KRS 70.282: Provision of security services for Court of Justice, courthouses, and

courtrooms limited to sheriff and Department of Kentucky State Police --

Exceptions.

(1) No agency of a unit of local government, other than the sheriff, shall provide

security services for the Court of Justice, a courthouse, or a courtroom unless the

provision of the service is specifically authorized by the Kentucky Revised Statutes.

(2) No agency of state government, other than the Department of Kentucky State Police

or the Adminis trative Office of the Courts, shall provide security services for the

Court of Justice, a courthouse, or a courtroom unless the provision of the services is

specifically authorized by the Kentucky Revised Statutes.

(3) This section shall not preclude any p eace officer, upon request of a court security

officer or justice or judge of the Court of Justice, from providing security or law

enforcement service for a specific incident or series of specific incidents.

(4) This section shall not preclude any peace of ficer from taking law enforcement

action in a courthouse or courtroom upon viewing the commission of an offense, or

upon service of a warrant or civil or criminal process.