Regarding agency refusal to provide LEOSA specific identification credentials.
https://www.policeone.com/leosa/arti...4b14d-42871331
https://www.policeone.com/gun-legisl...4b14d-42871331
Regarding agency refusal to provide LEOSA specific identification credentials.
https://www.policeone.com/leosa/arti...4b14d-42871331
https://www.policeone.com/gun-legisl...4b14d-42871331
Thank you for your service. Now beat it.
There's nothing civil about this war.
I know of a forum member, an outstanding veteran, LEO, and man that this happened to.
#RESIST
From the first OP link. No details though.
NBPD had determined that Burban did not separate from the agency in good standing.
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." - Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Constitution, Draft 1, 1776
My former agency gives two ID cards: Currently serving and retired. No provisions for those who separate honorably with enough time to qualify for LEOSA status.
18 U.S.Code § 926C (c) defines "qualified retired" as being separated in good standing after 10 years of service: "As used in this section, the term “qualified retired law enforcement officer” means an individual who—(1) separated from service in good standing from service with a public agency as a law enforcement officer"
There was, in a previous iteration of LEOSA, verbiage regarding retirement benefits, which was removed. Maybe they are harkening back to that.
Nope. They just choose not to do it. I dont recall when the 10 year deal kicked in, IIRC, it was a few years after LEOSA passed. I dont believe anyone who separated early has asked for one either.
With all the pending retirements at my agency we are in the process of adding retiree qualifications.
We can also go to Training and Standards (POST) and get LEOSA creds through them using a Firearms Instructor off their list.
I'm one of those retired officers whose department refuses to issues retirement credentials to. Since I wanted to remain a cop, I followed the process to appeal separation that the city told me to follow. The city decided it didn't do anything wrong and wouldn't entertain the appeal, Thus, I was terminated rather than retired.
When the city got a letter from a lawyer about that, their attorney posited that since I was on sick leave and didn't have police powers (though I carried a badge and gun until retirement), I wasn't in good standing.
The department definitely showed me.