{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-432.510","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 432.510","heading":"Protection of prisoners -- Power of officer to summon citizens, arm","body":"prisoners.\n(1) Any person having custody of a person charged with a public offense shall summon\nto his aid as many of the able -bodied male citizens of his county between the ages\nof twenty-one (21) and fifty (50) years as may be necessary for the protection of the\nperson in his custody. Any person so summoned who fails to obey the summons or\nverbal notice of the officer shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100)\nnor more than five hundred dollars ($500).\n(2) Any officer having knowledge or reasonable grounds to believe that an effort will\nbe made to rescue, injure or kill any person in his custody charged with a public\noffense shall immediately provide the means necessary to prevent such an act.\n(3) Any officer in charge of a jail who has reasonable grounds to believe that the jail\nwill be attacked by a mob or persons confederated or banded together to inflict\nviolence upon any inmate, may arm the threatened inmates for their own protection.","path":["KRS Chapter 432"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18709","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:47Z","sha256":"2e53c20f7f13a0c480e60257bcedbb2f55cb8f23e9efe346f95a8d67de2b1156","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-432.505","next":"us-ky/krs-432.520"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}