AN ACT relating to court-ordered transports.

Amend KRS 70.280 to authorize certified court security officers to transport individuals being detained or in custody as ordered by the court and to go outside the immediate area of the court facility to provide the transport; authorize arrest powers for certified court security officers while engaged in transporting, monitoring, or supervising prisoners or other individuals ordered transported by the court; amend KRS 202A.028 and 202A.101 to permit certified court security officers to transport individuals under specified circumstances.

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Introduced: March 2, 2026

Last action: April 15, 2026

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This bill expands the authority of certified court security officers, allowing them to transport people who are detained or in custody when a court orders it, including traveling outside the immediate court facility to do so. It also grants these officers arrest powers while they are transporting, monitoring, or supervising individuals under a court order. The bill also addresses situations involving mental health-related transport under specific circumstances. Who it may affect: court security officers, individuals detained or ordered transported by courts, and people subject to mental health court orders.

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