Training Requirements

(1) After October 1, 2021, any person newly employed or utilized as a part- time/temporary/reserve/auxiliary law enforcement officer or special deputy shall receive one hundred twenty-eight (128) hours of training in whatever duties he/she is required to perform by the employing agency. This training shall be accomplished during the first calendar year of employment. During this initial period, prior to receiving one hundred twenty-eight (128) hours of training, the part-time/temporary/reserve/auxiliary law enforcement officer or special deputy shall be paired with a field Training Officer or other certified officer. (2) Any part-time/temporary/reserve/auxiliary law enforcement officer or special deputy who is hired within five (5) years of having served as a full-time, certified law enforcement officer may continue to be exempt from the requirement that he/she be paired with a full-time, certified officer as long as he/she completes in-service training each year and has no break in service. (3) The one hundred twenty-eight (128) hour training requirement may be waived if the officer successfully completes a Basic Law Enforcement Course within two (2) years of the date of employment or utilization. PART-TIME/TEMPORARY/RESERVE/AUXILIARY LAW ENFORCEMENT CHAPTER 1110-08 OFFICERS AND SPECIAL DEPUTIES