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Title 34 — NavyRelease 119-73

§12558 Service obligation

Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - Comprehensive Acts › Chapter CHAPTER 121— - VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - POLICE CORPS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Part Part A— - Police Corps › § 12558

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

After finishing the required training and meeting the police force’s rules, a participant must be sworn in and serve four years with that police force. While serving, the participant has the same rights, duties, and must follow the same rules as other officers, including labor agreements and state and local laws. If the participant is disciplined or laid off in a way that stops them from finishing four years and would cause loss of educational aid under section 12555, the Director may allow the person to finish the obligation by doing an equivalent alternative law enforcement service. If that alternative service is completed, section 12555(d)(1)(B)(iii) will not apply.

Full Legal Text

Title 34, §12558

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(a)Upon satisfactory completion of the participant’s course of education and training program established in section 12557 of this title and meeting the requirements of the police force to which the participant is assigned, a participant shall be sworn in as a member of the police force to which the participant is assigned pursuant to the State Police Corps plan, and shall serve for 4 years as a member of that police force.
(b)A participant shall have all of the rights and responsibilities of and shall be subject to all rules and regulations applicable to other members of the police force of which the participant is a member, including those contained in applicable agreements with labor organizations and those provided by State and local law.
(c)If the police force of which the participant is a member subjects the participant to discipline such as would preclude the participant’s completing 4 years of service, and result in denial of educational assistance under section 12555 of this title, the Director may, upon a showing of good cause, permit the participant to complete the service obligation in an equivalent alternative law enforcement service and, if such service is satisfactorily completed, section 12555(d)(1)(B)(iii) of this title shall not apply.
(d)If the police force of which the participant is a member lays off the participant such as would preclude the participant’s completing 4 years of service, and result in denial of educational assistance under section 12555 of this title, the Director may permit the participant to complete the service obligation in an equivalent alternative law enforcement service and, if such service is satisfactorily completed, section 12555(d)(1)(B)(iii) of this title shall not apply.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 14098 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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Citation

34 U.S.C. § 12558

Title 34 — Navy

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73