{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-70.282","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 70.282","heading":"Provision of security services for Court of Justice, courthouses, and","body":"courtrooms limited to sheriff and Department of Kentucky State Police --\nExceptions.\n(1) No agency of a unit of local government, other than the sheriff, shall provide\nsecurity services for the Court of Justice, a courthouse, or a courtroom unless the\nprovision of the service is specifically authorized by the Kentucky Revised Statutes.\n(2) No agency of state government, other than the Department of Kentucky State Police\nor the Adminis trative Office of the Courts, shall provide security services for the\nCourt of Justice, a courthouse, or a courtroom unless the provision of the services is\nspecifically authorized by the Kentucky Revised Statutes.\n(3) This section shall not preclude any p eace officer, upon request of a court security\nofficer or justice or judge of the Court of Justice, from providing security or law\nenforcement service for a specific incident or series of specific incidents.\n(4) This section shall not preclude any peace of ficer from taking law enforcement\naction in a courthouse or courtroom upon viewing the commission of an offense, or\nupon service of a warrant or civil or criminal process.","path":["KRS Chapter 70"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=24225","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:32Z","sha256":"53d3ba0743d2e2dc858a715abaaa053d61241b1a82b8a243be9df9761ccb0d0c","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-70.280","next":"us-ky/krs-70.284"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}