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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 130 - Arkansas State Police › Rule 130.00.98-001 - Regulation 1998-1 - Purchase of Blue Light / Lens Sale & Purchase of Official Law Enforcement Insignia & Reporting

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
SECTION 1
: PURPOSE
It shall be unlawful to sell or transfer a blue light or blue
			 lens cap to any person other than a law enforcement officer or a county
			 coroner.
It shall be unlawful to buy or sell official law enforcement
			 insignia to any person other than a law enforcement officer.
This regulation is hereby promulgated in compliance with Arkansas
			 Code Annotated
			 25-15-201 et
			 seq. And under the authority of Acts 497 and 1281 of 1997 as codified in
			 Arkansas Code Annotated
			 5-77-201
			 et seq.
SECTION 2
:
		  DEFINITIONS
As used in this regulation the following definitions
			 apply:
(A) "Law Enforcement Officer"
		  shall mean a person who has met the standards and qualifications as established
		  by the Arkansas Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training and is
		  currently employed as a law enforcement officer by a municipal, county, state
		  or federal law enforcement agency or who is so constitutionally
		  authorized.
(B) "Sheriff shall mean
		  a person duly elected or appointed to the office of Sheriff, during the term of
		  office of said person.
(C)
		  "Constable" shall mean a person duly elected or appointed to the office of
		  Constable, during the term of office of said person.
(D) "County Coroner" shall mean a person duly
		  elected or appointed to the office of County Coroner, during the term of office
		  of said person.
(E) "Arkansas State
		  Police" shall mean the Department of Arkansas State Police.
(F) "Blue Light" shall mean an operable blue
		  light which: is designed for use by an emergency vehicle, or is similar in
		  appearance to a blue light designed for use by an emergency vehicle; and can be
		  operated by use of the vehicle's battery, the vehicle's electrical system, or a
		  dry cell battery.
(G) "Blue Lens
		  Cap" shall mean any cap or cover which may be used with an emergency light to
		  make the light appear blue.
(H)
		  "Official Law Enforcement Insignia" shall mean those items relating to the
		  "performance" of a person officer when the items are formally sanctioned by the
		  law enforcement agency employing the person. This specifically includes any
		  item which contains the notation of POLICE, SHERIFF or ANY WORDING OR LETTERING
		  that would lead a reasonable person to conclude that the holder thereof was a
		  law enforcement officer.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 131 - MILITARY DEPARTMENT › Rule 131.00.22-001 - Military Family Relief Trust Fund Operating Guide and Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Introduction
1-1.
Authority
This regulation is created pursuant to authority granted to The
			 Adjutant General by the Arkansas Legislature through the adoption of Act No.
			 1028 of 2005, Act No. 827 of 2007, and Act No. 402 of 2015 (codified at Ark.
			 Code Ann. §§
								19-5-1127 and
			 26-51-2506, respectively).
1-2.
Purpose
The Military Family Relief Trust Fund was established to provide
			 short term emergency financial assistance in the form of grants to members of
			 the Arkansas National Guard and Reserve Components of the Armed Forces and/or
			 families of these members. This fund provides a valuable means to assist and
			 improve the morale and welfare of members of the Arkansas National Guard and
			 Reserve Components of the Armed Forces.
1-3.
Administrative Procedures
Pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §
								26-51-2506(h).
			 The Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard has the responsibility to
			 promulgate all rules necessary from implementing the grant program of the
			 Military Family Relief Trust Fund. The Adjutant General has designated the
			 Arkansas National Guard Foundation as his designated agent for the overseeing
			 of the operation of the program, and for approving grant applications. Funds
			 are administered through an account maintained by the Arkansas State
			 Treasury.
Members may appeal a final decision of the Foundation to deny a
			 grant to the Deputy Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard.
1-4.
Eligibility
Any current member, or family member, of the Arkansas National
			 Guard or a Reserve Component of the Armed Forces who is a resident of Arkansas
			 Is eligible to request assistance. Pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §
								26-51-25O 6(h), eligibility
			 criteria for receiving grants shall Include, but not be limited to, the
			 following:
a. The need of the
		  family:
b. The paygrade of the
		  member of the National Guard and reserve components of the Armed
		  Forces.
c. The difference between
		  the member's military and civilian pay; or
d. Any other factors that establish the
		  family's financial hardship.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.06-001 - Rule 1025 - Retired Law Enforcement Officers' Right to Carry Weapons & Rule 1026 - State Standard for Firearms Training and Qualification

