(1) The chief of police and all members of the police force in urban-county governments and cities shall possess all of the common law and statutory powers of constables and sheriffs. They may exercise those powers, including the power of arrest for offenses against the state, anywhere in the county in which the urban- county government or city is located, but the chief of police and members of the police force in a city shall not be required to police any territory outside of the city limits.
(2) The chief of police and all members of the police force in all urban-county governments and cities shall be entitled to the same fees, and the same remedies for collecting them, that are allowed to sheriffs and other officers for similar services, but all fees shall be paid into the urban-county government or city treasury.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 95.019

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

Effective: January 1, 2015
History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 106, effective January 1, 2015. — Created
1994 Ky. Acts ch. 48, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994.

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