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PEACE OFFICER CERTIFICATES

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2014 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Richard A. Greenwood

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Senate Sponsor: Daniel W. Thatcher

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Peace Officer Standards and Training Act regarding certification
             10      of peace officers.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    clarifies that a peace officer certification becomes inactive if a peace officer has not
             14      been actively engaged in performing the duties as a certified and sworn peace
             15      officer for 18 consecutive months;
             16          .    provides that a peace officer certification be designated as lapsed if a peace officer
             17      has not been actively engaged in performing the duties as a certified and sworn
             18      peace officer for four continuous years; and
             19          .    makes a technical correction.
             20      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          None
             24      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             25      AMENDS:
             26           53-6-208 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 58
             27           53-6-211.5 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 313
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             29      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             30          Section 1. Section 53-6-208 is amended to read:
             31           53-6-208. Inactive certificates -- Lapse of certificate -- Reinstatement.
             32          (1) (a) The certificate of a peace officer who has not been actively engaged in
             33      performing the duties [of a] as a certified and sworn peace officer for 18 consecutive months or
             34      more, but less than four consecutive years, is designated "inactive."
             35          (b) A peace officer whose certificate is inactive shall pass the certification examination
             36      and a physical fitness test before the certificate may be reissued or reinstated.
             37          (2) (a) The certificate of a peace officer who has not been actively engaged in
             38      performing the duties [of a] as a certified and sworn peace officer for four continuous years or
             39      more is designated as "lapsed."
             40          (b) A peace officer whose certificate is lapsed shall pass the basic training course at a
             41      certified academy, the certification examination, and a physical fitness test before the
             42      certificate may be reissued or reinstated.
             43          Section 2. Section 53-6-211.5 is amended to read:
             44           53-6-211.5. Voluntary relinquishment of peace officer certification.
             45          (1) A peace officer may voluntarily relinquish the peace officer's certification to the
             46      division at any time when a disciplinary issue regarding the peace officer has been referred to
             47      the division.
             48          (2) (a) A peace officer who voluntarily relinquishes certification under this section may
             49      not subsequently be certified as a peace officer in this state.
             50          (b) This section does not apply to a peace officer whose certification has become
             51      inactive or has lapsed as provided in Section 53-6-208 .


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