Request By:
Mr. James Hite Hays
Shelby County Attorney
501 Main Street
Courthouse
Shelbyville, Kentucky 40065
Opinion
Opinion By: David L. Armstrong, Attorney General
In connection with OAG 84-31, written to you, question no. 2 was whether a sheriff can appoint elected constables as deputies while the constables are still serving as constables.
While KRS 61.080 does not prohibit the holding of two county offices at the same time, KRS 61.080(2) explicitly provides in part that the offices of deputy sheriff and constable are incompatible. See OAG 73-834 and 73-836, copies enclosed, on that point. OAG 84-31 is modified accordingly.