Public Safety Code
Peace Officer Standards and Training Act
Section 205
Completion of training course required -- Persons affected.
     53-6-205.   Completion of training course required -- Persons affected.
     (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), before a person may be certified as a peace officer in Utah the person shall:
     (i) successfully complete the basic training course at a certified academy;
     (ii) pass the certification examination; and
     (iii) pass a physical fitness test.
     (b) A person may not exercise peace officer authority 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 Utah on or after January 1, 1985.

Amended by Chapter 58, 2011 General Session
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