{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-201.140","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 201.140","heading":"Parole officers -- Powers and duties.","body":"(1) The board may, with the approval of the county judge/executive, appoint, to serve at\nthe pleasure of the board, one (1) or more persons, of more than twenty -one (21)\nyears of age, as parole officers. The parole officers shall apprehend or arrest, and\ntake into custody wherever found in this state children who escape from the home,\nand return them to the home. Parole officers shall also, under the direction of the\nboard, convey children of the home to any point in the state, and perform such other\nduties as the board requires of them. Such officers shall also have the general\npowers of peace officers.\n(2) In making the apprehension or arrest of such escaped child, in any county other than\nthat in which the home is located, the parole officer shall first secur e a writ or\nprocess issued by the District Judge of the county wherein the home is located\nauthorizing the parole officer to make such apprehension or arrest and to return the\nescaped child to the home, and this writ or process shall be the parole officer' s\nauthority in the premises.","path":["KRS Chapter 201"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=7354","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:57Z","sha256":"043ed3d875cc3bb37da6d74c3868ee7e87064f8b87ab72fe78841d1a42bf603e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-201.130","next":"us-ky/krs-201.150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}