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POST reports 82,102 full‑time peace officers and rising certification actions; 14 individuals newly deemed ineligible under Gov. Code §1029
Summary
At the March 4 advisory committee meeting POST staff presented year‑end 2024 and early‑2025 certification statistics — head counts, certificates issued, separations, and disciplinary actions — and told the committee the commission will consider a list of individuals ineligible under Government Code section 1029 for action.
POST staff presented a set of certification statistics and related enforcement data to the advisory committee on March 4, 2025, reporting year‑end 2024 totals and a January–February 2025 update.
Topline figures presented on the record - Active full‑time peace officers (end of 2024): 82,102. - Basic certificates issued in 2024: 4,334. - New appointments approved in 2024 (includes lateral hires): 7,587. - Proofs of eligibility issued in 2024 (reserves, jail deputies, other classifications): 5,836. - Affidavits of separation received in 2024: 7,846 (includes moves to other agencies, retirements, resignations and terminations). - Of separations, POST reported 353 individual counts of serious‑misconduct allegations and 276 officers separated as a result of serious misconduct (some officers had multiple allegations).
Disciplinary and decertification numbers - Revocations and ineligibility: POST reported 84 revocations in the period referenced and 85 individuals deemed ineligible based on conviction. Staff also provided a list of 14 individuals who have been deemed ineligible under Government Code section 1029 (felony convictions) for advisory review; those cases will be processed consistent with POST regulation and any pending rulemaking that would delegate certain revocation authorities to the executive director. - Immediate temporary suspensions: POST reported 67 ITS issued in 2024 (37 removed) and 12 ITS issued through Feb. 10, 2025 (five removed). Voluntary surrenders totaled 61 in 2024; small adjustments were noted where a surrender did not attach to a certificate.
Why it matters: The numbers show ongoing hiring and turnover across California agencies and an active enforcement pipeline that includes ITS, revocations and ineligibility actions under Gov. Code §1029.
Process notes and enforcement procedure - POST staff noted a rulemaking effort is in progress to delegate authority for certain revocation actions to the executive director; until that rulemaking is complete POST is presenting decertification lists for advisory/commission consideration. - POST described notice procedures for officers facing notice of intent to revoke (a 30‑day appeal window) and earlier notice of investigation letters used when POST opens an inquiry but has not yet decided to pursue revocation.
Committee oversight and questions - Committee members asked about thresholds for sending notice letters, differences between division recommendation, board recommendation and commission final action, and how settlement agreements can produce outcomes that differ from board recommendations. - POST staff described reasons the commission and board sometimes differ (settlement agreements, timing, or differing assessments of required discipline) and clarified that medical records and confidential treatment information are protected even when probationary monitoring is used as part of a disciplinary remedy.
Sources: numbers and procedural descriptions above were presented by Michelle Wyler, Bureau Chief, Certification Bureau; Jim Grokow, Assistant Executive Director; and other staff in the course of the March 4, 2025 advisory committee meeting.
