KRS 425.091: Levy on property.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon receipt of the writ of possession

the levying officer shall search for and take custody of the specified property, if it be

in the possession of the defendant or his agent, either by removing the property to a

place of safe keeping or upon order of the judicial officer by installing a keeper.

(2) If the specified property is used as a dwelling, levy shall be made by placing a

keeper in charge of the property for two (2) days at the plaintiff's expense, afte r

which period the levying officer shall remove the occupants and any contents not

specified in the writ and shall take exclusive possession of the property.

(3) If the specified property or any part of it is in a private place, the levying officer

shall a t the time he demands possession of the property announce his identity,

purpose and authority. If the property is not voluntarily delivered, the levying

officer may cause any building or enclosure where the property may be located to be

broken open in such a manner as he reasonably believes will cause the least damage

and may call upon the power of any other law enforcement officers of the county to

aid and protect him, but, if he reasonably believes that entry and seizure of the

property will involve a substantial risk of death or serious bodily harm to any person

he shall refrain from seizing the property and shall promptly make a return to the

court from which the writ issued setting forth the reasons for his belief that the risk

exists. In such case, t he judicial officer shall make such orders as may be

appropriate.

(4) Nothing in this section authorizes the levying officer to enter or search any private

place not specified in the writ of possession or other order of the judicial officer.