Ky. Sup. Ct. Order 2025-48 § 8

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(1) Personal compensation of master commissioners shall be derived from fees

charged upon the parties or paid out of any fund of an action in the circuit

court and earned by the office of master commissioner. Personal compensation

of deputies, salaries of clerical staff, and office expenses authorized in Section

10 shall be paid from the excess fees of the office. Salaries of clerical staff shall

be set in accordance with the pay schedule established by the judicial

personnel system.

(2) The fee for each judicial sale shall be calculated as follows:

(a) 3% of the final bid. The fee shall be no less than $500 and shall not

exceed $8,500.

(b) If the sale involves more than one property, parcel, or judgment, a fee of

$650 per additional property, parcel, or judgment (e.g., the second, third,

and subsequent) shall be assessed in addition to the fee calculated under

subsection (2)(a) of this section.

(c) If the sale is withdrawn, a fee of not more than 50% of what the sale fee

would have been as calculated under subsections (2)(a) and (b) of this

section based upon the appraisal value of the property, or $500,

whichever is greater, shall be assessed.

(d) If the sale is not confirmed through no fault of the master commissioner,

a fee of no more than the sale fee as calculated under subsections (2)(a)

and (b) of this section shall be assessed.

(3) In addition to the fee authorized in subsection (2), above, the master

commissioner may also recover necessary direct expenses attributable to the

case referred for judicial sale including the cost of postage, copies, faxes, long

distance telephone, advertising, appraisers, licensed auctioneer pursuant to

KRS 426.522, and the cost of the care of the property in his or her possession.

The circuit court may require a deposit sufficient in amount to pay the direct

costs of sale.

(4) A fee of $90 shall be charged for each report prepared on tendered

foreclosure judgments in uncontested cases for enforcement of a mortgage or

other lien. Additionally, a fee of $90 shall be charged for drafting any necessary

deed or title and executing same.

(5) For receiving and paying out money under court order, except as otherwise

provided in subsection (2), and for settling the accounts of estates the fee shall

be 3%. For settlement of accounts of insolvent estates this computation

shall exclude any amounts exempt from creditors. In no case shall the fee

exceed $8,500.