{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53-6-205","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53-6-205","heading":"Completion of training course required -- Persons affected.","body":"(1)\n(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), before a person may be certified as a peace officer in Utah the person shall:\n(i) successfully complete the basic training course at a certified academy;\n(ii) pass the certification examination; and\n(iii) pass a physical fitness test.\n(b) A person may not exercise peace officer authority until certified.\n(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.","path":["Title 53 Public Safety Code","Chapter 53-6 Peace Officer Standards and Training Act","Part 53-6-2 Peace Officer Training and Certification Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53/Chapter6/53-6-S205.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"38b8df44c79c2350bb35d53202511c82c18cbd247d00089b536b429c22dd4fb4","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53-6-204","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53-6-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}