# Kentucky — State public works payment and performance bond thresholds (Little Miller Acts)

For Kentucky, payment bond threshold is Under $25,000; bond amount is A payment bond in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price; claim deadline is civil actions on bonds in the class of procedures which must be initiated within 15 years after cause of action has accrued; preliminary notice required is Within 60 days of the last day of the month in which materials were provided, the claimant must file a statement in writing verified by affidavit; statutory citation is Kentucky Revised Statutes, Title XXXI, Chapter 376.100, verified against its source on 2026-08-17.

- **State:** Kentucky _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Payment bond threshold:** Under $25,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Bond amount:** A payment bond in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Claim deadline:** civil actions on bonds in the class of procedures which must be initiated within 15 years after cause of action has accrued _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Preliminary notice required:** Within 60 days of the last day of the month in which materials were provided, the claimant must file a statement in writing verified by affidavit _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Kentucky Revised Statutes, Title XXXI, Chapter 376.100 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> KENTUCKY Amount of Bond: A payment bond in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price. Labor and Material Covered: All persons supplying labor and material to the contractor or his subcontractors for the performance of the work provided for in the contract. Notice Required: Within 60 days of the last day of the month in which materials were provided, the claimant must file a statement in writing verified by affidavit, setting forth the amount due, the date on which work was last performed, and the name of the public improvement upon which it is claimed. The statement shall be filed in the county clerk’s office of the county in which the seat of government of the owner is located. Time for Suit: This also is not specified in the statute. Kentucky’s general statute of limitations includes civil actions on bonds in the class of procedures which must be initiated within 15 years after cause of action has accrued. However, the Kentucky courts have allowed the surety to a shorter period in the bond. Contracts Excluded: Under $25,000. Penalty for Failure to Take Bond: No special provisions. Statutory Citation: Kentucky Revised Statutes, Title XXXI, Chapter 376.100.

## Source

- https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law

Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-08-17.
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