Certified: means recognized and accepted by the division as having successfully met and maintained the standards and training requirements set and approved by the director of the division with the advice and consent of the council. See Utah Code 53-13-101
Law enforcement agency: means an entity or division of:
(i)
(A)
the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state;
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)
Any person who has satisfactorily completed, before the effective date of this chapter, an approved basic training program required of the person’s position may act in a certified capacity without completion of an additional basic training program.
(b)
Any person hired, appointed, or elected to any position designated in this chapter, except federal officer, shall satisfactorily complete the required basic training required of that position before the person is authorized to exercise peace officer powers under this chapter.
(2)
Any peace officer employed by a law enforcement agency of another state and functioning in that capacity within Utah on a temporary basis is considered certified under Utah law:
(a)
while functioning as a peace officer within the state at the request of a Utah law enforcement agency; or
(b)
when conducting business as a representative of a law enforcement agency from another state.
