Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement

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The Kentucky Department of Vehicle Enforcement (KVE) is a statewide law enforcement agency for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The department, which is a part of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, is responsible for promoting vehicle safety and enforcing both commercial and passenger vehicle laws. The department employs both sworn officers and commercial vehicle inspectors.

1 Posts
2 Special Note
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Posts

The Department of Vehicle Enforcement operate from 10 regional posts:^[1]

Post 1: Eddyville
Post 1A: Fulton
Post 1B Wickliffe
Post 2: Franklin
Post 3: Elizabethtown
Post 4: Louisville (Shelby County)
Post 5: Georgetown

Post 6: Morehead
Post 7: London
Post 8: Henderson
Post 9: Walton
Post 10: Pikeville

In addition, the department also operates the Commonwealth's system of commercial vehicle weigh stations. Their headquarters is located in Frankfort.

[edit] Special Note

Although KVE officers primarily enforce commercial vehicle laws, their sworn officers are considered peace officers of the Commonwealth and have full power to issue citations and make arrests. In this capacity, KVE officers will often provide speed enforcement and will enforce other traffic laws, acting as a de facto highway patrol. In this case, they will work either on their own authority or hand in hand with the state's primary law enforcement agency, the Kentucky State Police.