605.050 Appointment of chief probation officers and volunteer probation officers --
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(1)In counties containing a city of the first class or a city with a population equal to or
greater than twenty thousand (20,000) as of the most recent federal decennial
census, the county judge/executive may appoint a chief probation officer of the
juvenile court and such number of assistant probation officers, professional and
clerical personnel as may be authorized by the fiscal court. Such officers shall
receive reasonable salaries to be fixed by the fiscal court, and shall be allowed their
actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The
salaries and expenses shall be paid out of the county treasury. The officers shall
serve at the pleasure of the county judge/executive but shall be subject to the
direction and control of the judges of the District Court in the performance of their
duties. The officers shall be peace officers who shall possess all the powers of peace
officers in carrying out the purposes of KRS Chapters 600 to 645. A probation
officer may take into custody any child that he has reasonable grounds to believe is
in violation of conditions of his probation.
(2)In counties containing an urban-county government, the mayor shall appoint a chief
probation officer of the juvenile session of the District Court and such number of
assistant probation officers, professional and clerical personnel as are reasonably
necessary for the operation of the juvenile session of the District Court. Such
officers shall receive reasonable salaries to be fixed by the urban-county council,
and shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties. The salaries and expenses shall be paid out of the
urban-county treasury. The officers shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor but shall
be subject to the direction and control of the judges of the District Court in the
performance of their duties. The officers shall be peace officers who shall possess
all the powers of peace officers in carrying out the purposes of KRS Chapters 600 to
645. A probation officer may take into custody any child that he has reasonable
grounds to believe is in violation of conditions of his probation.
(3)In any county, the Chief District Judge may appoint or designate one
(1)or more
discreet persons of good moral character to serve as volunteer probation officers of
the juvenile session. Such volunteer probation officers shall serve during the
pleasure of the judge and without compensation, except that the fiscal court or the
urban-county council, as appropriate, may authorize the payment of compensation
and reasonable expenses out of the county or urban-county treasury of any such
officers.
(4)Officers appointed pursuant to this section shall be trained in the administration of a
validated risk and needs assessment.