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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-1 - Basic Training Program › Section 109:2-1-10 - Notebook and eligibility requirements for the state certification examination

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each individual in the basic course shall
			 maintain a notebook during the course and shall submit such notebook to the
			 commander for inspection. The notebook shall be evaluated as satisfactory or
			 unsatisfactory by the commander. The notebook shall contain appropriate entries
			 of pertinent material covered during the classroom sessions of the basic
			 course. Among the factors to be evaluated in the notebook are: sufficiency of
			 course content, organization, appropriateness of material, regularity of
			 entries, neatness, accuracy and legibility. Notebooks and the grades assigned
			 to them by the commander are subject to review by the executive director at any
			 time.
(B) No person shall
			 participate in the final written examination who has been evaluated as
			 unsatisfactory for units of instruction in driving, first aid, firearms and
			 unarmed self-defense; the student notebook or any other area designated by the
			 Ohio general assembly or the commission.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/20/2015 and
				07/20/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 109.74
Rule
				Amplifies: 109.73,
				109.75
Prior
				Effective Dates: 3/31/1966, 3/1/1982, 1/*1/1988, 1/1/2000, 6/2/2010,
				5/25/2015
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-1 - Basic Training Program › Section 109:2-1-11 - Examination

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The Ohio peace
			 officer training commission will prepare
								and facilitate a final
			 examination for each person completing the basic course at a commission-approved basic training school. Each
			 student recommended for certification must pass the final written examination
			 with a minimum score to be determined by the commission.
(1) The results of this
			 examination shall be made known to the commander within five business days of
			 the date administered. Persons failing to achieve the designated minimum score
			 shall be given one retest. This test must be
			 completed within the window of testing eligibility provided to the
			 student.
(2)
									The results of
			 the retest shall be made known to the commander within five business days of
			 the date administered. Students who fail the retest shall not be permitted to
			 take the final written examination again until they successfully complete
			 another peace officer basic training course at a commission-approved basic
			 training school.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-1 - Basic Training Program › Section 109:2-1-12 - Certification before service and re-entry requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
(1) No person shall, after January 1, 1966,
			 receive an original appointment on a permanent basis as a peace officer unless
			 such person has previously been awarded a certificate by the executive director
			 attesting to satisfactory completion of the basic course prescribed in rule
			 109:2-1-16
			 of the Administrative Code.
(2) No
			 person shall, after January 1, 1989, be permitted to perform the functions of a
			 peace officer or to carry a weapon in connection with peace officer duties
			 unless such person has successfully completed the basic course and has been
			 awarded a certificate of completion by the executive director.
(3) All peace officers employed by a county,
			 township, or municipal corporation of the state of Ohio on January 1, 1966, and
			 who have either completed at least sixteen years of full-time active service as
			 such peace officer or have completed equivalent service as determined by the
			 executive director, may receive an original appointment on a permanent basis
			 and serve as a peace officer of a county, township, or municipal corporation,
			 or as a state university law enforcement officer without receiving a basic
			 training certificate signed by the executive director.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-1 - Basic Training Program › Section 109:2-1-13 - Statutorily mandated training

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The commission shall include training and
			 set a minimum number of hours in basic training to cover the topics described
			 in sections
			 109.741,
			 109.742,
			 109.744,
			 109.745,
			 
								109.747
								, and division (B)(4) of section109.803(B)(4)
								 of the Revised Code.
(1) The number of
			 hours of training in basic training on handling missing children, missing
			 persons, and child abuse and neglect cases shall be no less than six
			 hours.
(2) The number of hours of
			 training in basic training on crisis intervention, as defined in division (C)
			 of section
			 109.71
			 of the Revised Code, shall be no less than one hour.
(3) The number of hours of training in basic
			 training on handling domestic violence offenses shall be no less than six
			 hours.
(4) The number of hours of
			 training in basic training on investigating and handling the crime of
			 trafficking in persons shall be no less than six hours.
(5) The number of hours of training in basic
			 training on companion animal encounters and companion animal behavior shall be
			 no less than one hour.
(6)
									The number of hours of training in basic training on
			 proper interactions with civilians during traffic stops and other in-person
			 encounters as set forth in division (B)(4) of section
			 109.803
			 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-1 - Basic Training Program › Section 109:2-1-16 - Explanation of the basic training course

