Wyo. Code R. 015-0009-1
Peace Officers Standards & Training Commission
Chapter 1: General Provisions
Effective Date: 01/05/2018 to Current
Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 015.0009.1.01052018
Section 1. Statutory Authority. Pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-711 the Wyoming Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission is required to adopt rules and standards which shall be in accordance with provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act (W.S. 16-3-101 to 16-3-115).
Section 2. Purpose. The purpose of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission is to raise and maintain the level of competence within the law enforcement community
(a) 'Accredited college' means a two-year college, college, or university accredited as such by the Department of Education of the state in which the two-year college, four-year college, or university is located, a recognized national accrediting body or the state university in the state in which the two-year college or university is located;
(b) 'Agency' means a police department, sheriff's department, highway patrol, state division of criminal investigation, game and fish department, campus police, department of corrections, or any other law enforcement unit;
(c) 'Commission' means the Wyoming Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission;
(d) 'Certified Position' means a full or part time employment position the principal duties of which may be performed only by a peace officer, detention officer, corrections officer, or dispatcher, as defined by law or in these rules;
(e) 'Director' means the executive director of the Commission;
(f) 'Electronic filing' means the process of submitting forms over the Internet, using software that has been pre-approved by the Commission;
(g) 'Perishable skills' means those skills that require constant attention and constant refining;
(h) 'Permanent appointment' means an appointment having permanent full-time status as a peace officer in a law enforcement agency as described in these rules;
(i) 'POST' means the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission;
(j) “School” means any school, college, university, academy, or local training program which offers law enforcement, detention officer, dispatcher or correctional officer training. This term includes within its meaning a combination of courses, curriculum, instructors, and facilities;
(k) “Temporary certification” means a certification as a peace officer, detention officer, dispatcher or correctional officer in a position which has a time limitation placed upon it or is not of a continuing nature;
(l) “High school diploma or equivalent achievement” means a diploma from a high school which is accredited by any State; a general equivalency diploma; a home school diploma which evidences successful completion of a high school curriculum, or a degree issued by an institution of higher learning which is accredited by any nationally recognized accrediting association. For the purpose of this definition “nationally recognized accrediting organization” means an association which has been recognized by the Secretary of the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation;
(j) “WLEA” means the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy.
All references to deadlines will be calculated according to calendar days, rather than business days. For the purposes of deadlines specified in Chapter 9 of the POST rules and regulations, the relevant time period shall commence upon service as provided in Chapter 9, section 3 (d).
In the event that the director is unavailable to perform the duties set forth in these rules, the Commission shall appoint a Commission member or another qualified individual to carry out the Director’s obligations.