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He wasn't sure the correctional officer certification would fall into that mix without doing further research.

Would that further research perhaps include reference to 16-11-130(a)(2)?

 

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He said in many of these issues there may not be any definitive case law and that judges would probably rule based on their own research/interpretation until a higher judge ruled otherwise.

There is no case law on jailers and (a)(2) . . .

 

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If there was a case, I assure you it would be here.

Guys, this really is your best resource. Do other states have something like this?

Use it!

 

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or is it anybody the sheriff or chief hires to lock the doors?

Are those jailers?

 

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The answer to that question I think necessarily determines the scope of the exemption.

Well, it does not say "jailer." It says keepers of jails and keepers of correctional institutions. Do you have to be certified to be a "keeper?"

This is not the warden, as he has his own exemption.

 

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You have your own exemption, too. :lol: