§ 70.010 Special oath of sheriff
§ 70.020 General bond of sheriff — Minimum — Record
§ 70.030 Deputy sheriffs — Certified court security officers — Nonsworn personnel — Participation in Law Enforcement Foundation Program
§ 70.036 Uniforms for sheriffs, deputies, and court security officers — Use — Expense, how paid
§ 70.040 Deputy’s acts and omissions — Liability for
§ 70.045 Special deputies
§ 70.050 Person may be empowered to execute process
§ 70.060 Sheriff may command power of county
§ 70.062 School and student safety issues training encouraged — Collaboration between sheriffs and local school districts encouraged
§ 70.065 Sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, and county police officer prohibited from requesting or requiring victim of alleged sexual offense to submit to polygraph or other examination — Other prohibitions
§ 70.070 Execution and return of process — Territorial jurisdiction
§ 70.075 Duty of sheriff to attend clerk’s office
§ 70.076 Sheriff to indorse time of receiving process
§ 70.077 Breaking and entering buildings to execute process
§ 70.078 Breaking and entering buildings to execute order of arrest
§ 70.079 Process not to be returned “prevented by force.”
§ 70.080 Return of “not found.”
§ 70.085 Summons, return of — Amendment if erroneous — Penalty
§ 70.090 Fines, forfeitures and fees — Sheriff to collect
§ 70.092 Sheriff to negotiate collection fee with governing body for special tax, license, fee, or other charge collected with tax bill — Limitation
§ 70.095 Fees for fingerprint impressions or photograph requested for professional, trade, or commercial purposes or personal use
§ 70.100 Distrainable fee-bills — Time allowed for collection
§ 70.105 Money unpaid pending litigation
§ 70.110 Execution of process after leaving office — Rights of sureties
§ 70.120 Money collected by sheriff — Demand for
§ 70.130 Sheriff to execute sentences of court and convey prisoners — Coroner or jailer may act
§ 70.140 Sheriff to attend and keep order in fiscal and Court of Justice courts — Court security officers limited to Court of Justice courts
§ 70.150 Sheriff to patrol roads — Record of accidents
§ 70.155 Motor vehicle impoundment — Handling and storage fees — Challenge to validity of impoundment — Hearing — Appeal
§ 70.170 Salary for services under KRS 70.150
§ 70.180 Breaking and entering for purpose of executing writs
§ 70.190 Obligations taken by officers
§ 70.200 Elisor — How appointed — Term of office — Powers — Compensation
§ 70.210 Mobile radio communication equipment for sheriffs and deputies
§ 70.260 Option for county to create deputy sheriff merit board — Expenses — Membership — Meetings — Exclusion of certain deputy sheriffs who serve in policy-making positions
§ 70.261 Adoption of rules — Certified copies — Subjects addressed — Issuance of additional rules — Repeal or amendment of existing rules
§ 70.262 Collective bargaining for deputy sheriffs in merit system in county containing a consolidated local government or a city of first class — Prohibition against strikes — Employment contract with sheriff
§ 70.263 Training requirements for counties having deputy sheriff merit board — Training for deputy sheriff providing security service to the courts
§ 70.265 Deputy sheriff merit boards to employ chief examiner — Duties
§ 70.267 Prohibited conduct — Construction of section — Probationary period
§ 70.270 Disciplinary and removal procedures by sheriff — Charges by citizen
§ 70.273 Disciplinary and removal procedures by board — Hearing — Appeals
§ 70.280 Court security officers — Duties — Prohibited conduct
§ 70.282 Provision of security services for Court of Justice, courthouses, and courtrooms limited to sheriff and Department of Kentucky State Police — Exceptions
§ 70.284 Failure or refusal of sheriff to provide court security services — Contracts with units of local government
§ 70.290 Employment contract for deputy sheriff or peace officer — Reimbursement of law enforcement agency when deputy or peace officer accepts employment with another agency
§ 70.291 Definition of “police officer” for KRS 70.291 to 70.293
§ 70.292 Sheriff may employ retired police officer — Qualifications
§ 70.293 Terms of employment of retired police officer
§ 70.294 Employment contract for law enforcement telecommunicator
§ 70.310 Bond and oath of constable and deputy constable — Minimum — Record
§ 70.320 Deputy constables in authorized counties — Qualifications
§ 70.325 Powers and duties of constable. (Effective until July 1, 2025)
§ 70.325 v2 Powers and duties of constable. (Effective July 1, 2025)
§ 70.340 Powers after leaving office
§ 70.350 Execution of process — Jurisdiction
§ 70.360 Return of “not found.”
§ 70.370 Precedence of levying and satisfying writs
§ 70.380 Staying or delay of process — When constable excused by
§ 70.390 To collect, return and receipt for claim
§ 70.400 Claims placed in hands — Not to become interested in
§ 70.410 Motion against constable or deputy constable — Notice
§ 70.420 Recovery for failure to pay over money collected
§ 70.430 Constable duties — Monthly report
§ 70.440 False entries in books and reports
§ 70.540 County police force authorized — Jurisdiction — Appointment — Qualifications — Term — Oath — Officers
§ 70.542 Auxiliary county police force
§ 70.610 Guards for safekeeping prisoner
§ 70.990 Penalties
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 70 - Sheriffs, Constables, and County Police Force

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Beneficiary: means a person that:
    (a) Has a present or future beneficial interest in a trust, vested or contingent. See Kentucky Statutes 386B.1-010
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • branch budget: means an enactment by the General Assembly which provides appropriations and establishes fiscal policies and conditions for the biennial financial plan for the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and the executive branch, which shall include a separate budget bill for the Transportation Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conservator: means a person appointed by the court to administer the estate of a minor or adult individual. See Kentucky Statutes 386B.1-010
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Guardian: means a person appointed by the court, a parent, or a spouse to make decisions regarding the support, care, education, health, and welfare of a minor or adult individual. See Kentucky Statutes 386B.1-010
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Interests of the beneficiaries: means the beneficial interests provided in the terms of the trust. See Kentucky Statutes 386B.1-010
  • Irrevocable trust: A trust arrangement that cannot be revoked, rescinded, or repealed by the grantor.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Livestock: means cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, alpacas, llamas, buffaloes, or any other animals of the bovine, ovine, porcine, caprine, equine, or camelid species. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Marital deduction: The deduction(s) that can be taken in the determination of gift and estate tax liabilities because of the existence of a marriage or marital relationship.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Person: means any individual or entity as defined in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 386B.1-010
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Property: means anything that may be the subject of ownership, whether legal or equitable, or any interest therein. See Kentucky Statutes 386B.1-010
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Revocable trust: A trust agreement that can be canceled, rescinded, revoked, or repealed by the grantor (person who establishes the trust).
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Settlor: means a person, including a testator, who creates or contributes property to a trust. See Kentucky Statutes 386B.1-010
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 386B.1-010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Sworn: includes "affirmed" in all cases in which an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Terms of a trust: means the manifestation of the settlor's intent regarding a trust's provisions as expressed in the trust instrument or as may be established by other evidence that would be admissible in a judicial proceeding. See Kentucky Statutes 386B.1-010
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Trust: means an express trust established by a trust instrument, including a will, whereby a trustee has the duty to administer a trust asset for the benefit of a named or otherwise described income or principal beneficiary, or both. See Kentucky Statutes 386B.1-010
  • Trust instrument: means an instrument signed by the settlor that contains terms of the trust, including any amendments thereto. See Kentucky Statutes 386B.1-010
  • Trustee: includes an original, additional, and successor trustee, and a cotrustee. See Kentucky Statutes 386B.1-010
  • Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010