10) days in any month. (4) The salary of each officer and his deputies and assistants and his office expenses shall be paid semimonthly by the State Treasurer upon the warrant of the Finance and Administration Cabinet made payable to the officer. If seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount paid into the State Treasury in any month by any of such officers is not sufficient to pay the salaries and expenses of his office for that month, the deficit may be made up out of the amount paid in any succeeding month; but in no event shall the amount allowed by the Finance and Administration Cabinet to any officer for salaries and expenses exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount paid to the Finance and Administration Cabinet by the officer during his official term. (5) In counties containing a city of the first class, an urban-county form of government, or a consolidated local government, the number of deputies and assistants allowed to each officer and the compensation allowed to each deputy and assistant shall be approved at reasonable amounts upon motion of each officer by the fiscal court in counties containing a city of the first class, by the legislative council in a consolidated local government, and by the legislative body in counties containing an urban-county form of government. This approval shall be signed by the county judge/executive in a county containing a city of the first class, the executive authority in a county having an urban-county form of government, or the mayor in a consolidated local government. Approval by the fiscal court, urban-county legislative body, or legislative council of a consolidated local government under this subsection shall not include oversight of expenditure of the funds. This oversight shall be retained by the Office of the Controller. In all other counties with a population of seventy thousand (70,000) or more, the number of deputies and assistants allowed to each officer and the compensation allowed to each deputy and assistant shall be fixed at reasonable amounts upon motion of each officer by the fiscal court by an order entered upon the fiscal court order book no later than January 15 of each year. A certified copy of the orders, and of any subsequent changes made therein, shall, as soon as entered, be forwarded to the Finance and Administration Cabinet. (6) If a county's population that equaled or exceeded seventy thousand (70,000) is less than seventy thousand (70,000) after the most recent federal decennial census, then the provisions of KRS 64.368 shall apply. (7) The Office of the Controller shall recognize the amount allowed for necessary office expenses of each officer under subsection (2) of this section as the official budget for the office. The Office of the Controller shall use professional judgment in creating the appropriate fund and account structure to ensure that the offices do not exceed annual approved budgetary amounts or expend more than the resources available for the term of office. Effective: July 13, 2004 History: Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 140, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004. -- Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 192, sec. 1, effective June 24, 2003. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002; and ch. 346, sec. 19, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 610, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 319, sec. 1, effective April 9, 1996. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 508, sec. 18, effective July 15, 1994. – Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 220, sec. 4, effective January 1, 1994. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 374, sec. 18, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 385, sec. 16, effective July 1, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 360, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 33. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 44, sec. 1; ch. 254, sec. 2; and ch. 304, sec. 1. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 203, sec. 4. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 69. -- Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 2. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 196, sec. 1.

KRS 64.346 County contribution toward office expenses of clerks, sheriffs, and jailers in counties having population of 70,000 or more -- Applicability of KRS 64.368 if population decreases below 70,000

64.346. County contribution toward office expenses of clerks, sheriffs, and jailers in counties having population of 70,000 or more -- Applicability of KRS 64.368 if population decreases below 70,000 (1) The fiscal court in counties containing a population of seventy thousand (70,000) or over may authorize and pay out of the general fund of the county for any expenditures which, in its discretion, are deemed necessary for the efficient operation of the offices of the county and Circuit Court clerk, sheriff, and jailer. (2) If a county's population that equaled or exceeded seventy thousand (70,000) is less than seventy thousand (70,000) after the most recent federal decennial census, then the provisions of KRS 64.368 shall apply. Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 220, sec. 5, effective January 1, 1994. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 18, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 196, sec. 5.

KRS 64.347 Population, how determined -- Effect of change of population during term of officer

64.347. Population, how determined -- Effect of change of population during term of officer The population of a county shall, for the purposes of KRS 64.346, be determined by the most recent federal decennial census enumeration; provided; however that the provisions of those sections and subsections shall not become operative to such officers mentioned therein during their term in counties determined to have acquired, since the last census, a population of more than 75,000. Effective: July 15, 1998 History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 610, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 25, effective July 15, 1980. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 196, sec. 7.

KRS 64.350 Return of fees to counties whose officers pay fees into State Treasury -- Applicability of KRS 64.368 if population decreases below 70,000

64.350. Return of fees to counties whose officers pay fees into State Treasury -- Applicability of KRS 64.368 if population decreases below 70,000 (1) In counties having a population of seventy thousand (70,000) or more, the salaries of the county clerks and sheriffs and of their deputies and all necessary office expenses, including the equipping, furnishing, maintaining, and operation of the offices, shall be paid out of the State Treasury in amounts not to exceed seventy- five percent (75%) of the fees collected by the officers respectively, and received into the Treasury; and twenty-five percent (25%) of the fees collected by the officers respectively, and received into the State Treasury shall be paid in the manner provided by law for the payment of other claims against the state to the fiscal courts, urban-county governments, or consolidated local governments of the respective counties. The amount of twenty-five percent (25%) of the fees collected by the jailers during each calendar year shall be paid to the fiscal courts, urban- county governments, or consolidated local governments of the respective counties by April 1 of each year succeeding the calendar year during which the fees were received by the Finance and Administration Cabinet. The amount of twenty-five percent (25%) of the fees collected by the county clerks and sheriffs during each calendar year shall be paid to the fiscal courts, urban-county governments, or consolidated local governments of the respective counties quarterly no later than April 15, July 15, October 15, and January 15. Each payment shall be for the preceding three (3) months during which fees were received by the Finance and Administration Cabinet. Adjustments necessary to insure that exactly twenty-five percent (25%) of fees collected are returned to the fiscal courts, urban-county governments, or consolidated local governments shall be made in the January 15 payment. After payment of the salaries and expenses specified in this subsection, any remaining balance of the seventy-five percent (75%) of the fees collected by the officers respectively at the end of their official term shall be paid by the State Treasurer to the fiscal courts, urban-county governments, or consolidated local governments of the respective counties, subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, all sums received into the State Treasury and representing seventy-five percent (75%) of the fees collected by the sheriffs specified in subsection (1) of this section from any county or consolidated local government in which a metropolitan correctional services department has been established shall be expended from the State Treasury for the payment of the salaries and costs specified in subsection (1) of this section, and in Section 106 of the Constitution of Kentucky. After payment of the salaries and costs specified in this subsection, the remaining balance representing fees collected by sheriffs shall be paid by the State Treasury to the fiscal court or to the consolidated local government of the county in which a metropolitan correctional services department has been established by April 1 of each year succeeding the calendar year in which the fees were received by the Finance and Administration Cabinet. (3) If a county's population that equaled or exceeded seventy thousand (70,000) is less than seventy thousand (70,000) after the most recent decennial census, then the provisions of KRS 64.368 shall apply. Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2002; and ch. 346, sec. 20, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 508, sec. 19, effective July 15, 1994. – Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 220, sec. 6, effective January 1, 1994. - - Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 374, sec. 19, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 70, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 385, sec. 17, effective July 1, 1982. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 34, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 2. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 9. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 30. -- Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 1. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2002). This section was amended by 2002 Ky. Acts chs. 71 and 346, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified together.

KRS 64.355 Fees in counties of 70,000 or more are property of respective county -- Applicability of KRS 64.368 if population decreases below 70,000

64.355. Fees in counties of 70,000 or more are property of respective county -- Applicability of KRS 64.368 if population decreases below 70,000 (1) It is hereby declared to be the intent of the General Assembly that all fees of the office of county clerk and sheriff in counties having a population of seventy thousand (70,000) or more that are paid into the State Treasury pursuant to the provisions of Section 106 of the Constitution of Kentucky are the property of the respective county, and these fees along with those collected by the circuit clerk shall be computed as part of the county's total tax effort for the purpose of determining credit for any federally funded program. (2) If a county's population that equaled or exceeded seventy thousand (70,000) is less than seventy thousand (70,000) after the most recent federal decennial census, then the provisions of KRS 64.368 shall apply. Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 11, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 220, sec. 7, effective January 1, 1994. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 385, sec. 18, effective July 1, 1982. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 35, effective January 2, 1978. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 1.

KRS 64.360 Repealed, 1962

64.360. Repealed, 1962 Catchline at repeal: Clerks, sheriffs and jailers in counties of seventy-five thousand population may require security of depositories. History: Repealed 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 2. -- Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 104, sec. 1.

KRS 64.365 Clerks and sheriffs in counties of 75,000 population not liable for default of approved depository

64.365. Clerks and sheriffs in counties of 75,000 population not liable for default of approved depository Clerks and sheriffs who are required under Constitution Section 106 to pay the fees collected by them into the State Treasury are relieved from all liability as insurers of funds that come into their hands or subject to their control after the funds are deposited in good faith in a depository or depositories in the county approved by the fiscal court, and the obligors in the bonds shall not be responsible for loss of, or delay in payment of such funds by reason of the failure or suspension of such depository. Effective: July 1, 1982 History: Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 385, sec. 19, effective July 1, 1982. -- Created 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 1.

