{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-61.916","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 61.916","heading":"Use of deadly force to make an arrest.","body":"A special law enforcement officer may, in the course of accomplishing any lawful arrest\nfor a felony committed upon the public property as herein provided, use and apply that\nforce which he believes is necessary to make the arrest, except that he may only use\ndeadly force to make such an arrest if:\n(1) The officer, in making the arrest, is authorized to act as a special law enforcement\nofficer; and\n(2) The arrest is for a felony involving the use or threatened use of physical force likely\nto cause death or serious physical injury; and\n(3) The officer believes that the person to be arrested is likely to endanger human life\nunless arrested without delay.","path":["KRS Chapter 61"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=23083","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:16Z","sha256":"752c352648bb1cb7fce66442ccc4ea22f48e635f37ba9fe32c7d4b89cb8152ca","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-61.914","next":"us-ky/krs-61.918"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}