If an agreement entered into under the authority of KRS § 65.210 to KRS § 65.300 provides for cooperative action in the utilization of peace officers, those peace officers, while in the performance of their duties under the agreement outside their own city, county, or other jurisdiction, shall have the full power of arrest and all other powers they possess in their own city, county, or other jurisdiction, and shall have the same immunities and privileges as if the duties were performed in their own city, county, or other jurisdiction.
Effective: July 15, 2020

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 65.255

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 8, effective July 15, 2020. — Created
1968 Ky. Acts ch. 68, sec. 1.

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