KRS 64.092: Compensation of sheriffs and other law enforcement officers or agencies for

attending court and providing security services -- Rates.

Compensation of sheriffs and other law enforcement officers or agencies for attending

court shall be as follows:

(1) Compensation shall be provided only for the actual time for which the sheriff or

other officer is ordered to be physically present in the courtroom or is ordered to be

physically present to discharge a duty ordered by the Chief Circuit Judge, Chief

District Judge, or Judge of the Court of Appeals, as appropriate.

(2) Compensation shall not be provided for more than one (1) sheriff or other officer

per courtroom unless the need for additional personnel is certified in writing by the

Chief Circuit Judge, Chief District Judge, or Judge of the Court of Appeals, as

appropriate, and the utilization of additional personnel is approved by the Chief

Justice, or his designee. In the event of an emergency of such nature precluding

contacting the Chief Justice or hi s designee, the Chief Circuit Judge, Chief District

Judge, or Judge of the Court of Appeals may authorize such assignment of

additional personnel for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours.

(3) Where a single sheriff or other law enforcement officer serves more than one (1)

court or courtroom during a single day, he shall be paid as if he had served only one

(1) courtroom during that day. Dual compensation for service during a single day

shall not be permitted.

(4) Time, for compensation purposes, sh all be computed as the actual time spent in the

courtroom pursuant to court direction or order and the actual time spent in other

service to the court as directed or ordered by the appropriate judge.

(5) Time spent in court service by a sheriff or other la w enforcement officer shall be

certified by the judge of the court which the officer attended and by the Chief Judge

of the Circuit Court, if the service was to the Circuit Court, or by the Chief Judge of

the District Court, if the service was to the District Court.

(6) The sheriff or other law enforcement officer serving a Circuit or District Court shall

be compensated at the rate of eight dollars ($8) per hour of service. If service is for

a part of an hour, then compensation for such service shall be prorated for the actual

number of minutes' service within a given hour.

(7) The sheriff shall receive the disbursements provided for in KRS 42.320(2)(i) to help

defray the cost of providing security services and related activities to the court. The

moneys rec eived by the sheriff under this subsection are authorized official

expenses to be considered operating expenses of the sheriff's office and shall not be

considered as part of his compensation.