Peace Officers And Law Enforcement
Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to constables. [SB-104]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 70 to establish the status of certified constables and certified deputy constables; require 40-hour mandatory annual training for constables and deputy constables; require the Kentucky Constable Association to develop and maintain in-service education courses, offered at night and on weekends throughout the year in various regions across the Commonwealth; require courses to include firearms qualification, emergency vehicle operations, and defensive driving; require constables and deputy constable seeking certification
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Sponsored by: Sen. George Wise
Introduced In Senate on 01/11/2021
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AN ACT relating to the assemblage of persons. [HB-246]
Amend KRS 525.010 to remove the definition of riot; amend KRS 525.020 to change the type of conduct that constitutes riot in the first degree; amend KRS 525.030 to change the type of conduct that constitutes riot in the second degree; amend KRS 525.040 to change the type of conduct that constitutes inciting to riot; amend KRS 525.050 to change the type of conduct that constitutes unlawful assembly; amend KRS 525.200 to conform.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/11/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to recording peace officers in public performance of their duties. [HB-245]
Create new section of KRS Chapter 455 to state that photographing or recording peace officers in the public performance of their duties is not unlawful.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/11/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to compliance with state and federal law. [HB-242]
Amend KRS 65.133 to require local law enforcement agencies and Kentucky State Police to enforce all laws; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms, including "sanctuary" and "sanctuary policy"; prohibit local governments from adopting sanctuary policies; establish hearing procedures for determination of sanctuary status; provide for the withholding of state funding from sanctuaries; create new sections of KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit postsecondary educational institutions from enrolling, employing, or contracting with illegal aliens;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Fischer
Introduced In House on 01/09/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to sexual offenses by peace officers. [SB-95]
Amend KRS 510.060, rape in the third degree, to include a peace officer who subjects a person in custody or under arrest to sexual intercourse; amend KRS 510.090, sodomy in the third degree, to include a peace officer who subjects a person in custody or under arrest to deviate sexual intercourse; amend KRS 510.120, sexual abuse in the second degree, to include a peace officer who subjects a person in custody or under arrest to sexual contact.
Sponsored by: Sen. Julie Adams
To Judiciary (s) on 02/02/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to animals. [HB-215]
Repeal and reenact KRS 525.135 to define terms; create new crimes of animal abuse in the first degree, animal abuse in the second degree, and aggravated animal abuse; create exceptions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to authorize law enforcement and animal control officers to seize and hold animals who are victims of cruelty or abuse; create a civil cause of action for a seizing agency to seek forfeiture and reimbursement for reasonable costs of caring for seized animals from the owner of the animal during the pendency of the criminal case
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Nemes
Introduced In House on 01/07/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to peace officer hours of work. [HB-223]
Amend KRS 337.285 to allow peace officers in cities of the home rule class to be scheduled for 80 hours or less in a work period of 14 consecutive days under specified conditions; amend KRS 95.495 to conform.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joni Jenkins
Introduced In House on 01/07/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to peace officers. [SB-80]
Amend KRS 15.391 to amend the definition of "professional malfeasance" and "professional nonfeasance"; add grounds for the revocation of peace officer certification; provide that the council may impose any reasonable condition upon the reinstatement of certification and provide subpoena power to the council; amend KRS 15.392 to remove reference to KRS 15.386; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to allow law enforcement agencies to make an offer of conditional employment pending an investigation into the applicants certification status and former
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Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Carroll
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 73) on 03/22/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to private information of public officials and declaring an emergency. [HB-141]
Create a new section of KRS 61.870 to 61.884 exempting personally identifiable information of judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers from the Open Records Act; create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to create a new felony of disseminating personally identifying information on the Internet about a law enforcement official.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Blanton
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to animal cruelty. [HB-100]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 525 to define terms; require peace officers and animal control officers to serve notice of seizure of an animal subjected to cruelty; create procedure for seizing agencies to petition a court to order payment of animal care costs by owner; establish penalties; prohibit the destruction of seized animals, except for humane reasons determined by veterinarian.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bratcher
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to public protection. [HB-21]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 455 to require peace officers to give notice before entering premises to execute a search warrant; require officers to activate body-worn cameras when serving a warrant; create processes for enforcement; allow disciplinary actions for non compliance; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to require officers to activate body-worn cameras when engaged in law enforcement activity; establish rebuttable presumptions in investigative or legal proceedings regarding unrecorded conduct or statements; amend KRS 61.168 to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Reginald Meeks
Posted In Committee on 03/02/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to sexual offenses by peace officers. [SB-52]
Amend KRS 510.060, rape in the third degree, to include a peace officer who subjects a person in custody or under arrest to sexual intercourse; amend KRS 510.090, sodomy in the third degree, to include a peace officer who subjects a person in custody or under arrest to deviate sexual intercourse; amend KRS 510.120, sexual abuse in the second degree, to include a peace officer who subjects a person in custody or under arrest to sexual contact.
