2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 17 PUBLIC SAFETY 17.167 Felony-offender record check for employees and members of fire departments, ambulance services, and rescue squads.
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17.167 Felony-offender record check for employees and members of fire
departments, ambulance services, and rescue squads.
(1) As used in this section, "felony offender" means any person who has been convicted
of, entered an Alford plea to, or pleaded guilty to the commission of a capital <br>offense or a felony.
(2) Any paid or volunteer fire department certified by the Commission on Fire
Protection Personnel Standards and Education, ambulance service licensed by the <br>Commonwealth of Kentucky, or rescue squad officially affiliated with a local <br>disaster and emergency services organization or with the Division of Emergency <br>Management may apply to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet or the <br>Administrative Office of the Courts for a felony offender record check on applicants <br>for employment or membership with the fire department, ambulance service, or <br>rescue squad.
(3) Each application form, provided by a fire department, ambulance service, or rescue
squad to an applicant for employment or membership, shall conspicuously state the <br>following: "FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH OR MEMBERSHIP WITH A FIRE <br>DEPARTMENT, AMBULANCE SERVICE, OR RESCUE SQUAD, STATE LAW <br>PERMITS A CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK AS A CONDITION OF <br>EMPLOYMENT OR MEMBERSHIP."
(4) Any request for records under this section shall be on a form approved by the
Justice and Public Safety Cabinet or the Administrative Office of the Courts. The <br>Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and the Administrative Office of the Courts shall <br>not charge a fee for making record checks.
Effective: June 26, 2007 <br>History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 90, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 102, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1996 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 373, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996.
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