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Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 423
BY SENATOR WALSWORTH
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 49:220.26, relative to state administration; to provide for reserve investigators2
in the Louisiana Inspector General's Office; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. R.S. 49:220.26 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 5
ยง220.26. Reserve investigators6
A. Any person who has served as a full time investigator for the office7
of the state inspector general and who retired or otherwise left the full time8
employment of the department in good standing and who has maintained9
certification and currently is certified by the POST Council, or any other person10
who has served as a Louisiana peace officer and who has maintained11
certification and who graduated from a Louisiana POST certified academy may12
be appointed as a reserve investigator for the office of the state inspector13
general.14
B. The inspector general shall be authorized to issue a reserve15
investigator's appointment as provided herein if the person satisfies the16
following requirements:17
(1) Qualifies on the Peace Officer Standards and Training firearms18
course.19
(2) Attends any seminars, workshops, or other meetings on issues related20
to the operation of the office of inspector general which may be required by the21
inspector general.22
(3) Complies with any other rule or regulation as may be required by23
the inspector general.24
C. Each reserve investigator shall have all the powers of and may25
function as a criminal investigator for the office of inspector general, but shall26
receive no compensation for his participation in the reserve investigator27
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program. Expenses incurred by a reserve investigator in the course and scope1
of performing his official duties shall be reimbursed.2
D. The inspector general shall have the power to revoke any reserve3
investigator's appointment at any time.4
E. Reserve investigators' appointments shall be valid only for a period5
of one year from the date of issuance; however, they may be renewed annually6
at the discretion of the inspector general.7
F. Upon the recommendation of the inspector general, each reserve8
investigator shall be eligible to apply to the superintendent of state police for a9
special officer's commission from the Louisiana Division of State Police under10
the applicable provisions of R.S. 40:1379.1.11
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not12
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature13
by the governor, as provided in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If14
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become15
effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: