Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Office of Standards & Training v. Raybon

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Officers Olaf Raybon and James Holden sought certification as full-time law enforcement officers with the Mississippi Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training (Board) under Mississippi Code Annotated section 45 — 6—11 (2)(b) (Rev.2011). This statute stated, in pertinent part, that certified part-time officers “may” obtain certification, for a limited period of time, as a full-time law enforcement officers “without having to meet further requirements” of the Board, if they have twenty-five years of law enforcement experience. The Board unanimously…