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CLAIMS UPON THE TREASURY

KRS tit. VI, ch. 44
in effect

KRS 44.001 Definitions for chapter

44.001. Definitions for chapter As used in this chapter: (1) "Local government" means any city, county, urban-county government, consolidated local government, charter county government, or unified local government of the Commonwealth; (2) "Warrant" has the same meaning as in KRS 41.010; and (3) "Writing" or "written" means letters, words, or numbers, or their equivalent, set down by handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, magnetic impulse, mechanical or electronic recording, or other form of data compilation. Effective: June 29, 2021 History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 21, effective June 29, 2021. -- Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 1, effective June 25, 2013. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 120, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1998.

KRS 44.010 Claims upon State Treasury, how paid

44.010. Claims upon State Treasury, how paid All claims upon the State Treasury that are authorized by law shall be paid when due by the State Treasurer to the person entitled to the amount claimed. The warrant for such payment shall be issued by the Finance and Administration Cabinet upon such proof of services performed or of demand made as is required by law. History: 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. sec. 340.

KRS 44.020 Claims allowed by courts -- Contest

44.020. Claims allowed by courts -- Contest (1) Within three (3) working days after the first and fifteenth of each month, the sheriff, or any other public official with a claim payable from the State Treasury for duties performed in any court of the Court of Justice, shall make out the claim and have it certified by the judge of the court as allowable for payment, and transmit the list to the Department for Local Government. The claim approved by the judge of the court shall serve as an order of allowance notwithstanding any statutory provision to the contrary. The Department for Local Government shall keep a separate record of all claims allowed in each county, noting the number and amount of each warrant issued for the payment of the claims. (2) The order of any court authorized by law to approve and allow fee bills, settlements, credits, charges, and other claims against the State Treasury shall not be treated as a judgment, or made conclusive against the state, but shall only be regarded as prima facie evidence of the correctness and legality of the fee bill, settlement, credit, charge, or claim. The Department for Local Government, if it believes the fee bill, settlement, credit, charge, or claim to be fraudulent, erroneous, or illegal, may, upon the advice of the Attorney General, refuse to pay and may contest the claim in the Franklin Circuit Court, which shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all actions against the Department for Local Government to compel the payment of claims against the State Treasury. Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 32, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 26, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 69, sec. 15, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 136, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 123, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 13. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 51. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. II, sec. 9(1). -- Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 191. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 340a-1, 359.

KRS 44.030 Money not to be paid to state or local government debtor -- Priority of multiple claims -- Matching child support obligors and claimants -- Information on debts referred to Department of Revenue to be provided to State Treasurer

44.030. Money not to be paid to state or local government debtor -- Priority of multiple claims -- Matching child support obligors and claimants -- Information on debts referred to Department of Revenue to be provided to State Treasurer (1) No money shall be paid to any person on a claim against the state in his or her own right, or as an assignee of another, when the person or the person's assignor is indebted to the state or any local government. The claim, to the extent it is allowed, shall first be credited to the account of the person indebted to the state, and if there is any balance due the person after settling the whole demand of the state, any certified liquidated debts of any local government shall be paid if the local government provides information concerning the liquidated debt to the State Treasurer. If there is any balance due the person after settling the whole demand of the state or local governments, and if there are not liquidated debts certified against the claim pursuant to KRS 44.065, that balance shall be paid to the person. (2) In case of multiple claims by state agencies, the claims shall be paid as follows: (a) First, to any claim made by the Office of the Attorney General for past due child support obligations; (b) Second, to any claim filed by the Finance and Administration Cabinet, Department of Revenue, for taxes owed the Commonwealth; and (c) Third, to all other state agencies in the order that the claims were filed with the State Treasury. (3) In the case of multiple claims filed by any local government, the claims shall be paid in the order that the claims were filed with the State Treasury. (4) No money shall be paid to any person on a claim against a local government in his or her own right, or as an assignee of anot her, when the person or the person's assignor is indebted to the local government or the state. The claim, to the extent it is allowed, shall first be credited to any debt of the person indebted to the local government, and if there is any balance due the person after settling the whole demand of the local government, any certified liquidated debts of the state shall be paid if the state provides the local government with information concerning the liquidated debt. If there is any balance due the person aft er settling the whole demand of the local government or the state, that balance shall be paid to the person. (5) The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall provide the Office of the Attorney General with a quarterly report of all tort claims made against the state by individuals that the Office of the Attorney General shall compare with the child support database to match individuals who have a child support arrearage and may receive a settlement from the state. (6) Each organizational unit and administra tive body in the executive branch of state government, as defined in KRS 12.010, the Court of Justice in the judicial branch of state government, and, where feasible, any local government shall provide information to the State Treasurer concerning any debt it has referred to the Department of Revenue for collection under KRS 45.241. (7) Each agency, the Court of Justice, and, where feasible, any local government shall provide information to the State Treasurer concerning any debt referred to the Department of Revenue for collection under KRS 45.237. Effective: July 1, 2025 History: Amended 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 4, effective July 1, 2025. -- Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 2, effective June 25, 2013. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 252, Pt. XVI, sec. 1, effective April 25, 2006. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 59, effective June 20, 2005; and ch. 99, sec. 104, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 2, effective July 13, 2004; and ch. 192, sec. 4, effective April 21, 2004. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 430, sec. 17, effective July 14, 2000. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4701.

