.404 Basic training and in-service training for peace officers.
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15.404 Basic training and in-service training for peace officers.
(1)
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 complete at least six hundred forty (640) hours of
basic training at a school certified or recognized by the Kentucky Law Enforcement
Council.
(2)
All peace officers with active certification status shall successfully complete forty
(40) hours of annual in-service training that has been certified or recognized by the
Kentucky Law Enforcement Council, that is appropriate to the officer's rank and
responsibility and the size and location of his department.
(3)
In the event of extenuating circumstances beyond the control of an officer that
prevent the officer from completing the basic or in-service training within the time
specified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the commissioner of the
department or his or her designee may grant the officer an extension of time, not to
exceed one hundred eighty (180) days in which to complete the training.
(4)
Any peace officer who fails to successfully complete basic training within the
specified time periods, including extensions, shall lose his or her law enforcement
powers and his or her precertification status shall lapse. Any peace officer who fails
to successfully complete in-service training within the specified time periods,
including extensions, shall lose his or her law enforcement powers and his or her
certification status shall be changed to training deficiency status. When a peace
officer is deficient in required training, the commissioner of the department or his or
her designee shall notify the council, which shall notify the peace officer and his or
her agency.
(5)
An officer who has lost his or her law enforcement powers due solely to his or her
failure to meet the in-service training requirements of this section may regain his or
her certification status and law enforcement powers upon successful completion of
the training deficiency.
Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 132, sec. 10, effective July 15, 2002. -- Created
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 480, sec. 5, effective July 14, 2000.
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