As of July 14, 1992, no person shall be originally appointed or employed as a police officer or an auxiliary police officer by a city, urban-county, or charter county government in the Commonwealth unless he:
(1) Is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and(2)(a) Is a high school graduate, regardless of whether the school is accredited or certified by a governing body, provided that the education received met the attendance and curriculum standards of Kentucky law at the time of graduation, as determined by the Kentucky Department of Education; or(b) Has received a High School Equivalency Diploma.Amended by 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 63,§ 9, eff. 6/29/2017.Amended by 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 5,§ 4, eff. 3/18/2016.Effective:7/15/1996
Amended 1996, Ky. Acts ch. 145, sec. 2, effective7/15/1996. -- Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 428, sec. 2, effective 7/14/1992.