09/01/1985

  • Constable appointed on or after 9/1/1985 has two years to become licensed.

  • HB 1592 authorizes re-activation procedures.

  • HB 1592 changes the licensing ages.

  • BPOC increased to 400 hours.

  • College degree in law enforcement is no longer sufficient to qualify to take licensing exam.  Now 7 course courses are required, as well as Law Enforcement 1 and Law Enforcement 2.

  • Three-level (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced) reserve training begins.
    • Basic - 145 hours
    • Intermediate - 131 hours

    • Advanced - 124 hours

    • Those who have been reserves and have been trained as such are “grandfathered” to Intermediate Reserve status.

    • Reserves who complete the basic peace officer course and pass the peace officer licensing exam are issued Basic Peace Officer certificates and permanent peace officer licenses.

    • Equating reserve training and in-service training to 240 hour basic peace officer course allows reserves to take peace officer licensing exam.

  • L-3 Psychological form requires licensed psychologist or psychiatrist to sign approval. (Ref. Rule 211.98 for exception.)  L-2 Physical form now includes Drug Dependency Statement.