KRS 44.040 Mileage allowance, how computed

44.040. Mileage allowance, how computed When any allowance for mileage is made by the state, the number of miles shall be computed upon the route most usually traveled. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 341.

KRS 44.045 Motor vehicles, purchase for state use -- License plates -- Markings and administrative regulations

44.045. Motor vehicles, purchase for state use -- License plates -- Markings and administrative regulations (1) A passenger motor vehicle or vehicles may be purchased by the Finance and Administration Cabinet for the use of the Governor and the Lieut enant Governor. (2) Motor vehicles, including passenger motor vehicles, may be purchased by the Finance and Administration Cabinet as are deemed necessary by the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet or by the secretary of the Transportation Cabinet for the discharge of the authorized duties and functions of the various agencies of the state. The vehicles shall be used for official purposes only and for no other purposes. The assignment of passenger motor vehicles to specific individuals shall be discouraged but may be made upon approval by the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet of a written request to make the assignment by the head of the agency involved. (3) (a) All motor vehicles purchased pursuant to this section shall be issued official license plates and shall bear on one (1) door on each side the great seal of the Commonwealth, and the words "For official use only." (b) It shall not be necessary that the vehicles purchased pursuant to subsections (1), (4), and (5) of this section bear the seal and the words. (4) (a) The Department of Revenue, Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, and the Department of Law may, upon approval by the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet of a written request by the head of the ag ency involved, register a vehicle or vehicles under KRS 186.020 and be issued regular license plates. (b) Except as provided in KRS 16.060 and 16.070 involving off -duty police employment by officers or individuals employed as Trooper R Class or CVE R Class, the vehicles shall be used for investigatory purposes only and for no other purposes. (5) The Administrative Office of the Courts may register a vehicle or vehicles used by Justices and Judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals under KRS 186.020 and be issued regular license plates. (6) The secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet may promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A necessary to govern the use of those state-owned vehicles acquired pursuant to the provisions of this section. (7) Any person violating subsections (2) and (4) of this section shall, on conviction, be subject to the penalties prescribed in KRS 44.990. Effective: July 15, 2026 History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 60, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2026. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 124, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 305, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. II, sec. 9(1); and ch. 74, Art. V, sec. 24(1). -- Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 175, sec. 1. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/26/2007). 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 85, relating to the creation and organization of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, instructs the Reviser of Statutes to correct sta tutory references to agencies and officers whose names have been changed in that Act. Such a correction has been made in this section. Legislative Research Commission Note (8/18/2011). 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 12, relating to the reorganization of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, instructs the Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and officers whose names have been changed in that Act. Such a correction has been made in subsection (6) of this section.

KRS 44.050 Motor vehicles, when may be purchased out of state funds

44.050. Motor vehicles, when may be purchased out of state funds The Department of Military Affairs is hereby authorized to purchase from state funds motor trucks to be used in the carrying out of the functions of this department, and it is further provided that the Department of Military Affairs may acquire motor vehicles by gift or transfer from the federal government for use in said department. History: Repealed in part 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 175, sec. 3. -- Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 1. -- Amended 1944 Ky. Acts ch. 27, sec. 1. -- Amended 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 2. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2739-9,2739g-70, 2739g-71, 2739g-74, 2739g-77.

KRS 44.055 Insuring state vehicles -- Blanket liability policy -- Effect on sovereign immunity -- Eligibility of insurers

44.055. Insuring state vehicles -- Blanket liability policy -- Effect on sovereign immunity -- Eligibility of insurers (1) Any state agency, as defined in KRS Chapter 12, may in its discretion, for the protection of the public and its employees, expend state funds to purchase policies of insurance of all kinds deemed advisable covering vehicles, including boats, owned by the state and operated by state employees when in the conduct of official business. The executive director of insurance, upon recommendation of the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, shall initiate and be responsible for the purchase of a blanket liability insurance policy to cover the officers and employees of the several state agencies and shall determine, by administrative regulation, the policy limits that shall be applicable to the persons covered in each such affected agency not to exceed the limit prescribed in KRS 49.040. (2) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to be a waiver of sovereign immunity and claims against the Commonwealth, its agencies, officers, employees, or insurers may be asserted only in the manner set forth in KRS 49.040 to 49.180. (3) Policies authorized by this section shall be purchased only from insurers authorized to do business in this state and shall be countersigned by a licensed resident agent. Effective:June 29, 2017 History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 61, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 372, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 1. -- Created 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 125, sec. 1. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). 2005 Ky. Acts chs. 11, 85, 95, 97, 98, 99, 123, and 181 instruct the Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and officers whose names have been changed in 2005 legislation confirming the reorganization of the executive branch. Such a correction has been made in this section.

