KRS § 15.404 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 15 / Section 15.404
15.404 Basic training and in-service training for peace officers and constables
Status: in_force

15.404 Basic training and in-service training for peace officers and constables.

(1) (a) Any peace officers employed or appointed after December 1, 1998, who have

not successfully completed basic training at a school certified or recognized

by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council, shall within one (1) year of their

appointment or employment, successfully complete a basic training course, as

established by KRS 15.440, at a school certified or recognized by the

Kentucky Law Enforcement Council or receive a basic training credit

approved by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council under KRS

15.440(1)(d)6.

(b) In the event of extenuating circumstances beyond the control of an officer that

prevent the officer from completing basic training within one (1) year, the

commissioner of the department or his or her designee may grant the officer

an extension of time, not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days, in which to

complete the training.

(c) Any peace officer who fails to successfully complete basic training within the

specified time periods, including extensions, shall lose his or her law

enforcement powers and his or her precertification status shall lapse. Further,

the peace officer shall be prohibited from serving as a peace officer for a

period of one (1) year from the date that his or her precertification lapses.

(2) (a) All peace officers with active certification status shall successfully complete

forty (40) hours of annual in-service training that has been certified or

recognized by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council, that is appropriate to

the officer's rank and responsibility and the size and location of his

department.

(b) In the event of extenuating circumstances beyond the control of an officer that

prevent the officer from completing the in-service training within one (1)

year, the commissioner of the department or his or her designee may grant the

officer an extension of time, not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days, in

which to complete the training. If the officer is unable to complete the in-

service training due to injury or illness that prevents him or her from working

as a peace officer, the one hundred eighty (180) day extension shall begin on

the date that the officer returns to work.

(c) Any peace officer who fails to successfully complete in-service training

within the specified time periods, including extensions, shall lose his or her

law enforcement powers and his or her certification status shall be changed to

training deficiency status.

(d) When a peace officer is deficient in required training, the commissioner of the

department or his or her designee shall notify the council, which shall notify

the peace officer and his or her agency.

(e) The requirements of this subsection shall be waived for the period of time that

a peace officer is serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces.

(f) This waiver shall be retroactive for peace officers from the date of September

11, 2001.

(3) An officer who has lost his or her law enforcement powers due solely to his or her

failure to meet the in-service training requirements of this section may regain his or

her certification status and law enforcement powers upon successful completion of

the training deficiency.

(4) (a) Any constable who is elected may apply for admission to a basic training

course, as established by KRS 15.440, at a school certified or recognized by

the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council. The constable shall meet all

precertification requirements established pursuant to KRS 15.382 for

attendance. The constable shall bear all costs associated with precertification.

The constable shall bear all costs associated with completion of the basic

training course, except the costs of basic training at a course established

pursuant to KRS 15.340.

(b) The basic training course shall accept the constable for basic training so long

as:

1. The constable meets the precertification requirements; and

2. The basic training course has the training capacity to instruct the

constable.