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Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 015 - Attorney GeneralSubagency 0009 - Peace Officers Standards & Training Commission
Chapter 4 - CERTIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR DETENTION OFFICERS
Section 4-11 - Certification of Detention Officers certified/trained in states other than Wyoming

015-4 Wyo. Code R. § 4-11

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Section 4-11 - Certification of Detention Officers certified/trained in states other than Wyoming

(a) Those applicants who have previously established certification or completed basic training in states other than Wyoming may petition the Commission for certification only when the applicant completes the following conditions:

  • (i) The employing agency shall submit an Initial Employment Form to the Commission within fifteen (15) days of appointment in writing, or by electronic filing.
  • (ii) Has been employed as either a full time or part time detention officer within the past five (5) years;
  • (iii) Can provide documentation of the successful completion of a detention officer basic program that is, as determined by the Commission, comparable to the Wyoming detention officer basic offered during the same time period;
  • (iv) Meets the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 1;
  • (v) Passes a written challenge examination provided by the Commission (the examination may only be taken twice);
  • (vi) Successfully completes the Wyoming criminal law and procedures course provided by the WLEA for Detention basic;
  • (vii) Proves firearms proficiency by passing the WLEA firearms qualification course required for detention basic. The POST firearms proficiency challenge test shall be conducted by a POST certified firearms instructor from another agency, qualified as a WLEA firearms instructor, and fired on WLEA qualification targets; and
  • (viii) Provides proof of current CPR certification.

(b) Applicants who were last employed as either a full time or part time detention officers more than five (5) years and have had less than five (5) continuous years as a full-time detention officer shall satisfy the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 1, and successfully complete a full detention basic course to become certified;

(c) Applicants who have been unemployed as either a full time or part time detention officers for five (5) years, but less than ten (10) years, and had been employed for five (5) or more continuous years as a full-time detention officer may attend the POST approved mini detention basic in lieu of the full detention basic course. Upon successful completion of the mini detention basic, the detention challenge process, and compliance with the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 1, the detention officer shall be granted detention certification. Approval to attend the mini detention basic shall be granted by the Director.

015-4 Wyo. Code R. § 4-11

Amended, Eff. 1/5/2018.