P.O.S.T. Act

OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA, ANNOTATED

TITLE 35

CHAPTER 8 "EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OF PEACE OFFICERS "

Section.

35-8-1	Short title.
35-8-2	Definitions.
35-8-3	Establishment of Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; membership; organization; administrative assignment to Department of Public Safety.
35-8-4	Officers of council; quorum; minutes of meetings and records; reports to Governor and General Assembly.
35-8-5	Compensation of members of council.
35-8-6	Appointment of executive director of council; contracts for services; personnel; investigators; subpoenas; funding; gifts, grants, or donations.
35-8-7	Powers and duties of council generally.
35-8-7.1	Authority of council to refuse certificate to applicant or to discipline certified peace officer or exempt peace officer; grounds; restoration of certificate.
35-8-7.2	Administrative procedure; hearings; review.
35-8-8	Requirements for appointment or certification of persons as peace officers; certification of applicants possessing special skills in training and handling of police dogs.
35-8-9	Completion of basic training course required; acceptance of other instruction; effect of failure to complete basic training requirements; limitation.
35-8-10	Applicability and effect of certification requirements generally; requirements as to exempt persons.
35-8-11	Basic course to be completed at schools certified by council.
35-8-12	Certification to use speed detection devices; withdrawal or suspension of certificate.
35-8-13	Training and certification of police chaplains.
35-8-13.1 35-8-14	Training and certification of municipal probation officers. Board of Corrections and State Board of Pardons and Paroles to establish training program for employees authorized to make arrests. [Repealed]
35-8-15	Preparation and maintenance of employment records by law enforcement units and council; release of records.
35-8-16	Effect of standards and training requirements provided in chapter; adoption of additional requirements by law enforcement units.
35-8-17	Effect of peace officer's failure to comply with chapter generally; civil actions against noncomplying peace officers and law enforcement units.
35-8-18	Applicability of chapter to emergency peace officers.
35-8-19	Appointment of citizen of adjoining state as peace officer.
35-8-20	Training requirements for police chiefs, department heads, and wardens; effect of failure to fulfill training requirement; waiver of requirements.
35-8-20.1	Training for police chiefs and department heads appointed after December 31, 1992; waivers.
35-8-21	Training requirements for peace officers; waiver; exemption for retired peace officers.
35-8-22	Reimbursement of training expenses by subsequent employer of peace officer; collection procedure.
35-8-23	Basic training course for communications officers; certification requirements; duties of council; rules and regulations.
35-8-24	(For effective date, see note) Training requirements for jail officers and juvenile correctional officers.
35-8-25	Training and certification of bomb technicians, explosive ordnance disposal technicians, and animal handlers; intergovernmental assistance agreements.

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