As used in KRS § 15.410 to KRS § 15.510, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Cabinet” means the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet;
(2) (a) “Police officer” means:
1. A local officer, limited to:
a. A full-time:
i. Member of a lawfully organized police department of county, urban-county, or city government; or
ii. Sheriff or full-time deputy sheriff, including any sheriff providing court security or appointed under KRS § 70.030;
b. A school resource officer as defined in KRS § 158.441; or
c. One (1) of the following who is otherwise eligible for an annual supplement established in accordance with KRS § 15.460, but who does not receive one:
i. An officer serving on a joint task force;
ii. A detective employed by a county attorney;
iii. A process server for juvenile courts within a consolidated local government; and
iv. A local alcoholic beverage control investigator appointed pursuant to KRS Chapter 241; and
2. A state officer, limited to:
a. A public university police officer;
b. A Kentucky state trooper;
c. A Kentucky State Police arson investigator;
d. A Kentucky State Police hazardous device investigator;
e. A Kentucky State Police legislative security specialist;
f. A Kentucky vehicle enforcement officer;
g. A Kentucky Horse Park mounted patrol officer, subject to KRS
15.460(1)(f);
h. A Kentucky state park ranger, subject to KRS § 15.460(1)(f);
i. An agriculture investigator;
j. A charitable gaming investigator;
k. An alcoholic beverage control investigator;
l. An insurance fraud investigator;
m. An Attorney General investigator;
n. A Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources conservation officer, subject to KRS § 15.460(1)(e); and
o. Any detective for a Commonwealth’s attorney who would otherwise be eligible for a supplement established in accordance
with KRS § 15.460, but who does not receive one;
who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the general criminal laws of the state;
(b) “Police officer” does not include any sheriff who earns the maximum constitutional salary for this office, any special deputy sheriff appointed under KRS § 70.045, any constable, deputy constable, district detective, deputy district detective, special local peace officer, auxiliary police officer, or any other peace officer not specifically authorized in KRS § 15.410 to KRS § 15.510;
(3) “Police department” means the employer of a police officer;
(4) “Retirement plan” means a defined benefit plan consisting of required employer contributions pursuant to KRS § 61.565, 61.702, or any other provision of law;
(5) “Unit of government” means any city, county, combination of cities and counties, public university, state agency, local school district, or county sheriff’s office of the Commonwealth; and
(6) “Validated job task analysis” means the core job description that describes the minimum entry level requirements, qualifications, and training requirements for peace officers in the Commonwealth, and that is based upon an actual survey and study of police officer duties and responsibilities conducted by an entity recognized by the council as being competent to conduct such a study.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 231, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended
2019 Ky. Acts ch. 5, sec. 9, effective March 11, 2019. — Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch.
89, sec. 2, effective July 1, 2018. — Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 22, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 244, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998; ch. 510, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 606, sec. 55, effective July 15, 1998.
— Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 300, sec. 4, effective July 13, 1984. — Created 1972
Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 2.