Title XIX, Public Safety and Morals

countries to buy firearms. (1) Residents of the Commonwealth of Kentucky who are citizens of the United States shall have the right to purchase or otherwise acquire rifles, shotguns, handguns, and any other firearms which they are permitted to purchase or otherwise acquire under …

(1) Each law enforcement agency of state, county, urban-county, charter county, or city government or any other law enforcement agency that participates in a "gun buy- back program" or other program in which firearms or ammunition are purchased or surrendered for the purpose of d…

(1) "Destructive device" means any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas bomb, grenade, mine, rocket, missile, or similar device and includes the unassembled components from which such a device can be made. (2) "Booby trap device" includes any device, or substance designed to surr…

A person is guilty of criminal possession of a destructive device or a booby trap device when he possesses, manufactures, or transports such substance or device with: (1) Intent to use that device to commit an offense against the laws of this state, a political subdivision thereo…

KRS 237.030 to 237.050 shall not apply to: (1) Destructive devices or booby trap devices which are possessed by the government of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision thereof; (2) Any device which is lawfully possessed under the Gun Control Act of 1968, the O…

The following definitions apply in KRS 237.060 to 237.090 and KRS 197.170, 218A.992, 244.125, 244.990, and 514.110, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Handgun" means any pistol or revolver originally designed to be fired by the use of a single hand, or any other firearm …

(1) No person shall knowingly sell or transfer a firearm to any person prohibited from possessing it by KRS 527.040. (2) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (3) Any firearm transferred in violation of this s…

firearm -- Immunity from liability -- Appeal of denial of certification request. (1) For purposes of this section: (a) "Certification" means the participation and assent of the chief law enforcement officer necessary under federal law for the approval of the application to transf…

armor-piercing ammunition -- Exceptions. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly manufacture, sell, deliver, transfer, or import armor-piercing ammunition. (2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to members of the Armed Forces of the United States or law e…

Any firearm or ammunition forfeited pursuant to KRS 237.060 to 237.090 shall, upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction, be disposed of or retained as provided in KRS 500.090.

courts and law enforcement agencies of purchase or attempt to purchase -- Protocol for providing notice -- Duty to notify petitioner -- Immunity from liability. (1) Upon receiving notice that a person barred from purchasing a firearm under 18 U.S.C. sec. 922(g)(8) has purchased o…

Immunity. (1) Upon receipt of notice that a person barred from purchasing a firearm under 18 U.S.C. sec. 922(g)(8) has purchased or attempted to purchase a firearm, the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet shall make a reasonable effort to provide notice to the petitioner who obtain…

weapon license permitted only in accordance with KRS 237.110 and 237.138 to 237.142. (1) No person, unit of government, or governmental organization shall have the authority to suspend, revoke, limit the use of, or impair the validity of a concealed deadly weapon license issued p…

Seizure of deadly weapons prohibited -- Application of section. (1) No person, unit of government, or governmental organization shall, during a period of disaster or emergency as specified in KRS Chapter 39A or at any other time, have the right to revoke, suspend, limit the use o…

ammunition, or accessories -- Use of public funds and resources -- Penalties -- Interpretation. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Ammunition" has the same meaning as KRS 237.060; (b) "Federal ban" means a federal law, executive order, rule, or regulation that is enacted, adopted,…

Employer liable for denying right -- Exceptions. (1) No person, including but not limited to an employer, who is the owner, lessee, or occupant of real property shall prohibit any person who is legally entitled to possess a firearm from possessing a firearm, part of a firearm, am…

institutions -- Identifying information to be forwarded to Department of Kentucky State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Information to be included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System database -- Petition to court for relief from prohibition against …

(1) Persons age twenty-one (21) or older, and otherwise able to lawfully possess a firearm, may carry concealed firearms or other concealed deadly weapons without a license in the same locations as persons with valid licenses issued under KRS 237.110. (2) Nothing in this section …

or electronic application -- Issuance and denial of licenses -- Automated listing of license holders -- Suspension or revocation -- Renewal -- Prohibitions -- Reciprocity -- Reports -- Requirements for training classes. (1) The Department of Kentucky State Police is authorized to…

carrying concealed deadly weapons in governmental buildings -- Restriction on criminal penalties. (1) Except as provided in KRS 527.020, nothing contained in KRS 237.109 or 237.110 shall be construed to limit, restrict, or prohibit in any manner the right of a college, university…

upon expiration -- Fee -- Surrender -- Administrative regulations. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Provisional license" means a license to carry concealed firearms or other deadly weapons issued pursuant to this section; and (b) "Standard license" means a license to carry conce…

training program -- Qualification and certification requirements -- In-service training -- Fee. (1) The Department of Criminal Justice Training shall operate and maintain a program for firearms instructor trainers for the concealed deadly weapon training program. Only the General…

weapon program -- Qualification and certification requirements -- In-service training -- Fees. (1) The Department of Criminal Justice Training shall operate and maintain a program for certification of firearms instructors for the concealed deadly weapon training program. Only the…