KRS 64.368 Clerks and sheriffs in counties whose population drops below 70,000

64.368. Clerks and sheriffs in counties whose population drops below 70,000 If a county clerk and sheriff are operating under the procedures applicable to counties equaling or exceeding populations of seventy thousand (70,000), and after the most recent federal decennial census the county population is less than seventy thousand (70,000), the county clerk and sheriff shall continue to operate and shall continue to be treated in the same manner as if the county's population equals or exceeds seventy thousand (70,000). Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002.

KRS 64.370 Repealed, 1962

64.370. Repealed, 1962 Catchline at repeal: Conditions of bond or collateral. History: Repealed 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 2. -- Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 104, secs. 2 and 3.

KRS 64.380 Repealed, 1962

64.380. Repealed, 1962 Catchline at repeal: Effect of security on liability of officer and depository, liability when security not taken. History: Repealed 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 2. -- Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 104, sec. 4.

KRS 64.400 Constable may distrain for fees -- Duty concerning

64.400. Constable may distrain for fees -- Duty concerning A constable may distrain for his own fees, or may place his fees in another officer's hands for collection, and may distrain for other officers' fees placed in his hands for collection. He shall account for officers' fees six (6) months after they are placed in his hands. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 441.

KRS 64.410 How fee-bills made out -- Provisions concerning

64.410. How fee-bills made out -- Provisions concerning (1) The fee-bills of every officer shall be made out at length, in figures and in plain English, and signed by the officer in his official capacity. (2) No officer shall demand or receive for his services: (a) Any other or greater fee than is allowed by law; (b) Any fee for services rendered when the law has not fixed a compensation therefor; (c) Any fee for services not actually rendered. (3) Where there are more plaintiffs or defendants than one (1) in an action and they sever in their pleadings or otherwise, so that part of them cause an officer to render separate services for him or them, for which the others ought not to be liable, the fees for such services shall be charged separately to those for whom the service is rendered. (4) No officer in making out his fee-bill shall omit the name of any person properly chargeable therewith, or insert the name of a person not properly chargeable. (5) Fees against a person acting in a trust capacity shall be made out against him in such capacity and he shall only be liable therefor to the extent of the trust funds in his hands liable to the payment thereof. (6) No fee-bill shall be made out, or compensation allowed hereafter, for any ex officio services rendered by any officer. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1749.

KRS 64.420 Collection of fees after death of officer

64.420. Collection of fees after death of officer (1) Except as otherwise provided in KRS 64.050, if any officer dies before making out a fee-bill or collecting his fees, his deputy, or, if none, his personal representative, may, within two (2) years after the services were rendered, make out and sign a fee- bill therefor, and may list the fee-bill in due time for collection with the proper officer, and the fee-bill shall be collectible and distrainable as if issued by the deceased officer in his lifetime. (2) Any person against whom an illegal fee-bill is made by a deputy or personal representative shall be entitled to the same remedies against such deputy or personal representative as are given against an officer. (3) If any person against whom a fee-bill is issued under this section makes an affidavit that the fee was paid to the officer in his lifetime, and produces the affidavit to the officer having the fee-bill for collection, such officer shall forthwith return the fee- bill and affidavit to the person who issued it, and the same shall thereafter be collectible by action only, as other debts. History: Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 210, sec. 11. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1750.

KRS 64.430 Fee-bills due and distrainable, when

64.430. Fee-bills due and distrainable, when (1) All fees are due and payable within two (2) months after the services are rendered. (2) The fee for the attendance of a witness may be distrained for immediately after it is due, and shall retain its distrainable power for three (3) years, after which it shall only be collectible as other debts of like quality. (3) The fees of all officers shall be distrainable on and after January 1 next ensuing the rendition of the services; and whether an officer lists the same or not, it shall retain its distrainable force for three (3) years, after which it shall only be collectible as other debts of like quality. (4) When the officer rendering the services makes an affidavit on the back of the fee- bill that the person it is against is about to leave the state with his effects, or that he intends and is about to fraudulently sell or dispose of his effects with the intent of hindering and delaying his creditors in the collection thereof, the officer's fees may be distrained for immediately after the services are rendered. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1751, 1753.

KRS 64.440 Demand must be made before distress

64.440. Demand must be made before distress No distress shall be made for any fee-bill until the same is exhibited to and a demand of payment thereof is made from the person it is against. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1752.

KRS 64.450 Action against officer issuing illegal fee-bill

64.450. Action against officer issuing illegal fee-bill An officer who issues a fee-bill that contains any illegal or improper item or item for services not rendered, or that omits the name of any of the parties legally chargeable therewith or that issues for a fee against any person not legally chargeable with the same, or that has been paid, or does not strictly comport in every particular with the laws in respect to fee-bills, shall be liable to an action at the suit of any person upon whose property a distraint is made by virtue of such fee-bill. No officer issuing such fee-bill shall, in defense of such action, justify under the fee-bill. In such action the finding of the jury shall not be less than three (3) times the amount of the fee-bill. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1757.

KRS 64.460 Illegal fee-bill may be examined by Circuit Judge -- Proceedings

64.460. Illegal fee-bill may be examined by Circuit Judge -- Proceedings (1) Any person who pays any fee-bill or claim for fees which he believes contains an erroneous, improper or illegal item, or charge for services not actually rendered, or does not comport with the law in every respect, may hand the fee-bill to the Circuit Judge of the county in which he resides, and if there is any item in the fee-bill not authorized by law or if it does not comport with the law in every respect, the Circuit Judge shall quash the fee-bill, and order the officer to repay the amount of the fee- bill to the person who paid it, and pay the costs of the proceeding. (2) The judge shall enter a fine against the officer who issued the fee-bill, in favor of the person aggrieved, of not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than four dollars ($4.00) for each illegal item contained therein. The production of the fee-bill by the party charged shall be prima facie evidence of its payment. (3) If the judge is of the opinion that there is no improper charge or illegal item in the fee-bill, he shall restore it to the person placing it in his hands, without costs or expense. (4) A fieri facias, indorsed that no surety is to be taken, may issue in behalf of the person aggrieved for all the sums and costs adjudged under this section. (5) Before any judgment is entered under the provisions of this section, the defendant in the proceeding must be given at least two (2) days' notice thereof by rule or otherwise. History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 36. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1758.

KRS 64.470 Remedy for distress for illegal fee-bill

64.470. Remedy for distress for illegal fee-bill (1) If distraint is made upon the property of a person for a fee-bill that has any unjust or improper charge or item therein, or any item not made out in every respect agreeably to the requirements of law, the person may apply to the officer making the distraint for an exact copy of the fee-bill, and the officer shall make out and deliver the same to such person forthwith. (2) Upon receipt of such copy, the person on whom the distraint is made may present it to the circuit judge of the county of his residence, and if, on inspection thereof, the judge is of the opinion that the fee-bill contains any unjust item, or item not made out in every respect according to the requirements of law, he shall, by written indorsement thereon, order the officer to stay proceedings under the distraint until the matter is determined in court. (3) Upon the receipt of the order, the officer who made the distraint shall obey it, restore the property distrained to the owner, and return the fee-bill and copy with the judge's order thereon to the circuit clerk's office of his county, with the facts of the case indorsed on the fee-bill. (4) The officer who issued the fee-bill shall be notified as directed in subsection (5) of KRS 64.460. (5) The court shall quash the fee-bill, and render judgment against the officer issuing the same for the amounts and in the manner stated in KRS 64.460, and execution may issue therefor. Effective: January 2, 1978 History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 37, effective January 2, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1759.

KRS 64.475 Executive Branch Compensation Advisory Council -- Organization -- Staff - - Duties -- Recommendations. (Effective April 1, 2021)