Sponsored by: Sen. Denise Harper Angel
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 135) on 03/25/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearms. [HB-70]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define terms; grant authority to District Court to issue search warrants to law enforcement officers to seize firearms from persons believed to be dangerous due to untreated mental illness or documented evidence of a propensity for violence; grant authority to law enforcement officers to seize firearms from persons believed to be dangerous without a warrant; establish protocols for court hearing to determine dangerousness of person and authority to prohibit person from possessing firearms; establish protocol
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Sponsored by: Rep. Reginald Meeks
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to assistance dogs. [SB-57]
Amend KRS 258.500 to prohibit the misrepresentation of assistance dogs; allow peace officers to investigate; amend KRS 258.991 to remove jail penalty and to conform.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jimmy Higdon
Introduced In Senate on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. [HB-164]
Amend KRS 508.025, relating to assault in the third degree, to create a mandatory fine of $5,000 and a minimum sentence of 30 days' incarceration, which is not subject to any form of early release, for certain offenses; amend KRS 508.010, relating to assault in the first degree, to create a mandatory fine of $15,000 and a minimum sentence of 90 days' incarceration, which is not subject to any form of early release; create a new section of KRS Chapter 512 to require the court to order full restitution in any conviction under KRS 512.020, 512.030,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Huff
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to duty-related disability benefits and declaring an emergency. [HB-139]
Amend KRS 16.582 and 61.621 to increase minimum total and permanent in line of duty or duty-related disability benefits payable to a member of any of the systems administered by the Kentucky Retirement Systems from 25% to 75% of the member's monthly average pay; amend KRS 16.505, 61.510, and 78.510 to define "monthly average pay" as it relates to total and permanent line of duty and duty-related disability benefits; amend KRS 16.505 to amend the definition of "dependent child" as it relates to total and permanent line of duty or duty-related disability;
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Blanton
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to missing persons. [HB-105]
Amend KRS 39F.180 to require that any agency searching for a lost or missing person contact appropriate agencies within four hours of receiving the report and utilize existing resources, including but not limited to electronic highway signs, the Amber Alert system, law enforcement communications systems, electronic media, the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System if authorized and under conditions permitted by the federal government, and local, regional, and statewide media providers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ruth Palumbo
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 86) on 03/23/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to First Responder, Doctor, Nurse, and Health Care Professional Recognition Day. [HB-166]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the first Saturday of October of each year as "First Responder, Doctor, Nurse, and Health Care Professional Recognition Day"; require the Governor to proclaim the date each year and require state flags to be lowered to half-mast on state public buildings from sunrise to sunset on that day.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Westrom
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION requesting state and local officials and the judiciary to dedicate resources and adopt practices to preserve public investments. [SCR-7]
Urge local governments to make resources available for the protection of monuments, edifices, graves, and lands, and urge peace officers, prosecutors and members of the Kentucky Court of Justice including county attorneys, Commonwealth's attorneys, and the Kentucky Attorney General to charge and pursue the most stringent violations against defacement and damage of monuments, edifices, graves, and lands, as well as to urge judges of the Circuit, District, and appellate courts to impose and sustain sentences against persons convicted of these offenses
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Mills
Introduced In Senate on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to marijuana possession. [SB-82]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to make the penalty for possession of a personal use quantity of marijuana a prepayable non-criminal fine; amend KRS 218A.010 to define "personal use quantity of marijuana" and "marijuana accessory"; amend KRS 218A.1422 regarding marijuana possession to conform; amend KRS 218A.500 regarding drug paraphernalia to exempt personal use marijuana accessories; amend KRS 218A.1421 on marijuana trafficking to exempt personal use quantities; amend KRS 431.450 to include violations for possession of personal use quantities
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jimmy Higdon
To Judiciary (s) on 02/26/2019