KRS 148.056: Commissioner of parks may commission park rangers -- Powers as peace

officers.

(1) The commissioner of parks, in his discretion, may employ and commission park

rangers as the commissioner deems necessary to secure the parks and property of

the Department of Parks and to maintain law and order and such employees, when

so commissioned, shall have all of the powers of peace officers and shall have on

all parks property and on public highways transversing such property in all parts of

the state th e same powers with respect to criminal matters and enforcement of the

laws relating thereto as sheriffs, constables granted peace officer powers, and police

officers in their respective jurisdictions, and shall possess all the immunities and

matters of defense now available or hereafter made available to sheriffs and police

officers in any suit brought against them in consequence of acts done in the course

of their employment.

(2) The designation of any such employee as a peace officer shall be governed by the

provisions of KRS 61.300 except that he shall not be required to have resided in the

county wherein he is to serve for a period of at least two (2) years, and he shall be

required to file his photograph and affidavit only with the Franklin county clerk.

(3) Any employee so commissioned shall be required to execute bond, subject to the

provisions of KRS 62.170, for the faithful and lawful performance of his duties.