National Institute of Justice within the United States
Department of Justice on the effective date of this section.
(3) The ballistic armor shall not be expired.
(b) Exception.--A law enforcement officer employed to check
parking meters or to perform only administrative duties and
auxiliary and fire police shall be exempt from the ballistic
armor requirement under subsection (a).
(c) Training.--The commission shall provide training to a
law enforcement officer on the proper use of ballistic armor,
the different classifications of ballistic armor provided by the
National Institute of Justice within the United States
Department of Justice and when a law enforcement officer should
wear additional ballistic armor.
(d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "law
enforcement officer" shall mean any of the following:
(1) A member of the Pennsylvania State Police.
(2) Any enforcement officer or investigator employed by
the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
(3) A parole agent of the Department of Corrections.
(4) A Capitol Police officer.
(5) A Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
ranger.
(6) A drug enforcement agent of the Office of Attorney
General whose principal duty is the enforcement of the drug
laws of this Commonwealth and a special agent of the Office
of Attorney General whose principal duty is the enforcement
of the criminal laws of this Commonwealth.
(7) Any member of a port authority or other authority
police department.
(8) Any police officer of a county, region, city,
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