Section 250IAC2-4-1. Minimum basic training course; town marshal basic training program

   Requirements for the minimum basic training course necessary to satisfy the mandate contained in 250 IAC 2-2 shall be as follows:

(1) For all jurisdictions except towns having no more than one (1) town marshal and two (2) deputies, whether employed on a part-time or full-time basis, shall consist of not less than four hundred eighty (480) hours of classroom and practical training, and the subject matter covered shall be approved by the board prior to the beginning date of each basic training course.

(2) The town marshal basic training program shall consist of not less than three hundred twenty (320) hours in residence at the Indiana law enforcement academy to which may be added home study assignments. The subject matter covered shall be approved by the board prior to the beginning date of each town marshal basic training program.

(3) Persons successfully completing the town marshal program are eligible for employment as a law enforcement officer only in towns employing the town marshal system and having no more than one (1) marshal and two (2) deputies.

(4) Town marshal program graduates who are subsequently hired by a department that is not authorized to enroll officers in the town marshal basic training program shall, within one (1) year of their new appointment date, successfully complete the four hundred eighty (480) hour minimum basic training course described in this section. Town marshal program graduates who fail to successfully complete the minimum basic training course within one (1) year of their new appointment date shall not perform any of the duties of a law enforcement officer or exercise the power of arrest until they have successfully completed the basic training program described in this section.

(5) The minimum hours and subject matter prescribed in subdivisions (1) and (2) may be increased by the board.

(Law Enforcement Training Board; 250 IAC 2-4-1; filed Dec 23, 2003, 3:00 p.m.: 27 IR 1555; readopted filed Nov 30, 2010, 11:14 a.m.: 20101229-IR-250100663RFA)