California Penal Code

§ 13510.4

PEN § 13510.4 Effective Jan 1, 2013Title 4 · Part 4 · Ch. 1 · Art. 2

Statute text

(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.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 372, Sec. 1. (AB 2285) Effective January 1, 2013.