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69.360 Employment of county detectives -- Certification of county detectives in county containing consolidated local government. -- Service of civil process by county detectives.

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Page 1 of 1 69.360 Employment of county detectives -- Certification of county detectives in county containing consolidated local government. -- Service of civil process by <br>county detectives. (1) A county attorney may, as funding allows, employ one (1) or more county detectives. County detectives in counties containing a consolidated local <br>government shall have the power of arrest in the county and the right to execute <br>process statewide. They shall assist the county attorney in all matters pertaining to <br>his office in the manner he designates and shall assist him in the preparation of all <br>criminal cases in District Court by investigating the evidence and facts connected <br>with such cases. (2) A county detective in a county containing a consolidated local government who has the power of arrest in the county and right to execute process statewide, as set out in <br>subsection (1) of this section, shall be certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to <br>KRS 15.404. (3) A county detective certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404 shall have the right to execute civil process statewide. (4) A county detective who is not certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404 shall have the right to serve civil process only in the county in which the county <br>attorney is elected. (5) The provisions of subsections (3) and (4) of this section shall not apply to a county detective appointed pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) of this section. Effective: July 12, 2006 <br>History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 222, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 172, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004. -- Created 2002 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 174, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002.