Section 109-02-02-15 - Continuing education requirements1. In order for an officer to remain licensed, the officer shall comply with all license requirements. Peace officers shall receive a minimum of sixty hours of certified training every three years. Certified training in online, web-based, or video format cannot constitute more than twenty hours of the sixty-hour requirement for continuing education requirements. Training may not be in increments of less than one hour. If an officer has received more than sixty hours in a three-year period, the surplus in training hours may not be carried forward into the next three-year period.2. Every officer shall meet the continuing education requirements within the officer's license period. If an officer fails to complete the required continuing education within the time period specified in this section, or the officer or the officer's agency fails to submit a record of the officer's approved continuing education to the board within the time period specified in this section, the officer's license expires.3. A peace officer who has enrolled and completed college courses may request a waiver of the sixty-hour training requirement for renewal of the peace officer's license. The board may grant the request upon a showing of successful completion of at least four semester credit hours of college credit in a criminal justice-related or job-related topic. The peace officer shall submit documentation of successful course completion within thirty days after completion of the college course.4. A training course or seminar must be certified training to qualify for the continuing education training requirement for license renewal under this chapter. a. If an out-of-state training course or seminar has not been approved by the board, the officer or the officer's employing agency shall notify the board within fifteen days before the start of the training course or seminar. The officer, or the officer's employing agency, shall provide the board the course name and subject matter, the training location, the dates and times of training, and if available, a training syllabus or agenda.b. Within thirty days after completion of any training, the officer or the officer's employing agency shall submit verification of the officer's attendance at the training or seminar.c. The board may waive the required number of training hours upon a showing of good cause. For purposes of this section, good cause means a situation in which the officer is unable to complete the required training because of factors beyond the control of either the officer or the officer's employing agency. Under this section, good cause includes a situation in which the officer has suffered a physical injury or ailment that prevents the officer from successfully completing required training or when the officer is called to active military service and is unable to successfully complete the required training. This waiver request must come from the officer's employing or appointing agency.5. Reserve peace officers shall receive a minimum of thirty hours of certified training every three years. Ten hours of the certified training may consist of online training. If a reserve peace officer received more than thirty hours in a three-year period, the surplus in training hours may not be carried forward into the next three-year period.N.D. Admin Code 109-02-02-15
Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2022-384, April 2022, effective 4/1/2022.General Authority: NDCC 12-63-02.3(5), 12-63-04(2)(d)
Law Implemented: NDCC 12-63-02.3, 12-63-04