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The course content and curriculum of the
			 peace officer basic training program shall be established by the recommendation
			 of the Ohio peace officer training commission and upon approval of the attorney
			 general. It shall be sufficient in content and subject material to provide the
			 student with a strong basic knowledge of the role, function, and practices of a
			 peace officer.
(B) The units,
			 topics, hours, and lesson plan content for the basic course
			 shall be taught in their entirety.
(C)
								The
			 basic training course shall be comprised of topics that are contained in
			 the following units.
(1)
			 Administration
(2) Legal
(3) Human relations
(4) Firearms
(5) Driving
(6) Investigation
(7) Traffic
(8) Patrol
(9) Civil disorders
(10)
									Subject Control
(11) First aid
(12) Physical conditioning
(13)
									 Homeland
			 security
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-1 - Basic Training Program › Section 109:2-1-17 - Public notices of meetings of the Ohio peace officer training commission

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Any person may determine the time and
			 place of all regularly scheduled meetings of the Ohio peace officer training
			 commission, place and purpose of all special meetings, of the Ohio peace
			 officer training commission by writing to the "Executive Director, Ohio Peace
			 Officer Training commission, P.O. Box 309, London, Ohio 43140." Notices of
			 meetings may be also obtained by calling (614) 466-7771 during the hours of
			 eight a.m. to five p.m., Monday through Friday.
(B) Any representative of the news media may
			 obtain notice of all special meetings by requesting, in writing, that such
			 notice shall be provided. A request for such notification shall be addressed
			 to: "Executive Director, Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission, P.O. Box 309,
			 London, Ohio 43140." The request shall provide the name of the individual media
			 representative to be contacted, the person's mailing address and a maximum of
			 two telephone numbers where the person can be reached. The executive director
			 shall maintain a list of all representatives of the news media who have
			 requested notice of special meetings pursuant to this rule.
In the event of a special meeting, not of an emergency nature,
				the executive director shall notify all media representatives on the list of
				such meeting by doing one of the following:
(1) Sending written notice, which must be
			 mailed no later than four calendar days prior to the day of the special
			 meeting;
(2) Notifying such
			 representatives by telephone not later than twenty-four hours prior to the
			 special meeting. Such telephone notice shall be completed if a message has been
			 left for the representative, or if, after reasonable effort, the executive
			 director has been unable to provide such telephone notice.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-2 - Tactical Medical Professional › Section 109:2-2-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
When used in Chapter 109:2-2 of the
				Administrative Code:
(A)
								"Commission" means Ohio peace officer training
			 commission.
(B)
								"Executive director" means the executive director of
			 the commission.
(C)
								The terms "tactical medical professional," "nurse,"
			 "physician," "EMT-basic," "EMT-I," "paramedic," "EMT," "AEMT," and "peace
			 officer" have the same meanings as in section
			 109.71 of the Revised
			 Code.
(D)
								"Basic firearms course" means the handgun portion of
			 the peace officer basic training firearms unit conducted in accordance with
			 Chapter 109:2-1 of the Administrative Code or training conducted in accordance
			 with Chapter 109:2-5 of the Administrative Code.
Effective:
				10/28/2018
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				10/18/2023
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 109.73,
				109.748
Rule
				Amplifies: 109.73,
				109.748,
				109.79
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-2 - Tactical Medical Professional › Section 109:2-2-02 - Training

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Any tactical medical professional that carries a
			 firearm while on duty is required to complete a basic firearms course. Such
			 training is not required if:
(1)
									The person is a currently certified peace officer,
			 or
(2)
									Prior to or during employment as a tactical medical
			 professional and prior to the effective date of this rule, the professional has
			 successfully completed an equivalent firearms training program approved by the
			 commission and can show documentation of being currently re-qualified with
			 their authorized duty weapon. Equivalent training programs are as
			 follows:
(a)
										Training completed prior to the effective date of this rule
			 conducted in accordance with Chapter 109:2-1 of the Administrative Code.
(b)
										Training completed prior to the effective date of this rule
			 conducted in accordance with Chapter 109:2-5 of the Administrative Code.
(c)
										Training completed prior to the effective date of this rule
			 required by division (c) of section
			 2301.27, or section
			 5149.05 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-2 - Tactical Medical Professional › Section 109:2-2-03 - Certification of students

