KY SB229 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 15-2)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-02 - to State & Local Government (S)
Pending: Senate State & Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-02 - to State & Local Government (S)
Pending: Senate State & Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 70 to establish the status of certified constables and certified deputy constables; require 40-hour mandatory annual training for constables and deputy constables; require the Kentucky Constable Association to develop and maintain in-service education courses, offered at night and on weekends throughout the year in various regions across the Commonwealth; courses shall include but are not limited to firearms qualification, emergency vehicle operations, and defensive driving; constables and deputy constable seeking certification must pay costs of courses unless other funds are available; county board of elections shall notify the association within 60 days after election of constable and, where judge/executive appoints a constable, county clerk shall notify the association of appointment providing contact information; for counties with deputy constables, the constable shall provide contact information to the association; the association shall maintain records of training hours completed by constables and deputies; the association shall issue certificates to constables and deputies upon satisfactory completion of training; the association shall maintain a Web site listing of constables and deputies who have and have not completed training; amend KRS 189.910 to include a certified constable's office among the entities using an emergency vehicle; amend KRS 189.950 to require fiscal court approval for non-certified constables' use of emergency equipment and corresponding insurance requirement; delete reference for minimum bond for certified constables.
Title
AN ACT relating to constables.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2020-03-02 | Senate | to State & Local Government (S) |
2020-02-27 | Senate | introduced in Senate |
Subjects
Constables
Counties
County Clerks
County Judges/Executive
Courts, Fiscal
Firearms and Weapons
Local Government
Local Mandate
Notices
Peace Officers and Law Enforcement
Public Safety
Traffic Safety
Counties
County Clerks
County Judges/Executive
Courts, Fiscal
Firearms and Weapons
Local Government
Local Mandate
Notices
Peace Officers and Law Enforcement
Public Safety
Traffic Safety