Kentucky Statutes 61.409 – Law enforcement agency not to establish requirements for employees relating to residency or voter registration — Exceptions — Application
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(1) No state, city, county, urban-county, charter county, or consolidated local government law enforcement agency shall set a residence requirement, except requiring residence within the Commonwealth, for any of its employees who do not possess peace officer powers.
(2) No state, city, county, urban-county, charter county, or consolidated local government law enforcement agency shall require that an employee, whether that employee is a peace officer or not, be a registered voter.
(3) The provisions of subsection (1) shall not preclude an employer or agency specified in subsection (1) from having a requirement for response to a specified location within a specified time limit for an employee or volunteer who is off-duty but who is on-call to respond for work.
(4) The residence requirements of subsection (1) of this section requiring residency within the Commonwealth shall not apply to an employee of a law enforcement agency employed by that agency on July 15, 2002, until that employee’s employment relationship with the law enforcement agency is terminated.
Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 247, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002; and amended ch. 346, sec. 237, effective July 15, 2002.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2002). This section was created and amended by 2002 Ky. Acts chs. 247 and 346, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified together.
(2) No state, city, county, urban-county, charter county, or consolidated local government law enforcement agency shall require that an employee, whether that employee is a peace officer or not, be a registered voter.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 61.409
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) The provisions of subsection (1) shall not preclude an employer or agency specified in subsection (1) from having a requirement for response to a specified location within a specified time limit for an employee or volunteer who is off-duty but who is on-call to respond for work.
(4) The residence requirements of subsection (1) of this section requiring residency within the Commonwealth shall not apply to an employee of a law enforcement agency employed by that agency on July 15, 2002, until that employee’s employment relationship with the law enforcement agency is terminated.
Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 247, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002; and amended ch. 346, sec. 237, effective July 15, 2002.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2002). This section was created and amended by 2002 Ky. Acts chs. 247 and 346, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified together.