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Upon successful completion of both an
				approved basic firearms course and a scenario training course approved by the
				executive director, a tactical medical professional shall be issued a
				certificate of completion by the executive director.
Effective:
				10/28/2018
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				10/18/2023
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 109.73,
				109.748
Rule
				Amplifies: 109.73,
				109.748,
				109.771,
				109.79
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-2 - Tactical Medical Professional › Section 109:2-2-04 - Forms

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
All forms referenced in this chapter can be found at
https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/
law
				enforcement/ohio-peace-officer-training-academy/opotc-resources or
				by contacting the Ohio peace officer training academy at
				askopota@ohioattorneygeneral.gov
Effective:
				6/15/2020
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				10/18/2023
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 109.73,
				109.748
Rule
				Amplifies: 109.73,
				109.748,
				109.79
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/28/2018
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-3 - Private Basic Course Training Program › Section 109:2-3-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
When used in this chapter:
(A) The term "commission" means the Ohio
			 peace officer training commission;
(B) The term "commander" means the
			 individual, appointed or employed by a training institution and certified by
			 the executive director, as chief administrator of a private security training
			 program;
(C) The term "executive
			 director" means the executive director of the Ohio peace officer training
			 commission;
(D) The term "course"
			 means any private security training program as certified by the executive
			 director of the Ohio peace officer training commission;
(E) The term "private security academic
			 training course" means the training prescribed in this chapter conducted by a
			 private security commander who has been approved and certified in accordance
			 with the rules of this chapter;
(F) The term "private security basic firearms
			 certification course" means the training prescribed in this chapter intended to
			 satisfy the requirements of division (B)(1) of section
			 109.78 and Chapter 4749. of the
			 Revised Code;
(G) The term
			 "private security firearms requalification course" means the training
			 prescribed in this chapter intended to meet the requirements of division (B)(2)
			 of section 109.78 and Chapter 4749 of the
			 Revised Code;
(H) The term
			 "private security officer" means a person in any position as listed in section
			 109.78 of the Revised Code which
			 includes persons employed and compensated by a private organization for the
			 purposes of enforcing the ordinances and laws they are empowered to enforce, or
			 to enforce the rules as outlined by said employer on private property or on the
			 property of another who has entered into a formal agreement with the employer
			 to provide such services;
(I) The
			 term "management-level" means a position at a level, within a business or
			 governmental entity, with responsibility for control and direction of personnel
			 and programs, in which the individual is vested with discretionary powers of
			 direction and decision making.
(J)
			 The terms "school" and "training facility" mean the physical site used to
			 conduct training.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				04/05/2016 and
				04/05/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: R.C. 109.74
Rule
				Amplifies: R.C. 109.73, R.C.
				109.75, R.C.
				109.78
Prior
				Effective Dates: 5/1/1970, 10/1/1993, 2/27/1987,
				1/1/2001,
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-3 - Private Basic Course Training Program › Section 109:2-3-02 - Statements of purpose

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Private security academic training course
(1) The purpose of this voluntary course is
			 to provide a certified training curriculum approved by the commission for those
			 seeking employment in the private security field. This curriculum and its
			 student performance objectives are the minimum academic standards for
			 completion of the course.
(2)
			 Nothing in these rules shall limit or be construed as limiting the commander
			 from establishing additional training objectives or success criteria above
			 those established by the commission. Where a conflict may arise, commission
			 rules or standards will supersede those of the commander.
(3) Instruction in company, department or
			 agency rules, local ordinances, or school rules may be given upon local
			 initiative. No portion of the instructional time devoted to this part of the
			 training shall be credited toward the hours of instruction and topics required
			 for completion of the certification course.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-3 - Private Basic Course Training Program › Section 109:2-3-03 - Approval of training facilities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each facility shall have available the
			 following:
(1) A classroom with adequate
			 heating, lighting and ventilation, that is relatively free from external
			 distractions;
(2) A chalkboard or
			 other marking board with chalk or equivalent;
(3) Tables and chairs or seats with arms for
			 writing for each student;
(4)
			 Audio-visual equipment, including but not limited to overhead projector and
			 videocassette player or other comparable viewing apparatus;
(5) A lectern, stand or table for the
			 instructor's use;
(6) A gymnasium
			 or large indoor area for teaching unarmed self-defense, first aid, and other
			 physical skills topics, supplied with appropriate safety and training
			 equipment;
(7) Access to a
			 commission-approved firearms range, if applicable;
(8) Restrooms that will accommodate all
			 students; and
(9) Any other
			 equipment or facilities as required by the executive director.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-3 - Private Basic Course Training Program › Section 109:2-3-04 - Certification of commanders

