KRS 134.126 — Duties of the clerk regarding certificates of delinquency -- Fees

(1) (a) The county clerk shall receive and record payments for all certificates of
delinquency and personal property certificates of delinquency filed by the
sheriff pursuant to KRS 134.122.
(b) The county clerk may accept payment by any commercially acceptable means.
The county clerk may limit the acceptable methods of payment to those that
ensure that the payment cannot be reversed or nullified due to insufficient
funds.
(2) The county clerk shall give a receipt to the person making payment.
(3) The county clerk shall report by the tenth day of each month to the department, the
county treasurer, the sheriff, and the proper officials of the taxing districts. The
governing body of a county may require the county clerk to report and pay on a
more frequent basis if ne cessary for bonding requirements; however, the county
clerk shall not be required to report and pay more frequently than weekly.
(4) The county clerk shall allocate payments among the various entities entitled to a
portion of the payment. The county clerk shall, at the time he or she makes the
reports required by subsection (3) of this section:
(a) Pay to the department for deposit in the State Treasury all moneys received
due the state;
(b) Pay to the county treasurer all moneys received due the county;
(c) Pay to the authorized officers of the taxing districts the amount due each
taxing district; and
(d) Pay the amount of fees, costs, commissions, and penalties to the persons,
agencies, or parties entitled thereto.
(5) (a) Upon full payment of a certificat e of delinquency or personal property
certificate of delinquency owned by the state, county, and taxing districts, the
county clerk shall note on the certificate the name and address of the person
making the payment, the amount paid, and any other informat ion the
department may require. The clerk shall mark the certificate of delinquency or
personal property certificate of delinquency paid in full.
(b) If payment in full is made by a person other than the person primarily liable on
the certificate, the pers on making the payment may request that the payment
be treated as an assignment. Upon such request, the county clerk shall:
1. Note the assignment on the certificate of delinquency or personal
property certificate of delinquency;
2. Record the encumbrance represented by the certificate of delinquency in
the same manner as a notice of lis pendens; and
3. Include as part of the encumbrance recording the information required
by KRS 134.490(3)(e).
For recording the assignment and encumbr ance, the county clerk shall receive
the fee provided in KRS 64.012.
(c) If a person other than the person primarily liable on the certificate does not
request the payment to be treated as an assignment, he or she shall be treated
in the same manner as the person primarily liable on the certificate, and any
payment made pursuant to this subsection shall not constitute an assignment
of the certificate. The payor shall not be subrogated to the lien of the state,
county, and taxing districts as provided in sub section (8) of this section, and
shall not be considered a third -party purchaser under the provisions of this
chapter, or a transferee under KRS 134.121.
(6) After the initial recording of an assignment of a certificate of delinquency or
personal property certificate of delinquency as provided in subsection (5)(b) of this
section, all subsequent actions relating to that certificate of delinquency or personal
property certificate of delinquency, including assignments and releases shall be
made in accordance with the general laws and procedures governing land records,
except the additional information required by KRS 134.490(3)(e) shall be included.
The applicable fees established by KRS 64.012 shall apply.
(7) A certificate of delinquency or personal property certificate of delinquency shall be
assignable. Failure of an assignee to record the assignment shall render the claim of
such person to any real estate represented thereby inferior to the rights of other bona
fide purchasers, payors, or creditors.
(8) Any person other than the person primarily liable on a certificate who:
(a) Pays the certificate of delinquency in full, and who requests to the county
clerk that the payment be treated as an assignment pursuant to subsection
(5)(b) of this section; or
(b) Is the assignee of such a person, if the assignment has been recorded as
required by this section or KRS 134.127;
shall be subrogated to the lien priority of the state, county, and taxing districts as
provided in KRS 134.420, and the amount due may be coll ectible as provided in
KRS 134.546(2).
(9) As compensation for collection of payments on certificates of delinquency, personal
property certificates of delinquency, and other delinquent taxes, and the processing
of delinquent property tax payments, the cou nty clerk shall be paid ten percent
(10%) of the amount due each taxing unit for each certificate of delinquency,
personal property certificate of delinquency, or other delinquent tax claim. The fee
shall be added to the amount of the tax claim and shall b e paid by the person paying
the tax claim.