UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 1443
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AN ACT relating to public protection. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘Section 1. KRS 75.160 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) The chief of the fire department in fire protection districts shall attend all sessions 4
of the board, except executive sessions, and he or she shall execute all the orders of 5
the board. Whenever "chief" is used in KRS 75.100 to 75.260, it shall include the 6
assistant chief when the chief is not on duty. 7
(2) The regular members of the fire department in fire protection districts, except 8
volunteer firemen, shall have the same powers of arrest as now given by law to 9
sheriffs of this Commonwealth, and they are hereby expressly declared 10
conservators of the public peace whose duties, in addition to their other prescribed 11
duties, are to conserve the peace, enforce all laws, and preserve order, and they 12
shall have and are hereby expressly given the same right and the same power to 13
arrest, search, and seize as is now given by law to sheriffs of this Commonwealth, 14
and they shall be at all times subject to the orders of the county judge/executive in 15
which the fire district lies while enforcing the provisions of this section. Provided, 16
however, that members of said fire departments shall not have the power to serve 17
subpoenas, summonses, and notices in civil cases, and they shall receive no fees for 18
performing any of the duties prescribed in this section as pertains to powers of law 19
enforcement. The members shall constitute a law enforcement agency in addition to 20
the patrol and investigation functions of the sheriff and his or her deputies under 21
KRS 75.150 to 75.170. 22