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each commander is required to obtain
			 certification from the executive director in order to conduct private security
			 training courses. Such certification will be based upon the submission of a
			  typewritten statement of
			 qualifications, on a form prescribed by the executive director, by the person
			 seeking certification as a commander. The commander shall conform to the
			 minimum qualifications as set forth in this chapter and must be associated with
			 an approved training facility. Substantiating documentation of qualifications
			 shall accompany the application at the time of submission.
(B) Minimum qualifications for certification
			 as a private security academic training course commander shall be as follows:
(1) High school graduate or possession of a
			 "General Education Development" certificate; and
(2) Three years full time experience in the
			 private security field, a security-related field or the equivalent, as
			 determined by the executive director. Law enforcement experience does not
			 automatically qualify as security-related experience. The determination of
			 applicability will be based upon the functions performed as a law enforcement
			 officer; and
(3) Two years full
			 time experience in a management-level position or completion of ninety quarter
			 hours or sixty semester hours at an accredited college or university;
			 and
(4) Three professional
			 references from individuals currently employed in the security or a
			 security-related field in a management-level position, who have known the
			 individual for at least three years; and
(5) No conviction for a felony, crime of
			 moral turpitude, offense of violence, or sexually oriented or child-victim
			 oriented offenses. Evidence of a current criminal records check through the
			 bureau of criminal identification and investigation must be submitted with the
			 application.
(6)
									For applicants applying to be commanders on or after
			 the date of this amendment, completion of a commander training program approved
			 by the executive director.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-3 - Private Basic Course Training Program › Section 109:2-3-05 - Certification of instructors

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All instructors are required to be
			 certified by the executive director to teach in the private security training
			 program by the executive director. All persons requesting approval as an
			 instructor shall submit a 
			 application on a form prescribed by the executive director indicating each
			 topic or unit of topics for which the person is seeking approval. Supporting
			 documentation of qualifications shall accompany the application at the time of
			 submission.
(B) Minimum
			 qualifications for certification as a unit instructor shall be as follows:
(1) High school graduate or possession of a
			 "General Education Development" certificate; and
(2) Five years of full time experience in
			 private security or a related field, as determined by the executive director.
			 Law enforcement experience does not automatically qualify as security-related
			 experience. The determination of applicability will be based upon the functions
			 performed as a law enforcement officer; and
(3) Completion of a course of instruction
			 approved by the executive director designed to prepare the individual to teach.
			 Such courses shall include instruction in the theories of learning, teaching
			 techniques, behavioral objectives, use of audiovisual aids, and an exercise in
			 practice teaching. Credit for this requirement may be granted by the executive
			 director for equivalent training or experience; and
(4) Completion of an instructor-level
			 training program approved by the executive director which will allow a person
			 to learn specific knowledge and skills in a unit for which certification is
			 requested; and
(5) Persons seeking
			 approval as a firearms instructor shall meet the requirements of this section
			 and also provide documentation of three years full time experience as an armed
			 security officer with the weapon for which certification is sought;
			 and
(6) No conviction for a felony,
			 crime of moral turpitude, offense of violence, or sexually oriented or
			 child-victim oriented offense. Evidence of a current criminal record check
			 through the bureau of criminal identification and investigation must be
			 submitted with the application.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-3 - Private Basic Course Training Program › Section 109:2-3-06 - Approval of courses

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Commanders of any private security
			 training course must be in compliance with rules
			 109:2-3-03,
			 109:2-3-04,
			 and
			 109:2-3-05,
			 the Administrative Code prior to the submission of an application to conduct a
			 course.
(B) Application
			 requirements for the academic training course.
(1) On a form prescribed by the executive
			 director, the commander shall submit an application and appropriate application
			 fee to the executive director to conduct an academic training course no later
			 than twenty-one days prior to the first day of the course. Included with those
			 items shall be a proposed training calendar, which shall list the following:
(a) Commission topics to be taught;
(b) Instructors' full names,
			 commission-issued certification numbers, and expiration dates of certificates;
(c) Dates of instruction for each
			 topic;
(d) Clock time of
			 instruction for each topic; and
(e) Any other information as may be required
			 by the executive director.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-3 - Private Basic Course Training Program › Section 109:2-3-07 - Attendance requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) private security academic training course
(1) Attendance is required at all sessions of
			 the course.
(a) Absence of ten percent or
			 less.
When a student is absent for ten percent or less of the
				non-mandatory commission-required hours of the training course in which the
				student is enrolled, the school commander may excuse the absence, if in the
				commander's judgment, the absences were for valid reasons, including but not
				limited to illness of either the student or the student's immediate family or
				an emergency employment situation. The student shall provide the commander with
				written documentation listing the reasons for the absence. The commander may
				require the student to make up the missed hours of training.
(b) Absence of more than ten percent of the
			 non-mandatory commission-required hours.
If a student misses more than ten percent of the non-mandatory
				commission-required hours of the course, the student will not be eligible to
				take the final examination and will fail the course.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-3 - Private Basic Course Training Program › Section 109:2-3-08 - Notebook

