North Carolina Administrative Code

12 NCAC 09E .0104 INSTRUCTORS: ANNUAL IN-SERVICE TRAINING The following requirements and responsibilities are hereby established for instructors who conduct the law enforcement officers' annual in-service training program: (1) The instructor shall hold Instructor Certification is…

12 NCAC 09E .0105 MINIMUM TRAINING SPECIFICATIONS: ANNUAL IN SERVICE TRAINING History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; 17C-10; Eff. July 1, 1989; Amended Eff. January 1, 2005; November 1, 1998; Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 2005; Amended Eff. January 1, 2019; January 1, 2018; Ja…

12 NCAC 09E .0106 ANNUAL FIREARMS QUALIFICATION SPECIFICATIONS (a) All certified law enforcement officers shall qualify for both day and low-light use with each department-approved service handgun prior to carrying the handgun in the performance of law enforcement duties, pursuan…

12 NCAC 09E .0107 FAILURE TO QUALIFY: ANNUAL IN-SERVICE FIREARMS TRAINING (a) Where an officer is employed with an agency that establishes a higher standard for annual in-service firearms training than those specified in this Subchapter and the officer has failed to meet the requ…

12 NCAC 09E .0108 FAILURE TO COMPLETE ANNUAL IN-SERVICE TRAINING (a) Law enforcement officers certified by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission shall complete a minimum of 24 in-service training credits each year as published by the Comm…

12 NCAC 09E .0109 In-service training coordinator requirements (a) Any persons designated by an agency head to act as, or who perform the duties of, an In-Service Training Coordinator in the delivery or presentation of a Commission-mandated or Commission-recognized in-service tra…

12 NCAC 09E .0110 in-service training coordinator RESPONSIBILITIES In planning, developing, coordinating, and delivering each Commission-mandated in-service training course, the In-Service Training Coordinator shall: (1) administer the delivery of the course curriculum in accorda…

12 NCAC 09E .0111 COMPLETION OF ANNUAL IN-SERVICE TRAINING (a) Law enforcement officers certified by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission shall complete annual in-service training as outlined in 12 NCAC 09E .0108. (b) Failure to complete…

SUBCHAPTER 09F - CONCEALED HANDGUN TRAINING SECTION .0100 - CONCEALED HANDGUN TRAINING PROGRAM 12 NCAC 09F .0101 PURPOSE In order to ensure a minimum level of familiarization and proficiency in specific topical areas for citizens who lawfully carry handguns concealed, the Commiss…

12 NCAC 09F .0102 TOPICAL AREAS The course entitled "Concealed Carry Handgun Training" shall consist of eight hours of instruction and shall include the following identified topical areas: (1) Legal Issues (two hours): The student shall be able to explain the following: (a) the t…

12 NCAC 09F .0103 APPROVAL OF COURSES History Note: Authority G.S. 14-415.12; Temporary Adoption Eff. November 1, 1995; Eff. May 1, 1996; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019; RRC Objection February 22, 2024 and rule…

12 NCAC 09F .0104 INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS History Note: Authority G.S. 14-415.12; Temporary Adoption Eff. November 1, 1995; Eff. May 1, 1996; Amended Eff. November 1, 2015; September 1, 2005; May 1, 2004; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public…

12 NCAC 09F .0105 INSTRUCTOR RESPONSIBILITIES History Note: Authority G.S. 14-415.12; 14-415.13; Temporary Adoption Eff. November 1, 1995; Eff. May 1, 1996; Amended Eff. April 1, 2018; May 1, 2004; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest…

12 NCAC 09F .0106 SANCTIONS (a) The Commission shall suspend an approved course if the Commission finds that the course has failed to meet or maintain the required standards for approval, pursuant to Rule .0103 of this Section. (b) The Commission, through the Standards Division, …

