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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 69.370: County attorney annual accounting of funds.

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  1. 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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