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each person
			 enrolled in the private security academic training course shall maintain a
			 notebook, as one of the requirements for certification, the notebook shall be
			 periodically reviewed and evaluated as satisfactory or unsatisfactory by the
			 commander. The notebook shall contain appropriate entries of pertinent material
			 covered during the classroom sessions of the training course. Among the factors
			 to be evaluated in the notebook, shall be:
(1) Sufficiency of course content;
(2) Organization;
(3) Appropriateness of material;
(4) Regularity of entries;
(5) Neatness;
(6) Accuracy; and
(7) Legibility.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-3 - Private Basic Course Training Program › Section 109:2-3-09 - Examination

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The Ohio peace
			 officer training commission will prepare, conduct and score a final examination
			 for each person successfully completing the private security academic training
			 course. Each student recommended for certification must pass the final
			 examination with a minimum score to be determined by the commission.
(B) No student shall participate in the final
			 examination who has not successfully completed first aid or unarmed
			 self-defense, or has failed to submit a satisfactory student
			 notebook.
(C) No student shall
			 participate in the final examination who has failed to meet the minimum
			 attendance requirements established by the commission.
(D) The results of this examination shall be
			 made known to the commander within five business days of the date administered.
			 Persons failing to achieve the designated minimum score shall be given one
			 retest. This retest shall normally be given within two weeks of the date the
			 commander is notified of the initial examination results. The results of the
			 retest shall be made known to the commander within five business days of the
			 date administered. Students who fail the retest shall not be permitted to take
			 the final examination again until they successfully complete another private
			 security academic training course.
Effective: 7/1/2017
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 04/05/2021
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: R.C. 109.74
Rule
				Amplifies: R.C. 109.73, R.C.
				109.75, R.C.
				109.78
Prior
				Effective Dates: 5/1/1970, 2/27/1987, 10/1/1993, 3/16/95,
				1/1/2001.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-3 - Private Basic Course Training Program › Section 109:2-3-10 - Firearms Certification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Persons holding positions listed in
			 section 109.78 of the Revised Code in
			 which such persons go armed while on duty shall successfully complete a basic
			 firearms training course which includes a minimum of twenty hours of training
			 in each handgun to be used, and, if the shotgun is to be used, a minimum of
			 five hours of training in the use of the shotgun. In order to successfully
			 complete this course of instruction, a student must pass each student
			 performance objective outlined in the commission-approved basic firearms
			 course. Failure to pass any objective results in failure of the course.
(1) Certification shall be valid for a period
			 of eighteen months from the date of completion of the basic firearms training
			 course.
(2) The renewal date for
			 initial requalification shall be established as eighteen months from the date
			 of initial certification. That date shall remain constant each year, until such
			 time as the individual fails to requalify prior to the expiration date of a
			 current certification period. Such failure to act shall void the renewal date
			 and a commission-approved minimum twenty-hour basic firearms training course
			 shall be repeated.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-3 - Private Basic Course Training Program › Section 109:2-3-11 - Private security academic training course certificate of completion

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Upon
			 satisfactory completion of the academic training course, the commander shall
			 recommend the student for certification, on a form prescribed by the executive
			 director.
(B) A student who
			 successfully completes the academic training course but fails the optional
			 firearms course will receive a certificate for the academic training course
			 only.
(C) A student who
			 successfully completes the optional firearms training portion of the private
			 security academic training course but fails the academic training course will
			 not receive a certificate of completion for the firearms training course.
(D) Receipt of the certificate by
			 the student shall be considered as successful completion of the approved
			 training course
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				04/05/2016 and
				04/05/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: R.C. 109.74
Rule
				Amplifies: R.C. 109.73, R.C.
				109.75, R.C.
				109.78
Prior
				Effective Dates: 5/1/1970, 2/27/1987, 10/1/1993,
				1/1/2001,
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-3 - Private Basic Course Training Program › Section 109:2-3-12 - Description of the private security academic training course

