Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 164.950 (2026)

Police departments and officers authorized

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The governing board of each public institution of postsecondary education is authorized to establish a police department and appoint police officers and other employees for the university, college, or other institution of public postsecondary education for which it is responsible, to prescribe distinctive uniforms for the police officers of said institution, and to designate and operate emergency vehicles. Police officers so appointed shall take an appropriate oath of office, in the form and manner consistent with the Constitution of Kentucky, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governing board. Effective: June 25, 2013 History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 2, effective June 25, 2013. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 367, sec. 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2025 · leading case: Pearce v. Univ. of Louisville ex rel. Bd. of Trs., 448 S.W.3d 746 (Ky. 2014).

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Pearce v. Univ. of Louisville ex rel. Bd. of Trs., 448 S.W.3d 746 (Ky. 2014). · cites it 3× “450 (pertaining to second- and third-class cities and urban-county governments); KRS 95.”

Adams v. Commonwealth, 931 S.W.2d 465 (Ky. Ct. App. 1996). “005(3), which states as follows: [f]or purposes of subsection (2) of this section, a “peace officer” is a full-time sworn officer of the Kentucky State Police, a full-time city policeman, a full-time county policeman, a full-time university safety and security officer appointed…”

Muncy v. Muncy (E.D. Ky. 2025). · cites it 2× “See also Ky. Rev. Stat. § 164.950 (allowing a public institution of postsecondary education to establish a police department and appoint police officers).”

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