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Kentucky Chapter 70 — Sheriffs, Constables, and County Police Force

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  • KRS 70.010— Special oath of sheriff
  • KRS 70.020— General bond of sheriff -- Minimum -- Record
  • KRS 70.030— Deputy sheriffs -- Certified court security officers -- Nonsworn personnel -- Participation in Law Enforcement Foundation Program -- Appointment of nonsworn special inspectors
  • KRS 70.035— Repealed, 1950
  • KRS 70.036— Uniforms for sheriffs, deputies, and court security officers -- Use -- Expense, how paid
  • KRS 70.040— Deputy's acts and omissions -- Liability for
  • KRS 70.045— Special deputies
  • KRS 70.050— Person may be empowered to execute process
  • KRS 70.060— Sheriff may command power of county
  • KRS 70.062— School and student safety issues training encouraged -- Collaboration between sheriffs and local school districts encouraged
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 70.070— Execution and return of process -- Territorial jurisdiction
  • KRS 70.075— Duty of sheriff to attend clerk's office
  • KRS 70.076— Sheriff to indorse time of receiving process
  • KRS 70.077— Breaking and entering buildings to execute process
  • KRS 70.078— Breaking and entering buildings to execute order of arrest
  • KRS 70.079— Process not to be returned "prevented by force."
  • KRS 70.080— Return of "not found."
  • KRS 70.085— Summons, return of -- Amendment if erroneous -- Penalty
  • KRS 70.090— Fines, forfeitures and fees -- Sheriff to collect
  • KRS 70.092— Sheriff to negotiate collection fee with governing body for special tax, license, fee, or other charge collected with tax bill -- Limitation
  • KRS 70.095— Fees for fingerprint impressions or photograph requested for professional, trade, or commercial purposes or personal use
  • KRS 70.100— Distrainable fee-bills -- Time allowed for collection
  • KRS 70.105— Money unpaid pending litigation
  • KRS 70.110— Execution of process after leaving office -- Rights of sureties
  • KRS 70.120— Money collected by sheriff -- Demand for
  • KRS 70.130— Sheriff to execute sentences of court and convey prisoners -- Coroner or jailer may act
  • KRS 70.140— Sheriff to attend and keep order in fiscal and Court of Justice courts -- Court security officers limited to Court of Justice courts
  • KRS 70.150— Sheriff to patrol roads -- Record of accidents
  • KRS 70.155— Motor vehicle impoundment -- Handling and storage fees -- Challenge to validity of impoundment -- Hearing -- Appeal
  • KRS 70.160— Repealed, 2017
  • KRS 70.170— Salary for services under KRS 70.150
  • KRS 70.180— Breaking and entering for purpose of executing writs
  • KRS 70.190— Obligations taken by officers
  • KRS 70.200— Elisor -- How appointed -- Term of office -- Powers -- Compensation
  • KRS 70.210— Mobile radio communication equipment for sheriffs and deputies
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 70.261— Adoption of rules -- Certified copies -- Subjects addressed -- Issuance of additional rules -- Repeal or amendment of existing rules
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 70.263— Training requirements for counties having deputy sheriff merit board -- Training for deputy sheriff providing security service to the courts
  • KRS 70.265— Deputy sheriff merit boards to employ chief examiner -- Duties
  • KRS 70.267— Prohibited conduct -- Construction of section -- Probationary period
  • KRS 70.270— Disciplinary and removal procedures by sheriff -- Charges by citizen
  • KRS 70.273— Disciplinary and removal procedures by board -- Hearing -- Appeals
  • KRS 70.280— Court security officers -- Duties -- Prohibited conduct
  • KRS 70.282— Provision of security services for Court of Justice, courthouses, and courtrooms limited to sheriff and Department of Kentucky State Police -- Exceptions
  • KRS 70.284— Failure or refusal of sheriff to provide court security services -- Contracts with units of local government
  • KRS 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
  • KRS 70.291— Definition of "police officer" for KRS 70.291 to 70.293
  • KRS 70.292— Sheriff may employ retired police officer -- Qualifications
  • KRS 70.293— Terms of employment of retired police officer
  • KRS 70.294— Employment contract for law enforcement telecommunicator
  • KRS 70.310— Bond and oath of constable and deputy constable -- Minimum -- Record
  • KRS 70.320— Deputy constables in authorized counties -- Qualifications
  • KRS 70.325— Powers and duties of constable
  • KRS 70.330— Repealed, 2015
  • KRS 70.340— Powers after leaving office
  • KRS 70.350— Execution of process -- Jurisdiction
  • KRS 70.360— Return of "not found."
  • KRS 70.370— Precedence of levying and satisfying writs
  • KRS 70.380— Staying or delay of process -- When constable excused by
  • KRS 70.390— To collect, return and receipt for claim
  • KRS 70.400— Claims placed in hands -- Not to become interested in
  • KRS 70.410— Motion against constable or deputy constable -- Notice
  • KRS 70.420— Recovery for failure to pay over money collected
  • KRS 70.430— Constable duties -- Monthly report
  • KRS 70.440— False entries in books and reports
  • KRS 70.510— Repealed, 1942
  • KRS 70.520— Repealed, 1942
  • KRS 70.530— Repealed, 1942
  • KRS 70.540— County police force authorized -- Jurisdiction -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Term -- Oath -- Officers
  • KRS 70.542— Auxiliary county police force
  • KRS 70.545— Repealed, 1978
  • KRS 70.550— Repealed, 1978
  • KRS 70.560— Repealed, 1978
  • KRS 70.561— Repealed, 1950
  • KRS 70.570— Repealed, 1978
  • KRS 70.580— Repealed, 1984
  • KRS 70.582— Repealed, 1984
  • KRS 70.584— Repealed, 1984
  • KRS 70.586— Repealed, 1984
  • KRS 70.588— Repealed, 1984
  • KRS 70.590— Repealed, 1984
  • KRS 70.592— Repealed, 1984
  • KRS 70.594— Repealed, 1984
  • KRS 70.596— Repealed, 1984
  • KRS 70.598— Repealed, 1984
  • KRS 70.610— Guards for safekeeping prisoner
  • KRS 70.990— Penalties