61.912 Power of arrest. - Kentucky Statutes

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61.912 Power of arrest. Any duly commissioned special law enforcement officer shall, while performing law
enforcement duties upon the public property he is hired to protect, be empowered to
arrest:
(1) Persons committing, in his presence and upon the public property he is hired to protect, any misdemeanor, any traffic violation, or any other violation as defined by
KRS 500.080(17); (2) Provided there exists probable cause to believe a felony has been committed upon the premises he is hired to protect, any person whom the officer reasonably and
actually believes to have committed such felony upon the public property. Effective: January 1, 1977
History: Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 8, effective January 1, 1977.