64.475. Executive Branch Compensation Advisory Council -- Organization -- Staff - - Duties -- Recommendations. (Effective April 1, 2021) (1) There is hereby established an advisory council to be known as the Executive Branch Compensation Advisory Council. (a) The council shall consist of three (3) voting members: the state budget director, the secretary of the Governor's Executive Cabinet, and the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet. (b) The state budget director shall serve as the chair of the council. (c) If a voting member is unable to attend a meeting of the council, he or she shall designate, in writing, a member of his or her staff to attend in his or her place, and such designation shall confer on such designee, for that meeting only, the authority to act, including the right to vote on any matter coming before the council. (2) The council shall be attached to the Personnel Cabinet for administrative purposes. Personnel Cabinet staff shall provide necessary administrative and operational support for the council. The council may, from time to time, utilize the services of professional and technical personnel employed by other agencies of state government, if the need arises. The council shall meet on a quarterly basis at a time and place to be determined by the council. Additional meetings may be called upon request of two (2) voting members of the council. (3) The duties of the council shall include the following: (a) Advise and make recommendations to the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet on appropriate salaries for the following: 1. The heads of the various departments in the executive branch of state government, with the exception of: a. Departments headed by constitutionally elected officers; b. The Department of Education; c. The Council on Postsecondary Education; and d. The Kentucky Authority for Educational Television; 2. The heads of offices, as defined in KRS 12.010; 3. The administrative heads of boards and commissions and for their employees, if they are not covered by the salary schedules set forth in KRS Chapter 16, KRS Chapter 18A, or KRS Chapter 151B, notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary empowering a board, commission, authority, or other administrative body for which the Personnel Cabinet provides personnel and payroll services except for any board governing any of the Kentucky Retirement Systems, the County Employees Retirement System, the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television, or the Council on Postsecondary Education to establish, set, or approve the salaries of its administrative head and other employees; 4. Requests from boards, commissions, or cabinet heads to approve salary increases in excess of those increases provided other state employees to individuals in the positions listed in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this subsection; (b) Advise the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet on requests from agencies to establish or abolish a separate salary schedule, or schedules, reflective of the marketplace need to recruit and hire classified employees in technical or professional fields when the classified service salary schedule is inadequate. A positive recommendation of such requests shall not be granted unless significant credible evidence exists of a job market shortage and an inadequacy of the classified or unclassified salary schedules to recruit and retain competent, qualified applicants for such positions; and (c) Recommend that the Personnel Cabinet conduct salary surveys of the executive branch positions outlined in subsection (3)(a)1., 2., and 3. of this section, using state governments in the seven (7) states contiguous to the Commonwealth, other states in the southeastern United States, and private sector employers, where appropriate. (4) The council's recommendations shall: (a) Take into consideration the provisions of KRS 64.640, if the specific position in question is subject to the provisions of KRS 64.640; and (b) Not take into consideration the provisions of KRS 64.640, if the specific position in question is exempt from the provisions of KRS 64.640. Effective: April 1, 2021 History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 29, effective April 1, 2021. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 495, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000.

KRS 64.480 Compensation of elective state officers -- Adjustment of salaries

64.480. Compensation of elective state officers -- Adjustment of salaries (1) Effective, with respect to the offices of Governor on December 11, 1979, and Lieutenant Governor on the fifth Tuesday following the regular November election in 1975, and with respect to the other offices named in this section on the first Monday in January, 1976, the compensation of the following named officers, payable monthly out of the State Treasury, shall be the sum per annum designated for the respective offices, as follows: Governor, forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) until December 11, 1981, then fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) until December 13, 1983, and then sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) until January 1, 1985; Lieutenant Governor, twenty-seven thousand nine hundred dollars ($27,900) per annum, plus any compensation received while acting in the place of the Governor; Attorney General, Commissioner of Agriculture, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, and clerk of the Supreme Court of Ke ntucky elected in November, 1975, as clerk of the Court of Appeals, twenty -seven thousand nine hundred dollars ($27,900). (2) In order to equate or adjust the compensation of the Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Commissioner of Agriculture, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, and clerk of the Supreme Court of Kentucky with the purchasing power of the 1949 dollar, the Department for Local Government of Kentucky shall compute by the second Friday in February of every year, b eginning in 1977, the maximum permissible compensation of the officials mentioned in this subsection based precisely upon the consumer price index formula approved in Matthews v. Allen, Kentucky, 360 S.W.2d 139 (1962). Thus the maximum permissible compensation effective for the entire year of 1977 and subsequent years will be the actual compensation to be paid said officials. The year of adjustment will be the particular full calendar year involved. (3) It is the intention of the Legislature that the consti tutionally permissible adjustment of salaries of these officials be framed around equating current salaries with the purchasing power of the dollar in 1949 when Section 246 of the Constitution of Kentucky was amended. Section 246 of the Constitution of Ken tucky, as amended, established a monetary level of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) per annum for said officials. The formula merely effects an adjustment of the constitutional monetary level in terms of the current consumer price index. (4) In order to adjust the compensation of the Governor to reflect changes in the purchasing power of the dollar, the Department for Local Government shall compute by the second Friday in February of every year, beginning in 1985, an adjusted salary of the Governor by mult iplying sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) by the increase in the consumer price index during the period from January 1, 1984, to the beginning of the then-current calendar year. The actual compensation paid to the Governor for the entire calendar year of 19 85 and subsequent years shall be the adjusted salary. Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 42, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 36, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 69, sec. 25, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 486, sec. 20, effective July 15, 1994. – Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 27, sec. 5 effective March 2, 1992. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 374, sec. 20, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 328, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 57, effective June 17, 1978; ch. 384, sec. 581, effective June 17, 1978; and ch. 386, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 15, effective Marc h 29, 1976. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 2. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec. 1. -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 1. -- Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 176, sec. 1. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 1. 2026-2028 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 168, Pt. I, A, 1, (1) at 2051. 2026-2028 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 168, Pt. I, A, 15, (2) at 2056. 2026-2028 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 168, Pt. I, A, 18, (7) at 2057. 2026-2028 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 168, Pt. I, A, 20, (2) at 2059. 2026-2028 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 168, Pt. I, A, 21, (9) at 2060. 2026-2028 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 168, Pt. I, A, 22, (3) at 2061. 2026-2028 Budget Reference. See Judicial Branch Budget, 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 183, Pt. III, 15 at 2391.

KRS 64.485 Repealed, 1994

64.485. Repealed, 1994 Catchline at repeal: Salaries of Justices and Judges of Court of Justice -- Adjustments for changes in consumer price index -- Limits. History: Repealed 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 9, effective July 1, 1994. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 374, sec. 21, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 449, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 407, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1980. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 18, effective July 1, 1976.

KRS 64.486 Salary supplements for Chief Justice and chief judges

64.486. Salary supplements for Chief Justice and chief judges In addition to the salary provided for in KRS 48.195 as adjusted by salary increments the General Assembly may from time to time provide, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, the chief regional Circuit Judges, and the chief regional District Judges shall receive the following salary supplements per annum establishing a total salary differential of: five thousand dollars ($5,000), Chief Justice, Supreme Court; three thousand dollars ($3,000), Chief Judge, Court of Appeals; and one thousand dollars ($1,000), chief regional Circuit and District Judges, over other justices and judges of their courts respectively. Effective: July 1, 1994 History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 7, effective July 1, 1994. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 475, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990.

KRS 64.490 Repealed, 1962

64.490. Repealed, 1962 Catchline at repeal: Compensation of additional Court of Appeals Commissioners. History: Repealed 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 210, sec. 50. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 4.

KRS 64.495 Repealed, 1954

64.495. Repealed, 1954 Catchline at repeal: Compensation of judges and commissioners of the Court of Appeals. History: Repealed 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 234, sec. 2. -- Created 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 1.

KRS 64.496 Repealed, 1963

64.496. Repealed, 1963 Catchline at repeal: Compensation of judges and commissioners of the Court of Appeals. History: Repealed 1963 (3d Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 5. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 84, Art. II, sec. 1. -- Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 234, sec. 1.

KRS 64.497 Repealed, 1980

64.497. Repealed, 1980 Catchline at repeal: Salaries of judges of the Court of Appeals. History: Repealed 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 407, sec. 26, effective July 1, 1980. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 16, effective March 29, 1976. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 2. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 336, sec. 1. -- Repealed and reenacted 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 197, secs. 1, 2, and 4. -- Created 1963 (3d Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 2, secs. 2 and 3.

KRS 64.498 Repealed, 1963

64.498. Repealed, 1963 Catchline at repeal: Compensation of circuit judges. History: Repealed 1963 (3d Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 5. -- Created 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 25, sec. 1.

KRS 64.499 Repealed, 1980

64.499. Repealed, 1980 Catchline at repeal: Compensation of circuit judges. History: Repealed 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 407, sec. 26, effective July 1, 1980. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 17, effective July 1, 1976. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 1. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 336, sec. 2. -- Repealed and reenacted 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 197, secs. 3 and 4. -- Created 1963 (3d Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 2, secs. 2 and 4.

KRS 64.500 Repealed, 1976

64.500. Repealed, 1976 Catchline at repeal: Expenses of circuit judges. History: Repealed 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 19, effective March 29, 1976; amended ch. 62, sec. 61. -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 25, sec. 2. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 5.

KRS 64.502 Repealed, 1976

64.502. Repealed, 1976 Catchline at repeal: Construction of KRS 64.500. History: Repealed 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 19, effective March 29, 1976. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 31. -- Created 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 25, sec. 3.

KRS 64.505 Repealed, 1976

64.505. Repealed, 1976 Catchline at repeal: Expenses allowed certain circuit judges -- Claims for, how made. History: Repealed 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 19, effective March 29, 1976; amended ch. 62, sec. 62. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 210, sec. 12. -- Created 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 45, sec. 1.

KRS 64.507 Repealed, 1980

64.507. Repealed, 1980 Catchline at repeal: Salary of district judges. History: Repealed 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 407, sec. 26, effective July 1, 1980. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 14.

KRS 64.510 Repealed, 1978

64.510. Repealed, 1978 Catchline at repeal: Compensation of commonwealth's attorneys. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 17, sec. 52, effective January 1, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 254, sec. 3; and ch. 318, sec. 2. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 32. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 26, sec. 6; and ch. 255, sec. 71. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 7.

