{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-431.007","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 431.007","heading":"Arrest powers of peace officers assisting in another county -- Exception.","body":"(1) A peace officer certified pursuant to KRS 15.380 to 15.404, who is directly\nemployed as a police officer by a Kentucky city, county, or urban -county\ngovernment and whose department meets the requirements of KRS 15.440 and a\nsheriff, or deputy sheriff w ho has been certified pursuant to KRS 15.380 to 15.404,\nwho is officially requested by a law enforcement agency in another county in\nKentucky to assist in any matter within the jurisdiction of the requesting agency\nshall possess, while responding to and fo r the duration of the matter for which the\nrequest was made, the same powers of arrest in the requesting county as he\npossesses in the county in which he is a police officer.\n(2) The provisions of this section shall not:\n(a) Authorize assistance in any labor dispute or strike;\n(b) Authorize assistance by a constable or deputy constable;\n(c) Authorize assistance by a special local peace officer; or\n(d) Authorize assistance by a special deputy sheriff.","path":["KRS Chapter 431"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18563","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:45Z","sha256":"5252bf1c911ec26a58e77600be2f8c714dc737293e916157dc325024b847be6a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-431.005","next":"us-ky/krs-431.008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}