2022 Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 70 - Sheriffs, constables, and county police force 70.310 Bond and oath of constable and deputy constable -- Minimum -- Record. (Effective January 1, 2023).
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70.310
Bond and oath of constable and deputy constable -- Minimum -Record. (Effective January 1, 2023)
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Every constable and each deputy constable appointed under KRS 70.320 shall
execute a bond in an amount determined sufficient by the fiscal court or the
legislative council of the urban-county government or legislative body of a
consolidated local government, the minimum amount of which shall be ten
thousand dollars ($10,000), with good sureties approved by the fiscal court.
The bond shall be recorded by the fiscal court with the county clerk, and the
approval of the sureties shall be entered on the records of the fiscal court.
The bond shall be renewed biennially, and more often if required by the fiscal
court or the legislative council of an urban-county government or legislative
body of a consolidated local government. When additional security is required
of the constable or deputy constable, he or she shall be given at least ten (10)
days' notice.
Effective:January 1, 2023
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 90, sec. 11, effective January 1, 2023. -Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 86, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 160, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st
Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 6, effective January 2, 1978. -- Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs.
424, 426, 427.
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