Appointment and duties of administrator, investigators, and clerks -- Police powers -- Constitutional oath
KRS 241.230
in effect241.230. Appointment and duties of administrator, investigators, and clerks -- Police powers -- Constitutional oath
(1) (a) The urban-county administrator in each urban-county government and any investigators and clerks deemed necessary for the proper conduct of the office, shall be appointed by the mayor.
(b) The urban-county administrator, and the urban-county administrator's investigators, shall have full police powers of peace officers, except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, and their jurisdiction shall be coextensive with the urban-county governments. They may inspect any premises where alcoholic beverages are manufactured, sold, stored, or otherwise trafficked in, without first obtaining a search warrant.
(2) No person shall be an urban-county administrator, an investigator, or an employee of the urban-county government under the supervision of the urban-county administrator, who would be disqualified to be a member of the board under KRS 241.100.
(3) Before entering upon official duties, each urban-county administrator shall take the oath prescribed in Section 228 of the Constitution. An appointed urban-county alcoholic beverage control administrator shall immediately notify the department of qualification and appointment.
(4) An urban-county administrator or investigator appointed under this section shall not have the power to make arrests unless he or she is certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404.
Effective: June 27, 2025
History: Amended 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 143, sec. 4, effective June 27, 2025. -- Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 16, effective June 29, 2017. -- Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1978.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56501Fetched: 10/20/2026