West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 149 - Crime, Delinquency And Correction › Title 149 - LEGISLATIVE RULE GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE ON CRIME, DELINQUENCY AND CORRECTION › Series 149-02 - Law Enforcement Training and Certification Standards › Section 149-2-13 - Certification of Law Enforcement Officers

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
13.1. Individual
				officers successfully completing an entry-level training program shall make
				written application to the Subcommittee requesting certification and shall
				demonstrate proof of the successful passage of the entry level law-enforcement
				examination set forth in subsection 13.7. of this Rule.
13.2. Individual officers who are certifiable
				via the equivalent certification provision of W. Va. Code §30-29-5 and
				section of this Rule shall make application to the Subcommittee for
				certification during the period that they are completing the training set forth
				in subdivision 14.1.e. of this Rule.
13.3. The Director of an approved academy
				shall promptly provide to the Subcommittee the names of officers and their
				agencies successfully completing or failing to complete an entry-level training
				program or the entry level law-enforcement examination.
13.4. The certification of each law
				enforcement officer is reviewed annually following his or her first
				certification by the Subcommittee or its designee and the head of the officer's
				employing West Virginia law enforcement agency to ensure employee compliance
				with the requirements set forth in this Rule.
13.5. Certification may be revoked or
				suspended if any law enforcement officer fails to complete the applicable
				in-service training and firearms qualification requirements set forth in
				sections 10 and 11 of this Rule.
13.6. As a requirement of certification, a
				law enforcement officer shall notify the Subcommittee within ten (10) days of
				being charged with a crime, excluding minor traffic offenses. A law enforcement
				officer who fails to notify the Subcommittee may have his or her certification
				revoked or suspended.
13.7. When
				required by W.Va. Code §
									30-29-5(b), each
				person requesting certification as a law-enforcement officer from the
				Subcommittee shall demonstrate that he or she has passed the entry level
				law-enforcement examination established in this section, which shall consist of
				the following:
13.7.a. Written testing
				requirements approved by the Subcommittee;
13.7.a.1. The minimum passing grade on the
				written test is seventy-five percent (75%).
13.7.a.2. Applicants failing to obtain 75% on
				the written test may be allowed to retake the written test within ten (10) days
				after notice of the failure to pass. Applicants will be allowed to take the
				examination a maximum of three (3) times, unless otherwise approved in the sole
				discretion of the Subcommittee for good cause shown.
13.7.a.3. In the event the applicant passes
				the second or third written test, he or she may proceed with the application
				process. The scores of the original written test and any subsequent written
				tests will be recorded on the applicant's record.
13.7.a.4. Any applicant failing to pass after
				the third written test is not eligible for certification, unless otherwise
				approved by Subcommittee for good cause shown.