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Regulation 1025:
		  Retired law enforcement officers' right to carry weapons.
This regulation is enacted to implement
			 Public
			 Law 108-277 (
			 P.L.
			 108-277 ) to authorize retired law enforcement
			 officers to carry a firearm nationwide without a permit if they satisfy the
			 following requirements:
1. The officer
		  is a retired law enforcement officer as defined in
		  P.
		  L. 108-277.
2. The officer carries a photographic
		  identification from his or her former law enforcement agency as defined in
		  P.L.
		  108-277.
3. During the most recent 12-month period,
		  the officer has met, at his or her own expense, the state's standard for
		  training and qualification of active law enforcement officers to carry
		  firearms.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.13-001 - Certification of Canines and Canine Certifying Officials

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
1028.
CERTIFICATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
		  CANINES
(1) A canine used as a law
		  enforcement tool in the State of Arkansas must be certified by a Law
		  Enforcement Certifying Official in accordance with Canine Certification
		  Requirements approved by CLEST.
(2)
		  All Law Enforcement Canines shall meet or exceed the minimum standards approved
		  by CLEST.
(3) Law Enforcement
		  Canine Certifications shall expire one (1) year after the date of
		  issue.
(4) Law Enforcement Canines
		  that are used for the sole purpose of tracking shall not be required to obtain
		  CLEST certification.
(5) All Law
		  Enforcement Canines currently active in Arkansas shall be certified within
		  eighteen (18) months of the effective date of this regulation.
(6) A Certified Law Enforcement Canine must
		  be recertified each year and each time it is assigned to a new Law Enforcement
		  Officer.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-001 - Specification S-9 The Basic Police Training Course

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The minimum amount of training for which certification will be
			 granted in the Basic Police Training Course shall be 520 hours.
REQUIREMENTS
1. Successful completion of a minimum of 520
		  hours of instruction at a certified training school.
2. The Commission will not accept
		  satisfactory completion of the Basic Police Training Course unless the trainee
		  has attained at least 70% in each academic block of instruction and attains a
		  passing score of 80% on the Commission approved firearms course.
3. A minimum academic score of 70% on each
		  examination administered in the course will be required for successful
		  completion of the training program.
4. To be eligible for retention on a
		  permanent basis an officer must satisfactorily complete a Basic Police Training
		  Course or its equivalent within nine (9) months or with an approved extension,
		  a total of twelve (12) months from the date of employment. Any requests for a
		  three (3) month extension not received by the Commission prior to completion of
		  the nine (9) month period will not be considered. (For exception, see
		  Regulation 1008 (4).
The Commission may approve changes from the course content listed
			 in this specification upon written application from a school director
			 presenting evidence that such change is compatible with the public
			 interest.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-003 - Specification S-15 Certification of Law Enforcement Officers

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This specification supplements Section
			 1010,
			 1011, and
			 1012 of the Regulations which
			 provides for the issue of Basic, General, Intermediate, Advanced, Senior,
			 Part-time I, Part-time II and Auxiliary Certificates to law enforcement
			 officers meeting prescribed standards of training, education and
			 experience.
REQUIREMENTS
1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(a) To be eligible for the award of a
		  certificate, each applicant must be a law enforcement officer appointed by a
		  law enforcement unit located within the State of Arkansas. (Refer to Regulation
		  1001(9))
(b) Each applicant shall
		  meet the Commission's prescribed minimum standards for employment established
		  pursuant to Regulation 1002 except those Full-time law enforcement officers who
		  were employed before January 1, 1978. Those persons are "grandfathered" and
		  exempt from meeting any selection or training requirements, provided they have
		  been continually employed by the same agency since December 31, 1977.
(c) Each applicant should attest that he
		  subscribes to the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics.
(d) All applications for an award of the
		  Basic, General, Intermediate, Advanced or Senior Certificates shall be
		  completed on the Form F-7, Application for Award of Law Enforcement Officer
		  Certificate.
(e) In addition to the
		  requirements set forth above for the award of a General, Intermediate, Advanced
		  or Senior Certificate, each applicant shall have completed the designated
		  education and training combined with the prescribed law enforcement
		  experience.
(f) Education and
		  training must be supported by copies of transcripts, certificates, diplomas, or
		  other verifying documents attached to the application. Each training document
		  must verify the number of classroom hours claimed.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-004 - Specification S-16 Certification of Instructors

