Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 503 - JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING
Chapter 1 - Kentucky Law Enforcement Council
Section 503 KAR 1:180 - Firearms qualification for certified peace officers
Universal Citation: 503 KY Admin Regs Service 1:180
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 15.383(1)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 15.383(1) requires all certified peace officers to meet the marksmanship qualification standards for retired peace officers in KRS 237.140. This administrative regulation establishes when and where a certified peace officer shall qualify and the requirements for reporting annual qualification requirements to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.
Section 1. Qualification.
(1) In accordance with
KRS
15.383(1), each certified
peace officer shall annually meet the firearms qualification standard
established for retired peace officers in
KRS
237.140(4)(a).
(2) The rounds fired pursuant to subsection
(1) of this section shall be done under the supervision of:
(a) A firearms instructor of the officer's
employing agency;
(b) A currently
certified peace officer who has successfully completed a Kentucky Law
Enforcement Council approved firearms instructor course;
(c) A firearms instructor employed by the
Department of Criminal Justice Training; or
(d) A Department of Criminal Justice Training
certified concealed deadly weapon instructor or instructor-trainer.
Section 2. Agency Record-keeping and Reporting.
(1) Each law
enforcement agency whose officers are required to meet the requirements of
Section 1(1) of this administrative regulation shall retain a record of each of
its officers having met the annual marksmanship qualification on KLEC Form
#68-3.
(2) For purposes of
maintaining peace officer certification records, on or before December 31 of
each year, each law enforcement agency shall forward to the Kentucky Law
Enforcement Council's Office of Peace Officer Professional Standards, a copy of
the completed KLEC Form #68-3.
Section 3. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "KLEC Form #68-3", August 2013 edition,
is incorporated by reference.
(2)
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copyright law, at the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council, Funderburk Building,
521 Lancaster Road, Richmond, Kentucky 40475-3102, Monday through Friday, 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 15.330(1)(h), 15.383
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