AB 1469, as introduced, Achadjian. Peace officers: basic training requirements.
Existing law requires every peace officer to complete an introductory course of training prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, except as specified, and provides that persons described as peace officers who have not satisfactorily completed the course shall not have the powers of a peace officer until they satisfactorily complete the course.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 832 of the Penal Code is amended to
2read:
(a) Every person described in this chapter as a peace
4officer shall satisfactorily complete an introductory training course
5prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and
6Training. On or after July 1, 1989, satisfactory completion of the
P2 1course shall be demonstrated by passage of an appropriate
2examination developed or approved by the commission. Training
3in the carrying and use of firearms shall not be required of a peace
4officer whose employing agency prohibits the use of firearms.
5(b) (1) Every peace officer described in this chapter, prior to
6the exercise of the powers of a peace officer, shall have
7satisfactorily completed the training course described in subdivision
8(a).
9(2) Every peace officer described in Section 13510 or in
10subdivision (a) of Section 830.2 may satisfactorily complete the
11training required by this section as part of the training prescribed
12pursuant to Section 13510.
13(c) begin deletePersons end deletebegin insertA person end insertdescribed in this chapter asbegin insert aend insert peacebegin delete officersend delete
14begin insert officerend insert whobegin delete haveend deletebegin insert
hasend insert not satisfactorily completed the course
15described in subdivision (a), as specified in subdivision (b), shall
16not have the powers of a peace officer untilbegin delete theyend deletebegin insert he or sheend insert
17 satisfactorilybegin delete completeend deletebegin insert completesend insert
the course.
18(d) A peace officer who, on March 4, 1972, possesses or is
19qualified to possess the basic certificate as awarded by the
20Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training is exempted
21from this section.
22(e) (1) A person completing the training described in
23subdivision (a) who does not become employed as a peace officer
24within three years from the date of passing the examination
25described in subdivision (a), or who has a three-year or longer
26break in service as a peace officer, shall pass the examination
27described in subdivision (a) prior to the exercise of the powers of
28a peace officer, except for a person described in paragraph (2).
29(2) The requirement in paragraph (1) does not apply to a person
30who meets any of the following requirements:
31(A) Is returning to a management position that is at the second
32level of supervision or higher.
33(B) Has successfully requalified for a basic course through the
34Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
35(C) Has maintained proficiency through teaching the course
36described in subdivision (a).
37(D) During the break in California service, was continuously
38employed as a peace officer in another state or at the federal level.
39(E) Has previously met the requirements of subdivision (a), has
40been appointed as a peace officer under subdivision (c) of Section
P3 1830.1, and has been continuously employed as a custodial officer
2as defined in Section 831 or 831.5 by the agency making the peace
3officer
appointment since completing the training prescribed in
4subdivision (a).
5(f) The commission may charge appropriate fees for the
6examination required by subdivision (e), not to exceed actual costs.
7(g) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may charge
8appropriate fees for the examination required by subdivision (a)
9to each applicant who is not sponsored by a local or other law
10enforcement agency, or is not a peace officer employed by, or
11under consideration for employment by, a state or local agency,
12department, or district, or is not a custodial officer as defined in
13Sections 831 and 831.5. The fees shall not exceed actual costs.
14(h) A probation department that is a certified provider of the
15training course described in this section shall not be required to
16offer the course to the general
public.
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