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AN ACT relating to jailer service cards issued by the Secretary of State. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 14 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) As used in this section, "qualified jailer" means an individual who: 5
(a) Is currently serving or previously served as a duly elected or appointed jailer 6
in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; and 7
(b) Has not been: 8
1. Removed from office; or 9
2. Disqualified from holding office under the Constitution of Kentucky 10
or the Kentucky Revised Statutes. 11
(2) The Secretary of State shall issue a jailer service card to a qualified jailer who 12
applies to receive a card under this section. The jailer service card shall serve as 13
an acknowledgement by the Secretary of State that the jailer service cardholder 14
currently serves or previously served as a jailer in the Commonwealth of 15
Kentucky. 16
(3) The Secretary of State shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance 17
with KRS Chapter 13A to establish: 18
(a) Protocols for verifying the identity of the applicant and that the applicant is 19
a qualified jailer; 20
(b) The form of applications for the issuance of a jailer service card; 21
(c) The design and printed content of the jailer service card which shall, at a 22
minimum: 23
1. Distinguish between currently serving jailers and jailers who have 24
previously served; 25
2. Identify the cardholder; and 26
3. Identify the county in which the cardholder holds or held the office of 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS BR 245
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jailer; 1
(d) The costs of the jailer service card to be paid by the applicant, which shall 2
not exceed the actual cost of producing the physical card; and 3
(e) Any other matters required to implement this section. 4