HB 1519 - DIGEST

Provides that a qualified liquor enforcement officer may, when acting within the scope of his or her duties and when an offense occurs in his or her presence, enforce all criminal laws of the state. For purposes of this provision, a liquor enforcement officer is qualified if he or she has successfully completed the basic law enforcement academy course sponsored by the criminal justice training commission or a course approved by the criminal justice training commission and provided by the board or the criminal justice training commission.