22-137. Constable ethics standards and training
board; powers and duties; constable training


A. The constable ethics standards and training board shall:


1. Adopt rules for the administration and conduct of the board, including meeting
times, meeting places and matters to be placed on the agenda of each meeting, and for the
distribution of monies in the constable ethics standards and training fund pursuant to
section 22-138.


2. Adopt a code of conduct for constables and adopt rules to enforce the code of
conduct.


3. Establish procedures for conducting confidential investigations and holding
hearings.


4. Hear and investigate written complaints from any person involving a constable's
ethical conduct.


5. Remedy a constable's inappropriate behavior by:


(a) Mediating.


(b) Issuing warnings, reprimands or admonishments.


(c) Instructing constables to take a particular action or to take educational
classes.


(d) Urging a constable to retire from office.


B. The board may:


1. Employ an executive director and other staff necessary to fulfill the powers and
duties of the board.


2. Enter into contracts and interagency agreements to carry out its powers and
duties.


3. Certify organizations to provide training and support programs for constables.


4. Provide support grants to constables for local or statewide training programs.


5. Take and hear evidence, administer oaths and affirmations and compel by subpoena
the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records, documents and
other information relating to any investigation or hearing.


C. If the board is not satisfied with the remedies prescribed in subsection A,
paragraph 5 of this section, the board shall submit a report to the county attorney's
office in the county in which the conduct at issue occurred.


D. The Arizona peace officer standards and training board shall approve a mandatory
basic training course for newly elected constables covering topics including civil and
criminal process, conflict resolution and firearm safety. Constables must attend the
mandatory training course within six months after election. In subsequent years,
constables must annually attend at least sixteen hours of additional training approved by
the Arizona peace officer standards and training board. The constable ethics standards
and training fund established by section 22-138 may be used for constable training.
Copies of certificates of completion of the constable training shall be forwarded to the
constable ethics standards and training board within thirty days after completion.


E. This section does not create a cause of action or a right to bring an action
against the board.