1 Del. Admin. Code § 803-2.0
As used in this chapter:
"Ammunition" means a projectile designed to be fired from a weapon such as a handgun or rifle.
"Armorer" means a person who has received specialized training related to conducting detailed inspections and repairs to specific weapons.
"Certification" means the official approval by the Council on Police Training for an officer to act in a specified capacity, due to the officer's credentials or level of achievement.
"Chief of Police" means any colonel, chief of police or any officer who is the highest-ranking officer of a legislatively authorized police department within this State.
"Council on Police Training" or "COPT" means the regulatory body established by 29 Del.C. § 8205 to consider matters relating to police training and such other matters as may be referred to it by the Governor or the Secretary of the Department.
"Firearms Instructor" means a law enforcement officer that has received specialized training related to firearms including knowledge of the types of firearms used in law enforcement; appropriate shooting and tactical techniques; instruction methods; and the ability to perform inspection of weapons and range equipment for safety issues. A firearms instructor is not required to be an armorer.
"Law Enforcement Agency" or "LEA" means any police force or organization functioning within this State or any other state which has by statute or ordinance the responsibility of detecting crime and enforcing the criminal or penal laws of this State or any other state.
"Law Enforcement Officer" means a sworn member of a police force or other law-enforcement agency of this State or of any county or municipality who is responsible for the prevention and the detection of crime and the enforcement of laws of this State or other governmental units within the State as defined in 11 Del.C. § 8401 (5)(a)(b), irrespective of the number of the hours worked.
"Master Firearms Instructor" means any certified firearms instructor approved by the COPT to be a certifying instructor for a firearms instructor course.
"Qualification" means a level of skill or ability that an officer must achieve to be allowed to maintain certification to carry departmentally assigned or approved weapons, as specified in 1 DE Admin. Code 801 Section 12.0 for all weapon systems responsible for training.
"Recertification" means the renewal of the original certification based on additional training, testing, or a combination of both.
"Sponsorship" means any former COPT certified law enforcement officer, as defined in this section, who retired or separated in good standing from a Delaware law enforcement agency and has been contracted by a Delaware law enforcement agency to provide firearms instruction to Delaware law enforcement officers.
1 Del. Admin. Code § 803-2.0