Utah Code 53-13-112. Auxiliary officer
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(1) An auxiliary officer is a specific category of special function officer and is required to have the level of training of a special function officer as provided in Section 53-13-105 , including no fewer than 40 hours per year of in-service training.
Terms Used In Utah Code 53-13-112
- Auxiliary officer: means a sworn, certified, and supervised special function officer, as described by Section
53-13-112 . See Utah Code 53-13-101 - Certified: means recognized and accepted by the division as having successfully met and maintained the standards and training requirements set and approved by the director of the division with the advice and consent of the council. See Utah Code 53-13-101
- Division: means the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division created in Section
53-6-103 . See Utah Code 53-13-101 - Law enforcement officer: means the same as that term is defined in Section
53-13-103 . See Utah Code 53-1-102
(2) An auxiliary officer:
(2)(a) shall work under the direction and immediate supervision of a certified law enforcement officer as defined in Section 53-13-103 ;
(2)(b) is limited to the role of back-up officer to a law enforcement officer;
(2)(c) may not initiate any action authorized for a law enforcement officer in Section 53-13-103 ; and
(2)(d) may be separated from a law enforcement officer only under exigent circumstances or when engaged in functions not exclusive to law enforcement, which functions are defined by the division by rule.