62.050 Bonds -- When to be given.

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62.050 Bonds -- When to be given. (1) Except as otherwise provided by statute, no officer required by law to give bond shall enter upon the duties of his office until he gives the bond, except in years where the first Monday in January falls upon January 1. In years where the first Monday falls upon January 1, no penalty shall be applied to any officer that fails to give bond, so long as bond is given within thirty (30) days of the first Monday of January. (2) Except as otherwise provided by statute, each person elected to an office who is required to give bond shall give the bond on or before the day the term of office to which he has been elected begins. (3) Each person appointed to an office who is required to give bond shall give the bond within thirty (30) days after he receives notice of his appointment. Effective: March 21, 2007 History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 2, effective March 21, 2007.-- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 86, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1996. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 3753, 3755. Legislative Research Commission Note (3/21/2007). 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 4, provides that the amendments to KRS 62.050 in 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 2 "shall apply retroactively to any elected officer required to take the oath of office and execute bond by the first Monday of year 2007."