{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-38.440","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 38.440","heading":"Entities who may drill or parade with arms without Governor's permission.","body":"(1) Except as permitted in subsections (2), (3), and (4) of this section, no persons other\nthan the Kentucky National Guard or Kentucky active militia shall associate\ntogether as an armed company or drill or parade with arms without permission from\nthe Governor.\n(2) Students in educational institutions chartered under the laws of Kentucky, in which\nmilitary science is part of the course of instruction, may drill and parade with arms\nin public under the supervision of their instructors.\n(3) Veterans' service organizations may wear swords and may drill or parade with arms\nin public.\n(4) People participating in the reenactment of a historical military event from the\nFrench and Indian War, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, United States Civil War,\nor Spanish-American War may wear swords and may drill or parade with arms in\npublic.","path":["KRS Chapter 38"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=39486","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:56Z","sha256":"f60dc5ae18cd131b2412a435a0f4735b89432d1d1a51ec6f0a0d698f99934cc6","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-38.430","next":"us-ky/krs-38.450"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}