Utah Admin. Code R728-403-6 - Waiver of Basic Training Program
(1) An applicant who has not attended a
training program offered by the division or a satellite academy, may seek to
waive a training program by submitting a completed waiver packet to the
division that includes:
(a) a completed
application packet as provided in Section
R728-403-4;
(b) documentation showing that the applicant
has completed training equivalent to the training program the applicant is
seeking to waive, such as:
(i) a copy of the
training curriculum;
(ii) the
number of hours completed; and
(iii) the date the training was completed;
and
(c) evidence of any
prior employment as a dispatcher or peace officer that includes:
(i) a detailed job description; and
(ii) verification from the applicant's
employer of the last date the applicant worked as a dispatcher or peace
officer.
(2)
(a) Upon receiving a completed waiver packet,
the division shall review the packet to determine if the training completed by
the applicant is the equivalent of the training program the applicant seeks to
waive.
(b) If the division does not
have sufficient information to make this determination, the division may
request that the applicant submit additional information.
(3) If the division determines the peace
officer training completed by the applicant is the equivalent of the peace
officer training program the applicant seeks to waive, and the program was
completed less than four years before the date the applicant will take the
certification examination, or the applicant has been actively engaged in
performing the duties of a peace officer within the past four years, and the
applicant meets the requirements in Section
R728-403-4 and Sections
53-6-203 and
53-6-206, the applicant may take
the physical fitness test and the certification examination.
(a) If the applicant passes both the physical
fitness test and the certification examination, the applicant shall be
certified as a peace officer.
(b)
If the applicant fails to pass the certification examination, the applicant
shall be given one additional opportunity to pass the certification
examination, which must be completed within one year from the time the
application is completed by the applicant.
(c) An applicant who fails the certification
examination after two attempts shall be denied certification and may not be
permitted to take the certification examination again until the applicant
satisfactorily completes an approved basic training program.
(d) If the applicant fails to pass the
physical fitness test, the applicant may be given additional opportunities to
pass during regularly scheduled fitness tests provided by POST.
(e) The applicant must pass the certification
examination and the physical fitness test within four years from the date of
completion of the original training program, or four years from the date they
were last actively engaged in the duties of a peace office r.
(f) An applicant who successfully completes
the waiver process for law enforcement officer certification or correctional
officer certification shall be deemed to have also completed requirements for
special functions officer certification.
(g) An applicant seeking to be certified as
both a law enforcement officer and a correctional officer must complete the
waiver process and pass the certification examinations for each of those peace
officer classifications.
(4) If the division determines that the
dispatcher training completed by the applicant is the equivalent of the
training program the applicant seeks to waive, and the program was completed
less than four years before the date the applicant will take the certification
examination, or the applicant has been actively engaged in performing the
duties of a dispatcher within the past four years, and the applicant meets the
requirements in Section
R728-403-4 and Sections
53-6-302 and
53-6-304, the applicant may take
the certification examination.
(a) If the
applicant passes the certification examination, the applicant shall be
certified as a dispatcher.
(b) If
the applicant fails to pass the certification examination, the applicant shall
be given one additional opportunity to pass the certification examination,
which must be completed within one year from the time the application is
completed by the applicant.
(c) An
applicant who fails the certification examination after two attempts shall be
denied certification and may not be permitted to take the certification
examination again until the applicant satisfactorily completes an approved
basic training program.
(5) If the applicant fails to meet any of the
requirements set forth in this rule, the applicant may not waive the training
program.
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(1) An applicant who has not attended a training program offered by the division or a satellite academy, may seek to waive a training program by submitting a completed waiver packet to the division, which includes:
(a) a completed application packet as provided in Section R728-403-4;
(b) documentation showing that the applicant has completed training equivalent to the training program the applicant is seeking to waive, such as:
(i) a copy of the training curriculum;
(ii) the number of hours completed; and
(iii) the date the training was completed; and
(c) evidence of any prior employment as a dispatcher or peace officer that includes:
(i) a detailed job description; and
(ii) verification from the applicant's employer of the last date the applicant worked as a dispatcher or peace officer.
(2) Once the division has received a completed waiver packet, the division shall review the packet to determine if the training completed by the applicant is the equivalent of the training program the applicant seeks to waive.
(a) If the division does not have sufficient information to make this determination, the division may request that the applicant submit additional information.
(3) If the division determines the peace officer training completed by the applicant is the equivalent of the peace officer training program the applicant seeks to waive, and the program was completed less than four years prior to the date the applicant will take the certification examination, or the applicant has been actively engaged in performing the duties of a peace officer within the past four years, and the applicant meets all of the requirements in Section R728-403-4 and Sections 53-6-203 and 53-6-206, the applicant may take the physical fitness test and the certification examination.
(a) If the applicant passes both the physical fitness test and the certification examination, the applicant shall be certified as a peace officer in the state of Utah.
(b) If the applicant fails to pass the certification examination, the applicant shall be given one additional opportunity to pass the certification examination, which must be completed within one year of the first examination.
(c) An applicant who fails the certification examination after two attempts shall be denied certification and shall not be permitted to take the certification examination again until the applicant satisfactorily completes an approved basic training program.
(d) If the applicant fails to pass the physical fitness test, the applicant may be given additional opportunities to pass during regularly scheduled fitness tests provided by POST.
(e) The applicant must pass the certification examination and the physical fitness test within four years from the date of completion of the original training program, or four years from the date they were last actively engaged in the duties of a peace officer.
(f) An applicant who successfully completes the waiver process for law enforcement officer certification or correctional officer certification shall be deemed to have also completed requirements for special functions officer certification.
(g) An applicant seeking to be certified as both a law enforcement officer and a correctional officer must complete the waiver process and pass the certification examinations for each of those peace officer classifications.
(4) If the division determines that the dispatcher training completed by the applicant is the equivalent of the training program the applicant seeks to waive, and the program was completed less than four years prior to the date the applicant will take the certification examination, or the applicant has been actively engaged in performing the duties of a dispatcher within the past four years, and the applicant meets all of the requirements in Section R728-403-4 and Sections 53-6-302 and 53-6-304, the applicant may take the certification examination.
(a) If the applicant passes the certification examination, the applicant shall be certified as a dispatcher in the state of Utah.
(b) If the applicant fails to pass the certification examination, the applicant shall be given one additional opportunity to pass the certification examination, which must be completed within one year of the first examination.
(c) An applicant who fails the certification examination after two attempts shall be denied certification and shall not be permitted to take the certification examination again until the applicant satisfactorily completes an approved basic training program.
(5) If the applicant fails to meet any of the requirements set forth in this rule, the applicant may not waive the training program.