Kentucky Statutes 95.951 – Qualifications for police or auxiliary police officer
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As of July 14, 1992, no person shall be originally appointed or employed as a police officer or an auxiliary police officer by a city, urban-county, or charter county government in the Commonwealth unless he:
(1) Is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and
(2) (a) Is a high school graduate, regardless of whether the school is accredited or certified by a governing body, provided that the education received met the attendance and curriculum standards of Kentucky law at the time of graduation, as determined by the Kentucky Department of Education; or
(b) Has received a High School Equivalency Diploma.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 63, sec. 9, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 5, sec. 4, effective March 18, 2016. — Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 145, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1996. — Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 428, sec. 2, effective July 14, 1992.
(1) Is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 95.951
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(2) (a) Is a high school graduate, regardless of whether the school is accredited or certified by a governing body, provided that the education received met the attendance and curriculum standards of Kentucky law at the time of graduation, as determined by the Kentucky Department of Education; or
(b) Has received a High School Equivalency Diploma.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 63, sec. 9, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 5, sec. 4, effective March 18, 2016. — Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 145, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1996. — Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 428, sec. 2, effective July 14, 1992.