15.388 Report on certification status for newly employed peace officer or court
564 words·~3 min read·
/ky/15-388A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
security officer -- Training of person in precertification status -- Issuance or
denial -- Right of appeal -- Transfer.
(1)Within five
(5)working days of employment or appointment, the chief executive
officer of the employing agency, or his designee, shall file a report with the council
certifying that the newly employed officer is certified or meets or exceeds the
precertification qualifications of KRS 15.382 for peace officers or KRS 15.3971 for
court security officers.
(2)If the person is certified, the council shall continue certified status.
(3)If the person is on inactive status, the council shall upgrade to certified status unless
the certification is revoked or denied as provided by KRS 15.380 to 15.404.
(4)If the person is not certified and not on inactive status, but has successfully
completed an applicable basic training course or received a basic training credit
under KRS 15.440(1)(d)6. approved and recognized by the council, the council
shall designate the person as being in certified status unless the certification is
revoked or denied as provided by KRS 15.380 to 15.404.
(5)If the person is not certified and not on inactive status, and has not successfully
completed an applicable basic training course approved and recognized by the
council, the council shall designate the person as being in precertification status.
(6)A person who is in precertification status shall, upon successful completion of the
required basic training, be certified unless he has committed an act that would result
in revocation of his certificate in which case he shall be denied certification.
(7)A person who is denied certified status under this section shall have the same right
of appeal as a person who has been revoked under KRS 15.380 to 15.404.
(8)If the certified peace officer has successfully completed the basic training required
by KRS 15.404 and transfers from a peace officer or court security officer position
from a current employer to a peace officer position for another employer, and both
employers have, at least ten
(10)working days prior to the effective date of the
transfer, notified the council in writing of the transfer, the council shall maintain the
officer in certified status.
(9)If the certified court security officer has successfully completed the basic training
required by KRS 15.3975 and transfers from a court security officer position from a
current employer to a court security officer position for another employer, and both
employers have, at least ten
(10)working days prior to the effective date of the
transfer, notified the council in writing of the transfer, the council shall maintain the
officer in certified status.
(10)A certified court security officer who has met the requirements of KRS 15.3971
shall not transfer from a court security officer position to a peace officer position
unless the certified court security officer meets all the requirements of a certified
peace officer under KRS 15.382 and 15.404(1). If the certified court security officer
has met the minimum qualifications of KRS 15.382, successfully completed the
basic training required for certified peace officers under KRS 15.404(1), and
transfers from a court security officer position from a current employer to a peace officer position for another employer, and both employers have, at least ten
(10)working days prior to the effective date of the transfer, notified the council in writing of the transfer, the council shall maintain the officer in certified status.