S.F. 2027 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 817.3 Certified law enforcement 1 officers —— oaths, signatures, and testimony. 2 A law enforcement officer, as defined in section 80B.3, 3 who is certified by the Iowa law enforcement academy, may 4 administer oaths, acknowledge signatures, and take voluntary 5 testimony pursuant to the officer’s duties as provided by law. 6 EXPLANATION 7 This bill provides that a law enforcement officer certified 8 by the Iowa law enforcement academy may administer oaths, 9 acknowledge signatures, and take voluntary testimony pursuant 10 to the officer’s duties as provided by law. 11 Current law allows a peace officer under Code section 80.9A 12 to perform the same functions. A peace officer, as defined in 13 Code section 97A.1, is a member, except a non-peace officer 14 member, of the division of state patrol, narcotics enforcement, 15 state fire marshal, or criminal investigation, including but 16 not limited to a gaming enforcement officer, who has passed a 17 satisfactory physical and mental examination and has been duly 18 appointed by the department of public safety in accordance with 19 Code section 80.15 (Code section 97A.1). 20 A certified law enforcement officer, as defined in Code 21 section 80B.3, is an officer appointed by the director of the 22 department of natural resources, a member of a police force 23 or other agency or department of the state, county, city, 24 or tribal government regularly employed as such and who is 25 responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and 26 the enforcement of the criminal laws of this state and all 27 individuals, as determined by the law enforcement academy 28 council, who by the nature of their duties may be required to 29 perform the duties of a peace officer. 30 -1- LSB 5650XS (2) 83 rh/rj 1/ 1