North Carolina Administrative Code

12 NCAC 09B .0238 CERTIFICATION AND RE-CERTIFICATION TRAINING FOR LIDAR OPERATORS (a) The Lidar Operator Training Course for law enforcement officers shall be designed to provide the student with the skills and knowledge to perform the function of a law enforcement lidar operator…

12 NCAC 09B .0239 RE-CERTIFICATION TRAINING FOR LIDAR INSTRUCTORS History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; Eff. May 1, 2004; Amended Eff. November 1, 2007; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019; Repealed Eff: October 1, 20…

12 NCAC 09B .0240 RE-CERTIFICATION TRAINING COURSE FOR LIDAR OPERATORS History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; Eff. May 1, 2004; Amended Eff. November 1, 2007; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019; Repealed Eff. February…

12 NCAC 09B .0241 Juvenile Justice specialized instructor training – RESTRAINTS, CONTROLS AND DEFENSIVE TECHNIQUES (a) The instructor training course requirement for the Department of Public Safety, Division of Juvenile Justice Restraints, Controls and Defensive Techniques Specia…

12 NCAC 09B .0242 CERTIFICATION AND RE-CERTIFICATION TRAINING FOR RADAR AND LIDAR OPERATORS (a) The Radar/Lidar Operator Training Course for law enforcement officers shall be designed to provide the student with the skills and knowledge to perform the function of a radar and lida…

12 NCAC 09B .0243 RE-CERTIFICATION TRAINING COURSE FOR RADAR/LIDAR OPERATORS History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; Eff. November 1, 2007; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019; Repealed Eff. February 1, 2026.

12 NCAC 09B .0244 CERTIFICATION TRAINING FOR RADAR/TIME-DISTANCE/LIDAR OPERATORS History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; Eff. November 1, 2007; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019; Amended Eff. April 1, 2022; Repealed E…

12 NCAC 09B .0245 RE-CERTIFICATION TRAINING COURSE FOR RADAR/TIME-DISTANCE/LIDAR OPERATORS History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; Eff. November 1, 2007; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019; Repealed Eff. February 1, 20…

SECTION .0300 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE INSTRUCTORS 12 NCAC 09B .0301 CERTIFICATION OF INSTRUCTORS (a) A person participating in a Commission-certified criminal justice training course or program as an instructor, teacher, professor, lecturer, or other participant …

12 NCAC 09B .0302 GENERAL INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION (a) A General Instructor Certification issued after December 31, 1984, shall be limited to those topics that are not expressly incorporated under the Specialized Instructor Certification category. Individuals certified under the …

12 NCAC 09B .0303 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF GENERAL INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION (a) An applicant meeting the requirements for certification as a general instructor shall be in probationary status for a period not to exceed 12 months, until satisfying the requirements of Paragraph (b) …

12 ncac 09b .0304 SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION (a) The Commission shall issue a Specialized Instructor Certification to an applicant who has developed specific motor skills and abilities by virtue of special training and demonstrated experience in one or more of the follo…

12 NCAC 09B .0305 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION (a) An applicant meeting the requirements for Specialized Instructor Certification as set forth in Rule .0304 of this Section shall be issued a certification to expire three years from the date of issu…

12 NCAC 09B .0306 PROFESSIONAL LECTURER CERTIFICATION (a) The Commission may issue Professional Lecturer Certification to a person in a profession, who, by virtue of academic degrees and professional expertise has developed special knowledge in one or more of the following areas:…

12 NCAC 09B .0307 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PROFESSIONAL LECTURER CERTIFICATION (a) Certification as a professional lecturer shall remain effective for 36 months from the date of issuance. The lecturer shall apply for re-certification at or before the end of the 36 month period. (b…

12 NCAC 09B .0308 RADAR INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION AND RE-CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS A person participating in a Commission-approved RADAR Operator or RADAR Instructor Training Course as an Instructor shall meet the following requirements for RADAR Instructor Certification: (1) Ini…

12 NCAC 09B .0309 TIME-DISTANCE INSTRUCTORS History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; Eff. November 1, 1981; Readopted Eff. July 1, 1982; Amended Eff. April 1, 1999; November 1, 1993; December 1, 1987; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest E…

12 NCAC 09B .0310 TERMS AND CONDITIONS -- SMI INSTRUCTORS History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; Eff. November 1, 1981; Readopted Eff. July 1, 1982; Amended Eff. November 1, 2007; April 1, 1999; November 1, 1993; February 1, 1991; July 1, 1989; December 1, 1987; Pursuant to G.S. 150…

12 NCAC 09B .0311 CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS PRE 7/1/82 History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; Eff. July 1, 1982; Amended Eff. April 1, 1999; Repealed Eff. August 1, 2014.

12 NCAC 09B .0312 INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION RENEWAL History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; Eff. March 1, 1990; Amended Eff. January 1, 2017; August 1, 2006; January 1, 2006; August 1, 2000; January 1, 1995; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public int…

12 ncac 09B .0313 Certification and training for school resource officers (a) A "School Resource Officer (SRO)" is defined as any law enforcement officer assigned to one or more public schools within a local school administrative unit, as defined in G.S. 115C-5(6), who works in a…

12 NCAC 09B .0314 CERTIFICATION OF diversion investigators and supervisors (a) The diversion training courses for investigators and supervisors shall provide the trainee with the skills and knowledge to perform the duties of a law enforcement Diversion Investigator or Supervisor.…

SECTION .0400 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR COMPLETION OF TRAINING 12 NCAC 09B .0401 TIME REQUIREMENT FOR COMPLETION OF TRAINING History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-2; 17C-6; 17C-10; Eff. January 1, 1981; Amended Eff. October 1, 2016; August 1, 2015; January 1, 2015; January 1, 1995; Marc…

12 NCAC 09B .0402 WAIVER OF COMPLETION OF TRAINING History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; 17C-10; Eff. January 1, 1981; Amended Eff. March 1, 1992; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019; Repealed Eff. October 1, 2025.

12 NCAC 09B .0403 EVALUATION FOR TRAINING WAIVER (a) The Standards Division staff shall evaluate each law enforcement officer's training and experience to determine if equivalent training has been completed as specified in Rule .0402(a) of this Section. Applicants for certificati…

12 NCAC 09B .0404 TRAINEE ATTENDANCE (a) Each trainee enrolled in a Commission-accredited Basic Law Enforcement Training Course shall attend all class sessions. The school director shall monitor the trainee's attendance at criminal justice training courses in which the trainee is…

12 NCAC 09B .0405 COMPLETION OF BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COURSE (a) Each delivery of a Commission-accredited Basic Law Enforcement Training Course (BLET) includes all modules as specified in Rule .0205 of this Subchapter. Each trainee shall attend and satisfactorily complet…

12 NCAC 09B .0406 COMPREHENSIVE STATE EXAMINATION – BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING (a) Within 60 days of the conclusion of a school's offering of the Commission-accredited Basic Law Enforcement Training Course, the Commission shall administer a comprehensive state examination onl…

12 NCAC 09B .0407 SATISFACTION OF MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; 17C-10; Eff. January 1, 1981; Amended Eff. July 1, 1989; July 1, 1985; April 1, 1984; January 1, 1983; Repealed Eff. August 1, 2000.

12 NCAC 09B .0408 COMPREHENSIVE STATE EXAMINATION–SMI OPERATOR CERTIFICATION (a) Within 60 days of the conclusion of the classroom instruction portion of a school's offering of any speed measuring instrument (SMI) operator course or re-certification course, the Commission shall a…

12 NCAC 09B .0409 SATISFACTION OF TRAINING -- SMI OPERATORS (a) To satisfy the training requirements for operator certification, a trainee shall complete all of the following: (1) achieve a minimum score of 70 percent correct answers on the comprehensive state examination as outl…

12 NCAC 09B .0410 CRIMINAL JUSTICE INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE (a) To successfully complete the "Criminal Justice Instructor Training Course" the trainee shall: (1) complete all of the required course work pursuant to 12 NCAC 09B .0209. All trainee presentations shall have met the…

12 NCAC 09B .0411 COMPREHENSIVE WRITTEN EXAM -- LOCAL CONFINEMENT FACILITY (a) At the conclusion of a school's offering of the "Local Confinement Facility Personnel" course, as prescribed in 12 NCAC 09B .0225, an authorized representative of the Commission shall administer a comp…

12 NCAC 09B .0412 SATISFACTION OF MINIMUM TRAINING -- LOCAL CONFINEMENT FACILITY To acquire successful completion of the "Local Confinement Facility Personnel" course, as prescribed in 12 NCAC 09B .0225, the trainee shall: (1) achieve a score of 70 percent correct answers on the …

12 NCAC 09B .0413 COMPREHENSIVE WRITTEN EXAM - INSTRUCTOR TRAINING (a) The Director of the Standards Division, or his designee, shall administer a comprehensive written examination to each trainee who has completed the first 12 units of the "Criminal Justice Instructor Training C…

12 NCAC 09B .0414 COMPREHENSIVE STATE EXAM – SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTOR TRAINING (a) The Commission shall administer a comprehensive state examination within 60 days of the completed required course work for the following courses: (1) Specialized Firearms Instructor Training; (2) Spe…

12 NCAC 09B .0415 SATISFACTION OF MINIMUM TRAINING - SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTOR (a) To acquire successful completion of the "Specialized Firearms Instructor Training," "Specialized Driver Instructor Training," "Specialized Compliance and Control Tactics Instructor Training," "Special…

12 NCAC 09B .0416 SATISFACTION OF MINIMUM TRAINING - SMI INSTRUCTOR History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; 17C-10; Eff. February 1, 1987; Amended Eff. January 1, 2015; November 1, 2007; April 1, 1999; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest…

12 NCAC 09B .0417 SPECIALIZED EXPLOSIVes and hazardous materials INSTRUCTOR TRAINING (a) The instructor training course required for Specialized Explosives and Hazardous Materials Instructor Certification shall consist of a minimum of 59 hours of classroom instruction plus time r…

SECTION .0500 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SCHOOL DIRECTORS 12 NCAC 09B .0501 CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS (a) Any person designated to act as, or who performs the duties of, a School Director in the delivery or presentation of a Commission-approved criminal just…

12 NCAC 09B .0502 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SCHOOL DIRECTOR CERTIFICATION (a) The term of certification as a School Director is two years from the date the Commission issues the certification, unless earlier terminated by action of the Commission. Upon application, the certificatio…

12 NCAC 09B .0503 SUSPENSION: REVOCATION: DENIAL/SCHOOL DIR. CERTIFICATION (a) The Commission may deny, suspend, or revoke certification of a school director when the Commission finds that the person has failed to meet or continuously maintain any of the requirements for qualific…

12 NCAC 09B .0504 CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFIED ASSISTANT (a) If the accredited institution or agency assigns additional responsibilities to the certified School Director during the planning, development, and implementation of a Commission approved training course, a qualified assis…

12 NCAC 09B .0505 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF QUALIFIED ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION (a) The term of certification as a Qualified Assistant is three years from the date the Commission issues the certification, unless earlier terminated by action of the Commission. The application for rene…

SECTION .0600 - CERTIFICATION OF POSTSECONDARY CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION PROGRAMS 12 NCAC 09B .0601 PURPOSE (a) The purpose of the certification of postsecondary criminal justice education programs is to: (1) officially recognize those academic institutions that have established…

12 NCAC 09B .0602 ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM EVALUATION COMMITTEE The Program Evaluation Committee is a standing subcommittee of the Education and Training Committee of the commission. The Program Evaluation Committee shall be composed of two members appointed by the North Carolina…

12 NCAC 09B .0603 LEVELS OF APPROVAL (a) An institution operating a postsecondary criminal justice program not currently meeting all of the criteria for certification as contained in the "Certification Guidelines Manual for Postsecondary Criminal Justice Programs" may apply to th…

12 NCAC 09B .0604 SELF STUDY (a) There must be a systematic plan to conduct evaluative activities on an on-going basis. Self-evaluation is a continuing obligation of the institution offering a criminal justice program. The self-evaluation must include, as a minimum, a specific re…

12 NCAC 09B .0605 INSTITUTIONAL VISITATION (a) After copies of the completed self-evaluation report have been received by the Program Evaluation Committee, the institution will make arrangements for a team to visit the institution, if a team visit is called for. (b) Duties and co…

12 NCAC 09B .0606 APPLICATION PROCEDURES (a) The chief academic officer of an institution will direct a letter to the Commission indicating an intent to seek certification. (b) The Commission shall furnish the institution with an application form and a copy of the relevant proced…