64.140 Advancement to sheriffs for expenses.
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(1)Any sheriff may be entitled to receive an advancement to defray necessary official
expenses and to apply to the payment of the salaries of the sheriff or the sheriff's
deputies and assistants. The secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet
shall, on the first day of each calendar month, determine the necessary amount that
may be advanced to the sheriff, which amount shall not exceed one-twelfth (1/12)
of the total fees collected by the sheriff for the preceding year and may be for a less
amount, and in no event shall it exceed sixty thousand ($60,000) dollars per month.
When approved by the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, a
warrant shall be drawn on the State Treasury in favor of the sheriff for such
advancement. At the end of each calendar year the sum of such advancements shall
be deducted from the part of the total of fees and commissions paid into the State
Treasury by the sheriff, pursuant to Section 106 of the Constitution of Kentucky,
that is available for use for the payment of the salaries of the sheriff, the sheriff's
deputies and assistants, and necessary office expenses.
(2)If the office of sheriff becomes vacant, the sums advanced under this section shall
be charged against that part of the fees and the commissions of the office of the
sheriff that have been, or shall be, paid into the State Treasury during the calendar
year in which the advancements were made, and that is available for payment of the
salaries of the sheriff, the sheriff's deputies and assistants, and necessary expenses
of the office.
(3)If the total of fees and commissions paid into the State Treasury by the sheriff for
any calendar year is insufficient to match the amount of advancements made to the
sheriff, his or her sureties and the sheriff in his or her official capacity shall be liable
to the state for any excess of advancements over the total of fees and commissions
paid into the State Treasury.
(4)If a sheriff makes a request for funds from the State Treasury to defray necessary
official expenses, the sheriff shall not be required to submit a detailed statement of
his or her personal assets and liabilities as a condition of the application process.