{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-70.273","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 70.273","heading":"Disciplinary and removal procedures by board -- Hearing -- Appeals.","body":"(1) The board may remove, suspend, lay off or discipline any deputy sheriff covered by\nthe provisions of KRS 70.260 to 70.273 on written charges of misconduct preferred\non its own initiative or the initiative of any citizen, but only after reasonable notice\nto the accused and after a complete public hearing at which the deputy accused shall\nhave the right to be present, represented by counsel, and confronted by all of the\nwitnesses preferring charges against him.\n(2) Procedural due process shall be afforded to all deputy sheriffs by the board. The\nboard shall notify the deputy promptly and in writing of any charges brought against\nhim by the board or by a citizen. The board shall have the power to issue subpoenas\nand to compel the attendance of witnesses, and sh all conduct the hearing, as far as\npossible, within the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure. Any deputy who is not\ngiven a hearing within sixty (60) days of any charge being preferred shall be\nreinstated in full.\n(3) After a full public hearing by the board,  the board shall retire into executive session\nto discuss the evidence introduced at the hearing and to make its determination and\nconclusion. The board in executive session shall not receive any further evidence or\ncommunication from any source, except fo r legal advice from the board's counsel,\nprior to reaching its determination and conclusion.\n(4) When an appointment is revoked during the probationary period described in KRS\n70.267(5), the action of the sheriff shall be final. In all other disciplinary m atters,\nthe action of the sheriff or the board shall be final, except that any aggrieved person\nmay, within thirty (30) days after the decision is rendered, appeal to the Circuit\nCourt of the county in which the board meets. The board shall be named as\nrespondent, and the county attorney shall represent the board before the court. The\nappeal taken to the Circuit Court shall be a review of record by the court.\n(5) The provisions of KRS 70.260 to 70.273 shall not apply to any nonsworn employee\nappointed by the sheriff pursuant to KRS 70.030, to any special deputy appointed by\nthe sheriff pursuant to KRS 70.045, or to a deputy in a policy -making or\nconfidential position excluded from coverage by the ordinance creating the deputy\nsheriff merit board.","path":["KRS Chapter 70"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=24223","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:32Z","sha256":"8a3b0644f029ced8c688088ac27c012fd80ff330de258fe0b953dc94711d9acf","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-70.270","next":"us-ky/krs-70.280"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}