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The following requirements are intended to assure the Commission
			 that instructors in approved law enforcement training meet minimal
			 qualifications as to training and experience as authorized in Section
			 1016 of the Regulations. The
			 actual evaluation and selection of instructors will remain the responsibility
			 of the School Director (or Coordinator) that is ultimately responsible for the
			 quality of the instruction provided.
TYPES OF CERTIFICATION
For purposes of certification of instructors, all approved law
			 enforcement training will be designated as follows:
PROFESSIONAL
- Professional subjects will be those
			 subjects which are clearly law enforcement in nature.
REQUIREMENTS
1.
LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE
(a) A minimum of three years of law
		  enforcement experience is required for personnel instructing law enforcement
		  subjects.
(b) The Commission may
		  grant an individual with specialized skills or knowledge the authority to teach
		  professional courses when the individual lacks law enforcement experience and
		  the Commission believes the best interests of law enforcement will be
		  served.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-005 - Specification S-17 Police Traffic Radar Operators and Instructors

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
This requirement supplements Regulation 1015 and is designed to
			 increase the professionalism of those officers who operate police traffic radar
			 for enforcement purposes.
REQUIREMENTS
1. An officer must have completed the
		  Commission approved training for their appropriate level of certification
		  before being eligible for certification as Police Traffic Radar Operator.
		  ("Grandfathered" officers are exempt from this requirement.)
2. The Commission shall establish the minimum
		  curriculum requirements for the Police Traffic Radar Operator Course
3. The Commission may issue a certificate
		  evidencing satisfactory completion of the requirements when evidence is
		  submitted by the law enforcement unit director, chief or sheriff that the
		  police traffic radar operator or instructor has met the training requirements.
A pocket-size identification card shall also be provided. All
			 certificates and identification cards remain the property of the Commission and
			 the Commission shall have the power to revoke any certificate pursuant to
			 regulation 1015(6).
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-007 - Specification S-19 Certification of Field Training Officer

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The following requirements are intended to assure the Commission
			 that Field Training officers meet minimal qualifications as to training and
			 experience as authorized in Section
			 1014 of the Regulations. The
			 actual evaluation and selection of the Field Training Officers will remain the
			 responsibility of the department head. The department head is ultimately
			 responsible for the quality of the instruction and training provided.
REQUIREMENTS
1.
LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE
A minimum of three years of full time experience in law
			 enforcement is required.
2.
EDUCATION
Possession of not less than the General Certificate.
3.
TRAINING
New applicants for Field Training Officer certification will have
			 completed a minimum of 32 hours of Commission approved classroom instruction
			 including, but not limited to, the following topics:
(a) Communications
(b) Techniques of Instruction
(c) Evaluation of Training
(d) Trainee Motivation and
		  Counseling
(e) Complete review of
		  the forms and their purpose in the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and
		  Training "Field Training Manual for Law Enforcement Recruits".
VALIDATION OF CERTIFICATE
(a) The Field Training Officer's Certificate
		  shall remain valid from the date of issue, unless recalled by the department
		  head and returned to the Commission.
(b) A Field Training Officer Certificate will
		  be transferable should the officer change agencies.
(c) The Field Training Officer Certificate
		  will expire if the officer is separated from law enforcement for more than six
		  (6) months.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-008 - Specification S-20 Certification of Specialized Police Personnel

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This requirement supplements Regulation 1013 which establishes
			 the authority, limitation, training and certification requirements.
REQUIREMENTS
1. Any officer in this category must meet all
		  minimum standards for employment or appointment as outlined in Regulation
		  1002(3).
2. Must be either a
		  Full-time or Part-time Officer as defined in Regulation 1001(20), (21), or (22)
		  or appointed by statutory authority.
3. Shall complete a twelve (12) month
		  probationary period with the employing department.
4. Must satisfactorily complete or have
		  completed a Commission approved Basic Police Training Course equivalent to the
		  course required for Auxiliary and Part-time II Officers.
5. The employing agency may require
		  additional specialized training for job assignments such as: Jailers, Parole,
		  Probation, etc.
CERTIFICATION
After completing all requirements a Commission certificate may be
			 issued.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-009 - Specification S-22 Certification of Marijuana Leaf Field Test Technician

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The following requirements are intended to assure the Commission
			 that Marijuana Leaf Field Test Technicians (Officers) meet minimal
			 qualifications as to training and experience as authorized in regulation 1033
			 of the Regulations. The actual evaluations and inspection will remain the
			 responsibility of the department head.
Requirements
1.
Law Enforcement Experience
a. A minimum of three years of full time
		  experience in law enforcement is required.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-010 - Regulation 1001 Definitions

