KRS 30A.060

Clerk to prepare bonds and to refuse insufficient surety -- Authorization for preparation and acceptance of bail bonds by other public officers or employees

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Fryman v. Harrison (1995)

Most recently applied in Fryman v. Harrison (May 1995)

Effective: July 15, 1998 History: Amended 1998 Ky

(1) Each clerk shall prepare in a proper manner every bond to be taken by or given before him or his court.

(2) The clerk shall refuse any surety offered in a bond to be taken by him who is, in his opinion, insufficient.

(3) The clerk shall prepare bail bonds as required by subsection (1) of this section; however, additional public officials and their employees shall be authorized by rule or order of the Chief Circuit Judge to prepare and accept bail bonds to be taken by the clerk or for his court. Such bail bonds shall have the same validity as if prepared or taken by the clerk.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.