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Regulations Filed

To view a list of regulation recently filed by the agencies within or affiliated with the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, please visit their Regulations Filed pages:

Department of C​orrections

Department of Juvenile Justice

Department of Criminal Justice Traini​ng

Kentucky State Police

Office of Drug Control Policy

Kentucky Law Enforcement Council

Administrative regulations filed with the Legislative Research Commission for the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may be accessed on the LRC Website at https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles.htm. Select the Title for the regulation and scroll down to the appropriate administrative regulation in the Chapter. The regulation will have a proposed label next to its title.



Administrative regulations filed for the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet are listed in the section below.

Regulations

500 KAR 3:010. Definitions. The amendment: adds a statute citation for authority; enlarges the authorization language; adds a statutory citation to the definition of “cabinet"; adds clarifying language to the definition of “private property" and “property owner"; adds language recognizing the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Internal Investigations Branch as the SLPO program administrator; and changes and adds wording for consistency. The regulation may be accessed on the LRC website. A public hearing on this administrative regulation will be held on June 26, 2023, at 9:00 AM at the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, 125 Holmes Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. Individuals interested in being heard at this hearing shall notify this agency in writing by five workdays prior to the hearing of their intent to attend. Written comments will be accepted through June 30, 2023. Send written notification of intent to be heard at the public hearing or written comments on the administrative regulation to Justice & Public Safety Cabinet, ATTN: Regulations, Office of Legal Services, 125 Holmes St., Frankfort, KY 40601, or Justice.RegsContact@ky.gov​

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500 KAR 3:020. Filing and processing SLPO commissions. The amendment: enlarges the authorization language; reorganizes portions of the regulation for clarify; adds language recognizing the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Internal Investigations Branch as the SLPO program administrator; adds language requiring SLPO commission applicants and reapplicants to have fingerprinting done by vendors approved by the SLPO Program Administrator; removes language restricting SLEOs from carrying firearms off the private property to which they are commissioned; adds a requirement for the submission of documentary evidence related to the bond required for SLPO commissions; changes the appeal process for SLPO commission applicants that are denied commissions; changes and adds wording for consistency; and makes gender neutral language changes. The amendment removes the SLPO 2 form from the Materials Incorporated by Reference and adds clarifying language, the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Internal Investigations Branch as the SLPO program administrator, and the “Team Kentucky" logo to the remaining Materials Incorporated by Reference. The regulation may be accessed on the LRC website. A public hearing on this administrative regulation will be held on June 26, 2023, at 9:00 AM at the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, 125 Holmes Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. Individuals interested in being heard at this hearing shall notify this agency in writing by five workdays prior to the hearing of their intent to attend. Written comments will be accepted through June 30, 2023. Send written notification of intent to be heard at the public hearing or written comments on the administrative regulation to Justice & Public Safety Cabinet, ATTN: Regulations, Office of Legal Services, 125 Holmes St., Frankfort, KY 40601, or Justice.RegsContact@ky.gov

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500 KAR 2:020. Filing and processing SLEO commissions. The amendment adds definitions of “governmental unit" and “Special Law Enforcement Officer"; removes the definition of “Kentucky Law Enforcement Council"; adds language allowing an official college transcript or degree to serve as acceptable proof of education required for a commission as a SLEO, making the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Internal Investigations Branch the SLEO Program Administrator, and requiring Special Law Enforcement Officer commission applicants and reapplicants to have fingerprinting done by vendors approved by the SLEO Program Administrator; removes language restricting SLEOs from carrying firearms off the governmental property to which they are commissioned; makes gender neutral language changes; and changes wording for consistency and to correct various typographical errors. The amendment adds clarifying language, the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Internal Investigations Branch as the SLEO program administrator, and the “Team Kentucky" logo to the Materials Incorporated by Reference. The regulation may be accessed on the LRC website. A public hearing on this administrative regulation will be held on May 22, 2023, at 9:00 AM at the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, 125 Holmes Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. Individuals interested in being heard at this hearing shall notify this agency in writing by five workdays prior to the hearing of their intent to attend. Written comments will be accepted through May 31, 2023. Send written notification of intent to be heard at the public hearing or written comments on the administrative regulation to Justice & Public Safety Cabinet, ATTN: Regulations, Office of Legal Services, 125 Holmes St., Frankfort, KY 40601, or Justice.RegsContact@ky.gov.​

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500 KAR 16:010, Funds disbursement from the elder and vulnerable victims trust fund, has been filed with the Legislative Research Commission as a new regulation.  This administrative regulation defines terms and establishes standards and criteria governing the disbursement of money from the elder and vulnerable victims trust fund. The regulation may be accessed on the LRC website.  A public hearing on this administrative regulation will be held on January 23, 2023, at 9:00 am at the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, 125 Holmes Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.  Individuals interested in being heard at this hearing shall notify this agency in writing by five workdays prior to the hearing of their intent to attend. Written comments will be accepted through January 31, 2023. Send written notification of intent to be heard at the public hearing or written comments on the proposed administrative regulation to Justice & Public Safety Cabinet, ATTN: Regulations, Office of Legal Services, 125 Holmes St., Frankfort, KY 40601, or Justice.RegsContact@ky.gov

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500 KAR 12:010, Duplicate records request fee schedule, has been filed with the Legislative Research Commission for amendment. This regulation contains the schedule of fees for copies of records and other items from the Office of the Kentucky State Medical Examiner. The amendment revises the fees charged for these items and the addresses of the various regional offices for the Medical Examiner.  It allows requests to be made in writing and deletes the request form. The regulation may be accessed on the LRC website. A public hearing on this administrative regulation will be held on September 22, 2021, at 9:00am at the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, 125 Holmes Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. Individuals interested in being heard at this hearing shall notify this agency in writing by five workdays prior to the hearing of their intent to attend. Written comments will be accepted through September 30, 2021. Send written notification of intent to be heard at the public hearing or written comments on the proposed administrative regulation to Justice & Public Safety Cabinet, ATTN: Regulations, Office of Legal Services, 125 Holmes St., Frankfort, KY 40601, or Justice.RegsContact@ky.gov