Belmont Municipal Code Art. II Police Reserve

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State Law reference— Reserve or auxiliary officers, Penal Code, § 830.6.

An auxiliary police corps to be known as the police reserve is hereby created.

(Code 1961, § 2.66)

Application for membership shall be made in writing to the chief of police, and, if approved by him, he shall grant the membership.

(Code 1961, § 2.67; Ord. No. 676, § 3, 5-27-80)

The chief of police shall have complete authority, control and command of the police reserve corps, subject only to the provisions of this article.

(Code 1961, § 2.68)

The chief of police shall provide for the training of the members of the reserve and the members shall be subject to all of the rules and regulations of the regular police force.

(Code 1961, § 2.69)

No compensation shall be paid for any duty performed by any members of the police reserve; provided, however, that each member accepted and registered by the chief of police shall be deemed to be an employee of the city and a contract of insurance with the state compensation insurance fund shall be maintained by the city for such amounts of compensation as the insurance fund may allow in case of injury, total disability or death.

(Code 1961, § 2.70)

Each member of the reserve approved by the chief of police shall be registered by the chief of police in such manner as he may prescribe, to identify such person as a member of the police reserve.

(Code 1961, § 2.71)

An identification card and such other insignia or evidence of identity as the chief may prescribe, shall be issued to each member of the reserve, who must carry the card and other identification insignia at all times while on duty, and he must surrender them upon the termination of his membership.

(Code 1961, § 2.72)

The membership of any person in the reserve may be terminated by the chief of police at any time, and any member may resign from the police reserve at any time, but it shall be his duty to notify the chief in writing of his resignation.

(Code 1961, § 2.73)

No member of the police reserve shall, while on duty or off duty, carry or use any firearm except on the express written order of the chief of police.

(Code 1961, § 2.74)

It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to wear, carry or display a police reserve identification card or insignia, or otherwise falsely represent himself to be connected with the police reserve, unless he is in fact a member thereof.

(Code 1961, § 2.75)