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AN ACT relating to school bus safety. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 67 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
As used in Sections 1 to 6 of this Act: 5
(1) "Camera monitoring system" means a system with one (1) or more camera 6
sensors and computers installed and operated on a school bus that: 7
(a) Produces recorded images; and 8
(b) Records the activation status of the stop arm and time, date, and location of 9
the motor vehicle when the recorded image or video is captured; 10
(2) "County" means a county, urban-county, consolidated local government, unified 11
local government, or charter county; 12
(3) "Owner" has the same meaning as in KRS 186.010; 13
(4) "Recorded images" means two (2) or more photographic images or a segment of 14
any video medium recorded by a camera monitoring system which show on at 15
least one (1) image or portion of video the registration plate number of a motor 16
vehicle being operated in violation of Section 8 of this Act; and 17
(5) "Stop arm camera violation" means a violation of Section 8 of this Act recorded 18
by a camera monitoring system and enforced in accordance with Section 2 of this 19
Act. 20
SECTION 2. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 67 IS CREATED TO 21
READ AS FOLLOWS: 22
(1) Each school district may install and maintain a camera monitoring system on 23
each school bus operated by the school district for the enforcement of a civil 24
penalty against the owner of a motor vehicle for a stop arm camera violation. 25
(2) A stop arm camera violation shall be enforced by a law enforcement authority 26
upon review of the recorded images produced by a camera monitoring system. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 461/GA
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(3) A camera monitoring system installed and maintained in accordance with this 1
section shall display a warning sign notifying the public of the camera 2
monitoring system. 3
(4) Recorded images and other records related to a specific stop arm camera 4
violation are private information and shall only be accessible to authorized 5
personnel for the purpose of issuing and enforcing stop arm camera violations. 6
SECTION 3. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 67 IS CREATED TO 7
READ AS FOLLOWS: 8
(1) The amount of a civil penalty for a stop arm camera violation shall be: 9
(a) Five hundred dollars ($500) for the first civil penalty; and 10
(b) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent civil penalty issued to 11
an owner within a three (3) year period. 12
(2) All revenue generated from a civil penalty for stop arm camera violations shall be 13
retained by the county, unless the fine is collected as a result of action taken in 14
the Court of Justice in which court costs may be deducted from the amount paid 15
to the county. 16
(3) A stop arm camera violation shall not result in points being assessed against the 17
driving record of the owner or operator of the vehicle in violation. 18
SECTION 4. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 67 IS CREATED TO 19
READ AS FOLLOWS: 20
(1) The following documents shall be sent by certified mail to the owner of a motor 21
vehicle within thirty (30) days of a stop arm camera violation: 22
(a) The stop arm camera violation notice form as described in subsection (2) of 23
this section; 24
(b) A copy of the recorded images for the stop arm camera violation; and 25
(c) A signed, sworn statement from a law enforcement officer that, based on 26
inspection of recorded images, the motor vehicle was being operated in 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 461/GA
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violation of Section 8 of this Act. This statement may be admissible in any 1
proceeding challenging a stop arm camera violation. 2
(2) The stop arm camera violation notice form shall contain in substance the 3
following information: 4
(a) The name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle; 5
(b) A statement that the notice represents a determination that a stop arm 6
camera violation has been committed by the owner of the vehicle and that 7
the determination shall be final unless contested in accordance with Section 8
5 of this Act; 9
(c) The date and time of the violation; 10
(d) The location of the violation; 11
(e) The amount of the civil penalty imposed and the date by which the civil 12
penalty shall be paid; 13
(f) Instructions on how to pay the civil penalty; 14
(g) Information advising the owner as to the manner and time in which the 15
uniform civil citation may be contested; and 16
(h) A warning that failure to pay the civil penalty imposed or to contest the 17
matter in a timely manner is an admission of liability and shall result in the 18
suspension of the motor vehicle's registration. 19
(3) A recorded image produced by a camera monitoring system shall be destroyed: 20
(a) No later than thirty-one (31) days from the date the recorded image is 21
captured if the recorded image does not result in a stop arm camera 22
violation issued pursuant to this section; or 23
(b) Upon final disposition of the stop arm camera violation if the recorded 24