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The course
			 content and curriculum of the private security academic training course shall
			 be established and approved by the commission. It shall be sufficient in
			 content and subject material to provide the student with a basic knowledge of
			 the role, functions, and practices of the private security officer.
(B) The units, topics, hours and student
			 performance objectives for the course shall be approved by the commission, and
			 must be taught in their entirety.
(C) The curriculum shall be comprised of
			 topics that will be contained in the following units:
(1) Administration;
(2) Legal;
(3) Human relations;
(4) Communications;
(5) Loss prevention;
(6) Safety and protective services;
(7) Unarmed self-defense; and
(8) First aid.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-3 - Private Basic Course Training Program › Section 109:2-3-13 - Adjudication hearing procedure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
If a request for certification or renewal of any certification
				is denied,  if certification
				is suspended or revoked, or school approval is
				revoked, the executive director shall notify the
				affected party. Unless the decision was of a ministerial nature, the executive
				director 
								shall advise the affected party that the affected
				party may request a hearing before the commission as provided in sections
				119.06 and
				119.07 of the Revised Code. The
				commission shall conduct the hearing as required by sections
				119.01 to
				119.13 of the Revised
				Code.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				04/05/2016 and
				04/05/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: R.C. 109.74
Rule
				Amplifies: R.C. 109.73, R.C.
				109.75, R.C.
				109.78
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/01/1993,
				01/01/2001
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-3 - Private Basic Course Training Program › Section 109:2-3-14 - Forms

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
All forms referenced in this chapter can be found at
https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/
law-enforcement/ohio-peace-officer-training-academy/opotc-resources or
				by contacting the Ohio peace officer training academy at
				askopota@ohioattorneygeneral.gov
Effective: 6/15/2020
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 3/30/2020 and
				06/15/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 109.74
Rule
				Amplifies: 109.73,
				109.75,
				109.78
Prior
				Effective Dates: 04/10/2015
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-5 - Basic Course Training Program for Bailiffs and Deputy Bailiffs › Section 109:2-5-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
When used in Chapter 109:2-5 of the Administrative Code:
(A) The term "commission" means Ohio peace
			 officer training commission.
(B)
			 The term "executive director" means the executive director of the
			 commission.
(C) The term
			 "commander" means the director or other head of a basic school for
			 court officers.
(D)
								The term "court
			 officer" means a bailiff, deputy bailiff, probation or parole officer that
			 carries a firearm in the course of their official duties, or an employee of the
			 department of youth services who is designated pursuant to division (A)(2) of
			 section 5139.53 of the Revised Code as
			 being authorized to carry a firearm while on duty.
(E)
			 The term "bailiff" or "deputy bailiff" means any person employed by a court of
			 record and designated by a judge of that court of record as a bailiff or deputy
			 bailiff who is authorized to carry a firearm while on duty.
(F)
			 The term "basic course" means the court
			 officer
			 training curriculum which has been approved by the commission in accordance
			 with rule
			 109:2-5-04 of
			 the Administrative Code.
(G) The term "basic
			 school" means any specific court officer basic course conducted by
			 a commander and approved by the executive director.
Effective: 1/1/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 2/3/2021
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 109.74
Rule
				Amplifies: 109.73,
				109.75
Prior
				Effective Dates: 04/11/1987, 07/07/2002,
				02/03/2011
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-5 - Basic Course Training Program for Bailiffs and Deputy Bailiffs › Section 109:2-5-02 - Basic course for court officers

