McCreary County Constable's Office District 3 Welcomes You

The McCreary county Constable's office is a law enforcement agency serving the citizens of the 3rd district, and McCreary county.

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McCreary County Constable's Office District 3

How We Got Our Start

Constable Cody Stephens has served the citizens of Mccreary County since 2014.
Cody began his career in 2014 as a Deputy Jailer for McCreary County, Constable Stephens remained in that position until taking a position as a Deputy Sheriff in 2016 and serving in that capacity until being elected to the office of the 3rd district Constable in 2019. In 2019 Constable Stephens was awarded the life saving medal an award for events that took place during an officer involved shooting, as well as being nominated and awarded Constable of the year in the Commonwealth. Constable Stephens currently serves the citizens of the 3rd district and McCreary county as a whole by providing general law enforcement functions and process service's.
Please contact our office to learn how the McCreary County Constable's Office, District 3, can help you.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Constable?

The office of Constable dates from Medieval England. Your Constable is an elected public official. In Kentucky, the position of Constable was established in the 1850 Constitution. The present Constitution requires the election of one constable in each justice of the peace (known as magistrate) district.

Constables are Peace Officers with broad powers of arrest and authority to serve court processes. The Constable has the authority to enforce both the Traffic Code and the Criminal Code of Kentucky. They may execute warrants, summonses, subpoenas, attachments, notes, rules and orders of the court in all criminal, penal and civil cases (KRS 70.350). The Kentucky Constitution, Section 106, Constables will possess the same qualification as the sheriffs and may exercise jurisdiction in any part of the county. (OAG 62-115 and 40-776).

An elected Constable can not be barred from working in the city limits by a mayor, chief of police or by the city council but he/she must keep his office in the district which he/she is elected (OAG 74-554).

Constables are a fee's paid officer of the court. Constables are entitled to receive fee's for all citations that they write and warrants they serve.

Jurisdiction:

The Kentucky Constitution, Section 106, states that, "Constables shall possess the same qualifications as Sheriffs and their jurisdiction shall be co-extensive with the counties in which they reside.

Statement of Common Purpose:

The purpose of the Kentucky Constable is to uphold the law fairly and firmly: to prevent crime, to pursue and bring to justice those who break the law; to keep the peace; to protect, help and reassure the community: and to be seen to do all this with integrity, common sense and sound judgment.

We must be compassionate, courteous and patient, acting without fear or favor or prejudice to the rights of others. We need to be professional, calm and restrained in the face of violence and apply only that force which is necessary to accomplish our lawful duty.

We must strive to reduce the fears of the public and, so far as we can, to reflect their priorities in the action we take.

Qualifications:

Constables must be 24 years of age, a citizen of the state for two years and a resident of the county and district one year prior to election. Before taking office, constables must execute a bond at a minimum amount of $10,000, approved by the fiscal court.