{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-186.038","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 186.038","heading":"Authorized methods of payment -- Status of fees charged to a county clerk.","body":"(1) In addition to any payment method authorized by law and notwithstanding any\nstatute to the contrary, a county clerk may accept the following methods of payment\nto collect taxes, state fees, and county clerk fees under this chapter and KRS\nChapters 138 and 186A:\n(a) Credit card;\n(b) Debit card;\n(c) Electronic check;\n(d) Automated clearinghouse (ACH) debit; or\n(e) Any other electronic payment method upon the prior wri tten approval of both\nthe Finance and Administration Cabinet and the State Treasurer.\n(2) (a) Any fees charged to a county clerk by the provider of the payment services\nlisted in subsection (1) of this section shall be deemed to represent collection\nexpenses and may be considered normal operating expenses of the county\nclerk, or the county clerk may collect convenience fees from users to recover\ntheir costs of delivering services.\n(b) Any fee that is charged by a county clerk pursuant to this section shall,  as to\nthe payor, be deemed an additional amount of the taxes, state fees, and county\nclerk fees collected and not a collection expense, separate fee, or separate\ncharge.\n(3) In addition to any payment method authorized by law and notwithstanding any\nstatute to the contrary, a county clerk may pay internal clerk's office accounts, the\nTransportation Cabinet, other state agencies, and taxing districts using automated\nclearinghouse (ACH) debit.","path":["KRS Chapter 186"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=57808","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:36Z","sha256":"cb92610fb21d6f20744c1af4153d487e510ec438f95df47bafe0f914e75d377c","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-186.035","next":"us-ky/krs-186.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}