Title III, Executive Branch

As used in KRS 15.310 to 15.510, 15.990, and 15.992, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Basic training course" means the peace officer or court security officer basic training course provided by the Department of Criminal Justice Training or a course approved and recogni…

The Kentucky Law Enforcement Council is hereby established as an independent administrative body of state government to be made up as follows: (1) The Attorney General of Kentucky, the commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police, the commissioner of the Department of …

The business of the council shall be conducted in the following manner: (1) The council at its initial meeting to be held promptly after the appointment of its members, shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from among its members who shall serve until the first meeting in the …

The members of the council shall receive no salary but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of their functions.

(1) The council is vested with the following functions and powers: (a) To prescribe standards for the approval and continuation of approval of schools at which law enforcement and telecommunications training courses required under KRS 15.310 to 15.510, 15.530 to 15.590, and 15.99…

service training courses for certified peace officers -- Administrative regulations -- Sexual assault investigation training course -- Domestic violence and abuse training. (1) The Kentucky Law Enforcement Council shall approve mandatory training subjects to be taught to all stud…

No person shall be disqualified from holding a position as a peace officer by reason of his residence or voting eligibility, except as provided in the Constitution.

Subject to approval by the secretary, the department may make its facilities and services available upon the following terms: (1) The department may determine to which law enforcement agencies, corrections agencies, and court agencies and its officers it will offer training; (2) …

As used in KRS 15.350 to 15.370: (1) "Police training" includes all formal police training activities in the Commonwealth with the exception of on-the-job training, training conducted at police roll calls, and training conducted by institutions of higher education. The Kentucky L…

(1) The Kentucky Law Enforcement Council shall have the power to certify police instructors and to recertify the same. Said certifications shall be done pursuant to regulations issued by the council for the purpose of assuring high quality police instructors in the Commonwealth. …

No person shall act as a police instructor or engage in police training as defined in KRS 15.350 unless he shall possess a certification or waiver of certification issued by the council.

Exemptions. (1) The following officers employed or appointed as full-time, part-time, or auxiliary officers, whether paid or unpaid, shall be certified by the council if all minimum standards set forth in KRS 15.380 to 15.404 have been met: (a) Department of Kentucky State Police…

A person certified after December 1, 1998, under KRS 15.380 to 15.404 or qualified under the requirements set forth in KRS 15.440(1)(d)6. shall, at the time of becoming certified, meet the following minimum qualifications: (1) Be a citizen of the United States; (2) Be at least tw…

(1) In order to maintain his or her certification as a peace officer, each certified peace officer shall annually meet the marksmanship qualification requirement for a retired peace officer as specified in KRS 237.140. Each law enforcement agency or other employing agency whose o…

(1) The council shall administer the physical agility, polygraph, psychological, and drug screen tests at cost for those agencies requesting council-administered tests. Agencies may petition the council for waiver of the costs of these tests upon a showing of undue financial hard…

The following certification categories shall exist: (1) "Precertification status" means that the officer is currently employed or appointed by an agency and: (a) Meets or exceeds all those minimum qualifications set forth in KRS 15.382, but has not successfully completed a basic …

security officer -- Training of person in precertification status -- Issuance or denial -- Right of appeal -- Transfer. (1) Within five (5) working days of employment or appointment, the chief executive officer of the employing agency, or his designee, shall file a report with th…

Any person who is aggrieved by a determination by the employing agency or by the council that he fails to meet the requirements for precertification status may: (1) If the determination was made by the employing agency, appeal the decision in the same manner as other employment a…

reporting -- Subpoenas -- Administrative regulations. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Agency" means any law enforcement agency, or other unit of government listed in KRS 15.380, that employs a certified peace officer; (b) "Final order" has the same meaning as in KRS 13B.010 and…

status -- Lapse or retirement of certification -- Action by council. (1) Within ten (10) working days from separation from service, the chief executive officer of the employing agency or his designee shall file with the council a summary report that provides the relevant informat…

(1) If the council believes an agency's job task analysis to be insufficient or erroneous, the council shall file a declaratory action in Franklin Circuit Court to declare the job task analysis invalid. (2) Until the job task analysis has been declared invalid and all appeals hav…

requirements of KRS 15.380 to 15.404. (1) An agency may be required to pay for all training received by a person from the Department of Criminal Justice Training or any other facility approved by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council if the agency knowingly employs or appoints a p…

(1) A person certified as a court security officer after June 26, 2007, under KRS 15.380 to 15.404 shall, at the time of becoming certified, meet the following minimum qualifications: (a) Be a citizen of the United States; (b) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; (c) 1. Be a…

The certification of a court security officer may, after a hearing held in conformity with KRS Chapter 13B, be revoked by the council for one (1) or more of the bases for revocation described under KRS 15.391.

