The governing board of each public institution of postsecondary education is authorized to establish a police department and appoint police officers and other employees for the university, college, or other institution of public postsecondary education for which it is responsible, to prescribe distinctive uniforms for the police officers of said institution, and to designate and operate emergency vehicles. Police officers so appointed shall take an appropriate oath of office, in the form and manner consistent with the Constitution of Kentucky, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governing board.
Effective: June 25, 2013
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 164.950

  • governing board: means the board of trustees for the University of Kentucky or the University of Louisville, the board of regents for a comprehensive university, or the board of regents for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001
  • Institution: means a university, college, community college, health technology center, vocational-technical school, technical institute, technical college, technology center, or the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Public: means operated with state support. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001

History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 2, effective June 25, 2013. — Created
1972 Ky. Acts ch. 367, sec. 1.

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