Certification expires on the last day of the twenty-fourth calendar month following separation from law enforcement employment. Upon application the Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission may waive all or any of the basic training program for recertification of a person whose certification has expired under this provision. Certification does not expire if a certified law enforcement officer is in compliance with § 2:01:06:17 and, prior to the last day of the twenty-fourth calendar month following separation from employment, becomes reemployed as a law enforcement officer by a local, state, or tribal law enforcement agency in South Dakota.

A law enforcement officer who is reemployed prior to the last day of the twenty-fourth calendar month following separation from employment but who has not remained in compliance with § 2:01:06:17 may not perform the duties of a law enforcement officer until the law enforcement officer or employing agency provides documentation to the commission or its executive secretary establishing the standards of § 2:01:06:17 have been satisfied.

A certified law enforcement officer who is reemployed prior to the last day of the twenty-fourth calendar month following separation from employment may have the requirements of § 2:01:06:17 prorated or waived at the discretion of the executive secretary.

Source: 8 SDR 82, effective January 13, 1982; 11 SDR 135, effective April 14, 1985; 12 SDR 1, effective July 17, 1985; 31 SDR 94, effective January 4, 2005 ; 50 SDR 63, effective November 28, 2023 .

General Authority: SDCL 23-3-42 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 23-3-42 .

Prior versions effective: 2005-01-04.