California Penal Code (PC) and Government Code (GC)

Sections Related to POST

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Local Law Enforcement Accreditation

PC 13550 Definition
PC 13551 Regulations and Professional Standards
PC 13552 Participation in Program
PC 13553 Standards May Exceed Minimum Accreditation Standards

POST Operations and Programs

PC 13500 Existence of Commission; Membership; Qualifications; Appointment; Terms
PC 13501 Chairperson and Vice-chairperson; Quorum
PC 13502 Compensation; Reimbursement for Travel Expenses
PC 13503 Powers
PC 13504 Assistance in Execution of Duties
PC 13505 Costs of Administration
PC 13506 Regulations
PC 13507 District Defined
PC 13508 Learning Technology Laboratory; Pilot Projects, Implementation Plan; Report
PC 13510.1 Certification Program; Purpose; Requirements; Application; Cancellation of Certificates
PC 13510.2 Misuse of Certificates; Misdemeanor; Punishment
PC 13510.3 Records Supervisors; Voluntary Professional Certification Program; Standards
PC 13510.5 Rules of Minimum Standards; Certain Peace Officers
PC 13511 Place of Training; Alternative Means of Satisfying Training Requirement
PC 13511.3 Approval of Pertinent Training Completed by Any Jurisdiction's Officers
PC 13511.5 Certification of No Criminal History from Department of Justice; Controlling Concealed Firearms
PC 13513 Counseling Service
PC 13540 Designation as Peace Officers; Study; Fee
PC 13541 Scope of Study
PC 13542 Agency Requirements; Study Results; Recommendations; Submission to Legislature

Peace Officers' Training Fund and Allocation

PC 1464 State Penalties on Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures; Waiver; Deposit in Fund; Distribution to Peace Officers' Training Fund
PC 13520 Creation; Appropriation
PC 13522 Application for Aid; Contents
PC 13523 Allocations to Cities and to Counties
PC 13524 Application for Aid; Training of Inspectors and Investigators of District Attorney's Office
PC 13525 Application for State Aid; Training of Certain Local Public Safety Dispatchers
PC 13526 Agency Not Entitled to Allocation as of Dec. 31, 1989
PC 13526.1 Port Wardens and Special Officers of the Harbor Department of Los Angeles; Entitlement to Funding from the Peace Officers' Training Fund
PC 13526.2 Housing Authority, Los Angeles/Oakland Police Dept., Entitlement to Funding

Standards for Selection and Training

GC 1029 Conviction of Felony as Disqualification for Peace Officer
GC 1030 Fingerprinting of Peace Officers
GC 1031 Public Officers or Employees Having Powers of Peace Officers; Minimum Standards
GC 1031.5 Peace Officer Citizenship Requirements
GC 24004.3 Sheriff; Eligibility Criteria; Grandfather Rights
PC 832 Course of Training Prescribed by Commission on Peace Officer Standards and; Necessity to Exercise Powers; Exemptions
PC 832.1 Airport Security Personnel; Training Course
PC 832.15 Peace Officer Applicants; Restrictions on Firearm Possession; Notification to State or Local Agency
PC 832.16 Peace Officers Authorized to Carry Firearms; Restrictions on Firearm Possession, Notification to State or Local Agency
PC 832.2 School Police Reserve Officers; Training
PC 832.25 Welfare Fraud Investigations or Inspectors; Appointment as Peace Officers; Completion of Specialized Investigators Basic Course
PC 832.3 Training as Prerequisite to Exercise of Peace Officer Powers; Training Proficiency Testing Program; School Police Officer Training Requirements
PC 832.4 Standards and Training, Basic Certificate for Certain Peace Officers; Employment after January 1, 1974; Employment after January 1, 1988
PC 832.6 Deputies or Appointees as Reserve or Auxiliary Officers; Powers of Peace Officer; Conditions
PC 832.7 Personnel Records; Confidentiality; Discovery; Exceptions; Complaint Disposition Notification
PC 832.8 Personnel Records
PC 872 Order Holding Defendant to Answer; Probable Cause; Basis of Finding
PC 13510 Rules of Minimum Standards; Adoption; Amendment
PC 13510.5 Rules of Minimum Standards; Certain Peace Officers
PC 13511 Place of Training; Testing in Lieu of Attendance at Training Academy or College
PC 13511.5 Certification of No Criminal History from Department of Justice; Controlling Concealable Firearms
PC 13512 Adherence to Standards
PC 13514 Use of Tear Gas
PC 13514.5 Training of Law Enforcement Officers, Handing of Acts of Civil Disobedience; Guidelines; Implementation; Legislative Intent
PC 13515 Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Training Course; Required for Police Officers or Deputy Sheriffs; Contents; Conditions
PC 13515.25 Developmentally Disabled and Mentally Ill Persons; Law Enforcement Interaction; Training Course
PC 13515.55 High Technology Crimes and Computer-Seizure Training Requirement
PC 13516 Sexual Assault Cases; Standard Investigative Procedures; Training; Legislative Intent
PC 13517 Child Abuse or Neglect; Procedures for Detection, Investigation, Response and Interviewing Children; Training Courses; Specialists
PC 13517.5 Minor Witnesses; Interview Procedures
PC 13518 First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Exclusion of Certain Personnel
PC 13518.1 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Manual Masks and Airway Assemblies
PC 13519 Domestic Violence Complaints; Training Course and Guidelines for Handling; Requirements, Response to Terrorism
PC 13519.05 Stalking; Training Course and Guidelines
PC 13519.1 Missing Person and Runaway; Training Course and Guidelines
PC 13519.2 Persons with Developmental Disabilities or Mental Illness; Training Course and Guidelines
PC 13519.3 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome; Training; Investigation; Fee
PC 13519.4 Racial and Cultural Diversity Training
PC 13519.5 Gang and Drug Law Enforcement; Training
PC 13519.6 Hate Crimes; Training Courses and Guidelines
PC 13519.7 Sexual Harassment in the Workplace; Complaint Guidelines and Training
PC 13519.8 High Speed Vehicle Pursuits; Training Courses and Guidelines
PC 13519.12 Establishment of Training Standards/Course -- Includes Criteria for Curriculum Content Recommended by Emergency Response Training Advisory Committee; Delivery of Training to Personnel; Persons to Receive Training
PC 13519.14 Course or Courses of Instruction for Training of Law Enforcement Officers in the Handling of Human Trafficking Complaints; Guidelines
PC 14304 Peace Officer Environmental Laws Training