80D.1 Establishment of a force of reserve peace officers. 1. The governing body of a city, a county, the state of Iowa, or a judicial district department of correctional services may provide, either separately or collectively through a chapter 28E agreement, for the establishment of a force of reserve peace officers, and may limit the […]
80D.10 No reduction of regular force. The governing body shall not reduce the authorized size of a regular law enforcement department or office because of the establishment or utilization of reserve peace officers. [C81, §80D.10]
80D.11 Employee — pay. While performing official duties, each reserve peace officer shall be considered an employee of the governing body which the officer represents and shall be paid a minimum of one dollar per year. The governing body of a city, a county, the state, or a judicial district department of correctional services may […]
80D.12 Benefits when injured. 1. Hospital and medical assistance and benefits as provided in chapter 85 shall be provided by the governing body to members of the reserve force who sustain injury in the course of performing official duties. 2. For reserve peace officers of a tribal government, hospital and medical assistance and benefits shall […]
80D.13 Insurance. Liability and false arrest insurance shall be provided by the governing body to members of the reserve force while performing official duties in the same manner as for a regular peace officer. [C81, §80D.13]
80D.14 No participation in a pension fund or retirement system. This chapter shall not be construed to authorize or permit a reserve peace officer to become eligible for participation in a pension fund or retirement system created by the laws of this state of which regular peace officers may become members. [C81, §80D.14]
80D.15 Civil defense auxiliary police exempt. Repealed by 2011 Acts, ch 34, §162.
80D.1A Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Academy” means the Iowa law enforcement academy. 2. “Council” means the Iowa law enforcement academy council. 3. “Minimum training course” means a curriculum of basic training requirements developed by the academy pursuant to the academy’s rulemaking authority that a reserve peace officer […]
80D.2 Personal standards. The director of the law enforcement academy with the approval of the law enforcement academy council may establish minimum standards of physical, educational, mental, and moral fitness for members of the reserve force. [C81, §80D.2]
80D.3 Training standards. 1. Each person appointed to serve as a reserve peace officer shall satisfactorily complete a minimum training course as established by academy rules. In addition, if a reserve peace officer is authorized to carry weapons, the officer shall satisfactorily complete the same training course in the use of weapons as is required […]
80D.4 Training. Training for individuals appointed as reserve peace officers shall be provided by instructors in a community college or other facility, including a law enforcement agency, selected by the individual and approved by the law enforcement agency and the academy. Upon satisfactory completion of training required by the academy, the academy shall certify the […]
80D.4A Training and certification requirements — revocation or suspension of certification. The director of the academy, subject to the approval of the council, shall promulgate rules in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 17A, giving due consideration to varying factors and special requirements of law enforcement agencies relative to the standardized training […]
80D.5 No exemptions. There shall be no exemptions from the personal and training standards provided for in this chapter except as provided in section 80D.7. [C81, §80D.5] 2011 Acts, ch 34, §169
80D.6 Status of reserve peace officers. 1. Reserve peace officers shall serve as peace officers on the orders and at the discretion of the chief of police, sheriff, commissioner of public safety or the commissioner’s designee, or director of the judicial district department of correctional services or the director’s designee, as the case may be. […]
80D.6A Status of reserve peace officers of a tribal government. Reserve peace officers of a tribal government shall serve as peace officers on the orders and at the discretion of the chief of the police force of the tribal government. While in the actual performance of official duties, reserve peace officers of a tribal government […]
80D.7 Carrying weapons. A member of a reserve force shall not carry a weapon in the line of duty until the member has been approved by the governing body and certified by the Iowa law enforcement academy council to carry weapons. After approval and certification, a reserve peace officer may carry a weapon in the […]
80D.8 Supplementary capacity. Reserve peace officers shall act only in a supplementary capacity to the regular force and shall not assume full-time duties of regular peace officers without first complying with all requirements for regular peace officers. [C81, §80D.8]
80D.9 Supervision of reserve peace officers. 1. Reserve peace officers shall be subordinate to regular peace officers, shall not serve as peace officers unless under the direction of regular peace officers, and shall wear a uniform prescribed by the chief of police, sheriff, commissioner of public safety, or director of the judicial district department of […]
