North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 12 - JUSTICE › Chapter 09 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING STANDARDS › Subchapter G - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SCHOOL DIRECTORS › Section .0200 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, PROBATION/PAROLE OFFICERS, AND PROBATION/PAROLE OFFICERS-SURVEILLANCE › Section 09G .0209 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PROBATION/PAROLE OFFICERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The
				  requirements of this Rule shall apply to all applicants for certification and
				  shall also apply at all items during which the probation/parole officer is
				  certified by the Commission.
(b)
				  Every probation/parole officer employed by the North Carolina Department of
				  Adult Correction shall:
(1) be a citizen of
				  the United States
(2) be at least
				  20 years of age
(3) have attained a
				  bachelor's degree as described in
				  12 NCAC
				  09G .0204;
(4) have been fingerprinted by the employing
				  agency in the manner provided in
				  12 NCAC
				  09G .0207;
(5) have had a medical examination as
				  required by
				  12 NCAC
				  09G .0205;
(6) have produced a negative result on a drug
				  screen as described in
				  12 NCAC
				  09G .0211;
(7) have been administered a psychological
				  screening examination in accordance with
				  G.S.
				  17C-10(c). The psychological
				  screening examination shall be valid for a period of one year from the date on
				  which it was administered;
(8) have
				  a background investigation conducted by the Department of Adult Correction,
				  including a personal interview as described in
				  12 NCAC
				  09G .0210;
(9) not have committed or been convicted of a
				  crime or crimes as specified in
				  12 NCAC
				  09G. 0302;
(10) for personnel who are authorized to
				  carry a firearm in the execution of their duties, satisfactorily Complete the
				  Department of Adult Correction's departmental firearms training program as
				  prescribed in
				  12 NCAC
				  09G .0412. Such firearms training compliance
				  must have occurred within one year of the date of employment and by using the
				  department approved service handgun(s); and,
(11) be of good moral character, including
				  possessing the characteristics of honesty, maturity, discipline, attention to
				  detail, and respect for the rights of others as more fully discussed and
				  interpreted in: In re Willis 288 N.C. 1.215 S.E. 2d 771 appeal dismissed
				  423 U.S.
				  976 (1975); State v. Harris, 216 N.C. 746, 6
				  S.E. 2d 854 (1940); In re Legg, 325 N.C. 658, 386 S.E. 2d 174 (1989); in re
				  Applicants for License, 143 N.C.1, 55 S.E. 635 (1906); In re Dillingham, 188
				  N.C. 162, 124 S.E. 130 (1924); State v. Benbow, 309 N.C. 538, 308 S.E. 2d 47
				  (1983); and later court decisions; and
(12) make the following notifications:
(A) within 30 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 or arrested. 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 30 days of the
				  qualifying event, notify the Standards Division and the appointing agency head
				  in writing of all criminal offenses for which the officer pleads no contest,
				  pleads guilty, or of which the officer is found guilty. This shall include
				  traffic offenses identified in the Department of Adult Correction section of
				  the Class B Misdemeanor Manual and offense of driving under the influence (DUI)
				  or driving while impaired (DWI);
(C) within 30 days of service, officers shall
				  notify the Standards Division of all Domestic Violence Protective Orders (G.S.
				  50B) and Civil No Contact Orders (G.S. 50C) that are issued by a judicial
				  official against the officer;
(D)
				  within 30 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;
(E) within 30 days of the issuance of all
				  Domestic Violence Protective Orders (G.S. 50B) and Civil No Contact Orders
				  (G.S. 50C), the agency head, provided he or she has knowledge of the order,
				  shall also notify the Standard Division of these orders; and
(F) 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 as 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, for
				  the officer or the agency head, shall be sufficient notice for compliance with
				  this Item.