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Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement

Part A · Chapter 121 — Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement

§ 12558. Service obligation

Statutory text

(a)

Swearing in

Upon satisfactory completion of the participant’s course of education and training program established in section 12557 of this title and meeting the requirements of the police force to which the participant is assigned, a participant shall be sworn in as a member of the police force to which the participant is assigned pursuant to the State Police Corps plan, and shall serve for 4 years as a member of that police force.

(b)

Rights and responsibilities

A participant shall have all of the rights and responsibilities of and shall be subject to all rules and regulations applicable to other members of the police force of which the participant is a member, including those contained in applicable agreements with labor organizations and those provided by State and local law.

(c)

Discipline

If the police force of which the participant is a member subjects the participant to discipline such as would preclude the participant’s completing 4 years of service, and result in denial of educational assistance under section 12555 of this title, the Director may, upon a showing of good cause, permit the participant to complete the service obligation in an equivalent alternative law enforcement service and, if such service is satisfactorily completed, section 12555(d)(1)(B)(iii) of this title shall not apply.

(d)

Layoffs

If the police force of which the participant is a member lays off the participant such as would preclude the participant’s completing 4 years of service, and result in denial of educational assistance under section 12555 of this title, the Director may permit the participant to complete the service obligation in an equivalent alternative law enforcement service and, if such service is satisfactorily completed, section 12555(d)(1)(B)(iii) of this title shall not apply.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Police Corps Act

    Pub. L. 103–322 title XX § 200109 · 108 Stat. 1796

    Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 12558

    (Pub. L. 103–322, title XX, § 200109, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2055.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 103–322, title XX, § 200109, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2055.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 200109. SERVICE OBLIGATION. (a) Swearing In.— Upon satisfactory completion of the participant’s course of education and training program established in section 200108 and meeting the requirements of the police force to which the participant is assigned, a participant shall be sworn in as a member of the police force to which the participant is assigned pursuant to the State Police Corps plan, and shall serve for 4 years as a member of that police force. (b) Rights and Responsibilities.— A participant shall have all of the rights and responsibilities of and shall be subject to all rules and regulations applicable to other members of the police force of which the participant is a member, including those contained in applicable agreements with labor organizations and those provided by State and local law. (c) Discipline.— If the police force of which the participant is a member subjects the participant to discipline such as would preclude the participant’s completing 4 years of service, and result in denial of educational assistance under section 200106, the Director may, upon a showing of good cause, permit the participant to complete the service obligation in an equivalent alternative law enforcement service and, if such service is satisfactorily completed, section 200106(d)(1)(B)(iii) shall not apply. (d) Layoffs.— If the police force of which the participant is a member lays off the participant such as would preclude the participant’s completing 4 years of service, and result in denial of educational assistance under section 200106, the Director may permit the participant to complete the service obligation in an equivalent alternative law enforcement service and, if such service is satisfactorily completed, section 200106(d)(l)(B)(iii) shall not apply.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 14098 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Credits

(Pub. L. 103–322, title XX, § 200109, , 108 Stat. 2055.)

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