{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-61.912","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 61.912","heading":"Power of arrest.","body":"Any duly commissioned special law enforcement officer shall, while performing law\nenforcement duties upon the public property he or she is hired to protect, be empowered\nto arrest:\n(1) Persons committing, in his or her presence and upon the public property he or she is\nhired to protect, any misdemeanor, any traffic violation, or any other violation as\ndefined by KRS 500.080;\n(2) Provided there exists probable cause to believe a felony has been committed upon\nthe premises he or she is hired to protect, any p erson whom the officer reasonably\nand actually believes to have committed such felony upon the public property.","path":["KRS Chapter 61"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52954","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:16Z","sha256":"2fd3621873ea7e3fb3dcc137da3a07e583cc0ba229087f1fef9ed5c79afea548","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-61.910","next":"us-ky/krs-61.914"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}