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12-9-301. Definitions.
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12-9-301. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Auxiliary law enforcement officer” means a person who meets the minimum standards and training requirements prescribed for auxiliary law enforcement officers by law and rules, and who is appointed by a political subdivision or a law enforcement agency as a reserve officer, but does not include any law enforcement officer or deputy county sheriff employed by a planned community property owners' association;
(2) “Commission” means the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training as established by § 12-9-103;
(3) “Direct supervision” means having a designated on-duty, full-time certified law enforcement officer responsible for the direction, conduct, and performance of the auxiliary law enforcement officer when that auxiliary law enforcement officer is working an assigned duty, but does not mean that the full-time certified law enforcement officer must be in the physical presence of the auxiliary law enforcement officer when the auxiliary law enforcement officer is working an assigned duty;
(4) “Honorary police officer” means any person having no law enforcement authority except as a private citizen;
(5) “Law enforcement agency” means any police force or organization whose primary responsibility as established by statute or ordinance is the enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws of this state;
(6) “Law enforcement officer” means any appointed law enforcement officer or county sheriff who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws of this state;
(7) “Part-time law enforcement officer” means, as applied to employment and training requirements, a law enforcement officer who works twenty-four (24) hou
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-9-301
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12-9-301. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Auxiliary law enforcement officer” means a person who meets the minimum standards and training requirements prescribed for auxiliary law enforcement officers by law and rules, and who is appointed by a political subdivision or a law enforcement agency as a reserve officer, but does not include any law enforcement officer or deputy county sheriff employed by a planned community property owners' association;
(2) “Commission” means the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training as established by § 12-9-103;
(3) “Direct supervision” means having a designated on-duty, full-time certified law enforcement officer responsible for the direction, conduct, and performance of the auxiliary law enforcement officer when that auxiliary law enforcement officer is working an assigned duty, but does not mean that the full-time certified law enforcement officer must be in the physical presence of the auxiliary law enforcement officer when the auxiliary law enforcement officer is working an assigned duty;
(4) “Honorary police officer” means any person having no law enforcement authority except as a private citizen;
(5) “Law enforcement agency” means any police force or organization whose primary responsibility as established by statute or ordinance is the enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws of this state;
(6) “Law enforcement officer” means any appointed law enforcement officer or county sheriff who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws of this state;
(7) “Part-time law enforcement officer” means, as applied to employment and training requirements, a law enforcement officer who works twenty-four (24) hours per week or less and receives a salary from the employing law enforcement agency; and
(8) “Political subdivision” means any county, municipality, township, or other specific local unit of general government.
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12-9-103. Commission created — Members — Meetings — Director.
(a) The members of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall consist of ten (10) members, to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and approval of the Senate.
(b)(1)(A) Two (2) members of the commission shall be chiefs of police of municipalities in Arkansas, two (2) members of the commission shall be county sheriffs of counties in this state, one (1) member shall be an officer of the Division of Arkansas State Police, two (2) members shall be appointed to represent the public, one (1) member shall be an educator in the field of criminal justice, and one (1) member shall represent the Arkansas Municipal Police Association.
(B) Each congressional district of the state shall be represented on the commission, with the remaining members to be appointed from the state at large.
(2)(A) One (1) member shall not be actively engaged in or retired from law enforcement.
(B) The member under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section shall be:
(i) At least sixty (60) years of age and shall represent the elderly;
(ii) Appointed from the state at large subject to confirmation by the Senate; and
(iii) A full voting member.
(c) Members shall be appointed for terms of seven (7) years or until their successors are appointed and qualified.
(d) If a vacancy occurs on the commission due to death, resignation, or for other reason, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, in the same manner as provided for the initial appointment for the position, for the remainder of the unexpired portion of the term thereof.
(e) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation but may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.
(f) The co
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-9-103
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