12 NCAC 09F .0107 FILING AND FEES (a) Each instructor of an approved course shall file with the Commission a copy of the firearms course description, outline, and proof of instructor certification at least annually, or upon modification of the course if it occurs before the annua…

subchapter 09g - STANDARDS FOR CORRECTIONS EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATION section .0100 - SCOPE, APPLICABILITY, AND DEFINITIONS 12 ncac 09g .0101 SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER This Subchapter governs the implementation of minimum standards for employment, trainin…

12 NCAC 09G .0102 DEFINITIONS The following definitions apply throughout this Subchapter only: (1) "Agency" means those state and local agencies identified in G.S. 17C-2(2). (2) "Commission" means the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission ide…

12 NCAC 09G .0103 RULE-MAKING AND ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PROCEDURES (a) Petitions for Rule-Making shall be submitted to the Commission and shall contain: (1) petitioner's name, address and telephone number; (2) a draft of the proposed rule or rule change for adoptions or amendmen…

SECTION .0200 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, PROBATION/PAROLE OFFICERS, AND PROBATION/PAROLE OFFICERS-SURVEILLANCE 12 NCAC 09G .0201 EMPLOYMENT PROCESS: DOCUMENTATION: AND RECORDS RETENTION History Note: Authority G.S. 126-4; 126-24; Temporary Ado…

12 ncac 09g .0202 CITIZENSHIP History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; 17C-10; Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2001; Eff. August 1, 2002; Amended Eff. January 1, 2015; August 1, 2004; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 20…

12 NCAC 09G .0203 AGE History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; 17C-10; Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2001; Eff. August 1, 2002; Amended Eff. January 1, 2015; August 1, 2004; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019; Repe…

12 NCAC 09G .0204 DOCUMENTATION OF EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS (a) Each applicant for certification as a correctional officer or probation/parole officer shall furnish documentary evidence of high school, college or university graduation to the employing agency. Documentary evidence…

12 NCAC 09G .0205 MEDICAL EXAMINATION (a) Each applicant for certification or enrollment in a basic correctional officer or probation/parole officer training course shall complete, sign, and date the Commission's Medical History Statement Form (F-1) and shall be examined by eithe…

12 NCAC 09G .0206 Moral Character History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; 17C-10; Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2001; Eff. August 1, 2002; Amended Eff. October 1, 2017; April 1, 2017; January 1, 2015; June 1, 2012; April 1, 2009; August 1, 2004; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule…

12 NCAC 09G .0207 FINGERPRINT CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK (a) Each applicant for certification shall submit electronic fingerprints in the Statewide Automated Fingerprint Identification System (SAFIS). (b) The employing agency shall forward the applicant's fingerprints to the N…

12 NCAC 09G .0208 MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS (a) The requirements of this Rule shall apply to all applicants for certification and shall also apply at all times during which the correctional officer is certified by the Commission. (b) Every correctional officer e…

12 NCAC 09G .0209 MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PROBATION/PAROLE OFFICERS (a) The requirements of this Rule shall apply to all applicants for certification and shall also apply at all items during which the probation/parole officer is certified by the Commission. (b) Every probation/paro…

12 NCAC 09G .0210 BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION (a) Prior to employing an applicant, the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction shall complete a background investigation on that applicant for certification. The investigation shall examine the applicant's character traits and ha…

12 NCAC 09G .0211 AGENCY REPORTING OF DRUG SCREENING RESULTS (a) Every correctional or probation/parole officer shall have produced a negative result on a drug screen administered according to the following specifications: (1) the drug screen shall be a urine test consisting of a…

SECTION .0300 - CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, PROBATION/PAROLE OFFICERS, AND INSTRUCTORS 12 NCAC 09G .0301 CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND PROBATION/PAROLE OFFICERS Every person employed as a correctional officer or probation/parole officer shall be certified…

12 NCAC 09G .0302 CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD (a) Consistent with and subject to the requirements of 12 NCAC 09G .0504, every correctional officer applicant, in North Carolina shall not have been convicted by a local, state, federal or military court of: (1) a felony; (2) a crime or …

