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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 95.700 (2026)

Repealed, 1980

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Police department -- Appointments -- Term of office. History: Repealed 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 239, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 104, sec. 1. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 72. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 3492, 3629.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1948–1974 · leading case: City of Pikeville v. May, 374 S.W.2d 843 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964).
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City of Pikeville v. May, 374 S.W.2d 843 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964). · cites it 5× “” There was no showing that the City of Pikeville has ever adopted the civil service system; in fact, a copy of an ordinance passed January 4, 1960 — filed as an exhibit — expressly states that the police department was operating under KRS 95.700 which has been in the statute…”
Rosser v. City of Russellville, 208 S.W.2d 322 (Ky. Ct. App. 1948). · cites it 3× “Ground (1) is based upon, counsel’s interpretation *465 of this language in KRS 95.700 saying that the classified cities therein “may, hy ordinance,- (and not hy motion as he contends) establish a police department, appoint its members,” etc.”
City of Pikeville v. Lee, 329 S.W.2d 580 (Ky. Ct. App. 1959). · cites it 3× “The power to appoint police officers in a city of the fourth class is vested in its legislative body by virtue of KRS 95.700 (1), which reads as follows: “The city legislative body in cities of the fourth and fifth classes may, by ordinance, establish a police department,…”
Wilson v. City of Jeffersontown, 511 S.W.2d 115 (Ky. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 2× “The statute under which the appellant claims protection against discharge without cause is KRS 95.700, which provides in part as follows: “(2) Except in cities of the fourth class which have accepted and adopted KRS 95.”
George v. City Council of Lebanon, 424 S.W.2d 588 (Ky. Ct. App. 1968). · cites it 2× “” (Emphasis added) The pertinent powers of the city council may be found in the following two statutes: KRS 95.700. “(1) The city legislative body in cities of the fourth and fifth classes may, by ordinance, establish a police department, appoint its members, and provide for…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 95.700(1) — 1 case
George v. City Council of Lebanon, 424 S.W.2d 588 (Ky. Ct. App. 1968). “” (Emphasis added) The pertinent powers of the city council may be found in the following two statutes: KRS 95.700. “(1) The city legislative body in cities of the fourth and fifth classes may, by ordinance, establish a police department, appoint its members, and provide for…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 95.700(2) — 1 case
City of Pikeville v. Lee, 329 S.W.2d 580 (Ky. Ct. App. 1959). “The power to appoint police officers in a city of the fourth class is vested in its legislative body by virtue of KRS 95.700 (1), which reads as follows: “The city legislative body in cities of the fourth and fifth classes may, by ordinance, establish a police department,…”
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