71.090 Sheriff to act as jailer. - Kentucky Statutes

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71.090 Sheriff to act as jailer. Except as provided in KRS 63.150, if the jailer is legally committed to jail, or if for any
cause the office of jailer becomes vacant, the sheriff of the county shall perform all the
duties of jailer until the jailer is legally discharged from jail, or until a successor to the
jailer is elected or appointed and qualified. If the sheriff cannot or should not act the
county judge/executive may so certify, and shall, in writing, designate a responsible
person to act for the occasion. Effective: October 1, 1942
History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2231, 2232.