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persons are permitted to carry a concealed handgun, electroshock

weapon, knife, or pepper spray in court facilities and offices in the

discharge of their official duties:

(a) Peace officers, certified court security officers, and court security

coordinators;

(b) Police officers employed by state, county, city, or urban-county

governments;

(c) An elected sheriff and full-time and part time deputy sheriffs;

(d) An elected jailer and deputy jailers who have successfully

completed Department of Corrections basic training and

maintains his or her current in-service training;

(e) The department head or any employee of a corrections

department in any jurisdiction where the office of elected jailer

has been merged with the office of sheriff who has successfully

completed Department of Corrections basic training and

maintains his or her current in-service training;

(f) A full-time paid peace officer of a government agency from another

state or territory of the United States or an elected sheriff from

another territory of the United States if the other state or territory

accords a Kentucky full-time paid peace officer and a Kentucky

elected sheriff the same rights by law;

(g) A justice or judge of the KCOJ;

(h) A retired judge or justice appointed pursuant to the Temporary

Assignment of Retired Judges Program;

(i) A Circuit Court Clerk;

(j) A Commonwealth’s attorney or assistant Commonwealth’s

attorney with a concealed carry license pursuant to KRS 237.110;

(k) A county attorney or assistant county attorney with a concealed

carry license pursuant to KRS 237.110;

(l) A retired Commonwealth’s attorney, assistant Commonwealth’s

attorney, county attorney, or assistant county attorney with a

concealed carry license pursuant to KRS 237.110;

(m) Retired justices and judges of the KCOJ with a concealed carry

license pursuant to KRS 237.110; and

(n) Retired peace officers who hold a concealed deadly weapon license

issued pursuant to the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety

Act, 18 U.S.C. se. 926C and KRS 237.138 to 237.142.