La. Admin. Code tit. 22 § III-4705

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-4705 - Registration

A. Full Time Grandfathered Peace Officers

1. Registration may be granted in lieu of certification to those full-time peace officers who:

a. were hired prior to January 1, 1986

b. did not attend a POST-certified training; and

c. are currently performing the duties of a peace officer.

2.Registration simply means that the officer is registered with POST and he/she is not required to comply with the mandates for basic POST certification.

3. Full-time peace officers hired prior to January 1, 1986, may be eligible to receive POST registration by completing the following requirements.

a. Submit a letter to the POST Council from the agency head requesting the officer be registered with the state.

b. Supporting documentation shall accompany the letter regarding initial employment date along with a chronological narrative of the officer's law enforcement service on a form prescribed by POST.

B. Part-Time/ Reserve Grandfathered Peace Officers

1. Registration may be granted in lieu of certification to those part time/reserve peace officers who:

a. were hired prior to January 1, 2022;

b. did not attend POST-certified basic training; and

c. are currently performing the duties of a peace officer.

2.Registration simply means that the officer is registered with POST and he/she is not required to comply with the mandates for basic POST certification.

3. Part-time/reserve peace officers hired prior to January 1, 2022, may be eligible to receive POST registration by completing the following requirements:

a. submit a letter to the POST Council from the agency head requesting the officer be registered with the state;

b. supporting documentation shall accompany the letter regarding initial employment date along with a chronological narrative of the officer's law enforcement service on a form prescribed by POST.

4. Registered part-time/reserve peace officers who are "grandfathered in" are exempt from the basic training course requirement but must comply with all other POST mandates to maintain grandfathership including POST inservice training.

C. Officers hired prior to January 1, 1986, may be eligible to receive POST registration by completing the following requirements.

1. Submit a letter to the POST Council from the agency head requesting the officer be registered with the state.

2. Supporting documentation shall accompany the letter regarding initial employment date along with a chronological narrative of the officer's law enforcement service on a form prescribed by POST.

D. Registered officers who are "grandfathered in" are exempt from the basic training course requirement but must comply with all other POST mandates to maintain grandfathership including in service training.

E. Registration/grandfathership shall become invalid if officer experiences a five year or more break in law enforcement service and has less than five years of full time experience.

F. Officers, who were hired prior to January 1, 1986, and who experience a five year or more break in law enforcement, and had at least five years of full-time service, can reinstate their grandfathership by successfully completing:

1. the firearms section of the Louisiana Law Enforcement Basic Training Manual;

2. the legal aspects of the Louisiana Law Enforcement Basic Training Manual; and

3. the necessary requirements for POST registration in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

La. Admin. Code tit. 22, § III-4705

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, LR 13:434 (August 1987), amended LR 25:663 (April l999), LR 31:3159 (December 2005), LR 37:319 (January 2011), Amended LR 441008 (6/1/2018), Amended LR 471304 (9/1/2021).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:1204 and R.S. 15:1207.