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(1)
		  "Commission" is the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and
		  Training.
(2) "Chairman" is the
		  Chairman of the Commission.
(3)
		  "Director" is the Director of the Commission.
(4) "Political Subdivision" means any county,
		  municipality, township or other specific local unit of government.
(5) "Department Head" is a chief of police,
		  sheriff, or chief administrator of any law enforcement unit of the state or any
		  political subdivision who is responsible for the prevention and detection of
		  crime and the enforcement of the criminal, traffic or highway laws of this
		  state.
(6) "Assistant Department
		  Head" is an officer occupying the first position(s) subordinate to a Department
		  Head, and for which commensurate pay is authorized.
(7) "Middle Management Position" are those
		  positions which are between first level supervisory positions and Assistant
		  Department Head positions as defined in this section and for which commensurate
		  pay is authorized.
(8) "First Level
		  Supervisory Positions" are positions occupied by a law enforcement officer,
		  deputy sheriff or other employee who, in the upward chain of command, directly
		  supervises law enforcement officers as defined in this section and for which
		  commensurate pay is authorized.
(9)
		  "Law Enforcement Officer" as recognized by this Commission for certification
		  will be any appointed law enforcement officer who is responsible for the
		  prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal, traffic
		  or highway laws of this state, excluding only those officers who are elected by
		  a vote of the people. The definition does not apply to employees of
		  organizations or state departments and other like agencies not primarily
		  involved in law enforcement. The criteria to determine if a person is a law
		  enforcement officer are that he or she:
(a) Is
		  employed by a law enforcement unit; and
(b) Serves a law enforcement function for
		  that unit; or
(c) Receives a salary
		  authorized by that unit; or
(d) Is
		  a legally appointed Auxiliary Officer.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-012 - Regulation 1003 Probationary Period

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(1) Every officer employed or appointed below
		  the level of department head shall satisfactorily complete a probationary
		  period of not less than twelve (12) months with the employing
		  department.
(2) A department head
		  is not required to serve a probationary period.
(3) Every officer who is promoted or
		  appointed as an assistant Department head, middle management or supervisory
		  position shall satisfactorily complete a probationary period of not less than
		  six (6) months.
(4) No
		  certification, with the exception of Radar Operator, shall be issued to any law
		  enforcement officer until such time as the appropriate probationary period, if
		  any, has been completed.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-014 - Regulation 1009 Personnel Action Reports

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(1) All law enforcement units shall furnish
		  to the Commission a completed initial Employment Report, Form F-1, within ten
		  (10) days after employment or appointment.
(2) When an officer is promoted or demoted,
		  it shall be reported to the Commission on the Personnel Change-in-Status
		  Report, Form F-4, within ten (10) days of the action.
(3) When an officer retires, resigns, is
		  discharged, separates from, or otherwise terminates employment from a position
		  or changes name, the department shall forward to the Commission within ten (10)
		  days appropriate information on the Commission Personnel Change-in-Status
		  Report, Form F-4, following separation from employment for any
		  reason.
(4) When an officer changes
		  his or her employment, an F-4 shall be submitted terminating that employment.
An F-4 shall be submitted within ten (10) days following
			 employment change from one classification to another.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-015 - Regulation 1010 Certification of Law Enforcement Officers (All Officers)

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(1)
CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
No individual shall serve, be employed or otherwise function as a
			 law enforcement officer in the state who is not eligible for certification by
			 the Commission at the appropriate classification for the position held by the
			 individual, except, an individual may serve, be employed or otherwise function
			 as a law enforcement officer for a term of nine (9) months from his initial
			 employment or appointment as a law enforcement officer. Upon the finding of
			 extraordinary circumstances, the Commission, by majority vote, may extend this
			 period by a maximum of three (3) months, for an absolute maximum period of
			 twelve (12) months. (See Regulation 1008 for exceptions.) All requests for
			 extensions must be submitted and received by the Commission prior to the end of
			 the 9 month period, or any extension thereof.
(2) Certificates may be issued by the
		  Commission for the purpose of raising the level of competence of law
		  enforcement, to recognize completion of training and education and to foster
		  cooperation among the Commission, agencies, groups, organizations,
		  jurisdictions and individuals.
(3)
		  Certificates remain the property of the Commission and the Commission shall
		  have the power to revoke or recall any certificate as provided in the Act.
(a) The Commission may revoke the
		  certification of any law enforcement officer after written notice and hearing
		  for any of the following reasons:
(i) The law
		  enforcement officer was separated from his or her employment due to a failure
		  to meet the minimum qualifications for employment or appointment as a law
		  enforcement officer,
(ii) The law
		  enforcement officer left employment due to conduct or involvement in any act
		  which is punishable by law.
(iii)
		  The law enforcement officer was dismissed from employment for a violation of
		  the Rules or Regulations of the law enforcement agency for which he was
		  employed.
(iv) The law enforcement
		  officer resigned while he was the subject of a pending internal
		  investigation.
(v) The law
		  enforcement officer falsified any information required to obtain
		  certification.
(vi) The
		  certification was issued in error or mistake by the Commission.
(vii) The individual has ceased to meet the
		  minimum standards for employment or appointment as established by Regulation
		  1002.
(viii) Committed a violation
		  of the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics as set out in Specification
		  S-21.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-016 - Regulation 1011 Certification of Auxiliary Law Enforcement Officers