KRS 64.515 Repealed, 1978

64.515. Repealed, 1978 Catchline at repeal: Expenses of commonwealth's attorney. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 17, sec. 52, effective January 1, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 192, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1974. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 129, sec. 1. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 161, sec. 1. -- Created 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 37, sec. 1.

KRS 64.518 Repealed, 1978

64.518. Repealed, 1978 Catchline at repeal: Compensation of assistants and stenographers of commonwealth's attorney in counties of 200,000. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 17, sec. 52, effective January 1, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 63. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 149, sec. 1. -- Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 72.

KRS 64.520 Repealed, 1978

64.520. Repealed, 1978 Catchline at repeal: Compensation of assistants, stenographers and circuit detectives for commonwealth's attorneys. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 17, sec. 52, effective January 1, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 64. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 73. -- Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 236, sec. 1. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 8.

KRS 64.525 Repealed, 1978

64.525. Repealed, 1978 Catchline at repeal: Compensation of circuit detectives. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 17, sec. 52, effective January 1, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 65. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 45, sec. 1; and ch. 249, sec. 1. -- Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 74.

KRS 64.527 Annual computation of consumer price index for determination of rate of adjustment of compensation of certain elected county officials

64.527. Annual computation of consumer price index for determination of rate of adjustment of compensation of certain elected county officials In order to equate the compensation of jailers who do not operate full service jails, constables in counties having an urban-county form of government, justices of the peace, county commissioners, and coroners with the purchasing power of the dollar, the Department for Local Government shall compute by the second Friday in February of every year the annual increase or decrease in the consumer price index of the preceding year by using 1949 as the base year in accordance with Section 246 of the Constitution of Kentucky which provides that the above elected officials shall be paid at a rate no greater than seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200) per annum. The Department for Local Government shall notify the appropriate governing bodies charged by law to fix the compensation of the above elected officials of the annual rate of compensation to which the elected officials are entitled in accordance with the increase or decrease in the consumer price index. Upon notification from the Department for Local Government, the appropriate governing body may set the annual compensation of the above elected officials at a rate no greater than that stipulated by the Department for Local Government. Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 43, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 37, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 69, sec. 26, effective July 15, 1998; ch. 441, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998; ch. 595, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 610, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 350, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 374, sec. 22, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 385, sec. 20, effective July 1, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 582, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 38; ch. 17, sec. 19, effective January 1, 1978; and ch. 20, sec. 6, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 283, sec. 1. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 254, sec. 1. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/98). This section was amended by 1998 Ky. Acts chs. 69, 441, 595, and 610. Where these Acts are not in conflict, they have been codified together. Where a conflict exists between Acts chs. 595 and 610, Acts ch. 595, which was last enacted by the General Assembly, prevails under KRS 446.250.

KRS 64.528 Compensation of specified officials adjusted to current purchasing power of the dollar

64.528. Compensation of specified officials adjusted to current purchasing power of the dollar In order to equate the current rate of compensation of Commonwealth's attorneys, county clerks, county judges/executive, county attorneys, sheriffs, justices of the peace, and commissioners with the present value and purchasing power of the dollar, the court required by law to fix the compensation of the officials named in this section may, on or before September 1, 1974, adjust said officials' compensation within the limits set forth in Acts 1974, Chapter 254, and may provide that said officials be entitled to the maximum amount of compensation for the entire 1974 calendar year. Effective: July 1, 1982 History: Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 385, sec. 21, effective July 1, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 130, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 39; and ch. 20, sec. 6, effective January 2, 1976. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 254, sec. 7.

KRS 64.530 Compensation of county officers, employees, deputies and assistants, and members of fiscal court -- Excess fees -- Applicability of KRS 64.368 if population decreases below 70,000

64.530. Compensation of county officers, employees, deputies and assistants, and members of fiscal court -- Excess fees -- Applicability of KRS 64.368 if population decreases below 70,000 (1) Except as provided in subsections (5) and (6) of this section, the fiscal court of each county shall fix the reasonable compensation of every county officer and employee except the officers named in KRS 64.535 and the county attorney and jailer. The fiscal court may provide a salary for the county attorney. (2) For the purposes of this section, justices of the peace and constables in all counties shall be deemed to be county officers and deputies or assistants of county officers shall be deemed to be county employees, but employees of county boards or commissions which are now authorized by law to fix the compensation of their employees shall not be deemed to be county employees for the purposes of this section. (3) In the case of officers compensated from fees, or partly from fees and partly by salary, the fiscal court shall fix the reasonable maximum compensation that any officer except the officers named in KRS 64.535 may receive from both sources. The fiscal court may also fix the reasonable maximum amount that the officer may expend each year for expenses of his office. The fiscal court shall fix annually the reasonable maximum amount, including fringe benefits, which the officer may expend for deputies and assistants, and allow the officer to determine the number to be hired and the individual compensation of each deputy and assistant. Any revenue received by a county clerk in any calendar year shall be used exclusively for the statutory duties of the county clerk and budgeted accordingly. At the conclusion of each calendar year, any excess fees remaining shall be paid to the fiscal court pursuant to KRS 64.152. (4) In the case of county officers elected by popular vote and the county attorney, in the event the fiscal court provides him a salary, the monthly compensation of the officer and of his deputies and assistants shall be fixed by the fiscal court, consistent with the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, not later than the first Monday in May in the year in which the officers are elected, and the compensation of the officer shall not be changed during the term but the compensation of his deputies or assistants may be reviewed and adjusted by the fiscal court not later than the first Monday in May of any successive year upon the written request of the officer. On or before August 1, 1966, the fiscal court shall fix the salary provided herein for the county attorneys for the term commencing in January, 1966, notwithstanding any other provisions of this section which may be inconsistent herewith. (5) Nothing in this section shall apply to property valuation administrators or their deputies, assistants, and expenses, in any county, or to the circuit court clerk, county clerk, sheriff, jailer, and their deputies, assistants, and expenses, in counties having a population of seventy thousand (70,000) or more. If a county's population that equaled or exceeded seventy thousand (70,000) is less than seventy thousand (70,000) after the most recent federal decennial census, then the provisions of KRS 64.368 shall apply. (6) Justices of the peace serving on a fiscal court in any county, and county commissioners serving on a fiscal court in any county shall be paid for their services, out of the county treasury, not to exceed the maximum compensation allowable under KRS 64.527. The fiscal court shall fix the amount to be received within the above limit, but no change of compensation shall be effective as to any member of a fiscal court during his term of office. All of said annual salaries shall be payable monthly. Justices of the peace and county commissioners shall not receive any compensation for their services on the fiscal court, other than as provided by this section; provided, however, justices of the peace and county commissioners may receive no more than three thousand six hundred dollars ($3,600) annually or three hundred dollars ($300) per month as an expense allowance for serving on committees of the fiscal court. The fiscal court shall fix the amount to be received within the above limit, but no change of compensation except as provided in KRS 64.285 shall be effective as to any member of a fiscal court during his term of office. Effective: January 1, 2015 History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 29, effective January 1, 2015. -- Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 175, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 8, effective January 1, 2007. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 220, sec. 8, effective January 1, 1994. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 249, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 1, effective February 23, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 385, sec. 22, effective July 1, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 196, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978; and ch. 384, sec. 131, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 17, sec. 20, effective January 1, 1978; and ch. 14, sec. 40, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 306, sec. 1. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 60, sec. 2; and ch. 254, sec. 4. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 30, sec. 1; ch. 203, sec. 5; and ch. 358, sec. 1. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 203, sec. 1. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 33. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 2; and ch. 255, sec. 75. -- Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 3. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 214, sec. 1. -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 126, sec. 2. -- Amended 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 144, sec. 1. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 9.

KRS 64.535 Annual salaries of certain county officers

64.535. Annual salaries of certain county officers The county judge/executive, clerk, jailer who operates a full service jail, and sheriff shall each receive a monthly salary of one-twelfth (1/12) of the amount indicated by the salary schedule in KRS 64.5275. Effective: July 15, 1998 History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 610, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 385, sec. 23, effective July 1, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 132, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 41; and ch. 17, sec. 21, effective January 1, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 60, sec. 1, and ch. 254, sec. 5. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 72, sec. 1. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 1. -- Created 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 1. Formerly codified as KRS 69.005.

KRS 64.540 Audit of accounts of county fee officers

64.540. Audit of accounts of county fee officers The fiscal court of any county is authorized to have an annual audit made of the accounts of any county officer or employee, within the meaning of KRS 64.530, who is compensated in whole or in part by fees, except those officers enumerated in subsection (5) of KRS 64.530. History: Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 10. Legislative Research Commission Note (1982). A technical correction has been made in this section by the Reviser of Statutes pursuant to KRS 7.136.

KRS 64.550 Denial of authority to create county office or position

64.550. Denial of authority to create county office or position Nothing in KRS 64.480 to 64.740 is intended to authorize the fiscal court of any county to create any office or make any employment not authorized by law. Effective: July 15, 1980 History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 26, effective July 15, 1980. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 11.

