2025 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 78 - County police and county employees retirement system

• 78.010 Repealed, 1966.
• 78.020 Repealed, 1966.
• 78.030 Repealed, 1966.
• 78.040 Repealed, 1966.
• 78.050 Repealed, 1966.
• 78.060 Repealed, 1966.
• 78.070 Repealed, 1966.
• 78.080 Repealed, 1966.
• 78.090 Repealed, 1966.
• 78.100 Repealed, 1966.
• 78.110 Repealed, 1966.
• 78.120 Repealed, 1966.
• 78.130 Repealed, 1966.
• 78.140 Repealed, 1966.
• 78.150 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.160 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.170 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.180 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.190 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.200 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.210 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.220 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.230 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.240 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.250 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.260 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.270 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.280 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.290 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.300 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.310 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.320 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.330 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.340 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.350 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.360 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.370 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.380 Omitted, 1948.
• 78.390 Omitted, 1948.

County Police

• 78.400 Definitions for KRS 78.400 to 78.480 and KRS 78.990.
• 78.405 Powers of counties to create police force merit system -- Appropriations.
• 78.410 County police force merit boards.
• 78.415 Meetings -- Minutes -- Secretary.
• 78.420 Chairman, vice chairman -- Administrative regulations -- Voting, quorum.
• 78.425 Personnel included in merit system.
• 78.428 Police officers excluded from classified service.
• 78.430 County judge/executive to certify information concerning personnel.
• 78.435 Political activities forbidden.
• 78.440 Board to promulgate rules governing certain subjects -- Publications -- Qualifications -- Requirements for promotion.
• 78.445 Disciplinary action by chief.
• 78.450 Disciplinary action by board.
• 78.455 Action of chief or board final -- Exceptions -- Appeals to courts.
• 78.460 Board hearings to conform to due process of law -- Board may issue subpoenas, compel attendance of witnesses, and compel production of documents.
• 78.470 Collective bargaining authorized -- Strikes prohibited.
• 78.480 Proper subjects for bargaining.

