Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 67C.325 (2026)

Rights of officer brought before board -- Subpoenas

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Procedural due process shall be afforded to any police officer brought before the board. The officer shall be given a prompt hearing by the board, have an opportunity to confront his or her accusers, and have the privilege of presenting the board with evidence. The board shall have the power to issue subpoenas attested in the name of its chairman, to compel the attendance of witnesses, to compel the production of documents and other documentary evidence, and so far as practicable, conduct the hearing within the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure. Upon a showing of proper need, the board shall issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses, or to compel the production of documents and other documentary evidence for the benefits of the officer or the chief at the request of the officer or the chief. Effective: March 18, 2003 History: Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 11, effective March 18, 2003. -- Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 339, sec. 13, effective July 15, 2002.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2022–2025 · leading case: Jonathan Hardin v. louisville/jefferson Cnty. Metro. Gov't (Ky. 2024).
Jonathan Hardin v. louisville/jefferson Cnty. Metro. Gov't (Ky. 2024). · cites it 14× “Statutory Due Process Rights Hardin argues that KRS 67C.325 and 67C.326(1)(h) provide him with procedural and administrative due process rights to cross-examine witnesses against him such that the admission of transcriptions of these witnesses’ prior statements was improper.”
Dezmon Moore v. louisville/jefferson Cnty. Metro. Gov't (Ky. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “In the alternative, Moore cites to KRS 67C.325, which states that “[p]rocedural due process shall be afforded to any police officer brought before the board.”
Jonathan Hardin v. louisville/jefferson Cnty. Metro. Gov't (Ky. Ct. App. 2022). “However, we do note that KRS 67C.325 does guarantee an officer “an opportunity to confront his or her accusers[.”
Guy J. Turcotte v. City of Glasgow, Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). “Recently, our Supreme Court reviewed a former police officer’s claim his administrative due process rights under KRS 67C.325 were violated after his termination was upheld by a merit board.”
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