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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The state officers elected by the voters of the state at large, except the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor, the heads of departments, offices, and cabinets of the state government, the adjutant general, the members of the Public Service Commission, the members of the State Fair Board and Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission, and the members of the Board of Tax Appeals, Board of Claims, Crime Victims Compensation Board, and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, shall each give bond. The amounts of the bonds shall be fixed by the Governor, which amounts as to those offices set forth in subsection (2) of this section shall be not less than the amounts set forth for the respective offices. At any time when it appears to be to the interest of the Commonwealth, the Governor may increase the penal sum of any bond or require a renewal of the bond with other or additional surety.
(2) The minimum sum of the bond for the following offices shall be as follows:
Secretary of State $10,000
Attorney General 10,000
State Treasurer 300,000
Secretary for economic development 10,000
Commissioner of Agriculture 10,000
Secretary of education and labor 10,000
Auditor of Public Accounts 25,000
Adjutant general 10,000
Secretary of finance and administration 100,000
Commissioner of revenue 50,000
Secretary of transportation 50,000
Commissioner of highways 50,000
Secretary of justice and public safety 50,000
Secretary of corrections 25,000
Commissioner for public health services 10,000
Commissioner for natural resources 50,000
State librarian 5,000
Commissioner of alcoholic beverage control 10,000
Commissioner of financial institutions 25,000
Secretary for energy and environment 50,000
Commissioner of insurance 50,000
Commissioner of vehicle regulation 10,000
Commissioner of fish and wildlife resources 5,000
Secretary for health and family services 20,000
Commissioner of environmental protection 10,000
Secretary of public protection 10,000
Secretary of tourism, arts and heritage 25,000
Commissioner for community based services 20,000
Member of the Public Service Commission 10,000
Member of State Fair Board 10,000
Member of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission 1,000
Member of Board of Tax Appeals 10,000
Member of Board of Claims 10,000
Member of Crime Victims Compensation Board 10,000
Associate member of Alcoholic Beverage Control Board 5,000
Commissioner of local government 100,000
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title VIII. Offices and Officers § 62.160.Bonds of state officers; minimum sum; increase or renewal - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-viii-offices-and-officers/ky-rev-st-sect-62-160/
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