image results in a stop arm camera violation issued pursuant to this section. 25
SECTION 5. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 67 IS CREATED TO 26
READ AS FOLLOWS: 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 461/GA
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(1) A recorded image produced by a camera monitoring system shall be sufficient 1
evidence of a violation of Section 8 of this Act and shall be admitted without 2
further authentication for the purposes of enforcement but shall not be 3
admissible for any other purpose unless it involves an accident or criminal 4
proceeding. 5
(2) In a contest to a stop arm camera violation, it shall be a defense that: 6
(a) The motor vehicle or the motor vehicle registration plates were stolen before 7
the violation occurred and were not under the control or possession of the 8
owner at the time of the violation; 9
(b) The violation is not enforceable because at the time and place of the 10
violation the stop arm was not extended or the signal lights were not 11
activated so as to be seen by an ordinarily observant individual; 12
(c) The owner was not operating the vehicle at the time of the violation. An 13
owner who uses this defense shall identify who was operating the vehicle at 14
the time of the violation, including, at a minimum, the operator's name and 15
address; 16
(d) The person operating the motor vehicle received a citation from a law 17
enforcement officer for a violation of Section 8 of this Act at the date and 18
approximate time listed on the stop arm camera violation form; 19
(e) The violation was necessary to allow the passage of an emergency vehicle; 20
(f) The violation was necessary to avoid injuring the person or property of 21
another; 22
(g) The violation was incurred while participating in a funeral procession; or 23
(h) The violation was necessary in order for the operator to comply with any 24
other general statute or regulation concerning the operation of a motor 25
vehicle. 26
(3) A contest to a stop arm camera violation shall be heard by the District Court, and 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 461/GA
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the legislative body of the county shall direct the county attorney to defend 1
the stop arm camera violation in accordance with KRS 69.210(1). 2
SECTION 6. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 67 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) If a stop arm camera violation is not paid or contested in accordance with Section 5
5 of this Act within sixty (60) days, the county may notify the Transportation 6
Cabinet of the nonpayment. Upon notice of nonpayment, the cabinet shall 7
suspend the registration of a motor vehicle until the civil penalty is paid. 8
(2) A county shall notify the cabinet of the need to release a suspension levied in 9
accordance with this section within one (1) business day of collecting the funds to 10
satisfy the civil penalty. 11
Section 7. KRS 189.990 is amended to read as follows: 12
(1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 189.020 to 189.040, 13
subsection (1) or (4) of KRS 189.050, KRS 189.060 to 189.080, subsections (1) to 14
(3) of KRS 189.090, KRS 189.100, 189.110, 189.130 to 189.160, subsections (2) to 15
(4) of KRS 189.190, KRS 189.200, 189.285, 189.290, 189.300 to 189.360, KRS 16
189.380, KRS 189.400 to 189.430, KRS 189.450 to 189.458, KRS 189.4595 to 17
189.480, subsection (1) of KRS 189.520, KRS 189.540, KRS 189.570 to 189.590, 18
except subsection (1)(b) or (6)(b) of KRS 189.580, KRS 189.345, subsection (6) of 19
KRS 189.456, and 189.960 shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20) nor 20
more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense. Any person who violates 21
subsection (1)(a) of KRS 189.580 shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20) 22
nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or imprisoned in the county jail for not 23
more than one (1) year, or both, unless the accident involved death or serious 24
physical injury and the person knew or should have known of the death or serious 25
physical injury, in which case the person shall be guilty of a Class D felony. Any 26
person who violates paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of KRS 189.390 shall be fined 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 461/GA
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not less than eleven dollars ($11) nor more than thirty dollars ($30). Neither court 1
costs nor fees shall be taxed against any person violating paragraph (c) of 2
subsection (5) of KRS 189.390. 3
(2) (a) 1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2. of this paragraph, any person 4
who violates the weight provisions of KRS 189.212, 189.221, 189.222, 5
189.226, 189.230, 189.270, or 189.2713 shall be fined two cents ($0.02) 6
per pound for each pound of excess load when the excess is five 7
thousand (5,000) pounds or less. When the excess exceeds five thousand 8
(5,000) pounds the fine shall be two cents ($0.02) per pound for each 9
pound of excess load, but the fine levied shall not be less than one 10
hundred dollars ($100) and shall not be more than five hundred dollars 11
($500). 12
