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2021 KY H.B. 242

Title - AN ACT relating to compliance with state and federal law.

Law Number - 2021 KY H.B. 242

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Requires local law enforcement agencies and Kentucky State Police to enforce all laws,defines terms, including sanctuary and sanctuary policy,prohibits local governments from adopting sanctuary policies,establishes hearing procedures for determination of ...

Requires local law enforcement agencies and Kentucky State Police to enforce all laws,defines terms, including sanctuary and sanctuary policy,prohibits local governments from adopting sanctuary policies,establishes hearing procedures for determination of sanctuary status,provides for the withholding of state funding from sanctuaries,prohibits post-secondary educational institutions from enrolling, employing, or contracting with illegal aliens.

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2021 KY H.B. 242

Title - AN ACT relating to compliance with state and federal law.

Law Number - 2021 KY H.B. 242

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Requires local law enforcement agencies and Kentucky State Police to enforce all laws,defines terms, including sanctuary and sanctuary policy,prohibits local governments from adopting sanctuary policies,establishes hearing procedures for determination of ...

Requires local law enforcement agencies and Kentucky State Police to enforce all laws,defines terms, including sanctuary and sanctuary policy,prohibits local governments from adopting sanctuary policies,establishes hearing procedures for determination of sanctuary status,provides for the withholding of state funding from sanctuaries,prohibits post-secondary educational institutions from enrolling, employing, or contracting with illegal aliens.

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2021 KY H.B. 83

Title - AN ACT relating to firearms and declaring an emergency.

Law Number - 2021 KY H.B. 83

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Creates new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to specify definitions for assault weapons, large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices, and ammunition sellers,requires background checks for private firearms sales,requires reporting to law enforcement of firearm an...

Creates new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to specify definitions for assault weapons, large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices, and ammunition sellers,requires background checks for private firearms sales,requires reporting to law enforcement of firearm and ammunition thefts and losses,requires the safe storage of firearms,amends KRS 395.250 to require an estate’s inventory to list each firearm.

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2021 KY H.B. 83

Title - AN ACT relating to firearms and declaring an emergency.

Law Number - 2021 KY H.B. 83

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Creates new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to specify definitions for assault weapons, large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices, and ammunition sellers,requires background checks for private firearms sales,requires reporting to law enforcement of firearm an...

Creates new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to specify definitions for assault weapons, large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices, and ammunition sellers,requires background checks for private firearms sales,requires reporting to law enforcement of firearm and ammunition thefts and losses,requires the safe storage of firearms,amends KRS 395.250 to require an estate’s inventory to list each firearm.

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2021 KY B.R. 79

Title - AN ACT relating to custodial interrogations by law enforcement.

Law Number - 2021 KY B.R. 79

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Creates new sections of KRS Chapter 15 to define terms related to the electronic recording of custodial interrogations,requires law enforcement officers to electronically record custodial interrogations,specifies that law enforcement officers conducting c...

Creates new sections of KRS Chapter 15 to define terms related to the electronic recording of custodial interrogations,requires law enforcement officers to electronically record custodial interrogations,specifies that law enforcement officers conducting custodial interrogations are not required to obtain consent from the individual being interrogated.

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2020 KY E.O. 374

Title - AN ACT appointing Roy Collins and G.L. Ovey as Special Justices to the Supreme Court of Kentucky for the purpose of hearing and deciding Lt. Ed Robinson of Mount Vernon, Kentucky, Police Department v. City of Mount Vernon, Kentucky, et al., No. 2020-SC-0019.

Law Number - 2020 KY E.O. 374

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Appoints Roy Collins and G.L. Ovey as Special Justices to the Supreme Court of Kentucky for the purpose of hearing and deciding Lt. Ed Robinson of Mount Vernon, Kentucky, Police Department v. City of Mount Vernon, Kentucky, et al., No. 2020-SC-0019.

2021 KY B.R. 22

Title - AN ACT relating to public protection.

Law Number - 2021 KY B.R. 22

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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 455 to require peace officers to give notice before entering premises to execute a search warrant,require officers to activate body-worn cameras when serving a warrant,create processes for enforcement,allow disciplinary ...

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 455 to require peace officers to give notice before entering premises to execute a search warrant,require officers to activate body-worn cameras when serving a warrant,create processes for enforcement,allow disciplinary actions for non complaince,create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to require officers to activate body-worn cameras when engaged in law enforcement activity,establish rebuttable presumptions in investigative or legal proceedings regarding unrecorded coduct of statements,amend KRS 61.168 to provide for release of recordings in specific circumstances and allow waiver of privacy concerns,amend KRS 344.450 to expand scope of permissible suits against state and local governments and limit defenses,amend KRS 15.420 to define “deadly incident”,amend KRS 154.440 to require law enforcement agencies to create policies requiring mandatory drug and alcohol testing for officers involved in a deadly incident,amend various sections to conform,provide that Sections 1 to 8 shall be known as “Breonna’s Law”.

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2020 KY E.O. 302

Title - AN ACT appointing Jeffrey O. Liles, Michael Dale Bosse and Arthur Earl Ealum Jr. as members of the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council and shall serve for a term expiring July 1, 2024.

Law Number - 2020 KY E.O. 302

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Appoints Jeffrey O. Liles, Michael Dale Bosse and Arthur Earl Ealum Jr. as members of the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council and shall serve for a term expiring July 1, 2024.

2020 KY E.O. 289

Title - AN ACT appointing David Lawrence Snardon as a Member of the State Police Personnel Board and shall serve for a term expiring June 19, 2024.

Law Number - 2020 KY E.O. 289

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Appoints David Lawrence Snardon as a Member of the State Police Personnel Board and shall serve for a term expiring June 19, 2024.

2020 KY S.B. 247

Title - AN ACT relating to driver education.

Law Number - 2020 KY S.B. 247

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Requires that a driver's education program administered by a school district or licensed under a specified Section, include instruction on driver and peace officer interaction,requires the Kentucky State Police to produce a Driver Manual available in prin...

Requires that a driver’s education program administered by a school district or licensed under a specified Section, include instruction on driver and peace officer interaction,requires the Kentucky State Police to produce a Driver Manual available in printed or electronic format that contains the new course of instruction developed,requires the Transportation Cabinet to include the new course of instruction developed, in the course for new drivers,requires that licensed driver training schools.

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2020 KY H.B. 631

Title - AN ACT relating to peace officer certification.

Law Number - 2020 KY H.B. 631

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Allows the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to approve basic training credit for police officers seeking certification who meet certain experience and training levels.

2020 KY H.B. 631

Title - AN ACT relating to peace officer certification.

Law Number - 2020 KY H.B. 631

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Allows the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to approve basic training credit for police officers seeking certification who meet certain experience and training levels.