Wyo. Code R. 015-0009-4
Peace Officers Standards & Training Commission
Chapter 4: Certification & Training Standards for Detention Officers
Effective Date: 01/17/2008 to 12/04/2012
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 015.0009.4.01172008
(a) Detention officers shall meet the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 1.
(a) An officer shall meet the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 1.
(b) No person shall receive a reserve certification unless within two (2) years from the date of employment such person has completed a Commission approved detention officer basic training program and holds an appointment as a detention officer by a Wyoming law enforcement unit.
(c) A reserve officer certification awarded to an individual complying with this section shall be valid for a period of two (2) years from date of issuance.
(d) Officers awarded reserve certification shall meet continuing training requirements of twenty (20) hours every two (2) years to maintain their reserve certification. Verification of the required training shall be provided to the Commission within two (2) years of the date of reserve certification, and every two (2) years thereafter.
(e) Written application for renewal of reserve certification signed by both the reserve officer and the department administrator shall be made to the Commission prior to the expiration of the current certification.
(f) Failure of any reserve officer to complete the requirements of this section shall result in the denial of recertification.
(a) An officer shall meet the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 1.
(b) A detention officer shall be a permanent full-time employee of a law enforcement unit in the state of Wyoming.
(c) No person shall receive a basic certification unless such person has completed a Commission approved detention officer basic training program.
(d) All full-time Wyoming detention officers shall have one (1) year from the date of employment to complete a Commission approved detention officer basic training program.
(i) The full basic course curriculum and number of training hours shall be approved yearly by the Commission.
(ii) The mini basic course curriculum and number of training hours shall be approved yearly by the Commission.
(e) Failure of any full-time detention officer to complete the requirements of this section shall result in the denial of recertification.
(a) Every person who holds a permanent appointment and holds a basic certification as a detention officer in any law enforcement unit in the state of Wyoming is required to complete additional training beyond the requirements of the basic certification.
(b) Upon satisfactory completion of an additional twenty (20) hours of commission approved training, and following one (1) year of additional experience as a detention officer, the officer shall receive certification as an advanced officer.
(c) The advanced training requirements in this section shall be completed within two (2) years following the date of basic certification.
(d) Failure of any detention officer to complete advanced training as provided by this section shall result in the denial of recertification.
(a) Professional certification shall be awarded to an officer who meets any of the following requirements:
(i) Has been awarded advanced certification, has completed an additional forty (40) hours of commission approved training and has acquired three (3) additional years of experience as a detention officer;
(ii) Has been awarded an associate’s degree, has been awarded advanced certification, has completed an additional twenty (20) hours of commission approved training and has two (2) additional years of experience as a detention officer; or
(iii) Has been awarded a baccalaureate degree or beyond, has been awarded advanced certification and has completed one (1) year additional experience as a detention officer.
(b) The professional training requirements of this section shall be completed no later than three (3) years following the date of advanced certification.
(c) Detention officers awarded professional certification shall complete twenty (20) hours of continuing training every two (2) years. Verification of required training shall be provided to the commission within two (2) years following the date of professional certification, and every two (2) years thereafter.
(d) Failure of any officer to complete the requirements of professional training as provided by this section shall result in the denial of recertification.
The Commission may grant an extension of time limit for completion of continuing training required by these rules upon a presentation of evidence by the department that an officer is unable to complete the required training within the time limit prescribed because of illness, injury, military service, special duty assigned or required in the public interest of the concerned jurisdiction, or because of restriction on the availability of required training.
(a) Currently certified Wyoming officers
(i) Those officers who hold current Wyoming certification may be re-employed providing the employing agency completes the background investigation required by Chapter 2, Section 1(C).
(ii) The employing agency shall submit a Re-entry Employment Form to the Commission within fifteen (15) days of appointment.
(b) Officers previously certified in Wyoming
(i) Those officers who have been unemployed as a detention officer less than three (3) years may be certified provided the applicant satisfies the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 1.
(ii) Those officers who have been unemployed as detention officers for more than three (3) years but less than five (5) years may be certified provided the applicant satisfies the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 1, and
(A) Passes a written challenge examination provided by the Commission (the examination may only be taken twice);
(B) Successfully completes the Wyoming Criminal Law and Procedures Course provided by the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy for detention basic;
(C) Proves firearms proficiency by passing the WLEA firearms qualification course required for detention basic. The POST firearms proficiency challenge test shall be conducted by a POST certified firearms instructor qualified pursuant to the WLEA firearms instructor course and fired on WLEA qualification targets; and
(D) Provides proof of current CPR certification.
(iii) Officers who have been unemployed as detention officers for five (5) years or more and have had less than five (5) continuous years as a full time detention officer shall satisfy the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 1, and successfully complete a full detention basic course to become certified.
(iv) Officers who have been unemployed as detention officers for five (5) years, but less than ten (10) years, and had been employed for five (5) or more continuous years as a full time detention officer may attend the POST approved mini detention basic in lieu of the full detention basic course. Upon successful completion of the mini detention basic, the detention challenge process, and compliance with the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 1, the officer shall be granted detention certification. Approval to attend the mini detention basic shall only be granted by the Commission.
(c) Officers certified/trained in states other than Wyoming
(i) Those officers who have previously established certification or completed basic training in states other than Wyoming may petition the Commission for certification only upon the following conditions:
(A) The applicant officer has been unemployed as detention officers less than five (5) years;
(B) The applicant officer can provide documentation of the successful completion of a detention officer basic program that is, in the Commission's opinion, comparable to the Wyoming detention officer basic offered during the same time period;
(C) The applicant officer satisfies the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 1;
(D) The applicant officer passes a written challenge examination provided by the Commission (the examination may only be taken twice);
(E) The applicant officer successfully completes the Wyoming criminal law and procedures course provided by the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy for detention basic;
(F) The applicant officer proves firearms proficiency by passing the WLEA firearms qualification course required for detention basic. The POST firearms proficiency challenge test shall be conducted by a POST certified firearms instructor qualified pursuant to the WLEA firearms instructor course and fired on WLEA qualification targets; and
(G) The applicant officer provides proof of current CPR certification.
(ii) Officers who have been unemployed as detention officers for five (5) years or more and have had less than five (5) continuous years as a full time detention officer shall satisfy the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 1, and successfully complete a full detention basic course to become certified.
(iii) Officers who have been unemployed as detention officers for five (5) years, but less than ten (10) years, and had been employed for five (5) or more continuous years as a full time detention officer may attend the POST approved mini detention basic in lieu of the full detention basic course. Upon successful completion of the mini detention basic, the detention challenge process, and the compliance with the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 1, the officer shall be granted detention certification. Approval to attend the mini detention basic shall only be granted by the Commission.
(a) A pre-service applicant shall meet the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 1.
(b) A pre-service applicant shall pass the Commission’s entry level exam.
(c) A pre-service graduate is certifiable upon employment within two (2) years from date of graduation.
(d) A pre-service graduate is certifiable upon employment after two (2) years but before five (5) years if the graduate completes the challenge process.
(e) A pre-service graduate whose fifth anniversary since graduation has passed shall successfully complete the current detention officer basic course.
(f) Hiring agencies may accept a pre-service graduate’s psychological exams up to one (1) year from graduation date if the agency has received and reviewed the exam results.
(a) Job related semester credits will be equivalent to ten (10) Commission training hours.
(b) If a college is using the quarter system, the quarter hours are equivalent to seven (7) Commission training hours.
(c) College hours can only be applied to continuing training requirements.