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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XX. Alcoholic Beverages § 241.230.Appointment and duties of administrator, investigators, and clerks; police powers; constitutional oath

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1)(a) The urban-county administrator in each urban-county government and any investigators and clerks deemed necessary for the proper conduct of the office, shall be appointed by the mayor.

(b) The urban-county administrator, and the urban-county administrator's investigators, shall have full police powers of peace officers, except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, and their jurisdiction shall be coextensive with the urban-county governments. They may inspect any premises where alcoholic beverages are manufactured, sold, stored, or otherwise trafficked in, without first obtaining a search warrant.

(2) No person shall be an urban-county administrator, an investigator, or an employee of the urban-county government under the supervision of the urban-county administrator, who would be disqualified to be a member of the board under KRS 241.100.

(3) Before entering upon official duties, each urban-county administrator shall take the oath prescribed in Section 228 of the Constitution. An appointed urban-county alcoholic beverage control administrator shall immediately notify the department of qualification and appointment.

(4) An urban-county administrator or investigator appointed under this section shall not have the power to make arrests unless he or she is certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404.

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