KRS 134.505: No compensation to county attorney who fails to perform duties as to tax

claims.

Any person while serving as county attorney who was required by law by reason of his

office to prosecute an action or to assist the commissioner of revenue in prosecuting an

action to enforce a claim of the state, county, school district and any other taxing district

to any land which was purchased by such districts at a sheriff's sale or sales for delinquent

taxes and who did not institute such action before he relinquish ed his office or otherwise

failed to perform substantially all the duties of his office relative to the claim, shall not be

entitled to receive any commission or compensation for any such sale or sales when the

redemption costs are paid. Any county clerk or other person authorized to collect funds to

satisfy unredeemed land sales shall be liable for any such money distributed as a

commission to any former county attorney who is not entitled to it.