(A) The code enforcement officer shall not have the powers of peace officers to make arrests or carry deadly weapons, but may issue citations as authorized upon observation of violations of county ordinances.
(B) The procedures for citations issued by a citation officer shall be as provided in KRS 431.015 and by the Code Enforcement Board. The code enforcement officer shall carry identification identifying themselves immediately to any member of the public while enforcing any ordinance of the county.
(C) This section shall not be a limitation on the power of a code enforcement officer to make an arrest as a private person as provided in KRS 431.005. This subchapter shall not be the exclusive means for enforcement of county ordinances and code enforcement officer(s) are not limited to use of a criminal citation, but may swear to a complaint in lieu of citation and may issue citations for civil violations of county ordinances.
(Ord. 2024-830.1, passed 5-23-2024)