KRS 44.060 Expense of operating vehicle used by state officer, employee, or agent

44.060. Expense of operating vehicle used by state officer, employee, or agent When any state officer, member of a state board or commission, or any subordinate officer, agent, or employee thereof is authorized by law to and does incur, in the discharge of his official duties, any expense incident to traveling in his own motor vehicle, the amount allowed for such expense shall be fixed by the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet which sum shall include depreciation and investment charges incident to the operation of the motor vehicle. Effective: January 1, 1978 History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 41, effective January 1, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 296, sec. 1; and ch. 74, Art. II, sec. 9(1). -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 60, sec. 1. -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 1. -- Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2739g-72.

KRS 44.065 Reciprocal agreements to offset claim of any person against the Commonwealth to debt of that person owed to any federal, state, or local government

44.065. Reciprocal agreements to offset claim of any person against the Commonwealth to debt of that person owed to any federal, state, or local government (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, and pursuant to the provisions of 31 U.S.C. sec. 3716(b) and (h)(1), the Finance and Administration Cabinet, at the request of any executive, judicial, or legislative agency of the Commonwealth, may enter into a reciprocal agreement with the United States government to offset the claim of any person against the Commonwealth to any debt of that person owed to the United States government which has been certified by the United States government as final, due, and owing, with all appeals and legal actions having been waived or exhausted, and to offset any nontax claim of any person against the United States government to any liquidated debt of that person owed to the Commonwealth. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, the Finance and Administration Cabinet, at the request of any executive, judicial, or legislative agency of the Commonwealth, may enter into a reciprocal agreement with any state, as defined in KRS 446.010, to offset the claim of any person against the Commonwealth to any debt of that person owed to any state which has certified the debt as final, due, and owing, with all appeals and legal actions having been waived or exhausted, and to offset any claim of any person against any state to any liquidated debt of that person owed to the Commonwealth. (3) In the case of multiple creditors who have certified liquidated debt against the same person on a claim against the Commonwealth, pursuant to this section and KRS 44.030, the debts of the Commonwealth, counties, cities, urban-county governments, consolidated local governments, and charter county governments shall be credited first in the priority established in KRS 44.030, and if there is any balance due the claimant after settling the whole demands of the Commonwealth, counties, cities, urban-county governments, consolidated local governments, and charter county governments, the balance shall be credited to the liquidated debts certified by the United States government and any other state, as defined in KRS 446.010, in the order that the claims were filed with the Treasury. If there is a balance due the claimant after satisfaction of all liquidated debts as itemized in this section or any court-ordered payments, the balance shall be paid to the claimant. Effective: June 8, 2011 History: Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 104, effective June 8, 2011. -- Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 252, Pt. XVI, sec. 2, effective April 25, 2006. Legislative Research Commission Note (4/25/2006). This statute, as created by 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 252, Pt. XVI. sec. 2, contained internal references in subsections (2) and (3) to "KRS 446.010(30)." Under KRS 7.136(1)(e), these references have been changed in codification to "KRS 446.010(31)" by the Reviser of Statutes to reflect the insertion of a new subsection (24) in KRS 446.020 and the resulting renumbering of succeeding subsections in 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 149, sec. 237.

KRS 44.075 Repealed, 2017

44.075. Repealed, 2017 Catchline at repeal: Source of payment of expenses of Workers' Compensation Board. History: Repealed 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 106, effective June 29, 2017. -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 25, sec. 4.

KRS 44.080 Repealed, 2017

44.080. Repealed, 2017 Catchline at repeal: Sessions of board -- Rules -- Subpoenas -- Oaths. History: Repealed 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 106, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 193, sec. 1. -- Created 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 189, sec. 5. Formerly codified as KRS 176.300.

KRS 44.115 Repealed, 1968

44.115. Repealed, 1968 Catchline at repeal: Purpose of exception to limitation of KRS 44.110. History: Repealed 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 168. -- Created 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 304, sec. 1.

KRS 44.170 Repealed, 1966

44.170. Repealed, 1966 Catchline at repeal: Transfer of pending cases. History: Repealed 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 283. -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 25, sec. 8.

KRS 44.290 Repealed, 1974

44.290. Repealed, 1974 Catchline at repeal: Rules and regulations governing administrative hearing -- Procedure. History: Repealed 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 181, sec. 8. -- Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 3.

KRS 44.990 Penalties

44.990. Penalties Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 44.045 shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense. History: Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 175, sec. 2. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739g-76.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=37239Fetched: 10/20/2026

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