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(1) Act 757 of
		  1983, as amended, established statutory guidelines for the appointment,
		  authority and supervisory control of Auxiliary Law Enforcement
		  Officers.
(2) Any person appointed
		  after March 24, 1983, will be required to meet the minimum standards for
		  employment or appointment as outlined in Regulation 1002(2).
(3) It shall be the responsibility of the
		  appointing law enforcement agency to provide or have provided not less than 110
		  hours of Commission approved law enforcement training which shall include a
		  Firearms Qualification Course equivalent to the Firearms Qualification
		  requirements for a Full-time Law Enforcement Officer.
(4) Every Auxiliary law enforcement officer
		  shall satisfactorily complete a probationary period of not less than twelve
		  (12) months.
(5) Auxiliary officers
		  who have been separated from law enforcement for a period of three (3) years
		  must satisfactorily complete the approved 110 hour Auxiliary/Part-time II
		  Training Course before becoming eligible for re-certification.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-017 - Regulation 1012 Part-Time Law Enforcement Officers

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(1) Part-time Law Enforcement Officers are
		  divided into two (2) separate classifications for training purposes: Part-time
		  Law Enforcement Officer I and II.
(2) Part-time Officer I is any officer who
		  is:
(a) Employed by a law enforcement
		  unit;
(b) Authorized by law to
		  enforce the criminal, traffic or highway laws of this State;
(c) Authorized salary or wages by the law
		  enforcement unit;
(d) Authorized to
		  work for twenty (20) or more hours per week but less than 40 hours per
		  week.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-018 - Regulation 1013 Certification of Specialized Police Personnel

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(1) Specialized
		  Police Personnel are identified in Act 452 of 1975, as modified.
(2) These officers may be either Full-time or
		  Part-time officers whose duties are limited or restricted to the facility or
		  area in which they work, and may include the enforcement of agency rules and
		  regulations for which the penalty could be a fine or imprisonment.
(3) The Commission shall approve all training
		  courses and certification provided for Specialized Police Personnel.
(4) Certificates may be issued to all
		  specialized Police Personnel who have:
(a) Met
		  the minimum employment or appointment requirements outlined in Regulation
		  1002(3);
(b) Satisfactorily
		  completed the minimum standards for training as approved by the Commission;
		  and
(c) Completed a twelve (12)
		  month probationary period as outlined in Regulation 1003.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-019 - Regulation 1015 Police Traffic Radar Operators and Instructors

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(1) Act 672 of 1983
		  as modified established a minimum training and certification standards for
		  Police Traffic Radar Operators and Instructors.
(2) Operator: Only Full-time law enforcement
		  officers, Part-time I, Part-time II and Auxiliary Officers, who have completed
		  the Commission approved training for their appropriate level of certification,
		  shall be eligible for certification as a Police Traffic Radar
		  Operator.
(3) Instructor: Any
		  Full-time certified law enforcement officer or any person employed by a law
		  enforcement unit or Commission approved training facility that has
		  satisfactorily completed a Police Traffic Radar Course and the Instructor
		  Development Course shall be eligible for certification as a Police Traffic
		  Radar Instructor.
(4) Officers
		  applying to be operators and instructors shall successfully complete an
		  Arkansas Commission approved Radar Training Course.
(5) An officer who does not meet the
		  standards and qualifications set forth in the Act shall not take any official
		  action as a Police Traffic Radar Operator or instructor and any action taken
		  shall be held as invalid.
(6) All
		  certificates and ID cards remain the property of the Commission and the
		  Commission shall have the power to recall or revoke any certificate issued. Any
		  recall or revocation action will comply with the State Administrative
		  Procedures Act.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-020 - Regulation 1016 Certification of Instructors

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(1) The Commission shall certify instructors
		  deemed qualified to teach in one or more of the prescribed training courses.
		  Certification will be in accordance with Specification S-16, Certification of
		  Instructors.
(2) Certification -
		  Instructors will be certified on a basis of minimum qualifications in the areas
		  of education, training and experience. It shall be the responsibility of the
		  school director/coordinators to see that instructors are assigned only topics
		  which they are qualified to teach and are supervised on a regular basis to
		  insure that instructional excellence is maintained.
(3) Firearms Instruction Certification -
		  Firearms Instructor Certificates will be issued only to those persons who have
		  satisfactorily completed a Commission approved Instructor Development Course, a
		  Commission approved Firearms Instructor Course, and demonstrated instructional
		  and range proficiency. Instructor Development shall be a prerequisite to take
		  the Commission approved Firearms Instructor Course.
(4) Revocation of Instructor Certificate -
		  Instructor certification may be revoked whenever an instructor is deemed by the
		  Commission to be unqualified to continue teaching.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-021 - Regulation 1017 Certification of Schools or Courses

