67B.030 Establishment and nature of department -- Duties of jailer and limited duties of sheriff vested in department. - Kentucky Statutes

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67B.030 Establishment and nature of department -- Duties of jailer and limited duties of sheriff vested in department. (1) A metropolitan correctional services department may be established or maintained by ordinance of a consolidated local government or by order of the fiscal court of
any county containing a city of the first class, in which the constitutional offices of
sheriff and jailer have been consolidated as provided in Section 105 of the
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Said department shall, upon its
creation or maintenance, constitute a de jure department and division of the
consolidated local or county government, having and possessing all of the
enumerated powers, responsibilities, and duties hereinafter specifically set forth. (2) Upon the creation or maintenance of a metropolitan correctional services department by the consolidated local government or fiscal court of a county
containing a city of the first class, in which the constitutional offices of sheriff and
jailer have been consolidated pursuant to Section 105 of the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky, all of the duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of the
sheriff and jailer as set forth and contained in the Kentucky Revised Statutes, with
reference to the operation and maintenance of the county jail and all county
correctional facilities shall immediately be vested in the department and thereupon
the sheriff and jailer shall have no further responsibility, duty, and liability for the
performance of said statutory duties on a personal basis; provided, however, that
said sheriff shall be required to annually inspect all county correctional facilities and
render reports as hereinafter provided. Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 48, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 385, sec. 26, effective July 1, 1982. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts
ch. 100, sec. 3.