2021 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 61 - General provisions as to offices and officers -- social security for public employees -- employees retirement system
61.409 Law enforcement agency not to establish requirements for employees relating to residency or voter registration -- Exceptions -- Application.

Universal Citation: KY Rev Stat § 61.409 (2021)

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61.409 Law enforcement agency not to establish requirements for employees relating to residency or voter registration -- Exceptions -- Application. (1) (2) (3) (4) No state, city, county, urban-county, charter county, or consolidated local government law enforcement agency shall set a residence requirement, except requiring residence within the Commonwealth, for any of its employees who do not possess peace officer powers. No state, city, county, urban-county, charter county, or consolidated local government law enforcement agency shall require that an employee, whether that employee is a peace officer or not, be a registered voter. The provisions of subsection (1) shall not preclude an employer or agency specified in subsection (1) from having a requirement for response to a specified location within a specified time limit for an employee or volunteer who is off-duty but who is on-call to respond for work. The residence requirements of subsection (1) of this section requiring residency within the Commonwealth shall not apply to an employee of a law enforcement agency employed by that agency on July 15, 2002, until that employee's employment relationship with the law enforcement agency is terminated. Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 247, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002; and amended ch. 346, sec. 237, effective July 15, 2002. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2002). This section was created and amended by 2002 Ky. Acts chs. 247 and 346, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified together.

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