Title 10, Public Safety And Internal Security

§139-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Board" means the law enforcement standards board. "Law enforcement agency" [Definition effective July 1, 2026.] means: (1) A county police department; (2) The department of law enforceme…

[§139-10] Law enforcement use of force policies. (a) Any department or agency employing a law enforcement officer shall maintain a policy that provides a minimum standard on the use of force that shall include: (1) A requirement that law enforcement officers utilize de-escalation…

[§139-11] Reports of use of excessive force by law enforcement officers. (a) It shall be the duty of a law enforcement officer who observes another law enforcement officer using force that the observing law enforcement officer believes to be beyond that which is necessary, as det…

[§139-12] Law enforcement officers; diversity. (a) The State shall have a goal of each law enforcement agency increasing the employment of: (1) Female law enforcement officers to thirty per cent of all law enforcement officers employed by that law enforcement agency by 2030; prov…

[§139-13] Vehicular pursuit. (a) Beginning January 1, 2027, no law enforcement officer shall engage in a vehicular pursuit unless: (1) The law enforcement officer has a reasonable suspicion to believe that a person in the vehicle to be pursued is attempting to commit, has committ…

§139-2 Law enforcement standards board; establishment. (a) There shall be established the law enforcement standards board within the department of the attorney general for administrative purposes only. The purpose of the board shall be to provide programs and standards for traini…

§139-3 Powers and duties of the board. The board shall: (1) Adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 to implement this chapter; (2) Establish minimum standards for employment as a law enforcement officer and to certify persons to be qualified as law enforcement officers; (3) Est…

[§139-4] Law enforcement standards board special fund; established. There is established in the state treasury the law enforcement standards board special fund. The revenues of the special fund shall consist of appropriations made by the legislature, fees charged by the board, gr…

[§139-5] Training programs. The board shall establish and maintain law enforcement training programs through agencies and institutions deemed appropriate by the board for applications for certification. [L 2018, c 220, pt of §2]

§139-6 Standards; certification. (a) No person may be appointed or employed as a law enforcement officer after June 30, 2026, unless the person: (1) Has satisfactorily completed a basic program of law enforcement training approved by the board; (2) Has received training designed …

§139-7 Employment of law enforcement officers. (a) No person shall be appointed or employed as a law enforcement officer by any county police department, the department of law enforcement, the department of land and natural resources, the department of taxation, or the department…

[§139-8] Revocation or denial of certification. (a) The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 91, that establish criteria for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a law enforcement officer's certification, including upon a finding by the board that the law enforcement …

[§139-8.5] National Decertification Index; participation; reporting. [Section effective July 1, 2026.] (a) Before certifying or employing any law enforcement officer, the board and the employing law enforcement agency shall consult the National Decertification Index to determine …

[§139-9] Annual report. No later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, the board shall submit a report to the legislature that includes: (1) A description of the activities of the board; (2) An accounting of the expenditures from the law enforcement sta…