{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-62.055","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 62.055","heading":"Bonds of county clerks -- Minimum -- Record.","body":"(1) Every county clerk, before entering on the duties of his office, shall execute bond to\nthe Commonwealth, with corporate surety authorized and qualified to become\nsurety on bonds in this state. Any county clerk holding office as of January 1, 1978,\nwho has not executed bond as provided herein shall do so within thirty (30) days\nfrom February 9, 1978.\n(2) In counties containing a consolidated local government or a city of the first class,\nthe amount of the county clerk's bond shall be at least five hundred thousand dollars\n($500,000). In counties containing an urban -county form of government, the\namount of county clerk's bond shall be at least four hundred thousand dollars\n($400,000). In counties containing a city of the home rule class but not a city of the\nfirst class, a consolidated local government, or an urban -county form of\ngovernment, the amount of the county clerk's bond shall be at least one hundred\nthousand dollars ($100,000).\n(3) The bond of the county clerk shall be examined and approved by the fisc al court,\nwhich shall record the approval in its minutes. The fiscal court shall record the bond\nin the county clerk's records and a copy of the bond shall be transmitted within one\n(1) month to the Department of Revenue, where it shall be recorded and pre served.\nExcept in those counties where the fees of the county clerk are paid into the State\nTreasury, the premium on the county clerk's bond shall be paid by the county.\n(4) Where circumstances in a particular county indicate that the amount of the bond\nmay not be sufficient, the Department of Revenue may request the fiscal court to\nincrease the bond as provided in KRS 62.060. The fiscal court shall then require a\nbond of sufficient amount to safeguard the Commonwealth.","path":["KRS Chapter 62"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43612","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:17Z","sha256":"a745e58a878c323569880bedcf7e7c261a33bfc9b6b1a5d505b2cec27484ee53","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-62.0503","next":"us-ky/krs-62.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}