PC-832 Course

[Fonzarelli]

Hello, I am taking a PC-832 course through the local college as part of an administration of justice degree requirement. I also have a application pending to become a jailor at the local sheriff's department. The Sheriff's Department says that after one year they will send me to the course anyways, so hopefully I'll be ahead of the curve. So, my questions:

1. Our instructor for the PC832 course said that we have to get a DOJ livescan in order to participate in the firearms section of the course. But, I am only 18, so will I still be able to go through the course not being the minimum age to own a handgun in my state of California which is 21.

2. At somepoint I've heard the department issues certain POST certified employee's hand guns, being under 21, does this make in-eligible?

Thanks ahead of time for comments.

[Fonzarelli]

Just bumping this up, thank you for the input eliminator, I appritiate it, but I'd like to hear from a few more officers before this post goes the way of the dodo.

[sgttom]

Yes, you'll have to go through the Livescan process. You cannot purchase / own a firearm but at 18, you can handle and carry... so, borrow one and use it at the range (or the range may issue one)..

I'm only aware that agencies that issue handguns for POST certified individuals are if you have full post and employed as a reserve or regular officer / deputy. There are a handful of agencies in CA that hire their police officers at 18 years of age.. a few in No. Cal..

As a reserve, level III (PC832 only), you cannot carry a firearm... as per POST and through the Penal Code...

if you're hired by a SO as a Deputy Sheriff, they will send you to Jailor Training and within a years time, to a regular POST academy... If hired as a Correctional Officer, you'll go through Jailor training only.. (for the most part)..


832.6. (a) Every person deputized or appointed, as described in
subdivision (a) of Section 830.6, shall have the powers of a peace
officer only when the person is any of the following:
(1) A level I reserve officer deputized or appointed pursuant to
paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) or subdivision (b) of Section
830.6 and assigned to the prevention and detection of crime and the
general enforcement of the laws of this state, whether or not working
alone, and the person has completed the basic training course for
deputy sheriffs and police officers prescribed by the Commission on
Peace Officer Standards and Training. For level I reserve officers
appointed prior to January 1, 1997, the basic training requirement
shall be the course that was prescribed at the time of their
appointment. Reserve officers appointed pursuant to this paragraph
shall satisfy the continuing professional training requirement
prescribed by the commission.
(2) A level II reserve officer assigned to the prevention and
detection of crime and the general enforcement of the laws of this
state while under the immediate supervision of a peace officer who
has completed the basic training course for deputy sheriffs and
police officers prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer
Standards and Training, and the level II reserve officer has
completed the course required by Section 832 and any other training
prescribed by the commission.
Level II reserve officers appointed pursuant to this paragraph may
be assigned, without immediate supervision, to those limited duties
that are authorized for level III reserve officers pursuant to
paragraph (3). Reserve officers appointed pursuant to this paragraph
shall satisfy the continuing professional training requirement
prescribed by the commission.
(3) Level III reserve officers may be deployed and are authorized
only to carry out limited support duties not requiring general law
enforcement powers in their routine performance. Those limited
duties shall include traffic control, security at parades and
sporting events, report taking, evidence transportation, parking
enforcement, and other duties that are not likely to result in
physical arrests. Level III reserve officers while assigned these
duties shall be supervised in the accessible vicinity by a level I
reserve officer or a full-time, regular peace officer employed by a
law enforcement agency authorized to have reserve officers. Level
III reserve officers may transport prisoners without immediate
supervision. Those persons shall have completed the training
required under Section 832 and any other training prescribed by the
commission for those persons.
(4) A person assigned to the prevention and detection of a
particular crime or crimes or to the detection or apprehension of a
particular individual or individuals while working under the
supervision of a California peace officer in a county adjacent to the
state border who possesses a basic certificate issued by the
Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, and the person is
a law enforcement officer who is regularly employed by a local or
state law enforcement agency in an adjoining state and has completed
the basic training required for peace officers in his or her state.
(5) For purposes of this section, a reserve officer who has
previously satisfied the training requirements pursuant to this
section, and has served as a level I or II reserve officer within the
three-year period prior to the date of a new appointment shall be
deemed to remain qualified as to the Commission on Peace Officer
Standards and Training requirements if that reserve officer accepts a
new appointment at the same or lower level with another law
enforcement agency. If the reserve officer has more than a
three-year break in service, he or she shall satisfy current training
requirements.
This training shall fully satisfy any other training requirements
required by law, including those specified in Section 832.
In no case shall a peace officer of an adjoining state provide
services within a California jurisdiction during any period in which
the regular law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction is involved in
a labor dispute.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person who is issued a
level I reserve officer certificate before January 1, 1981, shall
have the full powers and duties of a peace officer as provided by
Section 830.1 if so designated by local ordinance or, if the local
agency is not authorized to act by ordinance, by resolution, either
individually or by class, if the appointing authority determines the
person is qualified to perform general law enforcement duties by
reason of the person's training and experience. Persons who were
qualified to be issued the level I reserve officer certificate before
January 1, 1981, and who state in writing under penalty of perjury
that they applied for but were not issued the certificate before
January 1, 1981, may be issued the certificate before July 1, 1984.
For purposes of this section, certificates so issued shall be deemed
to have the full force and effect of any level I reserve officer
certificate issued prior to January 1, 1981.
(c) In carrying out this section, the commission:
(1) May use proficiency testing to satisfy reserve training
standards.
(2) Shall provide for convenient training to remote areas in the
state.
(3) Shall establish a professional certificate for reserve
officers as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) and may
establish a professional certificate for reserve officers as defined
in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a).
(4) Shall facilitate the voluntary transition of reserve officers
to regular officers with no unnecessary redundancy between the
training required for level I and level II reserve officers.
(d) In carrying out paragraphs (1) and (3) of subdivision (c), the
commission may establish and levy appropriate fees, provided the
fees do not exceed the cost for administering the respective
services. These fees shall be deposited in the Peace Officers'
Training Fund established by Section 13520.
(e) The commission shall include an amount in its annual budget
request to carry out this section.