61.886 Appointment and commissioning of peace officers for the Breaks Interstate
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Park Commission and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
(1)As used in KRS 61.886 to 61.892:
(a)"Commission" means the Breaks Interstate Park Commission created in KRS
148.220; and
(b)"TVA" means the Tennessee Valley Authority.
(2)The Tennessee Valley Authority or the Breaks Interstate Park Commission may
apply to the Governor for the appointment and commissioning of peace officers.
Such persons shall be selected from a list submitted by TVA or the commission to
the Governor. The Governor, upon such application being made and upon the
payment to the Kentucky State Treasurer of a one
(1)time fee of five dollars ($5)
for each officer to be appointed, shall appoint, for annually renewable terms of one
(1)year, such persons or as many thereof as the Governor deems proper to be such
peace officers and shall give commissions to those appointed. Appointments and
annual renewals of appointments under this subsection shall be subject to approval
by the sheriff of each county in which the peace officer will normally operate, not
including counties into which he or she may pursue and arrest persons under KRS
61.887. Such commissions shall be recorded in the office of Secretary of State.
(3)Upon the request of the commission, the commissioner of the Department of Parks
may request the Governor to appoint and commission individuals designated by the
commissioner that meet the requirements of KRS 61.8865 as peace officers. The
Governor, upon such application being made and upon the payment to the Kentucky
State Treasurer of a one
(1)time fee of five dollars ($5) for each officer to be
appointed, shall appoint for annually renewable terms of one
(1)year such persons
or as many thereof as the Governor deems proper to be such peace officers and shall
give commissions to those appointed. Appointments and annual renewals of
appointments under this subsection shall be subject to approval by the sheriff of
each county in which the peace officer will normally operate, not including counties
into which he or she may pursue and arrest persons under KRS 61.887. Such
commissions shall be recorded in the office of Secretary of State.
(4)No person shall be eligible for appointment and commission as a TVA or
commission peace officer unless he or she has established to the satisfaction of the
Governor that, except for county residency requirements, he or she:
(a)Possesses the qualifications prescribed for nonelective peace officers by KRS
61.300; and
(b)Is a resident of Kentucky, or an adjoining state in which TVA or the
commission operates, and has been for at least two
(2)years at the time of his
or her appointment.
(5)A TVA or commission peace officer shall not be considered a hazardous duty
position within the meaning of KRS 61.592 and shall not be eligible to participate
in the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund unless the officer
meets the requirements of KRS 15.382, 15.404, and 15.440.