109:2-1-02 Definitions.

 

 

 

109:2-1-02                   Definitions.

 

 

When used in Chapter 109:2-1 of the Administrative Code

 

(A)  The term "commission" means the Ohio peace officer training commission;

 

(B)   The term "commander" means the director or other head of a peace officer training school;

 

(C)   The term "executive director" means the executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission;

 

(D)    The term "basic course" means the training prescribed in rule 109:2-1-16 of the Administrative Code which has been approved by the executive director, in writing, as meeting or exceeding the minimum standards prescribed in rule 109:2-1-16 of the Administrative Code;

 

(E)  The term "peace officer" means:

 

(1)   Any person appointed as a peace officer pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 109.71(A).

 

(2)   Any other person designated as such for purposes of peace officer training and certification by the Ohio general assembly.

 

(F)   The term "school" means any basic training program for peace officers as certified by the executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission;

 

(G)  The term "chair" means the chair of the Ohio peace officer training commission;

 

(H)   The term "training recruit" means a fulltime employee of a law enforcement agency whose primary duty is to attend and successfully complete the basic course and who, upon completion of the basic course, is appointed as a peace officer by that agency;

 

(I)   The term "open enrollment student" means a person who is not employed by a law enforcement agency and has not received an appointment as a peace officer, but has successfully completed all basic school admission requirements of the Ohio peace officer training commission.

 

(J) The term "break in service" applies to any person who has previously been awarded a certificate of completion of basic training by the executive director or any peace officer as described in paragraph 109:2-1-12 (A)(2) of this rule who is appointed to

 

 

any new or concurrent peace officer position described in section 109.71(A) of the Revised Code unless the concurrent appointment is to a multi-jurisdictional task force and the original appointment continues.

(K) The term "peace officer disqualifying offense" means any offense which would preclude an individual from performing the functions of a peace officer, including any offense under ORC section 2923.13.

(J) The term "peace officer disqualifying offense" means any offense which would preclude an individual from performing the functions of a peace officer, including any offense under Ohio Revised Code section 2923.13.

(K) The term "trooper" means an individual appointed as a state highway patrol trooper under section 5503.01 of the Revised Code.

Effective:   R.C. 119.032 review dates:	10/16/2009   07/13/2009 and 10/16/2014
CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Certification
09/17/2009
Date
Promulgated Under:	119.03
Statutory Authority:	109.74
Rule Amplifies:	109.73, 109.75
Prior Effective Dates:	3/31/1966, 3/1/1982, 1/1/1988, 3/25/1991, 1/1/2000