A law enforcement instructor's certification is effective for no more than the instructor's officer license period. The law enforcement instructor's initial certification period will expire the same date as the instructor's officer license. Subsequent instructor certification periods will run concurrently with the instructor's three-year license period. At the end of the instructor's officer license period, the board may renew the instructor's certification provided that:

1. The instructor has completed a certified instructor refresher course at least once during the certification period;

2. The instructor is recommended by the agency administrator or training officer; and

3. A law enforcement instructor who has not completed a certified instructor refresher course during the instructor's officer license period may not apply for renewal. If the instructor completes the methods of instruction refresher long course and pays the late instructor renewal fee within six months of instructor certification expiration, the instructor certification is reinstated. Individuals not completing these requirements within six months of the expiration date must retake the entire methods of instruction training to obtain their instructor certification.

History: Effective October 1, 2004; amended effective April 1, 2014; April 1, 2022.

General Authority: NDCC 12-63-02.3(5), 12-63-04(2)(d)

Law Implemented: NDCC 12-63-02.3, 12-63-04(1)(a)(b)(c)