{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-13510.4","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 13510.4","heading":"","body":"(a) A peace officer trainee who, based on the commission’s investigative findings, knowingly cheats, assists in cheating, or aids, abets, or knowingly conceals efforts by others to cheat in any manner on a basic course examination mandated by the commission shall be liable for a civil fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per occurrence.\n(b) For purposes of this section, “cheating” means any attempt or act by a peace officer trainee to gain an unfair advantage or give an unfair advantage to another peace officer trainee or group of trainees taking a POST-mandated basic course examination.\n(c) For purposes of this section, “peace officer trainee” means an applicant for a basic course examination who has not been hired by a department or agency and who has not been sworn as a peace officer.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 4. PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS [11006. - 14315.]","TITLE 4. STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS [13500. - 13553.]","CHAPTER 1. Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training [13500. - 13553.]","ARTICLE 2. Field Services, Standards, and Certification [13510. - 13519.15.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"755c9ff6517865b3d21bfb9f01b24e115755ddc2baea274fcfc6df8f1d12b584","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-13510.3","next":"us-ca/pen-13510.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}