Section 16.189 - Powers and duties of officers in positions created under KRS 16.187The powers and duties of officers in the positions established by KRS 16.187 shall be as follows:
(1) Commercial vehicle enforcement officers and commercial vehicle enforcement officers R class shall enforce: (a) Commercial vehicle licensure, operator, traffic, and criminal violations;(b) Motor vehicle operator, traffic, and criminal law violations on a highway; and(c) All the laws and administrative regulations of the Commonwealth at the direction of the commissioner;(2) Arson investigator officers shall enforce:(a) All criminal laws pertaining to arson; and(b) All the laws and administrative regulations of the Commonwealth at the direction of the commissioner;(3) Hazardous devices investigator officers shall enforce: (a) All criminal laws pertaining to hazardous devices; and(b) All the laws and administrative regulations of the Commonwealth at the direction of the commissioner;(4) Facilities security officers shall have the jurisdiction and duties established pursuant to KRS 61.900 to 61.930; and(5) Legislative security specialists shall: (a) Provide protection and security for the personnel, property, and facilities of the General Assembly and the Legislative Research Commission and make arrests for unlawful activity; and(b) Enforce all the laws and all of the administrative regulations promulgated as required and in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A at the direction of the commissioner.Amended by 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 6,§ 4, eff. 7/14/2016.Amended by 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 64,§ 7, eff. 6/24/2013.Effective:6/25/2009
Created 2009, Ky. Acts ch. 75, sec. 4, effective6/25/2009.