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(1) The Commission may certify those schools
		  deemed adequate to effectively teach one or more approved law enforcement or
		  police science courses.
(2) The
		  Commission may certify those courses deemed adequate to effectively teach one
		  or more law enforcement or police science subjects.
(3) School or course certification shall be
		  issued as prescribed in Specification S-18, Certification of Schools or
		  Courses.
(4) Certification may be
		  revoked by the Director or the Deputy Director of the Office of Law Enforcement
		  Standards, whenever a school or course is deemed inadequate. The school or
		  course may be re-certified by the Commission when the deficiencies have been
		  corrected.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-022 - Regulation 1020 The Law Enforcement Code of Ethics

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The Law Enforcement Code of Ethics is located in Specification
			 S-21, and must be subscribed to by each certified law enforcement officer.
			 Violation of any portion of the Code may, upon Commission direction, result in
			 revocation of law enforcement certification.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-023 - Regulation 1022 Miscellaneous Activities of the Commission

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(1) The Commission
		  may make or encourage studies of any aspect of law enforcement administration,
		  including the stimulation of research by public and private agencies which
		  shall be designed to improve law enforcement administration and law
		  enforcement.
(2) The Commission may
		  cooperate and consult with counties, municipalities, agencies of this state,
		  other governmental agencies, and with universities, colleges, community
		  colleges, vocational technical schools and other institutions concerning the
		  development of law enforcement training schools and programs or courses of
		  instruction.
(3) The Commission may
		  cooperate and consult with official bodies or individuals charged by law with
		  the responsibility for law enforcement selection and training standards in
		  other states.
(4) The Commission
		  may periodically publish or recommend that other governmental agencies publish
		  curricula, manuals, lesson plans, brochures, newsletters and other materials to
		  aid departments in achieving the objectives of the Act.
(5) The Commission may direct, operate or
		  sponsor training schools and set reasonable rules and regulations for
		  them.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-024 - Regulation 1024 Right to Amend

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The Commission reserves the right to amend these rules and
			 regulations by deletion or addition at such times as deemed appropriate,
			 pursuant to act 452 of 1975, as amended, the same being Ark. Code Ann.
			 12-9-101
			 thru
			 12-9-109.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-025 - Regulation 1027 Certification of Civil Traffic Wardens

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(1) The Commission shall certify individuals
		  deemed qualified to be Civil Traffic Wardens for the purpose of:
1. Issuing citations for parking violations
		  occurring within the corporate Limits of a municipality of the first class;
		  and
2. Preparing traffic accident
		  reports and, in connection with any such reporting, issue any necessary traffic
		  citations.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-026 - Regulation 1028 Certification of Law Enforcement Canines

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(1) A canine used as a law enforcement tool
		  in the State of Arkansas must be certified by a Law Enforcement Certifying
		  Official in accordance with Canine Certification Requirements approved by
		  CLEST.
(2) All Law Enforcement
		  Canines shall meet or exceed the minimum standards approved by CLEST.
(3) Law Enforcement Canine Certifications
		  shall expire one (1) year after the date of issue.
(4) Law Enforcement Canines that are used for
		  the sole purpose of tracking shall not be required to obtain CLEST
		  certification.
(5) All Law
		  Enforcement Canines currently active in Arkansas shall be certified within
		  eighteen (18) months of the effective date of this regulation.
(6) A Certified Law Enforcement Canine must
		  be recertified each year and also each time it is assigned to a new Law
		  Enforcement Officer.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-027 - Regulation 1030 Certification of Law Enforcement Canine Certifying Official

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(1) In
		  order to certify Law Enforcement Canines in the State of Arkansas, a person
		  must be certified by CLEST as a Law Enforcement Canine Certifying
		  Official.
(2) A person may be
		  certified as a Dual Purpose Certifying Official or a Single Purpose Certifying
		  Official.
(a) A Dual Purpose Certification
		  will be issued to a person who is trained to certify Law Enforcement Canines in
		  narcotics/explosives and patrol work.
(b) A Single Purpose Certification will be
		  issued to a person who is trained to certify Law Enforcement Canines in
		  narcotics/explosives work only.
(c)
		  A Dual Purpose Certifying Official may certify a Single Purpose Canine, but a
		  Single Purpose Certifying Official may not certify a Dual Purpose
		  Canine.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-028 - Regulation 1032 Retired Officer Elected as Constable

