53-13-112 - Auxiliary officer. - Utah Statutes

53-13-112. Auxiliary officer.
(1) An auxiliary officer is a specific category of special function officer and is required tohave the level of training of a special function officer as provided in Section 53-13-105, includingno fewer than 40 hours per year of in-service training.
(2) An auxiliary officer:
(a) shall work under the direction and immediate supervision of a certified lawenforcement officer as defined in Section 53-13-103;
(b) is limited to the role of back-up officer to a law enforcement officer;
(c) may not initiate any action authorized for a law enforcement officer in Section53-13-103; and
(d) may be separated from a law enforcement officer only under exigent circumstances orwhen engaged in functions not exclusive to law enforcement, which functions are defined by thedivision by rule.

Enacted by Chapter 92, 1999 General Session