KRS 64.560 Repealed, 1966

64.560. Repealed, 1966 Catchline at repeal: Compensation of sheriff for county patrol duties. History: Repealed 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 283. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 12.

KRS 64.570 Repealed, 1978

64.570. Repealed, 1978 Catchline at repeal: Compensation of reporters for circuit courts. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 491, effective January 2, 1978. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 13.

KRS 64.580 Repealed, 1980

64.580. Repealed, 1980 Catchline at repeal: Compensation of city officers and employees. History: Repealed 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 235, sec. 20, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 34. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 14.

KRS 64.590 Compensation of officers and employees of political subdivisions or local governmental units or districts other than counties or cities, including school districts

64.590. Compensation of officers and employees of political subdivisions or local governmental units or districts other than counties or cities, including school districts In the case of any political subdivision or local governmental unit or district other than a county or city, having a governing body or authority composed of more than one (1) member, such governing body or authority shall fix the compensation of every officer and employee of the political subdivision, local governmental unit, or district whose compensation is payable from the funds of the political subdivision, governmental unit, or district, except that in the case of officers elected by popular vote the same limitations and restrictions shall apply as are applicable under KRS 83A.070 to the fixing of compensation of city officers elected by popular vote. Nothing in this section is intended to confer any power on any governing board or authority, with respect to the compensation of its own members, that it does not specifically possess under other statutes. This section applies to school districts, but is not intended to supersede any present provision of law relating to the fixing or payment of the compensation of teachers. Effective: July 13, 1990 History: Repealed and reenacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 295, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 44, effective July 13, 1984. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 15.

KRS 64.600 Repealed, 1962

64.600. Repealed, 1962 Catchline at repeal: School officers and employes deemed officers and employes of state. History: Repealed 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 145, sec. 1. -- Amended 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 238, sec. 1. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 16.

KRS 64.610 Employees of county or city boards or commissions -- Compensation

64.610. Employees of county or city boards or commissions -- Compensation Any county or city board or commission, or combined city-county board or commission, which now has authority by law to fix the compensation of its employees, either with or without statutory limits, shall have power to fix the compensation of its employees subject only to the limitations contained in KRS 64.480 to 64.740. Effective: July 15, 1980 History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 27, effective July 15, 1980. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 17.

KRS 64.620 Repealed, 1962

64.620. Repealed, 1962 Catchline at repeal: Limit on compensation of local officers and employes. History: Repealed 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 19, sec. 1. -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 40, sec. 1. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 19.

KRS 64.625 Compensation of physicians employed by county, city-county, or district health departments

64.625. Compensation of physicians employed by county, city-county, or district health departments Physicians employed by county, city-county, and district health departments may, upon written recommendation of the hiring and paying authorities expressly approved in writing by the secretary for health and family services, receive compensation in excess of, and without regard to, any limitation imposed by any existing statute, as employees of local health units. Such rates shall be based upon studies of the duties and responsibilities of the positions and upon a comparison for rates being paid for similar or comparable services elsewhere. The secretary for health and family services may also take into consideration other appropriate factors, including the scarcity of physicians qualified for public health work and the availability of local funds therefor. Effective: June 20, 2005 History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 108, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 90, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(10). -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 1. -- Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 126, sec. 1.

KRS 64.630 Fees not authorized to be changed

64.630. Fees not authorized to be changed Nothing in KRS 64.480 to 64.740 is intended to change or to authorize any public officer or body to change the amount or rate of any fee or percentage prescribed by law, it being the intention of KRS 64.480 to 64.740, with respect to officers receiving compensation from fees or percentages, to fix or provide for the fixing of the maximum compensation that may be received by the officer, and not the sources of such compensation. Effective: July 15, 1980 History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 28, effective July 15, 1980. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 19.

KRS 64.640 Compensation of state officers and employees generally

64.640. Compensation of state officers and employees generally (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, and excepting officers elected by popular vote, employees of the General Assembly, including employees of the Legislative Research Commission, members of boards and commissions, those officers and employees of Kentucky Educational Television exempt from classified service as provided in KRS 18A.115, presidents and employees of the state universities and the state colleges, officers employed by the Department of Kentucky State Police under KRS Chapter 16, employees whose compensation is set by the Public Service Commission under KRS 278.040(4) and 278.120(1), and persons employed by the commissioner of parks on a temporary basis under KRS 148.026, the Personnel Cabinet shall prepare schedules of compensation, payable out of the State Treasury, with a minimum salary rate, and other salary rates as are deemed necessary or advisable, for the office or position of employment of every state officer and employee, including specifically the offices and positions of employment in every constitutional administrative department, statutory administrative department, independent agency, board, commission, or other unit of state government. The language of any statute empowering a board, commission, authority, or other administrative body for which the Personnel Cabinet provides personnel and payroll services, except for any board governing any of the Kentucky Retirement Systems, the County Employees Retirement System, the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television, or the Council on Postsecondary Education, to establish, set, or approve the salaries of its administrative head and other employees to the contrary notwithstanding, the establishment or setting of salaries for administrative heads or other employees shall be subject to the approval of the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet. The schedules and rates shall be based upon studies of the duties and responsibilities of the offices and positions and upon a comparison with rates being paid for similar or comparable services elsewhere, and in the preparation of such schedules, the Personnel Cabinet shall ascertain and record the duties, responsibilities, and authority pertaining to the various offices and positions in the state service, and classify such positions in the manner provided in KRS 18A.030, 18A.035, 18A.110, 18A.130, 18A.135, and 18A.150 to 18A.160. No such schedule shall become effective until it has been approved by the Governor by executive order. (2) The Governor shall set the compensation payable out of the State Treasury to each officer or position in the state service, which officer or position heads a statutory administrative department, independent agency, or other unit of state government, except for those excluded under subsection (1) of this section. Such compensation shall be based upon studies of the duties and responsibilities and classification of the positions by the Governor and upon a comparison with compensation being paid for similar or comparable services elsewhere, provided, however, such compensation shall not exceed the total taxable compensation of the Governor derived from state sources, the provisions of KRS 64.660 to the contrary notwithstanding. For the purposes of this section, the total taxable compensation of the Governor from state sources shall include the amount provided for compensation to the Governor under KRS 64.480 and any benefits or discretionary spending accounts that are imputed as taxable income for federal tax purposes. (3) The compensation payable out of the State Treasury to officers and employees subordinate to any office or position covered by subsection (2) of this section shall not exceed the maximum rate established pursuant to subsection (2) of this section for such office or position, except with respect to physicians as provided in KRS 64.655 and employees of the Public Service Commission not otherwise exempt from the requirements of this section under KRS 278.040(4) and 278.120(1) whose compensation shall be fixed, within constitutional limits, by the Personnel Cabinet with the approval of the Governor as provided in subsection (1) of this section. (4) Nothing in this section shall preclude the allowance of maintenance to officers and employees of the state. Effective: April 15, 2026 History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 8, effective April 15, 2026. -- Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 30, effective April 1, 2021. -- Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 11, effective July 15, 2016; and ch. 110, sec. 12, effective July 15, 2016. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 495, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000; and ch. 501, sec. 5, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 71, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 448, sec. 63, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980; and ch. 331, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 379, sec. 56, effective April 1, 1979. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 13, effective March 29, 1976. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 1. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 160, sec. 1. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec. 2; and ch. 255, sec. 76. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 106, Art. I, sec. 11; ch. 184, sec. 1; and ch. 210, sec. 13. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec. 1. -- Amended 1956 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 7, Art. III, sec. 1. -- Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 174, sec. 1. --Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 1. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 22. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2016). This statute was amended in 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 11 and ch. 110, sec. 12. 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 15 provided that ch. 110 takes precedence over ch. 109. Chapter 110 was also the later- passed bill. Therefore, 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 12 has been codified and 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 11 has not.

KRS 64.645 Repealed, 1956 Catchline at repeal: Maximum salary of university president and state college presidents

KRS 64.650 Repealed, 1954

64.650. Repealed, 1954 Catchline at repeal: Limit on compensation of subordinate state officers and employes; when maintenance allowable. History: Repealed 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 174, sec. 2. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 23.

KRS 64.655 Compensation and maintenance of physicians employed by the state

64.655. Compensation and maintenance of physicians employed by the state (1) As used in this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: "Physician" means a person authorized by law to practice medicine in this state. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 64.640, the Personnel Cabinet may, upon the recommendation of the hiring authority and with the approval of the Governor, establish rates of compensation and maintenance within the constitutional limit for each position requiring the services of a qualified physician in any department, agency, or other unit of state government. Such rates shall be based upon studies of the duties and responsibilities of the positions and upon a comparison with rates being paid for similar or comparable services elsewhere. Effective: July 15, 1998 History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 72, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 42, secs. 1 and 2.

