61.230 Sheriff and collector not to be interested in public improvements or claims against state or county -- Penalty. Any sheriff or collector of taxes who becomes interested, directly or indirectly, in the construction of any public works or improvements in which the county or state is directly or indirectly interested, or on which he may be required to pay money, or who speculates in any claim against the state or county shall be fined not less than five hundred ($500) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each offense. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4144.