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Utah Code § 53-6-205: Completion of training course required -- Persons affected.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 53 Public Safety Code
  2. Chapter 53-6 Peace Officer Standards and Training Act
  3. Part 53-6-2 Peace Officer Training and Certification Act

(1)

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), before a person may be certified as a peace officer in Utah the person shall:

(i) successfully complete the basic training course at a certified academy;

(ii) pass the certification examination; and

(iii) pass a physical fitness test.

(b) A person may not exercise peace officer authority until certified.

(2) Subsection (1) applies only to persons not previously certified and who receive their first employment appointment or election as a peace officer in Utah on or after January 1, 1985.

Collected 2026-09-03T11:34:33Z. Source file · JSON

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