30A.0 60 Clerk to prepare bonds and to refuse insufficient surety -- Authorization for preparation and acceptance of bail bonds by other public officers or employees. (1) Each clerk shall prepare in a proper manner every bond to be taken by or given before him or his court. (2) The clerk shall refuse any surety offered in a bond to be taken by him who is, in his opinion, insufficient. (3) The clerk shall prepare bail bonds as required by subsection (1) of this section; however, additional public officials and t heir employees shall be authorized by rule or order of the Chief Circuit Judge to prepare and accept bail bonds to be taken by the clerk or for his court. Such bail bonds shall have the same validity as if prepared or taken by the clerk. Effective: July 15 , 1998 History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 367, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 3, effective July 14, 1992. -- Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 6, effective March 19, 1977.
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