Paso Robles Municipal Code Ch. 2.58 Police Reserves

A police reserve force is established in the city. The city manager is hereby empowered to deputize or appoint qualified persons as reserve city police officers pursuant to Sections 830.6 and 832.6 of the California Penal Code. Qualifying persons may be appointed to the position of reserve police officer in the following categories pursuant to California Penal Code Section 832.6: Level I Reserve Police Officer, Level II Reserve Police Officer or Level III Reserve Police Officer.

Those persons deputized or appointed by the city manager as a "designated" Level I Reserve Police Officer as provided by California Penal Code Section 830.6(a)(2), shall have the full powers and duties of a peace officer as provided in Section 830.1 of the California Penal Code. Any reserve police officer within the Level I Reserve Police Officer job classification not appointed as "designated" is a "nondesignated" Level I Reserve Police Officer as provided by California Penal Code Section 830.6(a)(1). The authority of "nondesignated" Level I Reserve Police Officers shall extend only for the duration of assignment to specific police functions, as determined by the chief of police.

(Ord. No. 1009 N.S., § 2, 10-21-2014; Ord. No. 1062 N.S., § 16, 10-16-2018)