§ 61.912

61.912 Power of arrest. Any duly commissioned special law enforcement officer shall, while performing law enforcement duties upon the public property he or she is hired to protect, be empowered to arrest: (1) Persons committing, in his or her presence and upon the public property he or she is hired to protect, any misdemeanor, any traffic violation, or any other violation as defined by KRS 500.080; (2) Provided there exists probable cause to believe a felony has been committed upon the premises he or she is hired to protect, any p erson whom the officer reasonably and actually believes to have committed such felony upon the public property. Effective: July 14, 2022 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 18, effective July 14, 2022. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 8, eff ective January 1, 1977.