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62.160   Bonds of state officers -- Minimum sum -- Increase or renewal. 
(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  Kentucky  Board  of  Tax  Appeals  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 for education  ........................................................................... 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 
 
 
Secretary of labor  ...................................................................................... 5,000 
 
 
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 Kentucky Board of Tax Appeals  .......................................... 10,000 
 
 
Associate member of Alcoholic Beverage Control Board  ........................ 5,000 
 
 
Commissioner of local government  ...................................................... 100,000 
Effective:  July 15, 2010 
History:  Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 56, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2009 Ky. 
Acts  ch. 16,  sec. 8,  effective  June  25,  2009.  --  Amended  2007  Ky.  Acts  ch. 85,  sec. 135, 
effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 14, effective July 12, 2006. -
-  Amended  2005  Ky.  Acts  ch. 99,  sec. 17,  effective  June  20,  2005;  and  ch. 123,  sec. 12.  -- 
Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 7, effective  July 14, 2000.  --  Amended 1998 Ky. Acts 
ch. 426, sec. 88, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 12, effective 
July  14,  1992;  and  ch.  27,  sec. 13,  effective  March  2,  1992.  --  Amended  1980  Ky.  Acts 
ch. 188, sec. 23, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 56, effective 
June  17,  1978;  and  ch. 379,  sec. 56,  effective  April  1,  1979.  --  Amended  1974  Ky.  Acts 
ch. 74, Art. VIII, A., sec. 1. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 65. -- Created 1946 Ky. 
Acts ch. 27, sec. 1.