ARTICLE 5. Local Law Enforcement Accreditation

Article 5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1249, Sec. 5.

§§ 13550–13553 · 4 sections

• § 13550 For the purposes of this article the following terms apply: (a) “Local law enforcement” means city police and county sheriffs’ departments. (b) “Accreditation”…
• § 13551 (a) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall develop regulations and professional standards for the law enforcement accreditation program…
• § 13552 (a) Participation in this accreditation program is limited to police departments, sheriffs’ departments, and the California Highway Patrol. Other law…
• § 13553 Nothing in this article shall prohibit a law enforcement agency from establishing standards that exceed the minimum accreditation standards set by the…