Any county attorney, circuit clerk or deputy, or county clerk or deputy who purchases or speculates in any claim allowed by the fiscal court of his county shall be fined in a sum twice the amount purchased or speculated in by him.
KRS 61.240
County attorney and clerks not to buy claims against county -- Penalty
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Herd v. Lyttle (1949)
Most recently applied in Herd v. Lyttle (April 1949)
History: Codified 1942 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.