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KRS 241.090

Police powers of administrators and investigators

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Duke v. White (1980)

Most recently applied in United States v. Larry Doby Bell and Jerome E. Adams (July 1994)

Effective: June 27, 2025 History: Amended 2025 Ky

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(1) State administrators and all investigators shall have the full police powers of peace officers, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, and their jurisdiction shall be coextensive with the state. They may inspect any premises where alcoholic beverages are manufactured, sold, stored, or otherwise trafficked in or any premises where cannabis-infused beverages are sold, stored, or otherwise trafficked in, without first obtaining a search warrant. They may confiscate any contraband property. The jurisdiction and police powers of state administrators and all investigators during an emergency declared under KRS Chapter 39A shall be subject to the limitations of KRS 39A.090.

(2) A state administrator shall not have the power to make arrests unless he or she is certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.