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78.460 Board hearings to conform to due process of law -- Board may issue subpoenas, compel attendance of witnesses, and compel production of documents.

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Page 1 of 1 78.460 Board hearings to conform to due process of law -- Board may issue subpoenas, compel attendance of witnesses, and compel production of <br>documents. Procedural due process shall be afforded to all police officers by the board. The board <br>shall inform any officer, promptly and in writing, of any charges brought against the <br>officer by the board. The officer shall be given a prompt hearing by the board, have an <br>opportunity to confront his accusers, and have the privilege of presenting the board with <br>evidence. The board shall have the power to issue subpoenas attested in the name of its <br>chairman, to compel the attendance of witnesses, to compel the production of documents <br>and other documentary evidence, and so far as practicable, conduct the hearing within the <br>Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure. Upon a showing of proper need, the board shall issue <br>subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses, or to compel the production of <br>documents and other documentary evidence for the benefit of the officer or the chief at <br>the request of the officer or the chief. Any officer who is not given a hearing within sixty <br>(60) days of any charge placed shall be reinstated in full. Effective: July 15, 1994 <br>History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 399, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 198, sec. 8. -- Created 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 141. sec. 4(3), effective <br>March 4, 1952.