Policy Text
GO 114.1 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (Hr-218) Page 1 of 3 Rev. 11/09/22
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GENERAL ORDER
114.1 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE RS SAFETY ACT (HR-218)
REVISION DATE: 11/09/2022
BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
SUNNY ISLES BEACH
POLICE DEPARTMENT ORIGINAL EFFECTIVE DATE: 11/09/22
PREVIOUS REVISIONS:
RESCINDS: All previously issued directives REFERENCE : None
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. PURPOSE ....................................................... ............................................................... .... 1
B. POLICY ........................................................ ............................................................... ...... 1
C. DEFINITIONS ................................................... ............................................................... 1
D. SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY ....................................... .............................................. 2
A. PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is establishes the policies and proc edures for providing firearms qualifications to retirees
of the Sunny Isles Beach Police Department and current civilian employees of the department who are retired law
enforcement officers pursuant to the provisions of the federal Law Enforcement Officers Saftey Act of 2004 and all
subsequent ammendments.
B. POLICY
It is the policy of the Sunny I sles Beach Police Department to provide annual firearms qualif ications as required by
the act, for retired members of the Sunny Isles Beach Police De partment and for civilian employees of the
department who are separated fro m service in good standing from law enforcement agencies in other jurisdictions.
C. DEFINITIONS
The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act: (often referred to as H.R. 218) is a federal law, first enacted in 2004,
t h a t a l l o w s t w o c l a s s e s o f p e r s o n s - t h e " q u a l i f i e d l a w e n f o r c e ment officer" and the "qualified retired law
enforcement officer" - to carry a concealed firearm in any juri sdiction in the United States, regardless of any state
or local law to the contrary, with certain exceptions.
Qualified Retired Law Enforcement Officer: is defined as an individual who: Separated from service in good
standing with a public agency as a law enforcement officer; Before such separation, was authorized by law to
engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investiga tion, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of any person
for, any violation of law, and had statutory powers of a rrest or apprehension under section 807(b) of title 10, United
States Code (article 7(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SAFETY ACT (HR-218)
Policy 114.1
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Before such separation, served as a law enforcement officer for an aggregate of 10 years or more; or separated
from service with such agency, after completing any app licable probationary period of such service, due to a
service-connected disability, as determined by such agency;
During the most recent 12-month period, has met, at the expense of the individual, the standards for qualification
in firearms training for active law enfo rcement officers, as determined by th e former agency of the individual, the
State in which the individual resides or, if the State has not established such standards, either a law enforcement
agency within the State in which the individual resides or the standards used by a certified firearms instructor that
is qualified to conduct a firearms qualification test for active duty officers within that State;
Has not been officially found by a q ualified medical professional (employed by the agency) to be unqualified for
reasons relating to mental health and as a