Bill > HB624

This bill creates a new section of Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) Chapter 61 to define "law enforcement officer" broadly to include police officers, sheriffs, and deputy sheriffs. It grants these officers the authority to enter vacant and abandoned properties without prior notice to secure them and to arrest or remove anyone unlawfully occupying them. The bill establishes a presumption that a property is vacant and abandoned if no legal resident has lived there for at least 45 consecutive days and at least two of several indicators, such as overgrown vegetation, accumulated mail or trash, disconnected utilities, lack of window coverings or furniture, uncorrected hazards or vandalism, or statements from neighbors or delivery persons, suggest it is unoccupied. Furthermore, law enforcement officers acting in good faith while carrying out these duties are granted immunity from criminal and civil lawsuits.

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb624.html