This part applies to all agencies which appoint, employ, or otherwise use the services of a part-time peace officer.
An agency which appoints, employs, or otherwise uses the services of a part-time peace officer shall establish a written policy including at least:
the terms and conditions under which a part-time peace officer is considered to be on active duty status;
the means by which a part-time peace officer is made aware of the identity and location of the designated peace officer, and the means by which a part-time peace officer must notify the designated peace officer of the part-time peace officer's active duty status;
the means by which a part-time peace officer shall notify the designated peace officer when the part-time peace officer is no longer on active duty status.
An agency which designates a peace officer to supervise a part-time peace officer shall establish a written policy including at least:
how the designated peace officer is to be notified of the designated peace officer's responsibility for assuming supervision of a part-time peace officer;
the duties and responsibilities of the designated peace officer in exercising supervisory responsibility for a part-time peace officer;
the means by which the part-time peace officer is to notify the designated peace officer that the part-time peace officer is on active duty status; and
the means by which the designated peace officer is to be notified when the part-time peace officer is no longer on active duty status.
An agency which agrees to designate a peace officer for the supervision of a part-time peace officer who is not employed by the same agency as the designated peace officer shall establish at a minimum:
a written joint powers agreement which confers upon the designated peace officer full power and authority within the jurisdiction of the part-time peace officer to be supervised.
MS s 626.843
18 SR 1961
July 9, 2008
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes