{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-71.090","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 71.090","heading":"Sheriff to act as jailer.","body":"Except as provided in KRS 63.150, if the jailer is legally committed to jail, or if for any\ncause the office of jailer becomes vacant, the sheriff of the county shall perform all the\nduties of jailer until the jailer is legally discharged from jail, or unt il a successor to the\njailer is elected or appointed and qualified. If the sheriff cannot or should not act the\ncounty judge/executive may so certify, and shall, in writing, designate a responsible\nperson to act for the occasion.","path":["KRS Chapter 71"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=24273","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:32Z","sha256":"67940774fd5690a9737e4e10fa4b85908c6bae6bd19aaff78d5171942793339c","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-71.080","next":"us-ky/krs-71.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}