NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT - New Albany, Ohio

19.1.1 Reserve Officer Program
NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Directive 19.1 - Reserve Officer Program
Effective in 2002, the New Albany Police Department no longer recruited or hired officers for the
Reserve Officer Program. At that time, current reserve officers were “grand-fathered” in the
program.
The current Reserve Officer program enables each officer to receive experience and hands-on
training in the delivery of effective and professional law enforcement services to the community.
While the New Albany Police Department offers many benefits to its Reserve Officer(s), it also
must demand and maintain a high level of performance and training.
The Reserve Officer program allows qualified Reserve Officers to perform the following police
functions:
Full powers of arrest
Solo patrol in a marked police cruiser
Issuance of summonses, citations, and warnings
Completion of traffic crash reports
Carrying a qualified firearm off-duty
Attendance at training courses
Working special duty assignments
Investigating crimes
Testifying in court proceedings
19.1.2 Reserve Officer Training
The New Albany Police Department provides training to Reserve Officers, which include firearms
training, ASP training, self-defense training, chemical spray training, and other training as
required by the State of Ohio and the department. Reserve Officers who fail to meet annual
training standards and requirements shall be terminated from the Reserve Officer program.
19.1.3 Reserve Officer Requirements
Each Reserve Police Officer shall be required to maintain a minimum of 24 hours of service time
per month. The duties in which a Reserve Officer can apply his/her service time may include
patrol duties, mandatory/voluntary training, investigations, attendance at meetings, court
appearances, serving summonses or arrest warrants, or any other duty approved by the Chief of
Police. Exceptions to this requirement may be made if the Reserve Officer provides his/her
immediate supervisor with a written explanation as to the cause for failing to serve the 24 hour
monthly requirement. Each written explanation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the
supervisor and the Chief of Police.
Other Reserve Officer requirements include:
Covering shifts that are vacant as a result of officers who are on leave, on vacation, in
training, attending court appearances, and holidays.
Attending mandatory meetings and in-service training.
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