Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 501 - Law Enforcement Academy
Chapter 10 - Reserve Peace Officers
Rule 501-10.9 - Minimum In-service Training Requirements
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 13, December 25, 2024
All certified reserve peace officers shall meet the following mandatory minimum in-service training requirements:
(1) Firearms training. A certified reserve peace officer who is authorized to carry firearms must qualify with all duty firearms annually on a course of fire using targets approved by the Iowa law enforcement academy and must successfully fire a minimum score as established by the Iowa law enforcement academy, using targets approved by the academy under the supervision of an academy-certified firearms instructor. This subrule applies only to those reserve peace officers who are authorized to carry firearms by the officers' appointing agency.
(2) CPR certification required. Reserve peace officers shall maintain current course completion in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), automated external defibrillator (AED) and foreign body airway obstruction for all age groups according to national standards recognized by the Iowa law enforcement academy.
(3) General training. In addition to the firearms training and CPR training requirements, a certified reserve peace officer must receive a minimum of 12 hours per year, or 36 hours every three years, of law enforcement-related in-service training. Whether training is law enforcement-related shall be determined by the employing agency administrator.
(4) Mental health training. In addition to the requirements of subrules 10.9(1), 10.9(2) and 10.9(3), a certified reserve peace officer must receive mental health in-service training from a course of study approved by the Iowa law enforcement academy.
(5) De-escalation training. In addition to the requirements of subrules 10.9(1), 10.9(2), 10.9(3) and 10.9(4), a certified reserve peace officer must receive a minimum of four hours per year of training that includes all of the following topics:
(6) Training and in-service requirements for regular law enforcement officers who become certified reserve peace officers.
Period Outside of Iowa Law Enforcement |
In-Service Training Required |
6 months to 12 months |
12 hours |
More than 12 months to 24 months |
24 hours |
More than 24 months to 36 months |
36 hours |
More than 36 months |
60 hours |
The subject matter of this training will be determined and approved by the law enforcement agency.
(7) Agency responsibility for record keeping. It shall be the responsibility of the law enforcement agency administrator to ensure that in-service training records are regularly kept and maintained. The law enforcement administrator shall also ensure that these records are made available for inspection upon request by the Iowa law enforcement academy or its designee.