North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 109 - Peace Officer Standards and Training Board › Article 109-02 - Peace Officer Standards › Chapter 109-02-02 - Licensing and Training Requirements › Section 109-02-02-15 - Continuing education requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. 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.