61.310 Compensation of peace officers -- Other employment -- Gratuities -- Penalties.
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61.310 Compensation of peace officers -- Other employment -- Gratuities --
Penalties.
(1) "Peace officer," as used in this section, means any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable,
deputy constable, patrol or any other peace officer or deputy peace officer except <br>those appointed pursuant to KRS 61.360 or 277.270 and those employed by a board <br>of education.
(2) A peace officer shall not receive any compensation or remuneration, directly or
indirectly, from any person for the performance of any service or duty, except that <br>he or she may be compensated for employment authorized by subsection (4) of this <br>section and accept donations in accordance with subsection (8) of this section. Any <br>peace officer who violates this subsection may be removed from office, under the <br>provisions of KRS 63.170.
(3) (a) Peace officers shall receive for the performance of their services and duties
only such compensation or remuneration as is regularly provided and paid out <br>of the public funds to the amount and in the manner provided by law, except <br>that they may be compensated from private funds for employment authorized <br>by subsection (4) of this section and accept donations of private funds in <br>accordance with subsection (8) of this section.
(b) Except as set out in subsection (8) of this section, donations made by persons
to any governmental unit or officer thereof do not constitute public funds <br>within the meaning of this subsection.
(4) A peace officer may, while in office, and during hours other than regular or
scheduled duty hours, act in any private employment as guard or watchman or in <br>any other similar or private employment. However, he may not participate directly <br>or indirectly, in any labor dispute during his off-duty hours. Any peace officer who <br>violates this subsection may be removed from office, under the provisions of KRS <br>63.170.
(5) No principal peace officer shall appoint or continue the appointment of any deputy
contrary to the provisions of this section. When it appears by the affidavit of two (2) <br>citizens, taxpayers of the county, filed with any principal peace officer, that there is <br>reasonable cause to believe that any of his deputies are receiving compensation <br>from private sources contrary to the provisions of this section, the peace officer <br>shall forthwith investigate the charges contained in the affidavit, and if he finds the <br>charges are true he shall forthwith remove any such deputy from office. Failure to <br>do so shall constitute neglect of duty on the part of the principal peace officer, and <br>he may be removed from office under the provisions of KRS 63.170.
(6) In addition to being subject to removal from office, any peace officer who violates
any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars <br>($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or confined in jail for not more <br>than one (1) year, or both.
(7) Except as provided in subsection (8) of this section and KRS 61.360 and 277.280,
any person who directly or indirectly pays or contributes or causes to be paid or <br>contributed any money or other thing of value to any peace officer or to any
governmental unit or officer thereof, either as a gift or donation for the performance <br>of any public duty shall be fined not less than five hundred ($500) nor more than <br>five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(8) (a) A sheriff may accept a donation of money or goods to be used for the public
purposes of his or her office if the sheriff establishes a register for recording <br>all donations that includes, at a minimum: <br>1.
The name and address of the donor;
2.
A general description of the donation;
3.
The date of acceptance of the donation;
4.
The monetary amount of the donation, or its estimated worth; and
5.
Any purpose for which the donation is given.
The register shall constitute a public record, be subject to the provisions of <br>KRS 61.870 to 61.884, and be made available to the public for inspection in <br>the sheriff's office during regular business hours.
(b) Any donation to a sheriff shall only be used to further the public purpose of
the office and shall not be used for the private benefit of the sheriff, his or her <br>deputies, or other employees of the office.
(c) All donations made in accordance with this subsection shall be expended and
audited in the same manner as other funds or property of the sheriff's office.
(d) For the purposes of this section and KRS 521.060, a donation shall not be
construed to mean a campaign contribution made to the sheriff for his or her <br>reelection.
Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 103, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended
1968 Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective <br>October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 3766a-15 to 3766a-17, 3766a-19 to 3766a-22, <br>3766a-24.
Legislative Research Commission Note (1987). A technical correction has been made
in this section by the Reviser of Statutes pursuant to KRS 7.136.
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