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1. A Full-Time Law Enforcement Officer, as
		  described by Regulation 1001 (9), who retires from an Arkansas Law Enforcement
		  Unit, as described by Regulation 1001 (10) and serves as or is elected as
		  Constable within six months of retirement from the Law Enforcement Unit, will
		  not be not be subject to either Regulation 1005 (l)(b) or the refresher course
		  if:
a. That person is reappointed as a law
		  enforcement officer as described by Regulation 1001 (9); and
b. The person has successfully completed a
		  minimum of sixteen (16) hours of CLEST certified training annually, to include
		  firearms qualification and Racial Profiling; and
c. The person has a nonforfeitable right to
		  benefits under a State of Arkansas retirement plan.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-029 - Regulation 1033 Marijuana Leaf Field Test Technician

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(1) Only Full-time law enforcement officers
		  who have completed the Commission approved training for Certified Law
		  Enforcement Officers shall be eligible for certification as a Marijuana Leaf
		  Field Test Technician.
(2) Only
		  Full Time Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy (ALETA) Instructors or
		  Arkansas State Crime Laboratory Chemical Analysis Technicians shall be eligible
		  to instruct the Marijuana Leaf Field Test Class.
(3) All applicants for Marijuana Leaf Field
		  Test Technician Certification must attend the eight (8) hour certification
		  course conducted or coordinated through the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training
		  Academy (ALETA).
(4) All
		  certificates and ID cards remain the property of the Commission and the
		  Commission shall have the power to revoke any certificate issued. Technicians
		  shall be required to attend any re-training or refresher training as required
		  by ALETA.
(5) The Marijuana Leaf
		  Field Test Technician will be certified on the basis of minimum qualifications
		  in the area of education, training, experience, and the ability to perform the
		  task of drug identification according to established protocol. It shall be the
		  responsibility of the department head to ensure that the Marijuana Leaf Field
		  Test Technician is supervised on a regular basis to insure a professional
		  standard is maintained.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-030 - Specification S-1 Citizenship and Age Verification

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This requirement supplements Section
			 1002(3)(a) and
			 (b) of the Regulations. Verification of U.S.
			 citizenship and age of an applicant is required.
REQUIREMENT
Every officer employed by a law enforcement unit must be a
			 citizen of the United States of America and must be at least twenty-one (21)
			 years of age.
PROCEDURES
1. Verification of place and date of birth
		  may be established by any of the following means:
(a) Birth Certificate
(b) Family Bible Records
(c) Religious Documents (Certificate of
		  baptism, birth, etc.)
(d) Copy of
		  Department of Defense Notice of Separation (DD-214)
(e) Local voter registration
		  records
(f) Naturalization or other
		  citizenship records
(g) Any other
		  official documents approved by the Commission
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-031 - Specification S-3 The Background Investigation

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In compliance with Section
			 1002(3) (e) of
			 the Regulations, a background investigation must be conducted for each
			 applicant employed as a law enforcement officer under the Act. The purpose of
			 the background investigation is to find character traits which might prevent
			 the applicant from becoming a successful law enforcement officer.
REQUIREMENTS
1. A background investigation must be
		  conducted on each applicant to determine character traits and habits indicative
		  of moral character.
2. Only
		  applicants of good character should be employed.
3. For all law enforcement officers employed
		  under the Act, retention on a permanent basis by the employing unit will depend
		  on the satisfactory results of the background investigation.
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES
1. The applicant should complete a detailed
		  personal history statement on which the investigation will be based.
2. If no other department forms are
		  available, the Form F-3, Personal History Statement, with appropriate
		  instruction sheet may be utilized for the personal history statement or
		  application form.
3. The background
		  investigation should be conducted by an experienced officer.
4. All results of the personal history
		  investigation should be considered confidential and processed
		  accordingly.
5. Some suggested
		  questions to be answered during the investigation are, does the applicant:
(a) Ever display temper?
(b) Drink to excess?
(c) Lose control when confronted by danger,
		  crisis or stressful situations?
(d)
		  Have any evidence or indication of instability?
(e) Appear to be well adjusted and will the
		  applicant make a good law enforcement officer?
(f) Demonstrate high ethics and
		  morals?
(g) Appear to be intolerant
		  or highly prejudiced against other races or religious or political
		  causes?
(h) Appear to be honest and
		  trustworthy?
(i) Demonstrate
		  reasonable loyalty to his former employers?
(j) Have a good past work record indicating
		  dependability and punctuality?
(k)
		  Have a complete list of all former employers?
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-032 - Specification S-4 High School Education

