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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 61.920: Area of jurisdiction of special officer.

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  1. KRS Chapter 61

The powers and duties of special law enforcement officers shall be confined to the

premises of the public property to be protected, except while in pursuit of a person fleeing

from the property after committing any felony or misdemeanor, other than traffic

violations, on the property. In such case the officer may pursue the person and make

arrest anywhere within this state. In the course of making a lawful arrest for a felony after

such pursuit, he may use and apply that force which he believes is necessa ry to make the

arrest, except that he may only use deadly force in making such an arrest if the conditions

specified in KRS 61.916 are satisfied. In the course of making a lawful arrest for a

criminal offense other than a felony after such pursuit, he may use and apply that force,

less than deadly force, which he believes is necessary to make the arrest.

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