If a POST-participating agency is absorbed by another department, are the absorbed officers considered new appointments?
A.Yes, in some cases. Peace officers in a department that is entirely absorbed by another department are not seen as new appointments if both the absorbing department and the absorbed department are within the same city, county, state or district. For example, if a municipal airport police department was entirely absorbed by a municipal police department in the same city, the hiring authority has the discretion as to whether to re-screen the absorbed peace officers (assuming that documentation is available verifying that the officers were initially hired in accordance with the POST requirements in effect at that time). However, if a county sheriff’s department were to absorb a municipal police department, the absorbed officers would be considered new appointments of the absorbing department, and therefore subject to all applicable selection requirements.
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