Extension -- Loss of status upon failure to complete training -- Regaining certification. (1) A court security officer employed or appointed after June 26, 2007, shall satisfy the basic training requirements for employment if he or she successfully completes law enforcement train…

The following certification categories shall exist for certified court security officers: (1) "Precertification status" means that the court security officer is currently employed or appointed by an agency and meets or exceeds all those minimum qualifications set forth in KRS 15.…

Ineligibility for Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund. Except for persons currently employed in a hazardous duty position and who remain in that hazardous duty position while performing certified court security officer functions, the position of certified court secur…

The following Kentucky Revised Statutes and any administrative regulations promulgated thereunder affecting those peace officers required to be certified pursuant to KRS 15.380 to 15.404 shall not be superseded by the provisions of KRS 15.380 to 15.404, and in all instances the p…

December 1, 1998 -- Exception to Open Records Act. (1) The effective date of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 shall be December 1, 1998. All peace officers employed as of December 1, 1998, shall be deemed to have met all the requirements of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 and shall be granted certified…

No provisions of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 shall preclude an appointing or employing agency from having requirements that are in excess of or in addition to any requirements specified by KRS 15.380 to 15.404 or an administrative regulation promulgated under KRS 15.380 to 15.404.

(1) (a) Any peace officers employed or appointed after December 1, 1998, who have not successfully completed basic training at a school certified or recognized by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council, shall within one (1) year of their appointment or employment, successfully comp…

certification status and employment records. (1) As used in this section, "agency" means any law enforcement agency, or other unit of government listed in KRS 15.380, that employs a certified peace officer. (2) Subject to subsection (5) of this section, any agency may make a cond…

enforcement agency upon request. If requested by an out-of-state law enforcement agency, the council shall provide the following information regarding the certification status of any candidate for employment, including if the council has: (1) Received any notification under KRS 1…

(1) Any person who is at least twenty (20) years of age shall be eligible to be employed by a law enforcement agency for the purpose of attending a basic training course as defined in KRS 15.310 if he or she will be twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of becoming certified u…

Exceptions to privilege. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Early intervention system" means a methodology that identifies and addresses potentially problematic behaviors; and (b) "Wellness program" means a program created by a law enforcement agency to support the physical and me…

It is the intention of the General Assembly to: (1) Ensure that the criminal laws of the Commonwealth are enforced fairly, uniformly, and effectively throughout the state by strengthening and upgrading law enforcement; (2) Attract competent, highly qualified young people to the f…

As used in KRS 15.410 to 15.510, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Cabinet" means the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet; (2) (a) "Police officer" means: 1. A local officer, limited to: a. A full-time: i. Member of a lawfully organized police department of county, urban-…

42.190 and 136.392 -- Trust and agency fund. (1) There is hereby established the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund consisting of appropriations from the general fund of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and insurance premium surcharge proceeds that accrue to this fund pursuant t…

in another state -- Eligibility of government unit contingent on police department compliance -- Deputies -- Deadlines. (1) Each unit of government that meets the following requirements shall be eligible to share in the distribution of funds from the Law Enforcement Foundation Pr…

-- Appointment of court security officer does not affect eligibility of sheriff or deputy sheriffs. (1) A court security officer certified pursuant to KRS 15.380 to 15.404 shall not be a deputy sheriff. (2) A court security officer certified or a fire investigator certified as a …

Reimbursement of administrative costs -- Reports. (1) The secretary or his or her designated representative shall administer the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund pursuant to the provisions of KRS 15.410 to 15.510 and may promulgate any administrative regulations as necessa…

Cabinet. Upon receipt of a written request by the Finance and Administration Cabinet for cost projections of the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund as prescribed in KRS 42.190, the administrator of the fund shall, within twenty-one (21) calendar days, certify in writing said…

from fund -- Administrative expense reimbursement -- Fringe benefits costs -- Game wardens and Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet peace officers -- Supplements to qualified police officers, sheriffs, and deputy sheriffs -- Receipt of supplements during period of military activati…

Law Enforcement Foundation Program funds made available to units of government shall be received, held, and expended in accordance with the provisions of KRS 15.410 to 15.510, including the administrative regulations promulgated by the cabinet and the following specific restricti…

The Finance and Administration Cabinet, on the certification of the cabinet, shall draw warrants as specified hereinafter on the State Treasurer for the amount of the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund due each participating unit of government. Checks shall be issued by the …

(1) Each participating unit of government shall submit reports to the cabinet on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year containing information relative to number, rank, education, training, and compensation of police officers employed by it and the disposit…

(1) If funds appropriated by the General Assembly and otherwise made available to the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund are insufficient to provide the amount of money required by KRS 15.460, the cabinet shall establish the rate of assistance to be paid. (2) Funds unexpende…

An appeal may be taken from any decision of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to withhold or terminate payment from the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund to any local unit of government. Appeals shall be taken to the Circuit Court of the county where the controversy ori…

training requirements. Each law enforcement agency or other employing agency whose officers are required to meet the training requirements of KRS 15.440(1)(j) shall retain a record of each of its officers having met the biennial training. These records shall be made available upo…

by a police officer who is elected jailer. (1) A police officer who is elected as a jailer shall retain eligibility for Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund participation following his or her term of office as jailer, subject to the following conditions: (a) The polic…