KRS 30A.060: Clerk to prepare bonds and to refuse insufficient surety -- Authorization

for preparation and acceptance of bail bonds by other public officers or

employees.

(1) Each clerk shall prepare in a proper manner every bond to be taken by or given

before him or his court.

(2) The clerk shall refuse any surety offered in a bond to be taken by him who is, in his

opinion, insufficient.

(3) The clerk shall prepare bail bonds as required by subsection (1) of this section;

however, additional public officials and t heir employees shall be authorized by rule

or order of the Chief Circuit Judge to prepare and accept bail bonds to be taken by

the clerk or for his court. Such bail bonds shall have the same validity as if prepared

or taken by the clerk.