Kentucky Statutes 69.370 – County attorney annual accounting of funds
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(1) Beginning on July 1, 2023, a county attorney currently in office shall, within sixty (60) days of the close of a fiscal year, file an annual settlement with the Prosecutors Advisory Council. The settlement shall include an accounting of all funds received, disbursed, or held by the county attorney in his or her official capacity during any portion of the fiscal year.
(2) When the county attorney vacates office, he or she shall, in compliance with KRS
64.830:
(a) Ensure that the successor to the office receives all books, papers, records, and other property, including unexpended funds held by virtue of the office; and
(b) File with the fiscal court a statement accounting for all funds received, disbursed, or held by the county attorney in his or her official capacity during his or her term of office, including the transfer of remaining funds to the successor in office as required under paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(3) The Department for Local Government shall promulgate administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A to provide standardized forms for a county attorney in preparing the settlements required under this section and KRS § 64.830.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Created 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2022.
(2) When the county attorney vacates office, he or she shall, in compliance with KRS
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 69.370
- Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
64.830:
(a) Ensure that the successor to the office receives all books, papers, records, and other property, including unexpended funds held by virtue of the office; and
(b) File with the fiscal court a statement accounting for all funds received, disbursed, or held by the county attorney in his or her official capacity during his or her term of office, including the transfer of remaining funds to the successor in office as required under paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(3) The Department for Local Government shall promulgate administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A to provide standardized forms for a county attorney in preparing the settlements required under this section and KRS § 64.830.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Created 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2022.