{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-16.177","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 16.177","heading":"Operation and administration of Kentucky Blue Alert System --","body":"Administrative regulations.\n(1) The Department of Kentucky State Police in cooperation with the Justice and Public\nSafety Cabinet, Transportation Cabinet, the Division of Emergency Managem ent of\nthe Department of Military Affairs, broadcasters, and the news media shall operate a\nsystem to notify the public when a peace officer has been killed, injured, or is\nmissing in the line of duty and the department determines that public notification\nmight aid in the apprehension of a suspect or the recovery of the officer. The system\nshall be known as the Kentucky Blue Alert System.\n(2) The Kentucky Blue Alert System shall utilize existing resources, including but not\nlimited to electronic highway sig ns; the Amber Alert System; law enforcement\ncommunications systems; electronic media; local, regional, and statewide media\nproviders; and the Emergency Alert System, if authorized and under conditions\npermitted by the federal government.\n(3) The Department  of Kentucky State Police shall promulgate administrative\nregulations for the operation and administration of the Kentucky Blue Alert System.","path":["KRS Chapter 16"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=40565","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:36Z","sha256":"2aa01aecd115d88a6b6295a4f95fc896dca2a2579166345e6b19d0c9c9cd7352","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-16.176","next":"us-ky/krs-16.179"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}