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RE: Constable shoots woman in Walmart parking lot in southwest...

November 2nd, 2011 @ 10:52PM (12 years ago)
Posted by: Bystander

Kentucky

Constables in Kentucky are elected from each magistrate district in the state. In theory, constables have the same countywide police authority as the county sheriff. However, since judicial reform in the 1970's that stripped county magistrates of their judicial authority and eliminated Justice of the Peace courts (which the magistrates presided over) and municipal Police Courts, the actual authority of constables has been reduced. Security and paper service for the District Courts, which replaced the above mentioned courts, is provided by the sheriff's office of their particular county in the same manner as is provided for the long standing Circuit Courts. These services were traditionally provided by the constables in Justice of the Peace Courts.

In reality, the authority of constables in Kentucky varies from county to county. This authority is usually determined by either the County Judge/Executive and/or the county Fiscal Court (the county legislative authority). Some counties allow constables to patrol their county and act with full police authority. These counties often provide uniforms and patrol vehicles and sometimes even allow the constable to appoint deputy constables. Others give limited authority to their constables, such as assisting the sheriff with paper service or acting as school resource officers. In this situation, uniforms and vehicles may or may not be provided by the county. However, when a patrol car is not provided in these situations, the county will often allow the constable to display a blue light on their personal vehicle when acting in an official capacity. In addition, there are some counties in Kentucky where the constable is not allowed to act in the capacity of a peace officer. This includes making arrest or displaying a blue light on their vehicle.

When given the authority to act as a peace officer, constables and deputy constables, like municipal police, sheriffs and sheriff's deputies, must be trained through the Kentucky Department of Justice Law Enforement Training Center at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond or (if the constable/deputy is a former state trooper) the Kentucky State Police Academy in Frankfort.

RE: Constable shoots woman in Walmart parking lot in southwest...

June 24th, 2017 @ 12:31AM (7 years ago)

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