Wyo. Code R. 015-0009-2
Chapter 2: Minimum Standards for Employment as Peace Officers, Detention Officers and Dispatchers
Effective Date: 12/04/2012 to 01/05/2018
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 015.0009.2.12042012
(a) Every applicant for employment as a peace officer or a detention officer within the State of Wyoming shall satisfy the following requirements before being employed unless exempt under subsection (d):
(i) Be a United States citizen;
(ii) Be an adult;
(iii) Submit a fingerprinting and a search of local, state, and national fingerprint files to determine whether the applicant has a criminal record (copies of responses shall be sent to P.O.S.T.);
(iv) Not have been convicted of any crime for which the applicant could have been punished by imprisonment in a federal or a state penitentiary;
(v) Hold a high school diploma or equivalent achievement as defined in Chapter 1 Section 3 (proof shall be sent to P.O.S.T.);
(vi) Be of good moral character. The hiring agency shall complete a background investigation;
(vii) Be free of any physical, emotional, or mental condition which might adversely affect the applicant's performance as a peace officer and/or detention officer. Emotional and mental conditions shall be evaluated by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist; and
(viii) Successfully pass an oral interview by the hiring agency.
(b) Every agency which appoints a peace officer or detention officer in or for the State of Wyoming shall submit to the Commission an Employment Form within fifteen (15) days of the appointment. If the applicant meets the minimum employment standards, the Commission shall issue an appropriate certification or notify the employing agency of the current certification held by the officer within fifteen (15) days of receiving the Employment Form.
(c) A background investigation, including, but not limited to, the following shall be completed by the hiring agency before an applicant may be appointed as a peace officer or detention officer:
(i) Check current drug and alcohol abuse;
(ii) Interview with applicant's spouse;
(iii) Check personal references;
(iv) Check employment history;
(v) Check school records;
(vi) Check military records;
(vii) Check DCI & FBI fingerprint files to determine if applicant has a criminal record. (The check shall be made in every state where the applicant has resided);
(viii) Check driving record;
(ix) Check present and past employer references. (This should include a check with the applicant's immediate supervisor and peers.);
(x) Check credit history; and
(xi) Check Wyoming POST files and any other prior certification history files of other certifying or licensing agencies. (The check shall be made in every state where the applicant has been employed.)
(d) An agency may appoint an applicant to a certified position without further investigation if:
(i) The agency has received certification from the Wyoming Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission that the applicant holds current certification for the position; and
(ii) The agency has verified the applicant is employed in good standing by another law enforcement unit in Wyoming; and
(iii) The agency submits to the Commission an Additional Agency Employment Form within fifteen (15) days of the appointment of a peace officer or detention officer in or for the State of Wyoming.
(e) No person shall be employed or continued to be employed as a peace officer while receiving benefits for total or partial disability pursuant to W.S. 9-3-422, 9-3-612, or 15-5-308.
(f) The requirements set forth above shall be deemed minimum employment requirements and shall not preclude an employing agency from establishing additional employment requirements.
(a) Every applicant for employment as a dispatcher within the State of Wyoming shall satisfy the following requirements before being employed unless exempt under subsection (d):
(i) Be a United States citizen;
(ii) Be an adult;
(iii) Submit to fingerprinting and a search of local, state and national fingerprint files to determine whether the applicant has a criminal record (copies of responses shall be sent to P.O.S.T.);
(iv) Not have been convicted of any crime for which the applicant could have been punished by imprisonment in a federal or a state penitentiary;
(v) Hold a high school diploma or equivalent achievement as defined in Chapter 1 Section 3 (proof shall be sent to P.O.S.T.);
(vi) Be of good moral character. The hiring agency shall complete a background investigation;
(vii) Be free of any physical, emotional or mental condition which might adversely affect the applicant's performance as a dispatcher. Emotional and mental conditions shall be evaluated by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist; and
(viii) Successfully pass an oral interview by the hiring agency.
(b) Every agency which appoints a dispatcher in or for the State of Wyoming shall submit to the Commission an Employment form within fifteen (15) days of the appointment. If the applicant meets the minimum employment standards, the Commission shall issue an appropriate certification or notify the employing agency of the current certification held by the dispatcher within fifteen (15) days of receiving the Employment Form.
(c) A background investigation including, but not limited to, the following shall be completed by the hiring agency before an applicant may be appointed as a dispatcher:
(i) Check current drug and alcohol abuse;
(ii) Interview with applicant's spouse;
(iii) Check personal references;
(iv) Check employment history;
(v) Check school records;
(vi) Check military records;
(vii) Check DCI & FBI fingerprint files to determine if applicant has a criminal record. (The check shall be made in every state where the applicant has resided);
(viii) Check driving record;
(ix) Check present and past employer references. (This should include a check with the applicant's immediate supervisor and peers.);
(x) Check credit history; and
(xi) Check Wyoming POST files and any other prior certification history files of other certifying or licensing agencies. (The check shall be made in every state where the applicant has been employed.
(d) An agency may appoint an applicant to a certified position without further investigation if:
(i) The agency has received certification from the Wyoming Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission that the applicant holds current certification for the position; and
(ii) The agency has verified the applicant is employed in good standing by another law enforcement unit in Wyoming; and
(iii) The agency submits to the Commission an Additional Agency Employment Form within fifteen (15) days of the appointment of a dispatcher in or for the State of Wyoming.
(e) No person shall be employed or continue to be employed as a dispatcher while receiving benefits for total or partial disability pursuant to W.S. 9-3-422.
(f) The requirements set forth above shall be deemed minimum employment requirements and shall not preclude an employing agency from establishing additional employment requirements.
(a) Any person appointed as a full-time peace officer and/or detention officer for any law enforcement unit in or for the State of Wyoming shall forfeit his/her position unless within one (1) year from the date of appointment the officer has been awarded a certificate by the Commission attesting to the satisfactory completion of a Commission approved peace officer and/or detention officer basic training program.
(b) Any person appointed as a dispatcher on a full or part-time basis for any law enforcement unit in or for the State of Wyoming shall forfeit his/her position unless within two (2) years from the date of appointment the person has been awarded a certificate by the Commission attesting to the satisfactory completion of a Commission approved dispatcher basic training program.
(c) Any person who is appointed as a part-time or reserve peace officer and/or a reserve detention officer for any law enforcement unit in or for the State of Wyoming shall forfeit his/her position unless within two (2) years from the date of appointment the officer has been awarded a certificate by the Commission attesting to the satisfactory completion of a Commission approved peace officer and/or detention officer basic training program.