KRS 64.660 Compensation of members of public boards and commissions

64.660. Compensation of members of public boards and commissions Nothing in KRS 64.480 to 64.740 is intended to authorize the increase of the compensation now fixed by law for the members of any public board or commission for their services as members of the board or commission, except members of fiscal courts to the extent authorized in subsection (3) of KRS 64.530. Effective: July 15, 1980 History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 29, effective July 15, 1980. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 24.

KRS 64.670 Repealed, 1966

64.670. Repealed, 1966 Catchline at repeal: Compensation of public officers and employes for 1950. History: Repealed 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 283. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 25.

KRS 64.680 Repealed, 1966

64.680. Repealed, 1966 Catchline at repeal: Applicability of KRS 64.480 to 64.760 to officers in office on June 30, 1950. History: Repealed 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 283. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 26.

KRS 64.690 Applicability of other statutes dealing with compensation -- Applicability of KRS 64.368 if population decreases below 70,000

64.690. Applicability of other statutes dealing with compensation -- Applicability of KRS 64.368 if population decreases below 70,000 (1) Except as provided in KRS 64.610 and in this section, KRS 64.480 to 64.740 are intended to supersede any existing statute, fixing the compensation, or authorizing any public officer or body to fix the compensation, of any public officer or employee covered by KRS 64.480 to 64.740. (2) Any public officer or body which has authority to fix the compensation of any state officer or employee covered by KRS 64.640 shall exercise such authority, subject to the schedule and limits of compensation for the particular office or position prescribed in KRS 64.640. The secretary of the Personnel Cabinet shall have the authority to monitor and require compliance with the provisions of this section and KRS 64.640 and 64.475. (3) KRS 64.480 to 64.740 are not intended to supersede any existing statute, with respect to the compensation of circuit clerks, county clerks, sheriffs, master commissioners, and receivers, and their deputies and assistants, in counties containing a population of seventy thousand (70,000) or more, or property valuation administrators, their deputies, and assistants, in any county. (4) If a county's population that equaled or exceeded seventy thousand (70,000) is less than seventy thousand (70,000) after the most recent federal decennial census, then the provisions of KRS 64.368 shall apply. Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 6, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 495, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 220, sec. 9, effective January 1, 1994. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 385, sec. 24, effective July 1, 1982. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 77. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 27.

KRS 64.700 Repealed, 1966

64.700. Repealed, 1966 Catchline at repeal: Old compensation rates applicable until specific action taken by salary-fixing authority. History: Repealed 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 283. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 28.

KRS 64.710 Expense accounts and contingent funds prohibited -- Exceptions

64.710. Expense accounts and contingent funds prohibited -- Exceptions No public officer or employee shall receive or be allowed or paid any lump sum expense allowance, or contingent fund for personal or official expenses, except where such allowance or fund either is expressly provided for by statute or is specifically appropriated by the General Assembly. History: Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 30.

KRS 64.720 When compensation of county officers and employees payable out of county treasury

64.720. When compensation of county officers and employees payable out of county treasury Except where the law provides that the compensation shall be paid out of the fees of the office, the fiscal court may authorize payment of compensation out of the county treasury to any county officer or employee specifically provided for by law. History: Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 31.

KRS 64.730 Effect of failure to fix compensation of officer prior to commencement of term

64.730. Effect of failure to fix compensation of officer prior to commencement of term Where any public body is required by KRS 64.480 to 64.740 to fix the compensation of an officer, and of his deputies and assistants, for terms commencing after June 30, 1950, not later than the first Monday in May in the year in which such officers are elected, and the body fails to do so, the compensation of the officer, and of his deputies and assistants, shall be the same as for the preceding term. Effective: July 15, 1980 History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 30, effective July 15, 1980. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 32.

KRS 64.740 Protection of employees under civil service

64.740. Protection of employees under civil service Nothing in KRS 64.480 to 64.740 is intended to supersede any existing provision of law with respect to protection of employees under civil service against reduction of compensation. Effective: July 15, 1980 History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 31, effective July 15, 1980. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 33.

KRS 64.741 Repealed, 2017

64.741. Repealed, 2017 Catchline at repeal: Definitions for KRS 64.742 to 64.745. History: Repealed 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 58, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 486, sec. 21, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 331, sec. 16, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 32, effective July 15, 1980; and ch. 407, sec. 11, effective July 1, 1980. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 1, effective March 29, 1976.

KRS 64.742 Repealed, 2017

64.742. Repealed, 2017 Catchline at repeal: Public Officials Compensation Commission. History: Repealed 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 58, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 486, sec. 22, effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 2, effective March 29, 1976.

KRS 64.743 Repealed, 2017

64.743. Repealed, 2017 Catchline at repeal: Organization -- Compensation -- Staff. History: Repealed 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 58, effective June 29, 2017. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 3, effective March 29, 1976.

KRS 64.744 Repealed, 2017

64.744. Repealed, 2017 Catchline at repeal: Studies -- Recommendations. History: Repealed 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 58, effective June 29, 2017. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 4, effective March 29, 1976.

KRS 64.745 Repealed, 2017

64.745. Repealed, 2017 Catchline at repeal: Reports. History: Repealed 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 58, effective June 29, 2017. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 5, effective March 29, 1976.

KRS 64.750 Repealed, 1966

64.750. Repealed, 1966 Catchline at repeal: Nonseverability of 1950 Act relating to compensation of public officers and employes. History: Repealed 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 283. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 34.

KRS 64.760 Repealed, 1968

64.760. Repealed, 1968 Catchline at repeal: Recognition that compensation of public officers and employes, jurors and election officers constitutes an essential governmental expense. History: Repealed 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 168. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 35.

KRS 64.770 Repealed, 2007

64.770. Repealed, 2007 Catchline at repeal: County Officials' Compensation Board. History: Repealed 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 95, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 69, sec. 27, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 374, sec. 23, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 33, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 133, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 42, effective January 2, 1978. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 254, sec. 17.

KRS 64.780 Repealed, 2007

64.780. Repealed, 2007 Catchline at repeal: Questionnaires -- Reports of recommendations. History: Repealed 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 95, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 58, sec. 29, effective June 21, 2001. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 254, sec. 18.

KRS 64.810 Annual audit of books of fiscal court or county office by certified public accountant, if auditor declines to perform audit -- Procedure

64.810. Annual audit of books of fiscal court or county office by certified public accountant, if auditor declines to perform audit -- Procedure (1) (a) Any fiscal court, county clerk, or sheriff may employ a certified public accountant to audit the books, accounts, and papers of the county or his office in lieu of the audit conducted by the State Auditor of Public Accounts required by KRS 43.070, if the Auditor of Public Accounts declines to perform the audit or has failed to respond to written notice of intent to employ a certified public accountant within thirty (30) days of receipt of the notice. (b) In the case of a documented emergency requiring an immediate audit which the Auditor of Public Accounts cannot complete within the requested deadline, the Auditor of Public Accounts shall authorize the fiscal court, the county clerk, or sheriff to engage a certified public accountant to complete the emergency audit. A certified public accountant may be engaged to conduct an emergency audit only after guaranteeing in writing to the Auditor of Public Accounts that the audit and audit report will be finished within the deadline originally requested of the Auditor of Public Accounts. The fiscal court shall bear the full cost of any county audit conducted pursuant to this paragraph. The county clerk or the sheriff shall bear the full cost of any audit of his office conducted pursuant to this paragraph, from funds received or collected by him, and the cost of the audit shall be construed as an expense of his office. Audits conducted pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to the provisions of subsections (4) and (5) of this section. (2) A fiscal court which has elected to employ a certified public accountant pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section shall notify the State Auditor in writing by July 31 following the fiscal year to be audited of the name of the certified public accountant it has employed. The fiscal court shall bear the full cost of any audit conducted pursuant to this section. An elected official who has elected to employ a certified public accountant pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section shall: (a) Notify the fiscal court and the State Auditor in writing by January 30 following the calendar year to be audited of the name of the certified public accountant employed by said official to audit the books, accounts, and papers of his office; and (b) Bear the cost of the audit from funds received or collected by him, and the cost of the audit shall be construed as an expense of his office. (3) Any contract with a certified public accountant entered into pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section shall specify the following: (a) The audit of a county official shall be completed by August 1 following the calendar year being audited, and the audit of a county budget shall be completed by February 1 following the fiscal year being audited; (b) The certified public accountant shall forward a copy of the fee officer audit report and management letters to the county official, fiscal court of the county, and the Auditor of Public Accounts upon completion of the audit, and no later than August 1 following the calendar year being audited; (c) The certified public accountant shall forward a copy of the county budget audit report and management letters to the fiscal court of the county and the Auditor of Public Accounts upon completion of the audit and no later than February 1 following the fiscal year being audited; and (d) The Auditor of Public Accounts shall have the right to review the certified public accountant's work papers before and after the release of the audit. (4) After preliminary review of the certified public accountant's work papers, should discrepancies be found, the Auditor of Public Accounts shall notify the fiscal court or fee official of the discrepancies. Should the certified public accountant not correct such discrepancies prior to the release of the audit, the Auditor's office may conduct its own audit to verify the findings of the certified public accountant's report. If such audit is conducted, the expenses to said county or county official, as directed by KRS 43.070(4) shall be construed as an allowable expense of office. If the audit conducted by the Auditor of Public Accounts discloses discrepancies in the audit by the certified public accountant, the findings of the Auditor of Public Accounts shall be deemed official for purposes of collection of money owed the county pursuant to KRS 64.820. (5) No later than February 1 following the fiscal year being audited, or August 1 following the calendar year being audited, the fiscal court or county official shall submit the accountant's written report to the Governor, the General Assembly, the Attorney General, the State Librarian, and county attorney of his county. In addition the fiscal court or the official shall send the report to the newspaper having the largest paid circulation in the county, and the letter of transmittal accompanying the report shall be published in said newspaper in accordance with the provisions of KRS Chapter 424. (6) This section shall not be construed as eliminating the requirement that the books, accounts, and papers of the above-named officials be audited yearly. Effective: July 14, 1992 History: Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 331, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 45, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 121, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 393, sec. 40, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 43; and ch. 20, sec. 6, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 329, sec. 2. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 254, sec. 10.

