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62.160 Bonds of state officers -- Minimum sum -- Increase or renewal.
(1)
(2)
The state officers elected by the voters of the state at large, except the
Governor and the Lieutenant Governor, the heads of departments, offices, and
cabinets of the state government, the adjutant general, the members of the
Public Service Commission, the members of the State Fair Board and Fish and
Wildlife Resources Commission, and the members of the Kentucky Board of
Tax Appeals and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, shall each give bond.
The amounts of the bonds shall be fixed by the Governor, which amounts as to
those offices set forth in subsection (2) of this section shall be not less than the
amounts set forth for the respective offices. At any time when it appears to be
to the interest of the Commonwealth, the Governor may increase the penal
sum of any bond or require a renewal of the bond with other or additional
surety.
The minimum sum of the bond for the following offices shall be as follows:
Secretary of State
$10,000
Attorney General
10,000
State Treasurer
300,000
Secretary for economic development
10,000
Commissioner of Agriculture
10,000
Secretary for education
10,000
Auditor of Public Accounts
25,000
Adjutant general
10,000
Secretary of finance and administration
100,000
Commissioner of revenue
50,000
Secretary of transportation
50,000
Commissioner of highways
50,000
Secretary of justice and public safety
50,000
Secretary of corrections
25,000
Commissioner for public health services
10,000
Secretary of labor
5,000
Commissioner for natural resources
50,000
State librarian
5,000
Commissioner of alcoholic beverage control
10,000
Commissioner of financial institutions
25,000
Secretary for energy and environment
0,000
Commissioner of insurance
50,000
Commissioner of vehicle regulation
10,000
Commissioner of fish and wildlife resources
5,000
Secretary for health and family services
20,000
Commissioner of environmental protection
10,000
Secretary of public protection
10,000
Secretary of tourism, arts and heritage
25,000
Commissioner for community based services
20,000
Member of the Public Service Commission
10,000
Member of State Fair Board
10,000
Member of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission
1,000
Member of Kentucky Board of Tax Appeals
10,000
Associate member of Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
5,000
Commissioner of local government
100,000
Effective:July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 56, effective July 15, 2010. -Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 8, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended
2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 135, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2006 Ky.
Acts ch. 211, sec. 14, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99,
sec. 17, effective June 20, 2005; and ch. 123, sec. 12. -- Amended 2000 Ky.
Acts ch. 14, sec. 7, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426,
sec. 88, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 12,
effective July 14, 1992; and ch. 27, sec. 13, effective March 2, 1992. -Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 23, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 56, effective June 17, 1978; and ch. 379, sec. 56,
effective April 1, 1979. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VIII, A., sec. 1. -Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 65. -- Created 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 27,
sec. 1.
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