{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-172.170","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 172.170","heading":"County law library.","body":"(1) The provisions of KRS 172.100 to 172.160 shall not apply to any county that has a\nlaw library acquired under the provisions of Chapter 2 of the Acts of 1916. The\nfiscal court of such county may make such rules and regulations regarding the\nmaintenance and operation of the library as the court deems proper and as are\napproved by the judge or judges of the Circuit Court of the county, and may employ\na librarian at a salary not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per month, and pay\nsaid salary out of the general funds of the county. The library shall be for the use of\nthe court officers and county officers of the county, and the fiscal court may provide\nfor the use of the library by others than the court and county officers, on such terms\nas the fiscal court deems advisable and proper.\n(2) All books belonging to the state heretofore or hereafter sent to the county officials\ndirected by law to receive such books, all books sent to the library by the state, and\nall books now owned or hereafter acquired by the cou nty for the library, shall\nconstitute part of the library. The county may acquire books, maps or other articles\nfor the library by purchase, gift or devise.","path":["KRS Chapter 172"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43827","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:23Z","sha256":"bbba53f1d15215da714e1fbc0746e6e978cd72f4d2f5d1a492b34fa11f9b3665","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-172.160","next":"us-ky/krs-172.180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}