Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 502 - JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE › Chapter 45 - Candidate Selection › Section 502 KAR 45:015 - Qualifications

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 16.040, 16.050
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 16.040 sets forth the
				basic qualifications for appointment as an officer. KRS 16.080 vests in the
				commissioner the authority to adopt administrative regulations for enlistment.
				This administrative regulation establishes the procedure to be used to
				determine whether applicants possess the basic qualifications.
Section 1. Applicants shall submit a birth
			 certificate to establish that they meet the age qualification of KRS 16.040(2)(a).
Section 2. Applicants
			 shall submit a college transcript verifying sixty (60) semester hours of credit
			 from an accredited college or university or a high school diploma or GED with a
			 copy of their DD-214 reflecting two (2) years of active duty military service
			 or a notarized letter from the law enforcement employer certifying two (2)
			 years of full-time law enforcement employment as a sworn officer to establish
			 the educational or experience qualification of KRS 16.040(2)(d).
Section 3. Applicants who are citizens of
			 another country at the time of application shall submit naturalization
			 certificates prior to employment to establish the citizenship qualification of
			 KRS 16.040(2)(c).
Section 4.
			 Applicants who are citizens of another state at the time of application shall
			 submit Kentucky motor vehicle operator's licenses prior to appointment to
			 establish the residency qualification of KRS 16.040(2)(c).
Section 5. Applicants shall submit to a
			 written examination designed and constructed to reveal the capacity of the
			 applicant for employment as a sworn officer of the department. Following the
			 written examination the commissioner shall determine the number of applicants
			 advancing to the next component of the selection process based upon the vacant
			 funded positions and the projected attrition rates as candidates advance
			 through the selection process.
Section
			 6. Following the written examination an appropriate number of
			 applicants shall advance to the Content Based Task Test (CBTT) to determine
			 whether the applicant is physically able to safely perform essential job tasks.
			 The inability to safely perform essential job tasks, with or without reasonable
			 accommodations, shall be grounds for deferral or disqualification.
Section 7. Following completion of the
			 Content Based Task Test (CBTT) an appropriate number of applicants shall
			 advance to the oral interview component of the selection process.
Section 8. Following completion of the oral
			 interview component of the selection process an appropriate number of
			 applicants shall advance to the background investigation which may include a
			 polygraph examination to establish the good moral character qualification of
			 KRS 16.040(2)(b).
Section 9.
			 Following completion of the background investigation component of the selection
			 process an appropriate number of applicants shall be given a conditional offer
			 of employment and required to submit to a medical examination and psychological
			 examination to determine fitness to safely perform essential job tasks with or
			 without reasonable accommodations.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 16.040,
				  16.080