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§ 1951. Peace Officer Reading and Writing Ability Assessment.

11 CA ADC § 1951Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 11. Law
Division 2. Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training
Article 5. Peace Officer and Public Safety Dispatcher Selection Requirements
11 CCR § 1951
§ 1951. Peace Officer Reading and Writing Ability Assessment.
(a) Every peace officer candidate shall be able to read and write at the levels necessary to perform the job of a peace officer. Satisfactory completion of this requirement may occur at any time prior to date of employment. Reading and writing ability shall be demonstrated by one of the following:
(1) Achievement of a score deemed acceptable by the hiring department on the POST Entry-Level Law Enforcement Test Battery or other professionally developed and validated test of reading and writing ability. The test can be administered by either the department or another entity, or
(2) Proof of successful completion of the Regular Basic Course or the Specialized Investigators' Basic Course, or
(3) Proof of possession of a Basic Course Waiver.
(b) A department that uses the POST Entry-Level Law Enforcement Test Battery must have a current Test Use and Security Agreement (Rev. 08/2015), herein incorporated by reference, on file with POST.

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Note: Authority cited: Sections 13503, 13506 and 13510, Penal Code. Reference: Section 13510, Penal Code.
History
1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former section 9051 to new section 1951 filed 11-26-2012 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2012, No. 48).
2. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 2-24-2016; operative 4-1-2016 (Register 2016, No. 9).
3. Amendment of subsections (a)(1)-(2) filed 2-27-2018; operative 4-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 9).
This database is current through 4/19/24 Register 2024, No. 16.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 11, § 1951, 11 CA ADC § 1951
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