KRS 67A.076: Citation officers -- Appointment -- Duties -- Compensation.

(1) Urban-county governments may appoint citation officers who shall have

qualifications as prescribed by ordinance and who shall not have powers of peace

officers to arrest or carry weapons but may issue citations as authorized by

ordinance upon observation of:

(a) Nonmoving motor vehicle offenses.

(b) Violations of ordinances except for moving motor vehicle offenses and except

for offenses which constitute a violation of the Kentucky Penal Code.

(2) The procedure for citations issued by a citation officer sha ll be as provided in KRS

431.015.

(3) This section is not a limitation on the power of a citation officer to make an arrest as

a private person as provided in KRS 431.005.