{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-83a.087","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 83A.087","heading":"Citation officers -- Powers -- Restrictions.","body":"(1) The legislative body of any city may authorize the employment of citation officers\nas needed. Citation officers shall have the qualifications prescribed by ordinance.\nCitation officers shall not have the powers of peace officers to make arrests or carry\ndeadly weapons, but may issue citations as authorized by ordinance upon\nobservation of:\n(a) Nonmoving motor vehicle offenses.\n(b) Violations of ordinances except for moving motor vehicle offenses and except\nfor offenses which constitute a violation of the Kentucky Penal Code.\n(2) The procedure for citations issued by a citation officer shall be as provided in KRS\n431.015.\n(3) This section shall not be a limitation on the power of a citation officer to make an\narrest as a private person as provided in KRS 431.005.","path":["KRS Chapter 83A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=25176","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:44Z","sha256":"73e6355825c5a506150b2c8d4f24ac9fd0213a927a3f0a4529daacdb0f837117","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-83a.085","next":"us-ky/krs-83a.088"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}