015-3 Wyo. Code R. §§ 3-11 - Certification of peace officers certified/trained in states other than Wyoming

Officers certified/trained in states other than Wyoming may be certified as long as the individual meets the following criteria:

(a) The employing agency shall submit an Initial Employment Form to the Commission within fifteen (15) days of appointment in writing or by electronic filing.

(b) Those applicants who have previously established certification or completed basic training in states other than Wyoming may petition the Commission for certification only when the applicant has met the following conditions:

(i) Has been out of law enforcement less than five (5) years;

(ii) Can provide documentation of successful completion of a peace officer basic program that is, in the Commission's opinion, comparable to the Wyoming peace officer basic offered during the same period;

(iii) Satisfies the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 1;

(iv) Passes a written challenge examination provided by the Commission (the examination may only be taken twice);

(v) Successfully completes the Wyoming Criminal Law and Procedures Course provided by the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy for peace officer basic;

(vi) Successfully completes a Commission approved domestic violence course;

(vii) Proves firearms proficiency by passing the WLEA firearms qualification course required for the peace officer basic. The POST firearms proficiency challenge test shall be conducted by a POST certified firearms instructor from another agency, qualified as a WLEA firearms instructor, and fired on WLEA qualification targets; and

(viii) Provides proof of current CPR certification.

(c) The applicant who has not been employed as a full time peace officer for five (5) continuous years shall satisfy the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 1, and successfully complete a full peace officer basic course to become certified.

(d) The applicant who has not been employed as a full time peace officer for five (5) years, but less than ten (10) years, and had been employed for five (5) continuous years or more as a full-time peace officer may attend the POST approved mini peace officer basic in lieu of the full peace officer basic course. Upon successful completion of the mini peace officer basic, the peace officer challenge process, and compliance with the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 1, the officer shall be granted peace officer certification. Approval to attend the mini peace officer basic shall be granted by the Commission.

(e) The applicant who has not been employed as a full time peace officer for ten (10) years or more shall satisfy the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 1, and successfully complete a full peace officer basic course to become certified.

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015-3 Wyo. Code R. §§ 3-11

Amended, Eff. 1/5/2018.