53-6-205. Completion of training course or passing of certificate examination
required -- Persons affected.
(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a peace officer in this state must
successfully complete the basic course at a certified academy, or successfully pass a state
certification examination according to the requirements of Section 53-6-206, before that person
can 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 their
first 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
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