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This Specification supplements Section
			 1002(3) (f) of
			 the Regulations which require high school graduation or the equivalent as a
			 minimum standard for employment or appointment.
REQUIREMENTS
1. Applicants for the position of a law
		  enforcement officer must be high school graduates or have passed the General
		  Education Development Test.
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES
1. Applicants for the position of law
		  enforcement officer under the Act will be required to furnish documentary
		  evidence of one of the following:
(a)
		  Graduation from a high school accredited by the Arkansas or other state's
		  department of education.
(b)
		  Successful completion of the General Development Test.
(1) Applicants may be required to obtain an
		  Arkansas certificate at the discretion of the Commission.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-033 - Specification S-5 Physical Examination

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This requirement supplements Section
			 1002(3) (g) of
			 the Regulations. It is in keeping with the concept that in order to render
			 proper service to the community, a law enforcement officer must be physically
			 sound and free of any defect which might adversely affect the performance of
			 duty. The officer's personal safety and the safety and lives of others will be
			 endangered if these important physical qualifications are not met.
REQUIREMENTS
1. Medical examination administered by a
		  licensed physician.
2. A medical
		  history statement, Form F-2a or an equivalent Form will be supplied to the
		  examining physician upon request. The medical history should include
		  information on past diseases, injuries and operations. Commission Form F-2 or
		  an equivalent Medical Examination Report should be utilized.
3.
VISION
-Applicant must be free
		  of any visual defect which in the opinion of the examining physician would
		  adversely affect the performance of duty.
(a)
		  It is recommended that applicant possess normal color discrimination, normal
		  depth perception and peripheral vision of at least 75 degrees in each
		  eye.
(b) It is recommended that
		  applicants possess uncorrected visual acuity of 20/100 or better in each eye,
		  corrected to 20/20 in each eye, both at 16 inches and 0 feet. Vision
		  correction, when required, may be either glasses or Contact lenses. Should have
		  no active internal or external eye pathology. Should an eye pathology be found,
		  the applicant should be referred to an appropriate practitioner.
(c) There should be no apparent eye
		  deviation.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.15-034 - Specification S-6 Personal Interview

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This Specification supplements Section
			 1002(3) (h) of
			 the Regulations. The personal interview is for the purpose of providing the
			 applicant with the opportunity to discuss his goals and objectives with top
			 management personnel within the department.
It also provides the department head or his staff the opportunity
			 to observe an applicant to determine such things as the applicant's ability to
			 communicate effectively and to observe his or her appearance, demeanor, and
			 attitude.
REQUIREMENTS
An applicant will be personally interviewed by the department
			 head or his representative prior to employment.
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES
1. Verification of the personal interview may
		  be indicated in the space provided on the backside of the Initial Employment
		  Report, Form F-1, 32(h).
2. For the
		  agencies' convenience, the Qualifications Appraisal Guide, Form F-11, is
		  provided. It is not intended to replace any form used locally. It is offered
		  only for those agencies that do not have such a document.
3. The interview should consist of, but not
		  limited to, developing information in the following areas:
(a)
APPEARANCE, MANNER AND
		  BEARING
(1) Will the applicant's
		  appearance, manner or bearing help or hinder in the job?
(2) Will the applicant be impressive when
		  speaking or talking to the public or in court?
(3) Does the applicant appear to have the
		  necessary motivation and incentive to save as a law enforcement
		  officer?
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.17-001 - CLEST Revision of Regulations and Specifications

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1000.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and
			 Training are:
(1) To encourage
		  increasing the professional competency of law enforcement officers:
(a) By establishing minimum standards for
		  employment including minimum standards of education, physical, emotional,
		  intellectual and moral fitness, and such other matters as relate to the
		  competence and reliability of persons seeking employment within the public law
		  enforcement service.
(b) By
		  establishing minimum standards for the training of law enforcement
		  officers;
(c) By providing,
		  sponsoring or coordinating law enforcement training courses.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 132 - Commission of Law Enforcement Standards and Training › Rule 132.00.19-001 - CLEST Rules

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1000.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and
			 Training are:
(1) To encourage
		  increasing the professional competency of law enforcement officers:
(a) By establishing minimum standards for
		  employment including minimum standards of education, physical, emotional,
		  intellectual and moral fitness, and such other matters as relate to the
		  competence and reliability of persons seeking employment within the public law
		  enforcement service.
(b) By
		  establishing minimum standards for the training of law enforcement
		  officers;
(c) By providing,
		  sponsoring or coordinating law enforcement training courses.