§ 2.44.100. Special police commission—Qualifications for issuance to officers of other cities.

A.

The director of the department of police of the metropolitan government is authorized to issue special police commissions to police officers of smaller cities within the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, provided these police officers:

1.

Meet the minimum standards of the Tennessee Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated Section 38-8-101 et seq.;

2.

Receive firearm instruction from an instructor who is certified by a recognized approving agency and the department of police training academy firearms section;

3.

Meet shooting qualification standards of at least seventy-five percent efficiency annually, using their department-issued firearms on a firearms range which meets the Practical Pistol Courts (P/P/C) Standards and the officer's course of fire has been approved by the department of police training academy firearm division; and

4.

Are employed full-time by the smaller cities as police officers.

B.

Smaller city police departments shall forward all necessary documentation to the director of the department of police of the metropolitan government before a special police commission shall be issued.

C.

A special police commission for police officers of smaller cities does not increase those police officers' jurisdiction.

(Prior code § 34-1-4.1.1)