Iowa § 80B.3 - 80B.3 Definitions.
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§ 80B.3. 80B.3 Definitions.
When used in this chapter: 1. “Academy” means the Iowa law enforcement academy. 2. “Council” means the Iowa law enforcement academy council. 3. “Law enforcement officer” means an officer appointed by the director of the department of natural resources, a member of a police force or other agency or department of the state, county, city, or tribal government regularly employed as such and who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal laws of this state and all individuals, as determined by the council, who by the nature of their duties may be required to perform the duties of a peace officer. 4. “Reserve peace officer” means the same as defined in section 80D.1A. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §80B.3] 2003 Acts, ch 87, §1; 2020 Acts, ch 1037, §3 Referred to in §13.12, 200.17A, 228.1, 362.10, 462A.2, 507E.8, 817.3 Wed Dec 10 22:29:59 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 80B.3 (20, 0)
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