15.3971 Court security officers -- Minimum qualifications -- Exceptions.
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15.3971 Court security officers -- Minimum qualifications -- Exceptions.
(1) A person certified as a court security officer after June 26, 2007, under KRS 15.380
to 15.404 shall, at the time of becoming certified, meet the following minimum <br>qualifications: <br>(a) Be a citizen of the United States; <br>(b) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; <br>(c) Be a high school graduate or have successfully completed a General
Educational Development (GED) examination;
(d) Possess a valid license to operate a motor vehicle; <br>(e) Be fingerprinted for a criminal background check; <br>(f) Not have been convicted of any felony; <br>(g) Not be prohibited by federal or state law from possessing a firearm; <br>(h) Have received and read the Kentucky Law Enforcement Officers Code of
Ethics, as established by the council;
(i) Have not received a dishonorable discharge, a bad conduct discharge, or
general discharge under other than honorable conditions if he or she served in <br>any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States;
(j) Have passed a drug screening test administered or approved by the council by
administrative regulation. A person shall be deemed to have passed a drug <br>screening test if the results of the test are negative for the use of an illegal <br>controlled substance or prescription drug abuse. Any agency that administers <br>its own test that meets or exceeds this standard shall certify passing test results <br>to the council, which shall accept them as complying with KRS 15.380 to <br>15.404;
(k) Have undergone a background investigation established or approved by the
council by administrative regulation to determine suitability for the position of <br>a court security officer. If the employing agency has established its own <br>background investigation that meets or exceeds the standards of the council, <br>as set forth by administrative regulation, the agency shall conduct the <br>background investigation and shall certify background investigation results to <br>the council, which shall accept them as complying with KRS 15.380 to <br>15.404;
(l) Have been interviewed by the employing agency; <br>(m) Have taken a psychological suitability screening administered or approved by
the council by administrative regulation to determine the person's suitability to <br>perform court security officer duties; and
(n) Have taken a polygraph examination administered or approved by the council
by administrative regulation to determine his or her suitability to perform <br>court security officer duties. Any agency that administers its own polygraph <br>examination as approved by the council shall certify the results that indicate <br>whether a person is suitable for employment as a court security officer to the <br>council, which shall accept them as complying with KRS 15.380 to 15.404.
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(2) A court security officer employed on or before June 26, 2007, shall comply with the
requirements of subsection (1) of this section within six (6) months of June 26, <br>2007.
(3) A peace officer who has previously attended law enforcement basic training and
met the certification requirements of KRS 15.380 and 15.382 shall not be required <br>to meet the requirements of this section to be appointed a court security officer, but <br>shall meet the requirements of KRS 15.386(3).
Effective: June 26, 2007 <br>History: Created 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 54, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007.
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