KRS 64.820 Collection of amount due county from county officials as determined by audit

64.820. Collection of amount due county from county officials as determined by audit (1) The fiscal court shall collect any amount due the county from county officials as determined by the audit of the official conducted pursuant to KRS 43.070 and 64.810 if the amount can be collected without suit. (2) In the event the fiscal court cannot collect the amount due the county from the county official without suit, the fiscal court shall then direct the county attorney to institute suit for the collection of the amount reported by the Auditor or certified public accountant to be due the county within ninety (90) days from the date of receiving the Auditor's or certified public accountant's report. Effective: July 15, 1982 History: Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 121, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 254, sec. 11.

KRS 64.830 Settlement of accounts upon vacation of office -- Quietus

64.830. Settlement of accounts upon vacation of office -- Quietus (1) An outgoing county official, as soon as his or her successor has been qualified and inducted into office and his or her official bond approved, shall immediately vacate his or her office, deliver to his or her successor all books, papers, records, and other property held by virtue of his or her office, and make a complete settlement of his or her accounts as county official, except as otherwise provided in this section. (2) (a) Each outgoing county official shall make a final settlement with the fiscal court of his or her county within sixty (60) days immediately following the expiration of his or her term of office, or the date a vacancy is otherwise created, for all money received by him or her as county official and to obtain his or her quietus, and immediately thereafter he or she shall deliver these records to the incumbent county official. (b) If an official's vacancy does not coincide with the end of the calendar year or end of the official's term, the outgoing county official shall remit any remaining funds to the fiscal court as excess fees as determined by the final settlement pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection. The fiscal court shall, as soon as practicable, provide an amount equal to the excess fees remitted by the outgoing official to the outgoing county official's successor for official use. (3) The outgoing county official and his or her bondsmen or sureties shall be relieved in securing his or her quietus and in the final settlement of his or her accounts of all responsibility for collecting and accounting for the amounts covered by the receipt and the incoming county official shall be charged with full responsibility for collecting and accounting for these amou nts as otherwise provided by law for the collection and accounting of taxes. (4) The outgoing county official shall be allowed and paid by the fiscal court the reasonable expenses actually incurred in preparing the receipt required under this section. Reasonable expenses actually incurred may include his or her office expenses and salary, and salaries of deputies and employees paid in accordance with the schedule of the previous year or the amount paid an auditor necessary in determining and verifying the final settlement to the fiscal court. Effective: July 15, 2026 History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 199, sec. 7, effective July 15, 2026. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 254, sec. 13.

KRS 64.840 Issuance of receipt for payment of fine, forfeiture, tax, or fee -- County government's payment acceptance options

64.840. Issuance of receipt for payment of fine, forfeiture, tax, or fee -- County government's payment acceptance options (1) Except for taxes collected on behalf of the state for which standard receipt forms had been supplied by the state prior to 1974, all county officials shall, upon the receipt of any fine, forfeiture, tax, or fee, prepare a receipt that meets the specifications of the state local finance officer, if the fine, forfeiture, tax, or fee is paid: (a) In cash; (b) By a party appearing in person to pay; or (c) By check, credit card, or debit card account received through the mail, if the party includes an addressed, postage-paid return envelope and a request for receipt. (2) One (1) copy of the receipt shall be given to the person paying the fine, forfeiture, tax, or fee and one (1) copy shall be retained by the official for his own records. One (1) copy of the receipt shall be retained by the official to be placed with the daily bank deposit. (3) A county government may, but shall not be required to, accept payment of any fine, forfeiture, tax, or fee by check, draft, electronic funds transfer, debit or credit card account, or other similar means of payment. If an individual chooses to pay a fine, forfeiture, tax, or fee by any means other than cash, the county government may recover any transaction fee that would otherwise be incurred by the county for submitting or processing the transaction as part of and in addition to the original amount of the fine, forfeiture, tax, or fee. Effective: July 12, 2006 History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 135, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 201, sec. 1, effective April 5, 2002. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 429, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 323, sec. 1. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. II, sec. 9(1); and ch. 254, sec. 14.

KRS 64.850 Commingling of public and private funds prohibited

64.850. Commingling of public and private funds prohibited It shall be unlawful for any county official to deposit public funds with individual or private funds in any bank or other depository or for any such official to withdraw public funds for any purpose other than that for which they were received and deposited. History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 254, sec. 15.

KRS 64.990 Penalties

64.990. Penalties (1) If any officer to whom KRS 64.050 applies, or his personal representative, trustee, or committee, as the case may be, collects any fees, accounts, or demands due him in his official capacity after the expiration of his term, or after he has resigned or died or vacated the office, or fails to deliver to his successor all the fees, claims, and accounts due to him in his official capacity, he, or his personal representative, committee, or trustee, as the case may be, shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (2) If any successor or collector mentioned in KRS 64.050(1) fails to make any report or pay the money collected to the Department for Local Government, as required by KRS 64.050(1), he shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. If he knowingly omits or fails to report a correct statement of all money received or collected or knowingly makes or subscribes any false statement concerning the same, he shall be guilty of a Class D felony. (3) If any deputy or personal representative issuing a fee bill in accordance with KRS 64.420 knowingly makes a wrong charge, or in any respect issues an illegal fee bill, he shall be subject to the same penalties as an officer issuing such a fee bill. (4) Every fee bill containing one (1) illegal charge, or which, in any respect, is not according to what is required by law, shall be void for the whole amount. (5) Any officer who splits up and divides his services so as to make two (2) charges, when the law intends but one (1) charge or fee for the whole service, or who knowingly makes an illegal charge, or issues an illegal fee bill, or collects or attempts to collect his fees twice for the same services, or by any indirection collects or attempts to collect more for his services than is allowed by law, shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and his conviction shall be prima facie evidence of his guilt in a proceeding to remove him from office. (6) Any official who violates the provisions of KRS 64.820 to 64.850 shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 45, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 39, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 69, sec. 28, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 463, sec. 9, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 374, sec. 24, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 9, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 44, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. II, sec. 9(1); and ch. 254, sec. 16. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 210, sec. 14. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1750, 1754, 1755, 1756, 1761, 1761-1, 1765, 1766, 1770, 1771, 1773, 1778.

KRS 64.5275 Legislative finding relating to certain county officers -- Maximum salary schedule -- Annual incentive for completed training units

