In order to participate in the training program or be granted a waiver of training requirements, at a minimum, the officer must:
(1) Be employed as a full-time county probation officer.
(2) Be a United States citizen.
(3) Not have been convicted of an offense graded a misdemeanor of the first degree or greater or punishable by a term of imprisonment of more than two years, unless in possession of a waiver from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms of the Department of the Treasury.
(4) Have had the officer's fingerprints submitted by the officer's employer to the Pennsylvania State Police for the purposes of a background investigation. The officer shall have results of the investigation which indicate that the requirements of paragraph (3) are met.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 63 - County Probation Officers' Firearm Education and Training
Section 6301 - Short title of chapter
Section 6303 - County Probation Officers' Firearm Education and Training Commission
Section 6304 - Commission and advisory subcommittee
Section 6305 - Powers and duties of commission
Section 6306 - Training mandatory
Section 6307 - Requirements for program participation or waiver
Section 6308 - County Probation Officers' Firearm Education and Training Fund