{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-15.405","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 15.405","heading":"Conditional offer of employment as peace officer pending receipt of","body":"certification status and employment records.\n(1) As used in this section, \"agency\" means any law enforcement agency, or other unit\nof government listed in KRS 15.380, that employs a certified peace officer.\n(2) Subject to subsection (5) of this section, any agency may make a conditional offer\nof employment to a candidate pending its receipt and evaluation of a response to its\nrequest for information from:\n(a) The council regarding the certification status of any candidate, including if the\ncouncil has:\n1. Received any notification under subsection KRS 15.391(4) related to the\ncandidate;\n2. Initiated hearing procedures under KRS 15.391 against the candidate; or\n3. Started investi gating whether to initiate hearing procedures for the\nrevocation of the certification of the candidate under KRS 15.391; or\n(b) Any agency that previously employed the candidate for any information the\nagency is required to provide under subsection (3) of this section.\n(3) Any agency that receives an inquiry under subsection (2) of this section from\nanother agency regarding a candidate for a peace officer position who was formerly\nemployed by the agency shall provide the following documentation to the hirin g\nagency:\n(a) A complete copy of the peace officer's personnel file;\n(b) Any documentation related to the arrest or prosecution of the peace officer\nthat the agency maintained;\n(c) Any documentation related to a completed internal administrative\ninvestigation of the peace officer; and\n(d) Any documentation related to an incomplete internal administrative\ninvestigation of the peace officer that was not completed because of the\nofficer's resignation or retirement while the investigation was pending.\n(4) The council and any agency that receives a request for information shall provide it\nto the requesting hiring agency no later than fourteen (14) days following the receipt\nof the request.\n(5) The hiring agency that elects to make a conditional offer of empl oyment subject to\nits receipt and evaluation of information pursuant to this section shall require the\ncandidate to complete a waiver and release of liability authorizing the hiring agency\nto request the information from all prior agencies, which may inclu de employing\nagencies outside of the Commonwealth.\n(6) The council, any agency, and the employees and officers of the council or any\nagency shall be immune from any civil liability for disclosing information pursuant\nto the provisions of this section and f rom any civil liability for the consequences of\nsuch a disclosure unless the information disclosed was knowingly false or\ndeliberately misleading, was rendered with malicious purpose, or was in violation of\nany civil right of the former employee.","path":["KRS Chapter 15"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=51064","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:33Z","sha256":"4ecd34e703fc86d5dc9683072ef0c9568d9e4d56cd7d24b94f8de551e6862454","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-15.404","next":"us-ky/krs-15.406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}