Decertification Type Definitions
Ineligible - An individual has been disqualified from eligibility to be a peace officer based on a disqualifying event as set forth in Government Code section 1029.
Revoked - The peace officer has been decertified and may not exercise the duties and powers of a peace officer. A revocation is permanent, and the certification shall not be reactivated.
Voluntary Surrender or Surrender - A person who holds a certificate issued by the commission, knowingly and willingly, returns the certificate to the commission, forfeiting all rights and privileges associated with that certificate. A “surrender” has the same effect of a revocation in that it cannot be reactivated.
Immediate Temporary Suspension or Temporary Suspension - The immediate suspension of a peace officer’s certification, pending the outcome of an investigation related to allegations of serious misconduct, pursuant to Penal Code section 13510.8(d). The “temporary suspension” may be issued under the following circumstances:
- When a peace officer is arrested or indicted for a felony or other crime listed in GC§ 1029,
- When a peace officer is discharged from a law enforcement agency for serious misconduct, or
- When a peace officer has separated from employment as a peace officer during a pending investigation into allegations of serious misconduct.
- The temporary suspension remains in effect until either a final determination is made by the Commission or the Executive Director withdraws the “temporary suspension” if a withdrawal is deemed to be warranted
Suspension - a disciplinary action of the Commission wherein a peace officer certification has been suspended for a specified period of time, not to exceed three years. A peace officer whose certification has been suspended may not be assigned duties which include the exercise of peace officer powers.
Statement of Findings refers to a document that was previously posted on the Peace Officer Certification Actions Page of the POST website to provide the public with the Division’s findings when a peace officer subject to certification action failed to respond to a Notice of Intent to Revoke and became subject to a revocation action by default.
Notice of Determination refers to a document that summarizes a POST serious misconduct investigation. This document identifies the relevant facts and findings to conclude there was clear and convincing evidence that serious misconduct occurred. This is the same document that is provided to the peace officers subject to certification actions. Replacing the Statement of Findings on our website with this document provides for consistency of information.
Most listings on this page will be archived after 90 days from the date of the most recent action. To search for listings or actions older than 90 days, please visit the Peace Officer Certification Actions Archive page.
Active certification actions such as immediate temporary suspensions (ITS), conditional certifications, and suspensions ordered by the Commission will remain on the main page as long as they are active.
- Immediate Temporary Suspensions (ITS): If the ITS is replaced by another certification action, both actions will remain available on the main page for 90 days before being moved to the Peace Officer Certification Actions Archive page. If the ITS is withdrawn by the Executive Director, it will remain only on the main page for 90 days will not be listed on the Archives page.
- Conditional Certifications: These listings remain on this main page for the duration of the conditional certification. They are moved to the archives 90 days after the conditional certification ends.
- Commission-Ordered Suspensions: These listings remain on this main page for the duration of the suspension. They are moved to the archives 90 days after the suspension ends.
Requests for information regarding prior certification actions can be submitted to POST as a CPRA request via GovQA.