61.365 Named federal employees deemed peace officers in Kentucky. - Kentucky Statutes

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61.365 Named federal employees deemed peace officers in Kentucky. The following persons who are employed by the federal government as law enforcement
or investigative officers who have the power of arrest and who are residents of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky shall be deemed peace officers and shall have the same
powers and duties of any other peace officer in the Commonwealth, except that they shall
not be required to serve process unless permitted to do so by their respective agencies:
(1) Federal Bureau of Investigation special agents;
(2) United States Secret Service special agents;
(3) United States Marshal's service deputies;
(4) Drug Enforcement Administration special agents;
(5) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms special agents;
(6) United States Forest Service special agents and law enforcement officers;
(7) Special agents and law enforcement officers of the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Agriculture; (8) United States Customs Service special agents; and
(9) United States National Park Service law enforcement rangers. Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 222, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 145, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts
ch. 606, sec. 137, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 218, sec. 1,
effective July 15, 1988.