{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-67c.121","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 67C.121","heading":"Powers and duties of Sections 99 and 144 constitutional officers within","body":"territory of consolidated local government -- Terms, elections, powers, duties,\nand responsibilities of county clerk, county attorney, sheriff, jailer, coroner,\nsurveyor, and assessor.\n(1) All offices provided for in Sections 99 and 144 of the Constitution of Kentucky\nshall remain in existence upon the consolidation of a city of the first class with its\ncounty. However, all existing powers and duties of these offices shall be assigned to\nthe consolidated local government.\n(2) Nothing in KRS 67C.101 to 67C.137 shall alter or affect the election or term of any\ncounty court clerk, county attorney, sheriff, jailer, coroner, surveyor, or assessor.\nNor shall any provision of KRS 67C.101 t o 67C.137 be construed to alter or affect\nthe powers, duties, or responsibilities of these officers as prescribed by the\nConstitution and laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Any funding\nresponsibilities or oversight of any constitutional officers or thei r employees\npreviously exercised by the county, which shall include the approval of the annual\nbudget of the sheriff's and the county clerk's offices, shall be transferred to the\nconsolidated local government.","path":["KRS Chapter 67C"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=24012","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:29Z","sha256":"d927fc2f0c445f4a75e0ba1a75328a8f850c6d5e2925d60e263844cb1c88e03a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-67c.119","next":"us-ky/krs-67c.123"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}