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95A.100 Fire investigators, creation, appointment, and training -- Peace officer
powers -- Prohibited acts.
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As used in this section and KRS 95A.102, "fire investigator" means a professional
firefighter, as defined in KRS 95A.210, who has been appointed to be a fire
investigator and to exercise peace officer powers.
The chief of a fire department may appoint a professional firefighter, as defined in
KRS 95A.210, to be a fire investigator and to exercise peace officer powers in order
to investigate crimes set out in KRS Chapter 513 and other crimes discovered in the
course of investigation.
An individual appointed to be a fire investigator and to exercise peace officer
powers shall take an oath to faithfully perform the duties of his or her office, shall
affirm that he or she possesses the minimum qualifications under KRS 15.382, and
shall undergo a basic training course approved by the Kentucky Law Enforcement
Council.
The employing agency or jurisdiction of the fire investigator shall pay for the
training required for certification by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.
Upon the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council's verification that the required
standards have been met, a fire investigator shall have peace officer powers to
investigate crimes set out in KRS Chapter 513 and other crimes discovered in the
course of investigation.
A fire investigator may exercise his or her powers in a location other than the city or
county in which he or she was appointed upon the request of:
(a) The chief of police, the chief of a fire department, the sheriff, or the chief
executive of the city or county in which the fire investigator's services are to
be utilized; or
(b) A federal agency that has an ongoing investigation in the city or county in
which the fire investigator's services are to be utilized.
A fire investigator shall not:
(a) Patrol the roads, streets, or highways;
(b) Issue traffic citations; or
(c) Perform general law enforcement duties outside of investigating crimes set out
in KRS Chapter 513 and other crimes discovered in the course of
investigation.
Effective: January 1, 2019
History: Created 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 6, effective January 1, 2019.
Legislative Research Commission Note (1/1/2019). Although 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 128,
sec. 6, contained a citation to "Section 8 of this Act" (codified as KRS 95.500) in
subsection (1) of this statute, it is clear from the context that Section 7 (codified as
KRS 95A.102) was intended, and this manifest clerical or typographical error was
corrected in codification under the authority of KRS 7.136.
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