{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-70.292","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 70.292","heading":"County police department or sheriff may employ retired police officer --","body":"Qualifications.\n(1) A county police department or county sheriff's office in the Commonwealth of\nKentucky may employ police officers who have retired under the State Po lice\nRetirement System, Kentucky Employees Retirement System, or the County\nEmployees Retirement System as provided by KRS 70.291 to 70.293.\n(2) An individual employed under KRS 70.291 to 70.293 shall have:\n(a) 1. Participated in the Law Enforcement Founda tion Program fund under\nKRS 15.410 to 15.515; or\n2. Retired as a commissioned officer pursuant to KRS Chapter 16;\n(b) Retired with at least twenty (20) years of service credit;\n(c) Been separated from service for the period required by KRS 61.637 and\n78.5540 so that the member's retirement is not voided;\n(d) Retired with no administrative charges pending; and\n(e) Retired with no pre-existing agreement between the individual and the county\npolice department or the sheriff's office prior to the individual's retirement for\nthe individual to return to work for the county police department or the\nsheriff's office.","path":["KRS Chapter 70"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=57501","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:32Z","sha256":"67787cf893ac66e1203551ef11fb54ff4a2b3cb519a2e7358776d4de4b80f3f7","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-70.291","next":"us-ky/krs-70.293"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}