Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 70.170 (2026)

Salary for services under KRS 70.150

✓ current as of May 2026

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(1) Each sheriff performing the duties required under the provisions of KRS 70.150 shall be allowed the amount of thirty-six hundred dollars ($3,600) annually payable out of the State Treasury at the rate of three hundred dollars ($300) per month for such services. The first such monthly payment shall be for the month of July, 1966, and the check therefor shall be forwarded to the sheriff concerned on or about the last working day of that month and each month thereafter.

(2) The allowance authorized in subsection (1) of this section shall be considered as operating expenses of the sheriff's office and shall not be considered as part of his compensation. Sheriffs shall not be required to keep records verifying the expenditures from the allowance provided by the state. Effective: June 29, 2017 History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 252, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1974. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 17. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 224, sec. 1. -- Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 73, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 3786-4, 3786-5. 2020-2022 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 92, Pt. I, F, 6, (3) at 878.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1958–1958 · leading case: Funk v. Milliken, 317 S.W.2d 499 (Ky. Ct. App. 1958).

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Funk v. Milliken, 317 S.W.2d 499 (Ky. Ct. App. 1958). · cites it 4× “The lower court disallowed the claim, on the ground that if the mileage was for patrol work it was reimbursed by the state under KRS 70.170,'and if it was for pursuit of criminals, making arrests, or collection of taxes it was not an allowable expense under the decision in…”

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