{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-61.210","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 61.210","heading":"Justices, county judges/executive, county attorneys, and mayors or council","body":"members of consolidated local government not to be interested in public\nimprovements -- Penalty.\n(1) No justice of the peace, while he is a member of the fiscal court, shall, di rectly or\nindirectly:\n(a) Become interested in or receive benefits or emoluments from any contract let\nby the fiscal court of his county with relation to the building of roads or any\ninternal improvements;\n(b) Work or supervise work, for compensation, on a ny public road, bridge,\nculvert, fill, quarry pit, or any other road work or internal improvement under\nany contract made with the fiscal court; or\n(c) Furnish, for compensation, any material to the county to be used in the\nconstruction of any road or bridge or other internal improvement.\n(2) No county judge/executive, county attorney, or mayor or council member of a\nconsolidated local government shall, directly or indirectly, receive any benefits or\nemoluments from, furnish any material or other thing of v alue to be used in, or be\ninterested in any contract let by the fiscal court or consolidated local government\nfor, the construction of any roads, bridges, or parts thereof, or any other public or\ninternal improvement.\n(3) Any officer who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less\nthan fifty dollars ($50) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) or imprisoned in\nthe county jail not less than ten (10) nor more than forty (40) days, or both, and\nshall forfeit his office.","path":["KRS Chapter 61"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=22903","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:14Z","sha256":"a6512e247bd24183b937df81d2a0145f232a156ae546027343ec5a143684d8fc","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-61.200","next":"us-ky/krs-61.220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}