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350.052 Powers, qualifications, and training of special investigations officers.
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Any officer appointed by the secretary pursuant to KRS 350.035(2) shall be
empowered to arrest, without a warrant, any person detected by him or her to be
violating the provisions of this chapter which constitute criminal offenses.
Any officer appointed by the secretary pursuant to KRS 350.035(2) shall have the
authority to use physical force, which he or she believes necessary, in
accomplishing any lawful arrest for a criminal offense; however, deadly physical
force may be used only when the officer is authorized to make an arrest, the arrest is
for a felony involving the threatened use of physical force likely to cause death or
serious physical injury, and the officer believes that the person to be arrested is
likely to endanger human life unless arrested without delay.
Any officer appointed by the secretary pursuant to KRS 350.035(2) shall meet the
qualifications set forth in KRS 61.300(1), (4), and (5) and shall prior to
appointment:
(a) Successfully complete not fewer than eighty (80) hours of training in a
program provided by the Department of Criminal Justice Training, Justice and
Public Safety Cabinet, and dealing comprehensively with the subjects of
criminal law and the law of arrest, search, and seizure; and
(b) Demonstrate in written and practical examinations approved by the
Department of Criminal Justice Training, Justice and Public Safety Cabinet,
knowledge of and proficiency in firearms safety, range firing, the moral and
legal aspects of firearms use, and first aid.
Effective: June 26, 2007
History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 303, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 416, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch.
64, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1986. -- Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 5, effective
July 15, 1982.
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