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Code · Kentucky · Chapter 83A — Organization of government in cities

83A.088 Safety officers -- Powers -- Restrictions.

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(1)The legislative body of any city may authorize the employment of safety officers as
needed. Safety officers shall have duties as prescribed by ordinance, which may
include, but not be limited to:
(a)Issuance of citations for violation of motor vehicle offenses as provided for in
KRS Chapters 186 and 189. Safety officers shall not have the authority to
issue citations for moving violations.
(b)Issuance of citations for violation of any motor vehicle or traffic safety
ordinance enacted by the city.
(c)Control and direction of traffic on public thoroughfares.
(d)Removal of vehicles in violation of state or local laws.
(2)The ordinance prescribing the duties of safety officers shall set out in particular the
city ordinances and the sections of KRS Chapters 186 and 189 for which citation
authority will exist.
(3)A safety officer may issue a citation for a misdemeanor or a violation committed in
his presence. The procedures for citations issued by safety officers shall be as
provided in KRS 431.015.
(4)Safety officers appointed by authority of this section shall have only the limited
powers as provided by this section and shall not have the powers of peace officers
to make arrests or carry deadly weapons.
(5)Safety officers shall successfully complete one hundred twenty
(120)hours of
appropriate training certified by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council prior to
being appointed as a safety officer.
(6)This section shall not be a limitation on the power of a safety officer to make an
arrest as a private person as provided in KRS 431.005.
(7)While in the process of securing information to complete accident reports and
notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, safety officers may issue citations for
violations of KRS 186.430, 186.450, 186.510, and 186.540.
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