{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-242.370","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 242.370","heading":"Search and seizure.","body":"(1) When an officer or any reputable citizen files an affidavit with any Circuit or\nDistrict Judge, describing premises or a vehicle, where alcoholic beverages are sold,\ndisposed of or possessed in violation of this chapter, the judge shall by his warrant\ncause the premises or vehicle to be searched for the detection of any alcoholic\nbeverages which are possessed, or kept for disposition, in violation of this chapter.\n(2) Any officer receiving such a warrant shall immediately execute it on the day it is\nreceived.\n(3) If admission is not given on demand, the officers enforcing the warrant shall force\nan entrance into the premises or vehicle. If the officer finds that alcoholic beverages\nare being illegally sold, disposed of or possessed, he shall seize the alcoho lic\nbeverages, arrest the keeper or person in charge of the premises, vehicle or alcoholic\nbeverages and carry the person arrested and the alcoholic beverages before the judge\nthat has issued the warrant.\n(4) No search warrant as provided for in this secti on shall be quashed if it and the\naffidavit on which it is based are sufficient on the face. If the search warrant is\nquashed no property taken by virtue of it shall be ordered returned unless the person\nfrom whose possession the property was taken both al leges and proves that he was\nin lawful possession of the property.","path":["KRS Chapter 242"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=11293","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:52Z","sha256":"415ac09ff766a201edb1e723ed88758a87a3a636b6beac8877f7f2fde7889702","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-242.360","next":"us-ky/krs-242.380"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}