KRS 69.370: County attorney annual accounting of funds.
Where this section sits in the code
- KRS Chapter 69
(1) Beginning on July 1, 2023, a county attorney currently in office shall, within sixty
(60) days of the close of a fiscal year, file an annual settlement with the Prosecutors
Advisory Council. The settlement shall include an accounting of all funds received,
disbursed, or held by the county attorney in his or her official capacity during any
portion of the fiscal year.
(2) When the county attorney vacates office, he or she shall, in compliance with KRS
64.830:
(a) Ensure that the successor to the office recei ves all books, papers, records, and
other property, including unexpended funds held by virtue of the office; and
(b) File with the fiscal court a statement accounting for all funds received,
disbursed, or held by the county attorney in his or her official capacity during
his or her term of office, including the transfer of remaining funds to the
successor in office as required under paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(3) The Department for Local Government shall promulgate administrative regulations
under KR S Chapter 13A to provide standardized forms for a county attorney in
preparing the settlements required under this section and KRS 64.830.
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