§ 12-9-201. Establishment
There is established the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy for the training and instruction of state, county, municipal, and other law enforcement officers.
§ 12-9-202. Location of academy
The Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy shall be located at a place which, in the opinion of the Director of the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training, will serve the best interests of the state in the carrying out of the intent and purposes of this subchapter.
§ 12-9-203. Acceptance of gifts, grants, etc. — Disposition
(a) The Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training may accept gifts, grants, donations, equipment and materials, and bequests of money or gratuities donated by private persons or corporations. (b) All moneys received under subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited into the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy Cash Fund.
§ 12-9-204. Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training — Law enforcement powers
(a) The following persons are classified and designated as law enforcement officers after meeting minimum qualifications for law enforcement officers’ certification as established by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training: (1) The Director of the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training; (2) Employees of the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and […]
§ 12-9-206. Expenses furnished by academy — Exceptions
(a) The Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy shall furnish, without cost to applicants, the necessary food, lodging, laundry, and other necessary expenses while attending the academy. (b) (1) However, the salary of applicants and the necessary transportation cost in traveling to and from the academy shall be paid by the municipality or county in which […]
§ 12-9-207. Newly elected or unopposed candidates for county sheriff
(a) A newly elected county sheriff or unopposed candidate for the position of county sheriff may attend a state-funded law enforcement training academy for purposes of training and instruction. (b) The county in which the newly elected county sheriff or unopposed candidate for the position of county sheriff is to be employed shall pay any […]
§ 12-9-208. State Capitol Police — Training course
All members of the State Capitol Police shall satisfactorily complete the training course for law enforcement officers at the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy within nine (9) months of their hire date or any extension granted by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training.
§ 12-9-209. Reimbursement for training costs
(a) (1) If a county, city, town, or state agency pays the cost or expenses for training a law enforcement officer at a state-funded law enforcement training academy and another county, city, town, or state agency employs that law enforcement officer within eighteen (18) months after completion of the training in a position requiring a […]
§ 12-9-210. Designated law enforcement agencies
The Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training and the Black River Technical College Law Enforcement Training Academy are designated as law enforcement agencies.
§ 12-9-211. Private college or university law enforcement officers
(a) A law enforcement officer for a private college or university is permitted to attend the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy for training and instruction. (b) The private college or university for which the law enforcement officer is employed shall: (1) Pay any necessary transportation cost in traveling to and from the academy; and (2) […]