North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 12 - JUSTICE › Chapter 10 - SHERIFFS' EDUCATION AND TRAINING STANDARDS COMMISSION › Subchapter B - N.C. SHERIFFS' EDUCATION AND TRAINING STANDARDS COMMISSION › Section .0300 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND CERTIFICATION AS A JUSTICE OFFICER › Section 10B .0301 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR JUSTICE OFFICERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Every justice officer employed or certified in North
					 Carolina shall:
(1) be a citizen of the
				  United States;
(2) be at least 20
				  years of age for all deputies and detention officers or be at least 18 years of
				  age for all telecommunicators;
(3)
				  be a high school graduate, or the equivalent as defined in
				  12 NCAC
				  10B .0302;
(4) have been fingerprinted by the employing
				  agency in the manner provided in
				  12 NCAC
				  10B .0303;
(5) have had a medical examination as
				  required by
				  12 NCAC
				  10B .0304;
(6) have produced a negative result on a drug
				  screen as described in
				  12 NCAC
				  10B .0410;
(7) have been administered a psychological
				  screening examination as in accordance with
				  G.S.
				  17E-7. This psychological screening
				  examination shall be valid for a period of one year from the date on which it
				  was administered;
(8) have been
				  interviewed as described in
				  12 NCAC
				  10B .0306;
(9) have a background investigation conducted
				  by the employing agency, including a personal interview as required by
				  12 NCAC
				  10B .0305;
(10) not have committed or been convicted of
				  a crime or crimes specified in
				  12 NCAC
				  10B .0307;
(11) for personnel who are authorized to
				  carry a firearm in the execution of their duties, satisfactorily complete the
				  employing agency's in-service firearms training program as prescribed in
				  12 NCAC
				  10B .2103 and
				  10B .2104. Such firearms training
				  compliance must have occurred prior to submission of the application for
				  appointment to the Commission and must be completed using the agency approved
				  service handguns and any other weapons that the applicant has been issued or
				  authorized to use by the agency; and
(12) be of good moral character as defined
				  in: In re Legg, 325 N.C. 658, 386 S.E.2d 174 (1989); State v. Benbow, 309 N.C.
				  538, 308 S.E.2d 647 (1983); In re Willis, 288 N.C. 1, 215 S.E.2d 771 (1975),
				  appeal dismissed 423 U.S.
				  976 (1975); State v. Harris, 216 N.C. 746, 6
				  S.E.2d 854 (1940); In re Dillingham, 188 N.C. 162, 124 S.E. 130 (1924); In re
				  Applicants for License 143 N.C. 1, 55 S.E. 635 (1906); and later court
				  decisions.
(13) make the following
				  notifications:
(a) within five business days
				  of the qualifying event, notify the Standards Division and the appointing
				  agency head in writing of all criminal offenses for which the officer is
				  charged, arrested, pleads no contest, pleads guilty or of which the officer is
				  found guilty. This shall include traffic offenses identified in the Class B
				  Misdemeanor Manual and offenses of driving under the influence (DUI) or driving
				  while impaired (DWI).
(b) within
				  five business days of service, officers shall notify the Standards Division of
				  all Domestic Violence Protective Order pursuant to G.S. 50B and any Civil No
				  Contact Order pursuant to G.S. 50C that are issued by a judicial official
				  against the officer;
(c) within
				  five business days of the date the case was disposed of in court, the agency
				  head, provided he or she has knowledge of the officer's arrests or criminal
				  charges and final dispositions, shall also notify the Standards Division of
				  arrests or criminal charges and final disposition;
(d) within five business days of the issuance
				  of all Domestic Violence Protective Orders pursuant to G.S. 50B and Civil No
				  Contact Orders pursuant to G.S. 50C, the agency head, provided he or she has
				  knowledge of the order, shall also notify the Standards Division of these
				  orders.
(e) The required
				  notifications in this Rule shall be in writing and shall specify the nature of
				  the offense or order, the court in which the case was handled, the date of the
				  arrest, criminal charge, or service of the order, and the final disposition.
				  The notification shall include a certified copy of the order or court
				  documentation and final disposition from the Clerk of Court in the county of
				  adjudication. The requirements of this Item shall be applicable at all times
				  during which the officer is employed and certified by the Commission and shall
				  also apply to all applicants for certification. Receipt by the Standards
				  Division of a single notification, from the officer or the agency head, shall
				  be sufficient notice for compliance with this Item.