{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-158.471","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 158.471","heading":"Local board of education authorized to establish police department for","body":"local school districts.\nPursuant to the authority granted to them under KRS 160.160 and 160.290, local boards\nof education are authorized to establish a police department for local school districts,\nappoint police officers and other employees, prescribe distinctive uniforms for the police\nofficers of the school district, and designate and operate emergency vehicles. Police\nofficers appointed under this section shall take an  appropriate oath of office in the form\nand manner consistent with the Constitution of Kentucky. Police officers appointed\npursuant to this section shall be granted with the protections provided in KRS 15.520 and\nshall be certified in accordance with KRS 15.380(1)(e).","path":["KRS Chapter 158"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=53036","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:05Z","sha256":"d66ab53618e3628d21f2fb39087afc3552f656241360be72a3c49e4e47724a8d","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-158.470","next":"us-ky/krs-158.473"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}