County Employees Retirement System

• 78.510 Definitions for KRS 78.510 to 78.852.
• 78.520 Retirement system established -- Fund created.
• 78.530 Participation by political subdivisions -- Payment -- Closing of participation in local government systems -- Hazardous duty coverage option.
• 78.5302 Duties of county attorney as employer.
• 78.531 Optional participation by members of retirement system in cities, counties, or urban-county governments.
• 78.532 Repealed, 2021.
• 78.533 Repealed, 2021.
• 78.534 Repealed, 2021.
• 78.535 Voluntary and involuntary cessation of participation -- Rights and benefits of employees and members after cessation -- Administrative regulations -- Commonwealth held harmless -- Actions to ensure compliance.
• 78.537 Repealed, 1976.
• 78.540 Membership -- Cessation.
• 78.542 Repealed, 2021.
• 78.545 Matters administered for County Employees Retirement System in same manner as for Kentucky Employees Retirement System -- References to Kentucky Retirement Systems to include County Employees Retirement System.
• 78.550 Nonelection of membership.
• 78.5510 Members of County Employees Retirement System who began participating before January 1, 2014, with service in nonhazardous positions -- Eligibility for retirement allowance.
• 78.5512 Hybrid cash balance plan for members in nonhazardous positions who began participating on or after January 1, 2014, and for members who make election under KRS 61.5955.
• 78.5514 Members of County Employees Retirement System who began participating before January 1, 2014, with service in hazardous positions -- Eligibility for retirement allowance.
• 78.5516 Hybrid cash balance plan for members in hazardous positions who began participating on or after January 1, 2014, and for members who make election under KRS 61.5955.
• 78.5518 Increase of benefits.
• 78.5520 Retirement of persons working in hazardous positions.
• 78.5522 Disability retirement for person whose last date of employment was in nonhazardous position.
• 78.5524 Disability retirement for person whose last date of employment was in hazardous position.
• 78.5526 Employment and medical review after disability retirement -- Filing of review forms -- Duty of Authority to assist in obtaining records -- Investigation of fraud.
• 78.5528 Vocational experts -- Disability retirement allowance -- Reduction -- Discontinuance -- Determinations by medical examiner or vocational expert -- Hearings and appeals -- Early retirement upon discontinuance of disability allowance for member who began participating before January 1, 2014.
• 78.5530 Maximum disability benefit -- Determination -- Information to be filed by disability recipient.
• 78.5532 Death before retirement -- Beneficiary's options -- Taxable distributions -- Injuries connected with performance of duty.
• 78.5534 Death in the line of duty of member in hazardous position -- Payments to surviving spouse, dependent children, and designated beneficiaries -- Election -- Receipt of benefits under KRS 78.5532 pending final determination.
• 78.5536 Group hospital and medical insurance plan -- Medicare eligibility -- Reimbursement plan -- Employer contributions -- Payment of premiums -- Contribution rates -- Exemption from premium tax -- Administrative regulation.
• 78.5538 Death benefit -- Designation of beneficiary -- Debt owed at death -- Assignment of benefit.
• 78.5540 Retired member who returns to work with participating employer -- Combination of accounts -- Employment within 12 months of retirement date -- Independent contractors and leased employees -- Reemployment on or after September 1, 2008 -- Voided retirement -- Absence of prearranged agreement -- Volunteer services -- Mayors and members of city legislative bodies -- Administrative regulations.
• 78.5542 KRS 61.680 to be followed in computing benefits of member who has account with another system.
• 78.560 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.570 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.572 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.580 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.590 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.600 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.605 Repealed, 2004.
• 78.606 Service credit earned upon retirement of noncertified employee -- Recalculation of benefits.
• 78.607 Repealed, 1974.
• 78.608 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.610 Employee's contribution -- Rate -- Deduction -- Picked-up employee contributions.
• 78.615 Deduction of employee contributions -- Service credit -- Employer's report -- Picked-up employee contributions.
• 78.616 Purchase of service credit for unused sick leave -- Employer's election to participate -- Accumulated sick leave added to employee's service credit -- Payments by employer and employee -- Alternative compensation -- City of first class -- Statute not applicable to employees who began participation on or after January 1, 2014.
• 78.620 Repealed, 1974.
• 78.625 Information furnished by employer -- Filing of contributions, reimbursements, and reports -- Penalties for delinquency -- Audit of employer.
• 78.630 System's assets.
• 78.635 Employer's annual contribution to system -- Computation -- Limitation on annual increase of employer contribution rate -- Notification of rate change.
• 78.640 Members' account -- Interest -- Transfer of account balance to retirement allowance account.
• 78.650 Retirement allowance account.
• 78.652 Excess benefit plan -- Purpose -- Excess benefit fund.
• 78.660 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.670 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.680 Repealed, 1976.
• 78.690 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.700 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.710 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.720 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.730 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.740 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.750 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.760 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.765 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.770 Repealed, 1962.
• 78.775 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.780 Repealed, 2021.
• 78.782 County Employees Retirement System board of trustees -- Appointed and elected membership, vacancies, compensation, duties, and meetings -- Board granted powers and privileges of corporation -- Chief executive officer and general counsel -- Annual Comprehensive Financial Report -- Expenses -- Action for damages -- Appeals -- Transparency -- Limitations on use of funds.
• 78.784 Board’s administration of actuarial processes.
• 78.790 Board trustee of funds -- Investment committee -- Standards of conduct -- Unitized managed custodial account -- Cap on amount of assets managed by any one investment manager -- Investment procurement policy -- Proxy voting guidelines.
• 78.800 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.810 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.820 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.830 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.840 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.850 Repealed, 1974.
• 78.851 Repealed, 1976.
• 78.852 Benefits not to be reduced or impaired for members who began participating before January 1, 2014 -- Exceptions -- Amendment of benefits and rights -- Employers' funding responsibility -- Authority of board when employer fails to meet funding requirements.
• 78.860 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.870 Repealed, 1972.
• 78.880 Repealed, 1972.

Penalties

• 78.990 Penalties.
• 78.991 Repealed, 1972 and 1974.