1. (1) POST will issue command certificates in the following disciplines:

   1. (a) peace officer;
   2. (b) detention/corrections officer;
   3. (c) probation and parole officer;
   4. (d) misdemeanor probation/pretrial services officer; and
   5. (e) public safety communications officer.

2. (2) In addition to ARM 23.13.204 and 23.13.205, the applicant for an award of the command certificate:

   1. (a) must possess the discipline-specific supervisory certificate;
   2. (b) must have completed a professional development course or courses cumulating a minimum of 160 hours or more of POST-approved credit hours in a supervisory, management, or leadership topic matter; and
   3. (c) must have served satisfactorily as a first-level supervisor currently and for one year prior to the date of application, as attested to by the head of the appointing authority.
3. (3) Officers who believe they are eligible for a command certificate must submit a completed application pursuant to ARM 23.13.218.
4. (4) A misdemeanor probation/pretrial services officer who possessed a probation and parole supervisory certificate before March 28, 2020, meets the requirement of (2)(a).

Authorizing statute(s): 2-15-2029, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 2-15-2029, 44-4-403, MCA

History: NEW, 2008 MAR p. 1587, Eff. 8/1/08; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 2951, Eff. 12/12/14; AMD, 2017 MAR p. 1953, Eff. 10/28/17; AMD, 2018 MAR p. 2518, Eff. 12/22/18; AMD, 2020 MAR p. 580, Eff. 3/28/20; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 607, Eff. 3/23/24.