§825.2. Special agents; appointment; carrying weapons
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall be
authorized at his discretion to appoint special agents. These agents shall be appointed from
employees who have attained the rank of sergeant or Probation and Parole Officer 1, and may
carry weapons exposed or concealed while in the performance of their duties in the same
manner as law enforcement officers.
B. The secretary shall formulate and adopt appropriate rules and regulations
governing the qualifications and duties of special agents.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 176, §1; Acts 2010, No. 344, §1; Acts 2018, No. 540, §1.