Certified Peace Officers

(1) Each municipal law enforcement agency enforcing rules of the road on interstate highways shall permit only “full-time police officers” as defined in T.C.A. § 38-8-101(3), who have met the qualifications for police officer per T.C.A. § 38-6-106. Officers are not permitted to wear plain clothes while working the interstate highways under this authorization. All officers shall carry their official agency’s identification card containing, at a minimum, a photograph of the employee, name, rank/title, and date of issuance.