{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-78.400","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 78.400","heading":"Definitions for KRS 78.400 to 78.480 and KRS 78.990.","body":"As used in KRS 78.400 to 78.480 and KRS 78.990, unless the context otherwise requires\nthe following words and terms shall have the following meaning:\n(1) \"Board\" means the county police force merit board or boards hereinafter created.\n(2) \"Chief\" means the  chiefs of the county police forces affected by KRS 78.400 to\n78.480 and KRS 78.990.\n(3) \"Assistant chief\" means the next in command to the chiefs of the county police\nforces affected by KRS 78.400 to 78.480 and KRS 78.990.\n(4) \"Secretary\" means the execut ive secretary and examiner employed by the county\npolice force merit board or boards hereinafter created.\n(5) \"Officer\" means any member of the county police forces affected by KRS 78.400 to\n78.480 and KRS 78.990 including chiefs and assistant chiefs and a ll commissioned\nor noncommissioned patrolmen, corporals, sergeants, lieutenants and captains.\n(6) \"Employee\" means all other employees of the county police forces affected by KRS\n78.400 to 78.480 and KRS 78.990.","path":["KRS Chapter 78"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=24706","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:38Z","sha256":"22df5bf4eef4f5a23b2693310fd60b68a22c32bf19ff375370b5766aa4430104","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-78.390","next":"us-ky/krs-78.405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}