53-6-205 - Completion of training course or passing of certificate examination required -- Persons affected.
53-6-205. Completion of training course or passing of certificate examinationrequired -- Persons affected.
(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a peace officer in this state mustsuccessfully complete the basic course at a certified academy, or successfully pass a statecertification examination according to the requirements of Section 53-6-206, before that personcan be certified.
(b) A person may not exercise peace officer powers until certified.
(2) Subsection (1) applies only to persons not previously certified and who receive theirfirst employment appointment or election as a peace officer in this state on or after January 1,1985.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 234, 1993 General Session