KRS 135.110: Liability of officer for failing to levy or return execution in name of state

or county.

Officers and their deputies failing to levy executions in the name of the state or county, or

withholding any such executions, and not making return thereof for o ne (1) month after

the return day, or failing to pay the money when collected, shall, together with their

sureties, be liable for the amount of the execution and twenty percent (20%) damages

thereon, to be recovered by action in the name of the state or co unty by the county

attorney.