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Utah Code § 53-6-205 (2026)

Completion of training course required -- Persons affected

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Except as provided in Subsection (2), before a person may be certified as a peace officer in Utah the person shall:
successfully complete the basic training course at a certified academy;
pass the certification examination; and
pass a physical fitness test.
A person may not exercise peace officer authority until certified.
Subsection (1) applies only to persons not previously certified and who receive their first employment appointment or election as a peace officer in Utah on or after January 1, 1985.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2023 · leading case: Barney v. Pulsipher, 143 F.3d 1299 (10th Cir. 1998).
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Barney v. Pulsipher, 143 F.3d 1299 (10th Cir. 1998). “§ 67-15-7 (1991) (subsequently amended and renumbered as Utah Code Ann. § 53-6-205 (1994)). Before being accepted for admission to a state certified training program, the applicant must undergo a background investigation, which includes a criminal history check, to determine the…”
State v. Hulse, 2019 UT App 105 (Utah Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “See Utah Code Ann. § 53-6-205 (LexisNexis 2015) ; id.”
Mallory v. Brigham Young Univ., 2014 UT 27 (Utah 2014). · cites it 2× “060(2); see also UTAH CODE § 53-6-205(1)(b).12 Provo City’s ordinance-mandated supervision requirement means that BYU is not free to direct traffic in any manner that it chooses.”
Grillone v. Peace Officer Standards, 2023 UT App 35 (Utah Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “See Utah Code Ann. § 53-6-205 (LexisNexis 2015).”
State v. Skousen, 2012 UT App 325 (Utah Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “See Utah Code Ann. §§ 53-6-205 , ~13-105 (LexisNexis 2010).”
— Utah Code § 53-6-205(1)(b) — 1 case
Mallory v. Brigham Young Univ., 2014 UT 27 (Utah 2014). “060(2); see also UTAH CODE § 53-6-205(1)(b).12 Provo City’s ordinance-mandated supervision requirement means that BYU is not free to direct traffic in any manner that it chooses.”
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