2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .185   Coroners and deputies.

64.185 Coroners and deputies. (1) Coroners shall receive out of the county or urban-county treasury, whichever is appropriate, the monthly compensation the fiscal court of each county shall fix, subject to the following minimums: County Monthly Minimum Population Compensation (a)  10,000 or less $ 200 (b)  10,001 to 20,000 300 (c)  20,001 to 40,000 350 (d)  40,001 to 60,000 400 (e)  60,001 to 100,000 450 (f)  100,001 to 150,000 800 (g)  150,001 or more 1,000 Coroners who hold a current certificate of continuing education, issued jointly by the Department of Criminal Justice Training, Justice Cabinet, and the Division of Kentucky State Medical Examiners Office, Justice Cabinet, shall be paid the following minimum monthly compensation set forth in this subsection in recognition of the training: County Monthly Minimum Population Compensation (a)  10,000 or less $ 400 (b)  10,001 to 20,000 500 (c)  20,001 to 40,000 650 (d)  40,001 to 60,000 750 (e)  60,001 to 100,000 850 (f)  100,001 to 150,000 1,100 (g)  150,001 or more 1,300 (2) Deputy coroners, who hold a current certificate of continuing education, as described in subsection (1) of this section, shall receive out of the county or urban- county treasury, whichever is appropriate, the monthly compensation the fiscal court of each county shall fix, subject to the following minimums: County Monthly Minimum Population Compensation (a)  10,000 or less $200 (b)  10,001 to 20,000 250 (c)  20,001 to 40,000 275 (d)  40,001 to 60,000 300 (e)  60,001 to 100,000 400 (f)  100,001 to 150,000 900 (g)  150,001 or more 1,100 (3) The fiscal court of any county, urban-county, or charter county government, may compensate coroners and deputy coroners an additional amount of up to three hundred dollars ($300) per month as an expense allowance. (4) The initial course of continuing education required under subsection (1) of this section shall consist of a basic training course prescribed by the Justice Cabinet. Annually thereafter the coroner shall attend and successfully complete at least eighteen (18) hours of approved training in order to be compensated in accordance with subsection (1) of this section. (5) If a deputy coroner assumes the office of coroner after receiving the training stipulated in this section, the deputy coroner shall be compensated in accordance with the compensation schedule set forth in subsection (1) of this section. (6) The number of deputy coroners in a county shall not exceed one (1) for each twenty-five thousand (25,000) inhabitants, or fraction thereof, according to the most recent federal census, but every coroner may, subject to fiscal court approval, appoint two (2) deputy coroners, regardless of population. Effective: July 14, 2000 History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 424, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 65, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 465, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 248, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 195, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 93, sec. 19, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 387, sec. 2, effective July 1, 1974. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 68. -- Amended 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 143, sec. 1. -- Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 125, secs. 1, 2, and 3.