21RS SB 104

Senate Bill 104

Actions

Last Action	01/11/21: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to constables.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	862
Sponsors	R. Mills, R. Alvarado, R. Girdler, A. Kerr, M. Nemes, P. Wheeler, M. Wise
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 70 to establish the status of certified constables and certified deputy constables; require 40-hour mandatory annual training for constables and deputy constables; require the Kentucky Constable Association to develop and maintain in-service education courses, offered at night and on weekends throughout the year in various regions across the Commonwealth; require courses to include firearms qualification, emergency vehicle operations, and defensive driving; require constables and deputy constable seeking certification to pay costs of courses unless other funds are available; require county board of elections to notify the association within 60 days after election of constable and, where judge/executive appoints a constable, county clerk to notify the association of appointment providing contact information; for counties with deputy constables, require the constable to provide contact information to the association; require the association to maintain records of training hours completed by constables and deputies; require the association to issue certificates to constables and deputies upon satisfactory completion of training; require the association to maintain a Web site listing of constables and deputies who have and have not completed training; amend KRS 189.910 and 189.920 to include a certified constable's office among the entities using an emergency vehicle; amend KRS 189.950 to require fiscal court approval for non-certified constables' use of emergency equipment and corresponding insurance requirement; amend KRS 70.310 to delete reference to minimum bond for certified constables.
Index Headings of Original Version	County Clerks - Constables and deputy constables, mandatory training requirement, notice to association County Judges/Executive - Constables and deputy constables, training requirement, emergency vehicles, and equipment Courts, Fiscal - Constables and deputy constables, mandatory training requirement, bond limit Firearms and Weapons - Constables and deputy constables, training requirement, emergency vehicles and equipment Local Government - Constables and deputy constables, training requirement, emergency vehicles and equipment Notices - Constables and deputy constables, training requirement, election of Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Constables and deputy constables, training requirement, emergency vehicles and equipment Traffic Safety - Constables and deputy constables, training requirement, emergency vehicles and equipment Public Safety - Constables and deputy constables, training requirement, emergency vehicles and equipment Constables - Mandatory training requirement, develop and maintain courses, emergency vehicles and equipment Counties - Constables and deputy constables, training requirement, emergency vehicles and equipment Local Mandate - Constables and deputy constables, training requirement, emergency vehicles, and equipment