(1) The effective date of KRS § 15.380 to KRS § 15.404 shall be December 1, 1998. All peace officers employed as of December 1, 1998, shall be deemed to have met all the requirements of KRS § 15.380 to KRS § 15.404 and shall be granted certified status as long as they:
(a) Remain in continuous employment of the agency by which they were employed as of December 1, 1998, and are employed within three hundred sixty-five (365) days by another law enforcement agency subject to the provisions of KRS § 15.380 to KRS § 15.404;

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 15.400

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(b) Retired from employment with certified status on or after July 1, 2008, and are reemployed no later than one hundred (100) days from March 15, 2011, by a law enforcement agency subject to KRS § 15.380 to KRS § 15.404; or
(c) Have successfully completed an approved basic training course approved and recognized by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council pursuant to KRS
15.440(1)(d) when seeking employment with another law enforcement agency.
(2) Any peace officers employed after December 1, 1998, shall comply with all minimum standards specified in KRS § 15.380 to KRS § 15.404 or comply with the requirements set forth in KRS § 15.440(1)(d)6. Persons newly employed or appointed after December 1, 1998, shall have one (1) year within which to gain certified status or they shall lose their law enforcement powers.
(3) The Open Records Act notwithstanding, the person’s home address, telephone number, date of birth, Social Security number, background investigation, medical examination, psychological examination, and polygraph examination conducted for any person seeking certification pursuant to KRS § 15.380 to KRS § 15.404 shall not be subject to disclosure.
Effective: April 4, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 171, sec. 1, effective April 4, 2023. — Amended
2021 Ky. Acts ch. 73, sec. 10, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 25, sec. 1, effective March 15, 2011. — Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 76, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 132, sec. 8, effective July 15,
2002; and ch. 137, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002. — Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 109, effective December 1, 1998.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/26/2007). The amendment to this section in
2007 Ky. Acts ch. 76, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007, is retroactive to July 1, 2004. See 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 76, sec. 5.