(1) A county police department or county sheriff’s office in the Commonwealth of Kentucky may employ police officers who have retired under the State Police Retirement System, Kentucky Employees Retirement System, or the County Employees Retirement System as provided by KRS § 70.291 to KRS § 70.293.
(2) An individual employed under KRS § 70.291 to KRS § 70.293 shall have:

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 70.292

  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(a) 1. Participated in the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund under
KRS § 15.410 to KRS § 15.515; or
2. Retired as a commissioned officer pursuant to KRS Chapter 16; (b) Retired with at least twenty (20) years of service credit;
(c) Been separated from service for the period required by KRS § 61.637 so that the member’s retirement is not voided;
(d) Retired with no administrative charges pending; and
(e) Retired with no pre-existing agreement between the individual and the county police department or the sheriff’s office prior to the individual’s retirement for the individual to return to work for the county police department or the sheriff’s office.
Effective: April 27, 2018
History: Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 171, sec. 21, effective April 14, 2018; and ch.
207, sec. 21, effective April 27, 2018. — Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 2, effective June 24, 2015. — Created 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 2, effective July 15,
2014.
Legislative Research Commission Note (4/27/2018). This statute was amended by 2018
Ky. Acts chs. 171 and 207, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified together.