Alaska Administrative Code
Title 13 - Public Safety
Part 8 - Village Public Safety Officer Program
Chapter 96 - Village Public Safety Officer Program
Article 3 - Minimum Standards, Training, and Certification
13 AAC 96.080 - Village public safety officer qualifications

Universal Citation: 13 AK Admin Code 96.080

Current through August 30, 2024

(a) A grant recipient may not use grant money to employ an applicant as a village public safety officer unless the applicant

(1) meets the criteria as set out in AS 18.65.672;

(2) receives a physical examination from a licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant before attending a basic training program prescribed under AS 18.65.676 and submits, on a medical record form supplied by the department, a certification from that licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant that the applicant individual
(A) does not have a physical or hearing condition that would adversely affect the performance of the powers and duties of a village public safety officer;

(B) has normal color discrimination, normal binocular coordination, normal peripheral vision, and corrected visual acuity of 20/30 or better in each eye; and

(C) does not have a mental or emotional condition that would adversely affect the performance of the powers and duties of a village public safety officer;

(3) certifies the applicant has not been convicted, by a civilian court of this state, the United States, or another state or territory, or by a military court, of one or more of the following offenses, specified in AS 18.65.672, including an offense with substantially similar elements to such an offense under Alaska law;

(4) certifies the applicant has not been discharged, or resigned under threat of discharge, from employment as a village public safety officer, village police officer, or police officer in this state or any other state or territory for conduct that would cause a reasonable person to have substantial doubt about an individual's honesty, fairness, and respect for the rights of others and for the laws of this state and the United States or that is detrimental to the integrity of the police department where the police officer worked.

Authority:AS 18.65.670

AS 18.65.672

AS 18.65.674

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