(1) A peace officer or tribal police officer
whose certification has been revoked or suspended, or is under review by this
state or any other state or territory, is not eligible for a basic law
enforcement academy diploma.
(2) As
a condition of continued employment, unless exempted by the commission, all
peace officers must commence training in the basic law enforcement academy or
the basic law enforcement equivalency academy within the initial six-month
period of employment and then successfully complete the training.
(3) Law enforcement personnel exempted from
the requirement of subsection (2) of this section include commissioned
personnel:
(a) Who have met the training
requirements in subsection (2) of this section and who have been employed with
no break in service in this state for more than 24 months.
(b) Who have met the training requirements of
subsection (2) of this section and within 24 months of completion are employed
as a peace or tribal officer with a general authority law enforcement agency.
This includes any limited authority personnel as defined in
RCW
10.93.020 and in the definitions of this
chapter.
(4) Law
enforcement agencies must use an approved form to immediately notify the
commission when an officer begins ongoing regular employment with the
agency.
Notes
Wash. Admin. Code §
139-05-200
Amended by
WSR
19-07-036, Filed 3/13/2019, effective
4/13/2019
Amended by
WSR
22-13-075, Filed 6/9/2022, effective
7/10/2022
Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.101.080. 06-17-021, §
139-05-200, filed 8/7/06,
effective 9/7/06; 05-20-029, §
139-05-200, filed 9/28/05,
effective 10/29/05; 03-19-123, §
139-05-200, filed 9/17/03,
effective 10/18/03; 00-17-017, §
139-05-200, filed 8/4/00,
effective 9/4/00. Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.101.080(2). 89-13-024
(Order 14D), §
139-05-200, filed 6/13/89;
87-19-104 (Order 14-D), §
139-05-200, filed 9/18/87;
86-19-021 (Order 1-B), §
139-05-200, filed
9/10/86.
