36 Pa. Stat. § 3504.1a

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-95
Section 3504.1a - Police training requirements; firearms qualifications standards

The Delaware River Port Authority and such subsidiary corporations shall require a police officer appointed under section 1 to successfully complete a police training course jointly agreed to by the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey and the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission with the approval of the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and shall further require that the police officer shall fully comply with the annual firearms qualifications standards as approved by the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

A police officer may be exempted from the police training requirements of this section if he demonstrates that he has successfully completed a police training course conducted by any Federal, State or other public or private agency, the requirements of which are determined by the Attorney General of New Jersey and the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission with the approval of the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to be substantially equivalent to the police training course requirements of this section, but, notwithstanding such exemption, the police officer shall fully comply with the annual firearms qualification standards set forth in this section.

The cost of the police training described in this section shall be borne by the Delaware River Port Authority.

36 P.S. § 3504.1a

1957, April 12, P.L. 61, No. 34, § 1.1, added 1994, Dec. 7, P.L. 792, No. 110, § 2, imd. effective.