Kentucky Statutes 83A.087 – Citation officers — Powers — Restrictions
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(1) The legislative body of any city may authorize the employment of citation officers as needed. Citation officers shall have the qualifications prescribed by ordinance. Citation officers shall not have the powers of peace officers to make arrests or carry deadly weapons, but may issue citations as authorized by ordinance upon observation of:
(a) Nonmoving motor vehicle offenses.
(b) Violations of ordinances except for moving motor vehicle offenses and except for offenses which constitute a violation of the Kentucky Penal Code.
(2) The procedure for citations issued by a citation officer shall be as provided in KRS
431.015.
(3) This section shall not be a limitation on the power of a citation officer to make an arrest as a private person as provided in KRS § 431.005.
Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 48, sec. 2, effective July 14, 1992.
(a) Nonmoving motor vehicle offenses.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 83A.087
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Ordinance: means an official action of a city legislative body, which is a regulation of a general and permanent nature and enforceable as a local law or is an appropriation of money. See Kentucky Statutes 83A.010
(b) Violations of ordinances except for moving motor vehicle offenses and except for offenses which constitute a violation of the Kentucky Penal Code.
(2) The procedure for citations issued by a citation officer shall be as provided in KRS
431.015.
(3) This section shall not be a limitation on the power of a citation officer to make an arrest as a private person as provided in KRS § 431.005.
Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 48, sec. 2, effective July 14, 1992.