2. Any person who violates a posted bridge weight limit on a state-13
maintained bridge that is more than seventy-five (75) years old shall be 14
fined: 15
a. Five hundred dollars ($500) for the first offense; 16
b. One thousand dollars ($1,000) for the second offense within a one 17
(1) year period; and 18
c. Two thousand dollars ($2,000) for any subsequent offense within a 19
one (1) year period. 20
The Transportation Cabinet shall erect signs warning drivers of the 21
increased fines in this subparagraph. Signs erected under this 22
subparagraph shall be placed in such a manner that drivers are given 23
adequate warning in order to exit the road prior to crossing the bridge. If 24
warning signs are not erected in accordance with this subparagraph, the 25
fines in this subparagraph shall not apply and violators shall be fined 26
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(b) Any person who violates the provisions of KRS 189.271 and is operating on a 1
route designated on the permit shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100); 2
otherwise, the penalties in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall apply. 3
(c) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (2) or (3) of KRS 4
189.050, subsection (4) of KRS 189.090, KRS 189.221 to 189.230, 189.270, 5
189.2713, 189.280, or the dimension provisions of KRS 189.212, for which 6
another penalty is not specifically provided shall be fined not less than ten 7
dollars ($10) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). 8
(d) 1. Any person who violates the provisions of KRS 177.985 while operating 9
on a route designated in KRS 177.986 shall be fined one hundred dollars 10
($100). 11
2. Any person who operates a vehicle with a permit under KRS 177.985 in 12
excess of eighty thousand (80,000) pounds while operating on a route 13
not designated in KRS 177.986 shall be fined one thousand dollars 14
($1,000). 15
(e) Nothing in this subsection or in KRS 189.221 to 189.228 shall be deemed to 16
prejudice or affect the authority of the Department of Vehicle Regulation to 17
suspend or revoke certificates of common carriers, permits of contract 18
carriers, or drivers' or chauffeurs' licenses, for any violation of KRS 189.221 19
to 189.228 or any other act applicable to motor vehicles, as provided by law. 20
(3) (a) Any person who violates subsection (1) of KRS 189.190 shall be fined not 21
more than fifteen dollars ($15). 22
(b) Any person who violates subsection (5) of KRS 189.190 shall be fined not 23
less than thirty-five dollars ($35) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200). 24
(4) (a) Any person who violates subsection (1) of KRS 189.210 shall be fined not 25
less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). 26
(b) Any peace officer who fails, when properly informed, to enforce KRS 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 461/GA
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189.210 shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than 1
one hundred dollars ($100). 2
(c) All fines collected under this subsection, after payment of commissions to 3
officers entitled thereto, shall go to the county road fund if the offense is 4
committed in the county, or to the city street fund if committed in the city. 5
(5) Any person who violates KRS 189.370 shall for the first offense be fined not less 6
than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five[two] hundred dollars 7
($500)[($200)] or imprisoned not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) 8
days, or both. For each subsequent offense occurring within three (3) years, the 9
person shall be fined not less than five[three] hundred dollars ($500)[($300)] nor 10
more than one thousand[five hundred] dollars ($1,000)[($500)] or imprisoned not 11
less than sixty (60) days nor more than six (6) months, or both. The minimum fine 12
for this violation shall not be subject to suspension. A minimum of six (6) points 13
shall be assessed against the driving record of any person convicted. 14
(6) Any person who violates KRS 189.500 shall be fined not more than fifteen dollars 15
($15) in excess of the cost of the repair of the road. 16
(7) Any person who violates KRS 189.510 or KRS 189.515 shall be fined not less than 17
twenty dollars ($20) nor more than fifty dollars ($50). 18
(8) Any peace officer who violates subsection (2) of KRS 189.520 shall be fined not 19
less than thirty-five dollars ($35) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). 20
(9) (a) Any person who violates KRS 189.530(1) shall be fined not less than thirty-21
five dollars ($35) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or imprisoned 22
not less than thirty (30) days nor more than twelve (12) months, or both. 23
(b) Any person who violates KRS 189.530(2) shall be fined not less than thirty-24
five dollars ($35) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). 25
(10) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 189.550 shall be guilty of a 26
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(11) Any person who violates subsection (3) of KRS 189.560 shall be fined not less than 1
thirty dollars ($30) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense. 2
