527.020 Carrying concealed deadly weapon.

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(1)A person is guilty of carrying a concealed weapon when he or she carries concealed

a firearm or other deadly weapon on or about his or her person in violation of this

section.

(2)Peace officers and certified court security officers, when necessary for their

protection in the discharge of their official duties; United States mail carriers when

actually engaged in their duties; and agents and messengers of express companies,

when necessary for their protection in the discharge of their official duties, may

carry concealed weapons on or about their person.

(3)The director of the Division of Law Enforcement in the Department of Fish and

Wildlife Resources, game wardens of the Department of Fish and Wildlife

Resources, and policemen directly employed by state, county, city, or urban-county

governments may carry concealed deadly weapons on or about their person at all

times within the Commonwealth of Kentucky, when expressly authorized to do so

by law or by the government employing the officer.

(4)Persons carrying concealed weapons in accordance with KRS 237.109 or licensed

to carry a concealed deadly weapon pursuant to KRS 237.110 may carry a

concealed firearm or other concealed deadly weapon on or about their persons at all

times within the Commonwealth of Kentucky, if the firearm or concealed deadly

weapon is carried in conformity with the requirements of KRS 237.109 or 237.110.

Unless otherwise specifically provided by the Kentucky Revised Statutes or

applicable federal law, no criminal penalty shall attach to carrying a concealed

firearm or other deadly weapon at any location at which an unconcealed firearm or

other deadly weapon may be constitutionally carried. No person or organization,

public or private, shall prohibit a person from possessing a firearm, ammunition, or

both, or other deadly weapon in his or her vehicle in compliance with the provisions

of KRS 237.109, 237.110, and 237.115. Any attempt by a person or organization,

public or private, to violate the provisions of this subsection may be the subject of

an action for appropriate relief or for damages in a Circuit Court or District Court of

competent jurisdiction.

(a)The following persons, if they hold a license to carry a concealed deadly

weapon pursuant to KRS 237.110 or 237.138 to 237.142, may carry a firearm

or other concealed deadly weapon on or about their persons at all times and at

all locations within the Commonwealth of Kentucky, without any limitation

other than as provided in this subsection:

1. A Commonwealth's attorney or assistant Commonwealth's attorney;

2. A retired Commonwealth's attorney or retired assistant Commonwealth's

attorney;

3. A county attorney or assistant county attorney;

4. A retired county attorney or retired assistant county attorney;

5. A justice or judge of the Court of Justice;

6. A retired or senior status justice or judge of the Court of Justice; and

7. A retired peace officer who holds a concealed deadly weapon license

issued pursuant to the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, 18

U.S.C. sec. 926C, and KRS 237.138 to 237.142.

(b)The provisions of this subsection shall not authorize a person specified in this

subsection to carry a concealed deadly weapon in a detention facility as

defined in KRS 520.010 or on the premises of a detention facility without the

permission of the warden, jailer, or other person in charge of the facility, or

the permission of a person authorized by the warden, jailer, or other person in

charge of the detention facility to give such permission. As used in this

section, "detention facility" does not include courtrooms, facilities, or other

premises used by the Court of Justice or administered by the Administrative

Office of the Courts.

(c)A person specified in this section who is issued a concealed deadly weapon

license shall be issued a license which bears on its face the statement that it is

valid at all locations within the Commonwealth of Kentucky and may have

such other identifying characteristics as determined by the Department of

Kentucky State Police.

(a)Except as provided in this subsection, the following persons may carry

concealed deadly weapons on or about their person at all times and at all

locations within the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

1. An elected sheriff and full-time and part-time deputy sheriffs certified

pursuant to KRS 15.380 to 15.404 when expressly authorized to do so

by the unit of government employing the officer;

2. An elected jailer and a deputy jailer who has successfully completed

Department of Corrections basic training and maintains his or her

current in-service training when expressly authorized to do so by the

jailer; and

3. The department head or any employee of a corrections department in

any jurisdiction where the office of elected jailer has been merged with

the office of sheriff who has successfully completed Department of

Corrections basic training and maintains his or her current in-service

training when expressly authorized to do so by the unit of government

by which he or she is employed.