(1) The Department of Criminal Justice Training shall operate a program for the training of applicants for a concealed deadly weapon license. Only the General Assembly may eliminate the training program for applicants for a concealed deadly weapon license. (2) Training pursuant t…

(1) A firearms instructor trainer or certified firearms instructor is guilty of not providing firearms training if he or she represents to the department that he or she has conducted training for a student firearms instructor or for an applicant in an applicant training course an…

(1) A firearms instructor trainer or firearms instructor is guilty of providing incomplete firearms training if he or she represents to the department that he or she has conducted training for a student firearms instructor or for an applicant in an applicant training course and h…

certification without notice to specified law enforcement or prosecutorial personnel. (1) A person is guilty of failure to report nonreceipt of firearms training when he or she receives certification that he or she has successfully completed a firearms instructor trainer, certifi…

without notice to specified law enforcement or prosecutorial personnel. (1) A person is guilty of failure to report insufficient firearms training when he or she receives certification that he or she has successfully completed a firearms instructor trainer, certified firearms ins…

237.132 -- Annual report to Legislative Research Commission. (1) When a report is made to the Department of Kentucky State Police pursuant to KRS 237.130 or 237.132, the Department of Kentucky State Police shall notify the Commonwealth's attorney and the county attorney for the c…

firearms instructor trainer or certified firearms instructor. (1) The Department of Criminal Justice Training may suspend or revoke the certification of a firearms instructor trainer or certified firearms instructor who is found, after a hearing held in conformity with the provis…

- Attempt to prevent authorized individual from carrying -- Penalties. (1) Off-duty peace officers authorized to do so by the government employing the officer and retired peace officers certified under KRS 237.138 to 237.142 may carry concealed firearms on or about their persons …

KRS 237.138 to 237.142 shall apply to any elected or appointed peace officer who is honorably retired and who: (1) Meets the provisions of the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, 18 U.S.C. sec. 926C; (2) Meets the provisions of KRS 237.138 to 237.142; and (3) Desires to …

Administrative regulations -- Requirements -- Firearms instruction. (1) (a) Certification for a retired peace officer to carry a concealed deadly weapon pursuant to KRS 237.138 to 237.142 shall be administered by the Department of Kentucky State Police. (b) Costs of certification…

(1) The following agencies of the Commonwealth shall make range facilities available not less than four (4) days per year for firearms qualification by retired peace officers seeking certification pursuant to the provisions of KRS 237.138 to 237.142: (a) The Justice and Public Sa…

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Ammunition" has the same meaning as in 18 U.S.C. sec. 921(a)(17)(A), as amended; (b) "Covered entity" means any entity that establishes a relationship with a retailer for the purposes of processing credit, debit, or prepaid transactions; (c) "Fir…

maintained -- Exceptions. (1) As used in this section, "firearm" has the same meaning as in KRS 237.150. (2) No person, unit of government, or governmental organization shall, during a period of disaster or emergency as specified in KRS Chapter 39A or at any other time, knowingly…

Defense -- Exclusive remedies. (1) As used in this section, the following have the same meaning as in KRS 237.150: (a) "Firearm"; and (b) "Firearms retailer." (2) (a) The Attorney General shall have the sole authority to enforce, and shall investigate, any alleged violation of KR…

As used in KRS 237.210 and 237.220: (1) "Shooting range" or "range" means an area designated and operated by a person for the shooting of firearms and not available for that use by the general public without payment of a fee, membership contribution, or dues, or by invitation of …

-- Standing to sue -- Limitation of liability -- Prohibition against retroactive application of laws. (1) No shooting range shall be or shall become a nuisance, either public or private, solely as a result of changed conditions in or around the locality of the range if the range …

The provisions of KRS 237.200 and 237.210 shall be retroactive and shall apply to covered actions either before, on, or after July 15, 1998.

(1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 237.030 to 237.050 shall be guilty of a Class D felony. (2) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 237.030 to 237.050, and in so doing uses any destructive device or booby trap device to avoid detection by law…