2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 67 - COUNTY GOVERNMENT (FISCAL COURTS AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS)
67.180 Motor vehicle and compensation insurance -- Purchase by county containing city of second, fourth, fifth or sixth class.

Download as PDF 67.180 Motor vehicle and compensation insurance -- Purchase by county containing city of second, fourth, fifth or sixth class. (1) (2) The fiscal court of each county containing a city of the second, fourth, fifth or sixth class may, in its discretion, for the protection of the public and its employees, appropriate county funds to purchase policies of insurance of all kinds deemed advisable, covering vehicles operated by the county, and compensation insurance covering employees of the county receiving injuries arising out of and in the course of employment. Suits instituted on such policies may be maintained against the county only for the purpose of obtaining a judgment which when final shall measure the liability of the insurance carrier to the injured party for whose benefit the insurance policy was issued, but not to be enforced or collectible against the county or fiscal court or the members thereof. History: Amended 1944 Ky. Acts ch. 49, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1840a-1.