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COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION GENERAL ASSEMBLY LOCAL MANDATE FISCAL IMPACT ESTIMATE 2000 REGULAR SESSION 1998-1999 INTERIM

MEASURE

2000 RS BR 494 Amendment: Committee Floor

Bill #: HB 71/GA Amendment #

SUBJECT/TITLE AN ACT relating to the safekeeping of wills

SPONSOR Representative Tom Kerr

MANDATE SUMMARY

Unit of Government: City; X County; X Urban County Government

Program/ Office(s) Impacted: County Clerks

Requirement: X Mandatory Optional

Effect on Powers & Duties X Modifies Existing Adds New X Eliminates Existing

PURPOSE/MECHANICS

This bill changes the recipients of wills for safekeeping. The bill changes the recipient to the clerk of the District Court. Currently, the county clerk is the recipient of wills for safekeeping.

FISCAL EXPLANATION/BILL PROVISIONS ESTIMATED COST

The effect of this bill on local government ought to be minimal. County clerks currently receive $8 for filing a will of three pages, and $2 for each additional page. However, clerks contacted in regard to the bill stated that they have few wills in their safekeeping. Kenton County had approximately six and Jefferson County had less than ten wills in their safekeeping. The transfer of

responsibility for the safekeeping of wills will have a limited impact on county clerks, as apparently few wills are stored by the clerks.

DATA SOURCE(S) Ms. Stephanie Hencricks, Robertson County Clerks Office; Ms. Sheila Holmes, Kenton County Clerks Office; Ms. Karen Heath, Jefferson County Clerks Office.

PREPARER Joseph Pinczewski-Lee REVIEW DATE