12 NCAC 09G .0303 PROBATIONARY CERTIFICATION (a) A prospective employee may commence service as a correctional officer or probation/parole officer at the time of employment with the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. (b) Within 90 days of appointment to a position for…

12 NCAC 09G .0304 GENERAL CERTIFICATION (a) The Commission shall grant an officer General Certification when an officer has completed the training requirements of 12 NCAC 09G .0410, .0411, .0412, within the officer's probationary period and the officer has met all requirements fo…

12 NCAC 09G .0305 RECERTIFICATION FOLLOWING SEPARATION (a) Previously certified corrections officers, with a minimum of one year of service who have been separated from the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction for less than three years, may have their certification reins…

12 NCAC 09G .0306 RETENTION OF RECORDS OF CERTIFICATION (a) The North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice shall place in the officer's certification file the official notification from the Commission of either Probationary or Ge…

12 NCAC 09G .0307 CERTIFICATION OF INSTRUCTORS (a) A person participating in a Commission-accredited corrections training course or program as an instructor, teacher, professor, lecturer, or other participant making presentations to the class shall first be certified by the Commi…

12 NCAC 09G .0308 GENERAL INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION (a) General Instructor Certifications issued after December 31, 1984, shall be limited to those topics that are not expressly incorporated under the Specialized Instructor Certification category, specified in Rule .0310 of this S…

12 NCAC 09G .0309 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF GENERAL INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION (a) An applicant meeting the requirements pursuant to Rule .0308 of this Section for certification as a general instructor shall, be in a probationary status, for a period not to exceed 12 months, until sa…

12 NCAC 09G .0310 SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION (a) The Commission may 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 followi…

12 NCAC 09G .0311 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION (a) An applicant meeting the requirements for Specialized Instructor Certification as set forth in Rule .0310 of this Section shall be issued a certification to expire three years from the date of issu…

12 NCAC 09G .0312 INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION RENEWAL History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2001; Eff. August 1, 2002; Amended Eff. January 1, 2017; August 1, 2006; January 1, 2006; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive p…

12 NCAC 09G .0313 CORRECTIONS INSTRUCTOR TRAINING History Note: Authority G.S. 17C-6; Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2001; Eff. January 1, 2018; August 1, 2002; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019; Amended Eff. …

12 NCAC 09G .0314 COMPREHENSIVE WRITTEN EXAM - INSTRUCTOR TRAINING (a) A representative of the Standards Division shall administer a comprehensive written examination to each trainee who has completed the first 12 units of the Criminal Justice Instructor Training Course as descri…

12 NCAC 09G .0315 COMPREHENSIVE WRITTEN EXAM - SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTOR TRAINING (a) At the conclusion of a school's offering of the "Specialized Firearms Instructor Training" and "Specialized Controls, Restraints and Defensive Techniques Instructor Training" course in its entirety…

12 NCAC 09G .0316 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…

section .0400 – minimum standards for training of CORRECTIONAL officers, probation/parole officer, and probation/parole officers-surveillance 12 NCAC 09G .0401 ADMINISTRATION OF BASIC CORRECTIONS TRAINING SCHOOLS (a) The Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Correction sh…

12 NCAC 09G .0402 ACCREDITATION OF CORRECTIONS SCHOOLS (a) The Commission shall establish a standing subcommittee of the Education and Training Committee for the purposes of evaluating Request for School Accreditation applications and making recommendations to the Education and T…

12 NCAC 09G .0403 ACCREDITATION OF TRAINING COURSES (a) An accredited corrections school shall apply for accreditation for each of its courses by submitting a completed Request for Training Course Accreditation Form. (b) One of two types of accreditation may be sought by the scho…

12 NCAC 09G .0404 PILOT COURSE PRESENTATION/PARTICIPATION (a) The Education and Training Committee shall recommend to the Commission the most efficient and effective delivery system and developer of course curricula for the implementation of newly developed training courses based…

12 NCAC 09G .0405 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-certified corrections training course shall be and continuously remain certified by the Commis…