Ariz. Admin. Code § R13-4-103 - [Effective until 9/5/2025] Certification of Peace Officers
A.
Certified status mandatory. An individual who is not certified by the Board or
whose certified status is inactive shall not function as a peace officer or be
assigned the duties of a peace officer by an agency, except as provided in
subsection (B).
B. Sheriffs who are
elected are exempt from the requirement of certified status.
C. An individual shall satisfy the minimum
qualifications and training requirements to receive certified status.
D. Peace officer categories. The categories
for which certified status may be granted are:
1. Full-authority peace officer,
and
2. Specialty peace officer
3. Limited-authority peace
officer.
E. Application for certification. An
individual who seeks to be certified as a peace officer shall make application
as follows:
1. Submit to an agency an
application that contains all documents required by
R13-4-105, R13-4-106(A)
and (B), and
R13-4-107 ;
2. Obtain an appointment from the agency;
and
3. Obtain either a certificate
of graduation from a Board-prescribed Peace Officer Basic Course or a
certificate of successful completion of the waiver of training process
prescribed by
R13-4-110(D).
F. An open enrollee shall obtain
an appointment from an agency within one year after graduating from a
Board-prescribed Peace Officer Basic Course.
1. If more than one year but less than three
years elapse after graduation from a Board-prescribed Peace Officer Basic
Course before an open enrollee obtains an appointment from an agency, the open
enrollee shall again take the CFE required under
R13-4-110 and satisfactorily perform the practical demonstrations of proficiency in
physical conditioning, vehicle operations, pursuit operations, and firearms,
including firearms qualifications, as required under
R13-4-116(E)(1).
2. If more than three years elapse after
graduation from a Board-prescribed Peace Officer Basic Course, an open enrollee
shall again graduate from the Board-prescribed Peace Officer Basic Course
before obtaining an appointment from an agency.
G. Establishing or enforcing qualifications,
standards, or training requirements. The Board may waive in whole or in part
any provision of this Article upon a finding that the best interests of the law
enforcement profession are served and the public welfare and safety is not
jeopardized by the waiver. The Board may place restrictions or requirements on
a peace officer as a condition of certified status.
H. This Section is effective six months after
filing with the Secretary of State as required by A.R.S. §
41-1823(A).
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A. Certified status mandatory. An individual who is not certified by the Board or whose certified status is inactive shall not function as a peace officer or be assigned the duties of a peace officer by an agency , except as provided in subsection (B).
B. Sheriffs who are elected are exempt from the requirement of certified status.
C. An individual shall satisfy the minimum qualifications and training requirements to receive certified status.
D. Peace officer categories. The categories for which certified status may be granted are:
1. Full-authority peace officer , and
2. Specialty peace officer
3. Limited-authority .
E. Application for certification. An individual who seeks to be certified as a peace officer shall make application as follows:
1. Submit to an agency an application that contains all documents required by R13-4-105, R13-4-106(A) and (B), and R13-4-107 ;
2. Obtain an appointment from the agency ; and
3. Obtain either a certificate of graduation from a Board -prescribed Peace Officer Basic Course or a certificate of successful completion of the waiver of training process prescribed by R13-4-110(D).
F. An open enrollee shall obtain an appointment from an agency within one year after graduating from a Board -prescribed Peace Officer Basic Course.
1. If more than one year but less than three years elapse after graduation from a Board -prescribed Peace Officer Basic Course before an open enrollee obtains an appointment from an agency , the open enrollee shall again take the CFE required under R13-4-110 and satisfactorily perform the practical demonstrations of proficiency in physical conditioning, vehicle operations, pursuit operations, and firearms, including firearms qualifications, as required under R13-4-116(E)(1).
2. If more than three years elapse after graduation from a Board -prescribed Peace Officer Basic Course, an open enrollee shall again graduate from the Board -prescribed Peace Officer Basic Course before obtaining an appointment from an agency .
G. Establishing or enforcing qualifications, standards, or training requirements. The Board may waive in whole or in part any provision of this Article upon a finding that the best interests of the law enforcement profession are served and the public welfare and safety is not jeopardized by the waiver. The Board may place restrictions or requirements on a peace officer as a condition of certified status.
H. This Section is effective six months after filing with the Secretary of State as required by A.R.S. § 41-1823(A).