(12) The fines imposed by paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and subsections (6) and (7) of 3
this section shall, in the case of a public highway, be paid into the county road fund, 4
and, in the case of a privately owned road or bridge, be paid to the owner. These 5
fines shall not bar an action for damages for breach of contract. 6
(13) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 189.120 shall be fined not 7
less than twenty dollars ($20) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each 8
offense. 9
(14) Any person who violates any provision of KRS 189.575 shall be fined not less than 10
twenty dollars ($20) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25). 11
(15) Any person who violates subsection (2) of KRS 189.231 shall be fined not less than 12
twenty dollars ($20) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense. 13
(16) Any person who violates restrictions or regulations established by the secretary of 14
transportation pursuant to subsection (3) of KRS 189.231 shall, upon first offense, 15
be fined one hundred dollars ($100) and, upon subsequent convictions, be fined not 16
less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or 17
imprisoned for thirty (30) days, or both. 18
(17) (a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 189.565 shall be guilty 19
of a Class B misdemeanor. 20
(b) In addition to the penalties prescribed in paragraph (a) of this subsection, in 21
case of violation by any person in whose name the vehicle used in the 22
transportation of inflammable liquids or explosives is licensed, the person 23
shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five 24
hundred dollars ($500). Each violation shall constitute a separate offense. 25
(18) Any person who abandons a vehicle upon the right-of-way of a state highway for 26
three (3) consecutive days shall be fined not less than thirty-five dollars ($35) nor 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 461/GA
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more than one hundred dollars ($100), or imprisoned for not less than ten (10) days 1
nor more than thirty (30) days. 2
(19) Every person violating KRS 189.393 shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, 3
unless the offense is being committed by a defendant fleeing the commission of a 4
felony offense which the defendant was also charged with violating and was 5
subsequently convicted of that felony, in which case it is a Class A misdemeanor. 6
(20) Any law enforcement agency which fails or refuses to forward the reports required 7
by KRS 189.635 shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in KRS 17.157. 8
(21) A person who operates a bicycle in violation of the administrative regulations 9
promulgated pursuant to KRS 189.287 shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10) 10
nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). 11
(22) Any person who violates KRS 189.860 shall be fined not more than five hundred 12
dollars ($500) or imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both. 13
(23) Any person who violates KRS 189.754 shall be fined not less than twenty-five 14
dollars ($25) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300). 15
(24) Any person who violates the provisions of KRS 189.125(3)(a) shall be fined fifty 16
dollars ($50). This fine shall be subject to prepayment. A fine imposed under this 17
subsection shall not be subject to court costs pursuant to KRS 24A.175, additional 18
court costs pursuant to KRS 24A.176, the fee imposed pursuant to KRS 24A.1765, 19
or any other additional fees or costs. 20
(25) Any person who violates the provisions of KRS 189.125(3)(b) [shall not be issued a 21
uniform citation, but shall instead receive a courtesy warning up until July 1, 2009. 22
For a violation on or after July 1, 2009, the person ]shall be fined thirty dollars 23
($30). This fine shall be subject to prepayment. A fine imposed under this 24
subsection shall not be subject to court costs pursuant to KRS 24A.175, additional 25
court costs pursuant to KRS 24A.176, a fee imposed pursuant to KRS 24A.1765, or 26
any other additional fees or costs. A person who has not been previously charged 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 461/GA
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with a violation of KRS 189.125(3)(b) may elect to acquire a booster seat meeting 1
the requirements of KRS 189.125. Upon presentation of sufficient proof of the 2
acquisition, the charge shall be dismissed and no fees or costs shall be imposed. 3
(26) Any person who violates the provisions of KRS 189.125(6) shall be fined an 4
amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25). This fine shall be subject to 5
prepayment. A fine imposed under this subsection shall not be subject to court costs 6
pursuant to KRS 24A.175, additional court costs pursuant to KRS 24A.176, the fee 7
imposed pursuant to KRS 24A.1765, or any other additional fees or costs. 8
(27) Fines levied pursuant to this chapter shall be assessed in the manner required by 9
KRS 534.020, in amounts consistent with this chapter. Nonpayment of fines shall 10
be governed by KRS 534.020 and 534.060. 11
(28) A licensed driver under the age of eighteen (18) charged with a moving violation 12
