7-32-214. Basic training program required. (1) A reserve officer may not be authorized to function as a representative of a law enforcement agency performing general law enforcement duties after 2 years from the original appointment unless the reserve officer has satisfactorily completed a minimum 88-hour basic training program that must include but need not be limited to the following course content:

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(a)introduction and orientation–1 hour;

(b)police ethics and professionalism–1 hour;

(c)criminal law–4 hours;

(d)laws of arrest–4 hours;

(e)criminal evidence–4 hours;

(f)administration of criminal law–2 hours;

(g)communications, reports, and records–2 hours;

(h)crime investigations–3 hours;

(i)interviews and interrogations–2 hours;

(j)patrol procedures–6 hours;

(k)crisis intervention–4 hours;

(l)police human and community relations–3 hours;

(m)juvenile procedures–2 hours;

(n)defensive tactics–4 hours;

(o)crowd control tactics–4 hours;

(p)firearms training–30 hours;

(q)first aid–10 hours; and

(r)examination–2 hours.

(2)The law enforcement agency is responsible for training its reserve officers in accordance with minimum training standards established by the council.