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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 45A.425: Surplus or excess property.

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  1. KRS Chapter 45A

(1) A local public agency may sell or otherwise dispose of any personal property which

is not needed or has become unsuitable for public use, or which would be suitable,

consistent with the public interest, for some other use.

(2) A written determination as to need of suitability of any personal property of the

local public agency shall be made; and such determination shall fully describe the

personal property; its intended use at the time of acquisition; the reasons why it is in

the public interest to dispose of the item; and the method of disposition to be used.

(3) Surplus or excess personal property as described in this section may be transferred,

with or without compensation, to another governmental agency; or it may be sold at

public auction or by sealed bids in accordance with KRS 45A.365.

(4) In the event that a local public agency receives no bids for surplus or excess

personal property, either at public auction or by sealed bid, such property may be

disposed of, consistent with the public interest, in a ny manner deemed appropriate

by the local public agency. In such instances, a written description of the property,

the method of disposal, and the amount of compensation, if any, shall be made. Any

compensation resulting from the disposal of surplus or exc ess personal property

shall be transferred to the general fund of the local public agency.

(5) A local board of education may dispose of its surplus technology in accordance with

KRS 160.335.

(6) As an alternative procedure to that set out in this section, a county may dispose of

personal property pursuant to KRS 67.0802.

(7) Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (4) of this section, a city, urban -county

government, or consolidated local government that has adopted KRS 45A.345 to

45A.460 may dispose of surplus property using the procedures in KRS 82.083.

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