{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-15.3975","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 15.3975","heading":"Training requirements for employment -- Biennial in -service training --","body":"Extension -- Loss of status upon failure to complete training -- Regaining\ncertification.\n(1) A court security officer employed or appointed after June 26, 2007, shall satisfy the\nbasic training requirements for employment if he or she successfully completes law\nenforcement training developed and approved by the Kentucky Law Enforcement\nCouncil and the Administrative Office of the Courts of at least eighty (80) hours.\n(2) A court s ecurity officer employed or appointed after June 26, 2007, shall\nsuccessfully complete forty (40) hours of biennial in -service training that has been\ncertified or recognized by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council, and that is\nappropriate to the officer's responsibilities.\n(3) In the event of extenuating circumstances beyond the control of a certified court\nsecurity officer that prevent the officer from completing the basic or in -service\ntraining within the time specified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the\ncommissioner of the department or his or her designee may grant the officer an\nextension of time, not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days in which to\ncomplete the training.\n(4) Any court security officer who fails to successfully complete basic training within\nthe specified time periods, including extensions, shall lose his or her court security\npowers and his or her precertification status shall lapse. Any court security officer\nwho fails to successfully complete in -service training within  the specified time\nperiods, including extensions, shall lose his or her court security powers and his or\nher certification status shall be changed to training deficiency status. When a court\nsecurity officer is deficient in required training, the commissioner of the department\nor his or her designee shall notify the council, which shall notify the court security\nofficer and his or her agency.\n(5) A certified court security officer who has lost his or her court security powers due\nsolely to his or her failu re to meet the in -service training requirements of this\nsection may regain his or her certification status and court security powers upon\nsuccessful completion of the training deficiency.","path":["KRS Chapter 15"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=946","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:33Z","sha256":"937a4f654fe72baeaf631c98f38c01438b90d773a86c6aad6f17bdd2f651b414","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-15.3973","next":"us-ky/krs-15.3977"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}