{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-92.340","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 92.340","heading":"Liability of city of home rule class for violation of KRS 92.330 or","body":"91A.030(13) -- Remedies.\nIf, in any city of the home rule class, any city tax revenue is expended for a purpose other\nthan that for which the tax was levied or the license fee impose d, each officer, agent or\nemployee who, by a refusal to act, could have prevented the expenditure, and the\nmembers of the city legislative body who voted for the expenditure, shall be jointly and\nseverally liable to the city for the amount so expended. The  amount may be recovered of\nthem in an action upon their bonds, or personally. The city attorney shall prosecute to\nrecovery all such actions. If he fails to do so for six (6) months after the money has been\nexpended, any taxpayer may prosecute such action  for the use and benefit of the city. A\nrecovery under this subsection shall not bar a criminal prosecution. Any indebtedness\ncontracted by a city of the home rule class in violation of this subsection or of KRS\n92.330 or 91A.030(13) shall be void, the con tract shall not be enforceable by the person\nwith whom made, the city shall never assume the same, and money paid under any such\ncontract may be recovered back by the city.","path":["KRS Chapter 92"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43686","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:50Z","sha256":"177f3c9d92e54ff7b9e970be6a681f4ee528ccf0fa99f0385dc8fc731dd332dd","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-92.330","next":"us-ky/krs-92.350"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}