pursuant to this chapter as the driver of a motor vehicle may be referred, prior to 13
trial, by the court to a diversionary program. The diversionary program under this 14
subsection shall consist of one (1) or both of the following: 15
(a) Execution of a diversion agreement which prohibits the driver from operating 16
a vehicle for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days and which allows the 17
court to retain the driver's operator's license during this period; and 18
(b) Attendance at a driver improvement clinic established pursuant to KRS 19
186.574. If the person completes the terms of this diversionary program 20
satisfactorily the violation shall be dismissed. 21
(29) A person who violates the provisions of subsection (2) or (3) of KRS 189.459 shall 22
be fined two hundred fifty dollars ($250). The fines and costs for a violation of 23
subsection (2) or (3) of KRS 189.459 shall be collected and disposed of in 24
accordance with KRS 24A.180. Once deposited into the State Treasury, ninety 25
percent (90%) of the fine collected under this subsection shall immediately be 26
forwarded to the personal care assistance program under KRS 205.900 to 205.920. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 461/GA
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Ten percent (10%) of the fine collected under this subsection shall annually be 1
returned to the county where the violation occurred and distributed equally to all 2
law enforcement agencies within the county. 3
(30) Any person who violates KRS 189.292 or 189.294 shall be fined twenty-five dollars 4
($25) for the first offense and fifty dollars ($50) for each subsequent offense. 5
(31) Any person who violates KRS 189.281(5) or (7)(b) shall be subject to a fine of two 6
hundred fifty dollars ($250). This fine shall be subject to prepayment. A fine 7
imposed under this subsection shall not be subject to court costs pursuant to KRS 8
24A.175, additional costs pursuant to KRS 24A.176, the fee imposed pursuant to 9
KRS 24A.1765, or any other additional fees or costs. 10
Section 8. KRS 189.370 is amended to read as follows: 11
(1) If any school or church bus used in the transportation of children is stopped upon a 12
highway for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers, with the stop arm 13
and signal lights activated, the operator of a vehicle approaching from any direction 14
shall bring his vehicle to a stop and shall not proceed until the bus has completed 15
receiving or discharging passengers and has been put into motion. The stop 16
requirement provided for in this section shall not apply to vehicles approaching a 17
stopped bus from the opposite direction upon a highway of four (4) or more lanes 18
divided by an elevated barrier or unpaved median. 19
(2) [Subsection (1) of ]This section shall be applicable only when the bus displays the 20
markings and equipment required by Kentucky minimum specifications for school 21
buses. 22
(3) If any vehicle is witnessed to be in violation of[ subsection (1) of] this section and 23
the identity of the operator is not otherwise apparent, it shall be a rebuttable 24
presumption that the person in whose name the vehicle is registered or leased was 25
the operator of the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation and is subject to the 26
penalties as provided for in KRS 189.990(5). 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 461/GA
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Section 9. KRS 64.090 is amended to read as follows: 1
(1) Sheriffs may charge and collect the following fees from the Commonwealth and 2
any of its agencies, including the Department of Kentucky State Police, when the 3
source of payment is not otherwise specified, if the Commonwealth, any of its 4
agencies, or the Department of Kentucky State Police makes a request that the 5
sheriff perform any of the following: 6
(a) Executing and returning process ............................................................. $20.00; 7
(b) Serving an order of court and return .......................................................... 3.00; 8
(c) Summoning or subpoenaing each witness, fee to be paid by requester 9
to sheriff before service ........................................................................... 10.00; 10
(d) Summoning an appraiser or reviewer ........................................................ 2.00; 11
(e) Attending a surveyor, when ordered by a 12
court, per deputy or sheriff assigned ........................................................ 20.00; 13
(f) Taking any bond that he is authorized or 14
required to take in any action .................................................................... 5.00; 15
(g) Collecting money under execution or distress warrant, if the debt is paid or the 16
property sold, or a delivery bond given and not complied with, six percent 17
(6%) on the first three hundred dollars ($300) and three percent (3%) on the 18
residue; when he or she levies an execution or distress warrant, and the 19
defendant replevies the debt, or the writ is stayed by legal proceedings or by 20
the order of the plaintiff, half of the above commissions, to be charged to the 21
plaintiff and collected as costs in the case; 22