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Any court
			 officers is
			 required to complete a basic school. Such training is not required if:
(1) The person has successfully completed a
			 firearms training program approved by the executive director at the time the
			 training was conducted prior to employment as a court
			 officer and
			 can show documentation of being currently re-qualified with their authorized
			 duty weapon; or,
(2) Unless prior
			 to June 6, 1986, the bailiff or deputy
			 bailiff was authorized to carry
			 a firearm by that court of record and has received training in the use of
			 firearms that the executive director determines is equivalent to the firearms
			 training that is required by rule
			 109:2-5-04 of
			 the Administrative Code; or,
(3)
			 Holds a commission certificate of completion for a peace officer basic school.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-5 - Basic Course Training Program for Bailiffs and Deputy Bailiffs › Section 109:2-5-03 - School facilities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Each school shall have available:
(A) A classroom with adequate space, heating,
			 lighting, ventilation, and restroom facilities;
(B) A chalkboard and chalk, or
			 equivalent;
(C) Tables and chairs
			 suitable for writing or seats with an arm for writing;
(D) Audio visual equipment;
(E) A lectern, stand, or table for the
			 instructor's use;
(F)
								 Access to a commission-approved firearms
			 range;
(G)
								 Any other equipment
			 or facilities as required by the executive director.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				02/03/2016 and
				02/03/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 109.74
Rule
				Amplifies: 109.73,
				109.75
Prior
				Effective Dates: 4/11/1987, 7/7/2002
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-5 - Basic Course Training Program for Bailiffs and Deputy Bailiffs › Section 109:2-5-04 - Approval of school

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The commander of a basic school shall,
			 twenty-one calendar days prior to the start date, complete and forward to the
			 executive director on forms provided by the executive director, an application
			 and, a training calendar.
(B) The
			 basic school approved by the executive director shall include training in
			 firearms and other subject matter as prescribed by the commission. The hours
			 and student performance objectives for the basic course shall, be taught in
			 their entirety.
(C) The student
			 enrollment list shall list the name and employer of each court officer. The student enrollment
			 list shall be 
			 accompanied by documentation prescribed by the executive director regarding
			 each student's authorization to attend the basic school.
(D) The hours and student performance
			 objectives approved by the commission are established as a mandatory minimum
			 for obtaining certification. Commanders and instructors are encouraged to
			 exceed the minimums.
(E) A basic
			 school will not be approved that has less than ten students, unless the
			 commander certifies that there are less than ten court
			 officers
			 in the general geographic area who need training and the executive director
			 approves. In all instances the basic school must meet student to instructor
			 ratios as determined by the executive director.
(F) Basic school approvals shall be issued by
			 the executive director in writing. No training class or portion thereof will be
			 recognized if conducted prior to the issuance of an approval letter assigning a
			 school number.
(G) The executive
			 director may revoke the approval of any basic school for failure to maintain
			 the minimum standards as set forth in this rule or any other rule or policy
			 established by the commission for conducting the basic course. The executive
			 director shall notify the commander of the school in writing of this revocation
			 and shall advise the commander that the commander may request a hearing before
			 the commission as provided in sections
			 119.06 and
			 119.07 of the Revised Code. The
			 commission shall conduct the hearing as required by sections
			 119.01 to
			 119.13 of the Revised
			 Code.
Effective: 1/1/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 2/3/2021
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 109.74
Rule
				Amplifies: 109.73,
				109.75
Prior
				Effective Dates: 04/11/1987, 07/07/2002, 04/24/2008,
				02/03/2011
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-5 - Basic Course Training Program for Bailiffs and Deputy Bailiffs › Section 109:2-5-05 - Approval of commanders

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Each commander is required to have the approval of the
				executive director to conduct a basic school. Such approval will be based upon
				the submission of a statement of qualifications by the person seeking approval
				as a commander on a form prescribed by the executive director. All persons
				seeking approval to be a commander on or after the effective date of this rule,
				who have not previously been designated a commander, shall conform to the
				minimum qualifications for certification as a commander as established herein
				and must be associated with an established or proposed basic school.
(A) Minimum qualification for certification
			 of commanders shall be as follows:
(1) High
			 school graduate or possession of a general education development
			 certificate;
(2) Five years of
			 relevant law enforcement experience,
									 five years of experience as a
			 court officer, or five years of experience as a
			 corrections officer authorized to carry a firearm while on duty and required to
			 complete an annual firearms requalification;
(3)
									Two years of
			 relevent, full-time supervisory experience
(4) Three professional
			 references from individuals currently serving as any of the following: a judge,
			 court administrator, prosecutor, magistrate, chief of police, or
			 sheriff;
(5) No conviction for a felony, crime of moral
			 turpitude, offense of violence, sexually oriented offense or child-victim
			 oriented offense, or firearms disability offense per Chapter 2923. of the
			 Revised Code.
(6) For applicants applying to be commanders on or
			 after July 1, 2017, completion of a commander training
			 program approved by the executive director.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-5 - Basic Course Training Program for Bailiffs and Deputy Bailiffs › Section 109:2-5-06 - Approval of instructors

