In-service training of
police is required by Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7-294g (a); Ga. Code Ann. §
35-1-10 (state funded training only); Ind. Code Ann. § 5-2-8-2; Ky. Rev. Stat.
Ann. § 403.784 (every 2 years); R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-29-6 (b); S.D. Codified
Laws Ann. § 23-3-39.4, 42.1 (every 4 years); Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 1701.253
(b)(1)(B)(iv). Mass. Gen Laws Ann. ch. 6 § 116A (f); Nev. Rev. Stat. § 481.054
( ) (stalking training); Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.73 (A)(6); S. C. Code Ann.
§ 23-6-435; Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 10.99.030 (3) provide for the availability
of in-service training for police, but it is not statutorily required. Cal.
Penal Code § 13519 (c) encourages local agencies to provide in-service domestic
violence training and makes state assistance available for such training. Maine
requires local law enforcement agencies to develop training on domestic violence
for their officers, but leaves the content of such training to local discretion,
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 19-A § 4012 (3).
Related in-service training laws include N.J. Stat. Ann. 52:4B-47 (b), which
provides for training on "crime victim need." N.M. Stat. Ann. §
29-11-5; Tex. Gov’t. Code Ann. § 415.034(b)(3)(B)(iv); Wash. Rev. Code Ann.
§ 43.101.270 offer police in-service training for handling sexual assault
cases.
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 403.784 requires training on domestic violence for police
dispatch personnel.