{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-45.121","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 45.121","heading":"Examination of claims -- Preaudit by budget unit -- Compromise of claims.","body":"(1) The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall examine all authorizations for\npayment  presented, and if it finds them correct shall file them and issue warrants\nupon the State Treasurer. The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall not certify\nany claim to the State Treasurer until it is satisfied that there is in the appropriation\nto the budget unit against which the claim is chargeable, a sufficient amount to pay\nthe claim. The Finance and Administration Cabinet may rely on the preaudit\nperformed by a budget unit as a basis for issuing a warrant.\n(2) The Finance and Administration Cabinet, the Chief Justice, and the Legislative\nResearch Commission with the approval of the Attorney General, may authorize the\ncompromise of any disputed claim by or against  their respective branches of\ngovernment. In the event of a claim against the Commonwealth which cannot be\nascribed to a particular branch of government or budget unit thereof, with the\napproval of the Attorney General, it may be compromised by agreement a mong\nthem.","path":["KRS Chapter 45"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=22184","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:04Z","sha256":"9cf6a2686fe54c28efae4f79f7043bdfa2e5378e2539d37d554ad75237921448","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-45.120","next":"us-ky/krs-45.130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}