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Each instructor is required to have the approval of the
				executive director. Such approval will be based upon  the
				submission, on a prescribed form, of a statement of qualifications for each subject or
				subjects for which approval is sought.
(A) Minimum qualifications for unit
			 instructor.
(1) High school graduate or
			 possession of a general education development certificate;
(2) Five years of relevant experience as a
			 court officer,
									 law enforcement
			 officer, or a corrections officer authorized to carry a
			 firearm while on duty and required to complete an annual firearms
			 requalification;
(3)
			 Successful completion of an eighty-hour instructional skills course or
			 equivalent as approved by the executive director;
(4) Submission of documentation of completion
			 of instructor-level training which allows a person to acquire specific
			 knowledge and skills in an area for which approval is sought;
(5) Recommendation of a current
			 peace officer basic training or court officer
			 basic  commander.
(6) Persons approved to instruct topics in
			 programs pursuant to Chapter 109:2-1  may instruct those same topics in a
			 court officer basic school.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-5 - Basic Course Training Program for Bailiffs and Deputy Bailiffs › Section 109:2-5-07 - Certification of court officers

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Upon successful completion of an approved
			 basic course a court officer shall be issued a
			 certificate of completion by the executive director.
(B) Receipt of the certificate by a
			 court officer shall be considered as fulfillment of only one of
			 the conditions of employment and shall not be construed as a limitation of the
			 discretionary power of the appointing judge or other official.
Effective: 1/1/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 11/17/2020
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 109.74
Rule
				Amplifies: 109.73,
				109.75
Prior
				Effective Dates: 04/11/1987,
				07/07/2002
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-5 - Basic Course Training Program for Bailiffs and Deputy Bailiffs › Section 109:2-5-08 - Attendance

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Each student must
			 attend all sessions of the school.
(B)
								 The commander shall be responsible for
			 maintaining records for each student at the school in a manner and on forms
			 provided by the executive director. The commander shall forward such records to
			 the executive director, at the completion of training.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				02/03/2016 and
				02/03/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 109.74
Rule
				Amplifies: 109.73,
				109.75
Prior
				Effective Dates: 4/11/1987, 7/72002,
				4/24/2008
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-5 - Basic Course Training Program for Bailiffs and Deputy Bailiffs › Section 109:2-5-10 - Credit for prior equivalent training

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A person requesting credit for prior firearms training
				 must submit documentation of successful completion of
				
								an Ohio peace
				officer training commission approved firearms training program. The
				training must have been approved by the executive director and taken prior to
				employment as 
								a court officer. They will, at
				the same time, submit documentation of current requalification with their duty
				weapon. Submission will be made on a form supplied by the executive
				director.
Effective: 1/1/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 2/3/2021
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 109.74
Rule
				Amplifies: 109.73,
				109.75
Prior
				Effective Dates: 04/11/1987, 07/07/2002, 04/24/2008,
				02/03/2011
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-5 - Basic Course Training Program for Bailiffs and Deputy Bailiffs › Section 109:2-5-11 - Forms

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
All forms referenced in this chapter can be found at
				https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/law-enforcement/ohio-peace-officer-training-academy/opotc-resources or
				by contacting the Ohio peace officer training academy at
				askopota@ohioattorneygeneral.gov
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:2 - Peace Officer Training Commission › Chapter 109:2-6 - Basic Course Training Program for Criminal Investigators Employed by State Public Defender › Section 109:2-6-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
When used in Chapter 109:2-6 of the Administrative Code:
(A) The term "commission" means Ohio
			 peace officer training commission.
(B) The term "commander" means the director
			 or other head of a school offering a commission-approved basic training course
			 for criminal investigators employed by the state public defender.
(C) The term "executive director" means the
			 executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission.
(D) The term "basic course" means the
			 training which has been approved by the executive director in accordance with
			 rule
			 109:2-6-03 of
			 the Administrative Code.
(E) The
			 term "criminal investigator" means any person employed and designated by the
			 state public defender as a criminal investigator who carries a firearm while on
			 duty.
(F) The term "school" means
			 any basic course for criminal investigators as approved by the executive
			 director.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				2/1/2018 and
				02/01/2023
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 109.74
Rule
				Amplifies: 109.73,
				109.75
Prior
				Effective Dates: 04/11/1987, 02/14/2002,
				02/04/2013