The bill specifies that motor vehicle investigators and criminal tax
enforcement special agents are peace officers and must be certified by the peace officers standards and training (P.O.S.T.) board.
Under current law, a group seeking peace officer status for a
specific position prepares a proposal for the P.O.S.T. board's review, and, after performing an analysis and hearing, the P.O.S.T. board submits a
report to the group seeking peace officer status and to the judiciary committees of the house of representatives and the senate. The group seeking peace officer status may request legislation during each of the 2 regular legislative sessions that immediately succeed the date of its proposal without having to comply again with certain procedural requirements.
The bill exempts the department of revenue from the requirement
to present legislation seeking peace officer status for motor vehicle investigators and criminal tax enforcement special agents within the 2 regular legislative sessions that immediately succeed the date of its proposal without having to comply again with certain procedural requirements.
