Bill Text: CA AB2285 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Peace officer testing: cheating.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-09-19 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 372, Statutes of 2012. [AB2285 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AB2285-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2285	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  372
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 23, 2012
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 30, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 23, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 2, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 11, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Eng

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to add Section 13510.4 to the Penal Code, relating to peace
officer training.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2285, Eng. Peace officer testing: cheating.
   Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards
and Training to establish a certification program for peace officers
and for the Department of the California Highway Patrol and to
establish minimum standards relating to physical, mental, and moral
fitness for peace officers, as specified.
   This bill would make a peace officer trainee, as defined, who
knowingly cheats, assists in cheating, or aids, abets, or knowingly
conceals efforts by others to cheat in any manner on a basic course
examination mandated by the commission liable for a fine of not more
than $1,000 per occurrence.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 13510.4 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   13510.4.  (a) A peace officer trainee who, based on the commission'
s investigative findings, knowingly cheats, assists in cheating, or
aids, abets, or knowingly conceals efforts by others to cheat in any
manner on a basic course examination mandated by the commission shall
be liable for a civil fine of not more than one thousand dollars
($1,000) per occurrence.
   (b) For purposes of this section, "cheating" means any attempt or
act by a peace officer trainee to gain an unfair advantage or give an
unfair advantage to another peace officer trainee or group of
trainees taking a POST-mandated basic course examination.
   (c) For purposes of this section, "peace officer trainee" means an
applicant for a basic course examination who has not been hired by a
department or agency and who has not been sworn as a peace officer.