2011 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 67C RESTRUCTURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN COUNTY CONTAINING CITY OF FIRST CLASS 67C.313 Police officers deemed qualified to continue duties and to be permanent employees -- Probationary officers.
KY Rev Stat § 67C.313 (1996 through Reg Sess) What's This?
67C.313 Police officers deemed qualified to continue duties and to be permanent
employees -- Probationary officers.
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All police officers of whatever rank and title of a consolidated local government
police force shall be covered by the provisions of this section, except probationary
officers. All officers of a consolidated local government police force on active duty
or service as of the effective date of an ordinance creating a consolidated local
government police merit system and board, shall be deemed fit and qualified to
continue their respective duties of employment on or for the consolidated local
government police force without examination or further qualification.
All personnel covered by the provisions of this section, except probationary
officers, shall be deemed to be permanent employees subject to their ability to
satisfactorily perform their respective duties and further subject to their good
behavior.
A probationary officer shall not be included in the merit system until that officer has
satisfactorily completed his or her initial probationary period which shall be one (1)
year from his or her sworn date. The one (1) year probationary period may be
extended for up to six (6) months upon showing of just cause by the chief and
approved by the board.
Officers covered by the provisions of KRS 67C.303 and serving promotional
probationary periods shall not be deemed excluded from the merit system during the
promotional probationary periods.
Effective: March 18, 2003
History: Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 5, effective March 18, 2003. -- Created
2002 Ky. Acts ch. 339, sec. 7, effective July 15, 2002.
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