(h) Taking a recognizance of a witness ........................................................... 3.00; 23
(i) Levying an attachment ............................................................................... 5.00; 24
(j) When property attached is sold by an officer other than the officer levying the 25
attachment, the court shall, in the judgment, make the officer an additional 26
and reasonable allowance for levying the attachment, and the fee of the officer 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 461/GA
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selling the property shall be lessened by that sum. Reasonable charges for 1
removing and taking care of attached property shall be allowed by order of 2
court; 3
(k) Summoning a garnishee ............................................................................. 3.00; 4
(l) Summoning a jury in a misdemeanor case, attending the trial, and 5
conducting the defendant to jail, to be paid by the party 6
convicted .................................................................................................. 8.00; 7
(m) Serving process or arresting the party in 8
misdemeanor cases, to be paid by the plaintiff ........................................ 30.00; 9
(n) Serving an order or process of revivor ...................................................... 3.00; 10
(o) Executing a writ of possession against each tenant or defendant .............. 7.00; 11
(p) Executing a capias ad satisfaciendum, the same commission as collecting 12
money on execution. If the debt is not paid, but stayed or secured, half 13
commission; 14
(q) Summoning and attending a jury in a case of forcible entry and 15
detainer, besides fees for summoning witnesses ....................................... 8.00; 16
(r) Collecting militia fines and fee-bills, ten percent (10%), to be deducted out of 17
the fee-bill or fine; 18
(s) Levying for a fee-bill ................................................................................. 3.00; 19
(t) Serving a notice .......................................................................................... 2.00; 20
(u) Serving summons, warrants or process of arrest in cases of 21
children born out of wedlock ..................................................................... 6.00; 22
(v) Serving a civil summons in a nonsupport case ........................................ 10.00; 23
(w) Serving each order appointing surveyors of 24
roads, to be paid out of the county levy ..................................................... 5.00; 25
(x) Serving each summons or order of court in applications concerning 26
roads, to be paid out of the county levy if the road is established, 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 461/GA
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and in all other cases to be paid by the applicant ...................................... 5.00; 1
(y) Like services in cases of private passways to 2
be paid by the applicant ............................................................................. 5.00; 3
(z) Executing each writ of habeas corpus, to be 4
paid by the petitioner ................................................................................. 3.00; 5
(aa) All services under a writ issued under 6
KRS 381.460 to 381.570 ......................................................................... 10.00; 7
(bb) Fingerprinting persons for professional, trade, or commercial 8
purposes, or for personal use, per set of impressions ............................... 10.00; 9
(cc) Taking or copying photographs for professional, trade, 10
or commercial purposes, or for personal use, per photograph .............. 5.00; and 11
(dd) For services in summoning grand and petit jurors and performing his or her 12
duties under KRS Chapter 29A the sheriff shall be allowed, for each person so 13
summoned, and paid out of the State Treasury for constructive service the 14
sum of $1.50 and for personal service the sum of $3.00. 15
(2) Sheriffs shall charge and collect a fee of sixty dollars ($60) from any person not 16
requesting the service of the sheriff on behalf of the Commonwealth, any of its 17
agencies, or the Department of Kentucky State Police for the services provided in 18
subsection (1) of this section where a percentage, commission, or reasonable fee is 19
not otherwise allowed. If a percentage, commission, or reasonable fee is allowed, 20
that amount shall be paid. If payment is specified from a person other than the 21
person who requested the service, then the person specified shall be responsible for 22
payment. 23
(3) Sheriffs may charge and collect a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for the handling 24
of an impounded vehicle and a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) per day for the 25
storage of an impounded vehicle. 26
(4) For a violation of Section 8 of this Act, the sheriff may charge and collect from 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 461/GA
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the county a fee of fifty dollars ($50) from every civil penalty collected by the 1
county under Section 3 of this Act for a violation that was enforced by the 2
sheriff's office. 3
Section 10. This Act takes effect July 1, 2025. 4