{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-64.080","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 64.080","heading":"Advance fees for execution of process.","body":"Unless a party has established his right to prosecute or defend as a poor person under\nKRS 453.190, or unless the party is the Commonwealth, a county, city, or any agency\nthereof, no officer shall be required to execute any process in a civil case on behal f of a\nparty until the party has deposited with the clerk of the court from which the process\nissued a sum, not exceeding five dollars ($5), sufficient to pay the fees for executing all\nprocess on behalf of that party in the case. Upon filing due return sh owing service the\nofficer shall be paid his proper fee by the clerk. Any portion of the deposit not used to pay\nfees for process actually executed shall be returned to the party who paid it. If the process\nis sent to the officer from another county, he shall not be required to execute it unless it is\naccompanied by the fee or a certificate from the clerk that there is a sufficient sum on\ndeposit to pay the fee.","path":["KRS Chapter 64"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=23191","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:18Z","sha256":"0fd235e67fb4568b15bdde49b1384504f0db9dd43173ffdb3786e0fb78ec59e1","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-64.070","next":"us-ky/krs-64.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}