As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
- 1. “Academy” means the Iowa law enforcement academy.
- 2. “Council” means the Iowa law enforcement academy council.
- 3. “Minimum training course” means a curriculum of basic training requirements developed by the academy pursuant to the academy’s rulemaking authority that a reserve peace officer must complete within a prescribed time period to become state certified as a reserve peace officer. The minimum training course does not include required weapons training.
- 4. “Reserve force” means an organization of reserve peace officers established as provided in this chapter.
- 5. “Reserve peace officer” means a volunteer, nonregular, sworn member of a law enforcement agency who serves with or without compensation, has regular police powers while functioning as a law enforcement agency’s representative, and participates on a regular basis in the law enforcement agency’s activities including crime prevention and control, preservation of the peace, and enforcement of law.
90 Acts, ch 1092, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 47, §1
Referred to in §80B.3, 100B.14, 100B.31, 100B.51, 279.84, 321.231B, 362.10, 422.12, 724.2A