KRS 35.810: Redress of injuries to property.

(1) Whenever complaint is made to any commanding officer that willful damage has

been done to the property of any person or that the person's property has been

wrongfully taken by members of the state military forces, that person may, under

such regulations pr escribed, convene a board to investigate the complaint. The

board shall consist of from one (1) to three (3) commissioned officers and, for the

purpose of that investigation, it has power to summon witnesses and examine them

upon oath, to receive depositio ns or other documentary evidence, and to assess the

damages sustained against the responsible parties. The assessment of damages made

by the board is subject to the approval of the commanding officer, and in the

amount approved by that officer shall be cha rged against the pay of the offenders.

The order of such commanding officer directing charges herein authorized is

conclusive on any disbursing officer for the payment to the injured parties of the

damages so assessed and approved.

(2) If the offenders can not be ascertained, but the organization or detachment to which

they belong is known, charges totaling the amount of damages assessed and

approved may be made in such proportion as may be considered just upon the

individual members thereof who are shown to have been present at the scene at the

time the damages complained of were inflicted, as determined by the approved

findings of the board.