64.5275. Legislative finding relating to certain county officers -- Maximum salary schedule -- Annual incentive for completed training units (1) The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky hereby finds and determines that county judges/executive, county clerks, jailers who operate a full service jail, and sheriffs in all counties are officers whose duties or jurisdictions are coextensive with that of the Commonwealth within the meaning of Section 246 of the Constitution of Kentucky. (2) Effective on the first Monday in January of 1999, the maximum salary of county judges/executive, county clerks, jailers who operate a full service jail, and sheriffs shall be fixed by the Department for Local Government according to a salary schedule in accordance with Section 246 of the Kentucky Constitution. The salary schedule provides that these officials, as officers whose jurisdiction or duties are coextensive with the Commonwealth, shall be paid at a rate no greater than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) per annum as adjusted for any increase or decrease in the consumer price index and as described in subsection (4) of this section. (3) The salary schedule for county judges/executive, county clerks, jailers who operate a full service jail, and sheriffs in all counties provides for nine (9) levels of salary based upon the population of the county in the year prior to the election of county officials as determined by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census's annual estimates. To implement the salary schedule, the Department for Local Government shall, by November 1 of each year preceding the election of county officials, certify for each county the population group applicable to each county based on the most recent estimates of the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. For the purposes of this section, the salary schedule for county judges/executive, county clerks, jailers who operate a full service jail, and sheriffs shall remain as determined by the Department for Local Government pursuant to this section, regardless of changes in the population estimates or the actual census count that may occur during the term for which the official has been elected or appointed. The salary schedule provides four (4) steps for yearly increments within each population group. County officers named in this section shall be paid according to the first step within their population group for the first year or portion thereof they serve in office. Thereafter, each officer, on January 1 of each subsequent year, shall be advanced automatically to the next step in the salary schedule until the maximum salary figure for the population group is reached. Prior to assuming office on the first Monday in January, 1999, or thereafter, any person assuming any of the offices for which the salary is determined by this section must certify to the commissioner of the Department for Local Government the total number of years, not to exceed four (4) years, that the person has previously served in the office. The Department for Local Government shall place the officer in the proper step based upon a formula of one (1) incremental step per full calendar year of service: SALARY SCHEDULE County Population by Group Steps and Salary for Affected Officers Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Group I 0-4,999 $6,600 $6,800 $7,000 $7,200 Group II 5,000-9,999 7,200 7,400 7,600 7,800 Group III 10,000-19,999 7,800 8,000 8,200 8,400 Group IV 20,000-29,999 8,100 8,400 8,700 9,000 Group V 30,000-44,999 8,700 9,000 9,300 9,600 Group VI 45,000-59,999 9,000 9,400 9,800 10,200 Group VII 60,000-89,999 9,600 10,000 10,400 10,800 Group VIII 90,000-499,999 9,900 10,400 10,900 11,400 Group IX 500,000 and up 10,500 11,000 11,500 12,000 (4) Upon publication of the annual consumer price index by the United States Department of Commerce, the Department for Local Government shall fix the salary of the county judge/executive, county clerk, jailer who operates a full service jail, and sheriff at an annual rate of salary to which the county official is entitled pursuant to the increase in the Consumer Price Index and the salary schedule contained in this section. This salary determination shall be retroactive to the preceding January 1. (5) Notwithstanding any provision contained in this section, no county official holding office on July 15, 1998, shall receive any reduction in salary or reduction in adjustment to salary otherwise allowable by the statutes in force on July 15, 1998. (6) In addition to the step increases based on service in office, each officer shall be paid an annual incentive of one hundred dollars ($100) per calendar year for each forty (40) hour training unit successfully completed, based on continuing service in that office and, except as provided in this subsection, completion of at least forty (40) hours of approved training in each subsequent calendar year. If an officer fails, without good cause as determined by the commissioner of the Department for Local Government, to obtain the minimum amount of approved training in any year, the officer shall lose all training incentives previously accumulated. Each training unit shall be approved and certified by the Department for Local Government. No officer shall receive more than one (1) training unit per calendar year nor more than four (4) incentive payments per calendar year. Each officer shall be allowed to carry forward up to forty (40) hours of training credit into the following calendar year for the purpose of satisfying the minimum amount of training for that year. Each annual incentive payment shall be adjusted by the Department for Local Government on an annual basis for any increase or decrease in the consumer price index in the same manner as salaries are adjusted as described in subsection (4) of this section. The Department for Local Government shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to establish guidelines for the approval and certification of training units. (7) Except in counties that contain an urban-county form of government, justices of the peace who serve on fiscal courts, county commissioners, and jailers who operate life safety jails, jailers who are part of a transportation plan, or jailers who act as court bailiffs shall also be eligible for the training incentive payments in accordance with subsection (6) of this section. (8) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a county judge/executive in a county which has established a consolidated local government pursuant to KRS Chapter 67C. Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 44, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 38, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 245, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002; and ch. 346, sec. 21, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 1, effective June 21, 2001. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 610, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998.

KRS 64.5277 Definitions for KRS 64.5277 to 64.5279

64.5277. Definitions for KRS 64.5277 to 64.5279 As used in KRS 64.5277 to 64.5279: (1) "City" means: (a) Any city of any class; (b) An urban-county government that does not participate in the county officers training program under KRS 64.5275; and (c) A consolidated local government that does not participate in the county officers training program under KRS 64.5275; (2) "City officer" means: (a) Any individual elected to a city office existing under KRS Chapter 83A; (b) Any individual elected to a city office existing under KRS Chapter 67A or 67C, if the respective government does not participate in the county officers training program under KRS 64.5275; (c) Any individual appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected city office as defined under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection; and (d) Any individual serving in a nonelected city office as defined by KRS 83A.080 that is designated by the city as eligible for participation in the city officers training program in the ordinance adopted pursuant to KRS 64.5278; (3) "Excess credit hours" means credit hours earned beyond fifteen (15) during a calendar year; (4) "Training incentive multiplier" means a number of one (1) to four (4) that is used to calculate the final training incentive to be paid to a city officer eligible to participate in the training incentive program; and (5) "Training unit" means fifteen (15) clock hours of attendance or participation in qualifying courses during a calendar year. Effective: July 15, 2026 History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 90, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2026. -- Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 44, sec. 1, effective June 8, 2011. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/8/2011). The order of subsections (3) and (4) in 2011 Ky. Acts. ch. 44, sec. 1, has been reversed so that definitions in this section are now in alphabetical order. The Reviser of Statutes has rearranged these subsections under the authority of KRS 7.136.

KRS 64.5278 Ordinance establishing incentive program for city officers to obtain educational training -- Training incentive payments -- Continuing education hours required -- Proof of attendance and evaluation of courses

64.5278. Ordinance establishing incentive program for city officers to obtain educational training -- Training incentive payments -- Continuing education hours required -- Proof of attendance and evaluation of courses (1) Any city may elect, by adopting an ordinance meeting the requirements of this section, to establish an incentive program for city officers to obtain educational training related to their duties and responsibilities as city officers and the functions of city governments. (2) The ordinance shall apply to all elected city officers within the city, and the city may allow any nonelected city officer holding an office existing or created under KRS 83A.080 to participate in the incentive program. (3) The ordinance shall establish a base ince ntive amount that shall be awarded to the city officer for the completion of a training unit during service as a city officer within the city. The city may establish a different base incentive amount for each type of city officer covered under the ordinance. The base incentive amount established in the ordinance shall not be adjusted by any index reporting changes to consumer prices or any other method to account for inflation. (4) The ordinance shall require city officers to complete a number of continuing education hours equal to at least one (1) training unit during each calendar year in order to receive a training incentive payment. (5) The ordinance shall state that the city shall award the training incentive payment to the city officer for the completi on of a training unit during the calendar year. The training incentive payment awarded shall be the base incentive amount multiplied by the training incentive multiplier earned by the city officer. The city officer shall accumulate no more than one (1) tra ining incentive multiplier per calendar year of continuous service, for a maximum of four (4) training incentive multipliers. (6) The ordinance shall provide that a city officer who fails to earn at least one (1) training unit in any calendar year shall re ceive no training incentive payment for that calendar year and shall have his or her training incentive multiplier reset to one (1) for the following year. (7) The ordinance may permit the city officer to carry forward no more than fifteen (15) hours of excess credit hours earned in one (1) calendar year to apply to the minimum fifteen (15) hours training unit required in the next calendar year. (8) The ordinance shall require the city officer to present proof of his or her completion of the annual training unit and shall establish the time that the city officers shall receive their training incentive payments. (9) Each city shall, in the ordinance establishing the city officers training program, establish a policy regarding the reimbursement to the city off icer, or payment to the provider for the city officer's attendance of an event hosting a course where the officer seeks to earn credit. (10) The ordinance shall specify criteria for the presentation of proof of attendance by city officers and the criteria for the evaluation of a course's relevance to the duties and functions of city officers and the functions of city governments. In addition to other courses that may be deemed relevant by the city, courses that provide instruction on statutory powers and duties of cities and city officers, intergovernmental relationships, municipal finance and budgeting, municipal taxation, ethics, open records, open meetings, economic development, or municipal police powers shall satisfy the criteria established in the ordinance. Effective: July 15, 2026 History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 90, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2026. -- Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 44, sec. 2, effective June 8, 2011.

KRS 64.5279 Repeal of training incentive program for city officers -- Designation of incentive payments relative to retirement and compensation -- Alternate incentives for continuing education and training

64.5279. Repeal of training incentive program for city officers -- Designation of incentive payments relative to retirement and compensation -- Alternate incentives for continuing education and training (1) A city may, by ordinance, elect to repeal the training incentive program. (2) The training incentive payments provided under KRS 64.5278 shall not be included in the calculation for a retirement allowance for any city officer participating in the County Employees Retirement System set out in KRS 78.510 to 78.852. (3) Training incentive payments provided under KRS 64.5278 shall not be considered compensation and shall not be required to be included in the ordinance establishing the compensation of elected city officers under KRS 67C.129, 67C.131, 83A.070, or when applicable, KRS 64.610. (4) Training incentive payments provided under KRS 64.5278 shall not be a factor in setting elected city officers' maximum compensation under KRS 83A.075(2). (5) Nothing in KRS 64.5277 to 64.5279 shall be construed to prohibit a city from enacting or establishing alternative incentives for the continuing education and training of its elected officers or employees. Effective: June 8, 2011 History: Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 44, sec. 3, effective June 8, 2011.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=37318Fetched: 10/20/2026

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