15.420 Definitions for KRS 15.410 to 15.510.

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15.420 Definitions for KRS 15.410 to 15.510. As used in KRS 15.410 to 15.510, unless the context otherwise requires: <br>(1) &quot;Local unit of government&quot; means any city or county, combination of cities and counties, state or public university, or county sheriff's office of the Commonwealth. (2) &quot;Police officer&quot; means a full-time member of a lawfully organized police department of county, urban-county or city government, a sheriff or full-time deputy <br>sheriff, including any providing court security or appointed under KRS 70.030, or a <br>state or public university police officer who is responsible for the prevention and <br>detection of crime and the enforcement of the general criminal laws of the state, but <br>does not include Department of Kentucky State Police, any sheriff who earns the <br>maximum constitutional salary for this office, any special deputy sheriff appointed <br>under KRS 70.045, any constable, deputy constable, district detective, deputy <br>district detective, special local peace officer, auxiliary police officer, or any other <br>peace officer not specifically authorized in KRS 15.410 to 15.510. (3) &quot;Council&quot; means the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council. <br>(4) &quot;Validated job task analysis&quot; means the core job description which describes the minimum entry level requirements, qualifications, and training requirements for <br>peace officers in the Commonwealth which is based upon an actual survey and <br>study of police officer duties and responsibilities conducted by an entity recognized <br>by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council as being competent to conduct such a <br>study. Effective: June 26, 2007 <br>History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 22, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 244, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998; ch. 510, sec. 1, effective July <br>15, 1998; and ch. 606, sec. 55, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 300, sec. 4, effective July 13, 1984. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 2.