KRS 452.405: Where action for recovery of fine or forfeiture, against public officer or on

official bond must be brought.

Except as otherwise provided by statute, actions shall be brought in the county where the

cause of action, or some part thereof, arose:

(1) For the recovery of a fine, penalty, or forfeiture, imposed by a statute; but if the

offense for which the claim is made be committed on a watercourse or road which

is the boundary of two (2) counties, the action may be brought in either of them;

(2) Against a public officer for an act done by him in virtue or under color of his office,

or for a neglect of official duty;

(3) Upon the official bond of a public officer.