Reserve Levels

CALIFORNIA RESERVE OFFICER LEVELS

California has 338 law enforcement agencies which currently employ nearly 15,000 reserve peace officers. Since reserve peace officers have the same powers of arrest as regular officers they are required by law to meet the same hiring, background, medical and psychological standards as regular officers. Reserve officers are assigned to duties based on level of POST certified training which they have received.

The grid below exhibits deployment policy***:

APPOINTMENT	AUTHORITY	ASSIGNMENT	SUPERVISION	TRAINING
LEVEL I 830.6 (a)(1)PC 832.6 (a)(1)PC	24 hours* or only for the duration of the person's specific assignment	GENERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT	Same as Regular Officer (Determined by the agency)	Regular Basic Course (664 hours)** Field Training Program (400 hours) CPT (24 hours every 2 years)
LEVEL II 830.6 (a)(1)PC 832.6 (a)(2)PC	Only for the duration of the person's specific assignment	GENERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT	Immediate supervision by a peace officer who has completed the POST Regular Basic Course	Level III and Level II Modules (386 hours) CPT (24 hours every 2 years)
LEVEL II 830.6 (a)(1)PC 832.6 (a)(2)PC	Only for the duration of the person's specific assignment	LIMITED SUPPORT DUTIES: May work assignments authorized for Level III Reserve Officers	Without immediate supervision
LEVEL III 830.6 (a)(1)PC 832.6 (a)(3)PC	Only for the duration of the person's specific assignment	LIMITED SUPPORT DUTIES: Traffic control. Security at parades and sporting events, report writing, evidence transportation, parking enforcement and other duties that are not likely to result in physical arrests. May transport prisoners without immediate supervision.	Supervised in the accessible vicinity by a Level I Reserve Officer or a full-time Regular Officer employed by a law enforcement agency authorized to have reserve officers.	Level III Module (162 hours)

* Agencies may appoint a Level I Reserve Officer (who has completed the POST Regular Basic Course) to full 830.1 PC powers and duties (24 hour) by authority of a city/county ordinance/resolution (830.6 (a)(2)PC)

** The POST Regular Basic Course may be satisfied by attending an intensive or extended format academy, the Modular Format, Module D with pre-requisites: (a) Modules A,B, and C (222 hours) and (b) current First Aid/CPR (Title 22-EMSA Standard), or the Transition Program - Pilot Format.

*** Grid text from POST Bulletin 99-4