Section 80D.9 - Supervision of reserve peace officers1. Reserve peace officers shall be subordinate to regular peace officers, shall not serve as peace officers unless under the direction of regular peace officers, and shall wear a uniform prescribed by the chief of police, sheriff, commissioner of public safety, or director of the Iowa department of corrections unless that superior officer designates alternate apparel for use when engaged in assignments involving special investigation, civil process, court duties, jail duties, and the handling of mental patients. The reserve peace officer shall not wear an insignia of rank.2. Each department for which a reserve force is established shall appoint a certified peace officer as the reserve force coordinating and supervising officer. A reserve peace officer force established by the Iowa department of corrections must be directly supervised by a certified peace officer who is on duty. That certified peace officer shall report directly to the chief of police, sheriff, commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee, or director of the Iowa department of corrections or the director's designee, as the case may be.2001 Acts, ch 104, §5; 2021 Acts, ch 76, § 15; 2023 Acts, ch 19, § 2773
Amended by 2023 Iowa, ch 19, s 2773, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2021 Iowa, ch 76, s 15, eff. 7/1/2021.C81, §80D.92001 Acts, ch 104, §5