.540 County police force authorized -- Jurisdiction -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Term -- Oath -- Officers.
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70.540 County police force authorized -- Jurisdiction -- Appointment --
Qualifications -- Term -- Oath -- Officers.
The county judges/executive of the respective counties shall have and are hereby given
the power, jurisdiction and authority to establish, appoint and maintain a county police
force within their respective counties, all of the members and officers of which shall have
and are hereby given jurisdiction coextensive with the whole county for which they are
appointed. Such police force may consist of a chief and such member, rank and grade
subordinate to the chief, and such clerical and skilled employees as the county
judge/executive shall deem proper. All of the members and employees of the county
police force shall be appointed by the county judge/executive and shall serve for a term of
one (1) year from the date of their respective appointments, unless sooner removed by the
county judge/executive for neglect of duty or improper conduct. All members of the force
shall be citizens of the United States not less than twenty-one (21) years of age and
residents of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. None but discreet and sober persons shall
be appointed to any position on said county police force. Each of the members of the said
county police force shall take an oath, before the county judge/executive of their county,
to faithfully, impartially and diligently perform the duties of their respective offices.
Provided, however, that the chief officer of the county police force of any county may be
designated, in the discretion of the county judge/executive of said county, as captain or
any other appropriate title, and such county police force in any county may consist of one
(1) or more commanding officers, as the county judge/executive of such county may
deem proper or adequate.
Effective: July 15, 1982
History: Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended
1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 50, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts
ch. 384, sec. 164, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky.
Acts ch. 20, sec. 6, effective January 2, 1978. -- Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 115,
sec. 1.