1. (1) State administrators and all investigators shall have the full police powers of peace officers, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, and their jurisdiction shall be coextensive with the state. They may inspect any premises where alcoholic beverages are manufactured, sold, stored, or otherwise trafficked in or any premises where cannabis-infused beverages are sold, stored, or otherwise trafficked in, without first obtaining a search warrant. They may confiscate any contraband property. The jurisdiction and police powers of state administrators and all investigators during an emergency declared under KRS Chapter 39A shall be subject to the limitations of KRS 39A.090.
2. (2) A state administrator 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. 82, sec. 5, effective March 25, 2025; and ch. 143, sec. 1, effective June 27, 2025. -- Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 6, sec. 7, effective February 2, 2021. -- Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 7, effective June 29, 2017. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2554b-105. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/27/2025). This statute was amended by 2025 Ky. Acts chs. 82 and 143, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified together. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). 2005 Ky. Acts chs. 11, 85, 95, 97, 98, 99, 123, and 181 instruct the Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and officers whose names have been changed in 2005 legislation confirming the reorganization of the executive branch. Such a correction has been made in this section.