KRS 70.292: County police department or sheriff may employ retired police officer --

Qualifications.

(1) A county police department or county sheriff's office in the Commonwealth of

Kentucky may employ police officers who have retired under the State Po lice

Retirement System, Kentucky Employees Retirement System, or the County

Employees Retirement System as provided by KRS 70.291 to 70.293.

(2) An individual employed under KRS 70.291 to 70.293 shall have:

(a) 1. Participated in the Law Enforcement Founda tion Program fund under

KRS 15.410 to 15.515; or

2. Retired as a commissioned officer pursuant to KRS Chapter 16;

(b) Retired with at least twenty (20) years of service credit;

(c) Been separated from service for the period required by KRS 61.637 and

78.5540 so that the member's retirement is not voided;

(d) Retired with no administrative charges pending; and

(e) Retired with no pre-existing agreement between the individual and the county

police department or the sheriff's office prior to the individual's retirement for

the individual to return to work for the county police department or the

sheriff's office.