KRS 78.460: Board hearings to conform to due process of law -- Board may issue

subpoenas, compel attendance of witnesses, and compel production of

documents.

Procedural due process shall be afforded to all police officers by the board. The board

shall inform any o fficer, promptly and in writing, of any charges brought against the

officer by the board. The officer shall be given a prompt hearing by the board, have an

opportunity to confront his accusers, and have the privilege of presenting the board with

evidence. The board shall have the power to issue subpoenas attested in the name of its

chairman, to compel the attendance of witnesses, to compel the production of documents

and other documentary evidence, and so far as practicable, conduct the hearing within the

Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure. Upon a showing of proper need, the board shall issue

subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses, or to compel the production of

documents and other documentary evidence for the benefit of the officer or the chief at

the request of the officer or the chief. Any officer who is not given a hearing within sixty

(60) days of any charge placed shall be reinstated in full.