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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 12.04.01.07" title_num="12" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="01" heading="Police Officer Recertification.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Commission may recertify an applicant for recertification as a police officer if the applicant was previously certified as a police officer when:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Hired by a second or successive law enforcement agency;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Commission receives a completed AFC; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The applicant meets applicable Commission-required:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Selection standards under Regulation .08 of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Training standards under §§B, C, D, or E of this regulation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Field training standards under Regulation .17 of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Police Officer Recertification — 3 Years or Less Since the Applicant Was Last Certified as a Police Officer.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Commission may recertify an applicant previously certified as a police officer in Maryland if:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>It has been 3 years or less since the applicant was certified as a police officer:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>By the Commission; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>With a law enforcement agency in another state or the federal government; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The applicant meets the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Selection standards under Regulation .08 of this chapter;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>In-service training requirements under §B(3) of this regulation; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>If the applicant was last certified as a police officer with a law enforcement agency in another state or the federal government, training requirements under Regulation .14E(7) of this chapter.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Temporary Certification. The Commission may grant temporary certification to an individual previously certified as a police officer if the individual meets all the requirements under Regulation .06I of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>In-service Training Requirements Before Police Officer Recertification.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>If an applicant under this section has met in-service training requirements for the previous or current calendar year, additional in-service training is not required for recertification under this section.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If an applicant under this section has not met in-service training requirements for the previous or current calendar year, the applicant shall successfully complete in-service training required under Regulation .12 of this chapter before recertification.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Firearms Training—Requirements Before Police Officer Recertification.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An applicant for recertification under this section who has qualified with an authorized firearm at the hiring law enforcement agency in the last 3 calendar years shall complete Commission-approved annual firearms training and qualification before recertification as a police officer at the hiring law enforcement agency.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If an applicant for recertification under this section has not qualified with an authorized firearm for 3 or more consecutive calendar years immediately preceding application for recertification at the hiring law enforcement agency, before being authorized to carry or use a firearm the applicant shall complete Commission-approved:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Entrance-level firearms training and firearms qualification under COMAR 12.04.02.06; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Firearms refresher training and firearms qualification under §B(4)(c) of this regulation.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Firearms Refresher Training. Firearms refresher training shall:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Be specific to the firearms the applicant is required to use or carry;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Be a minimum of 16 hours;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Provide a minimum of 2 hours of classroom review of the topics required under COMAR 12.04.02.06 or .09 that may be counted toward the current year's annual in-service requirement;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Require the applicant to obtain a minimum score of 70 percent on a written examination of the material covered in the firearms refresher training; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Require the applicant to meet firearm qualification standards on the appropriate day-fire and reduced light firearms qualification courses for each type of firearm established under COMAR 12.04.02.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Police Officer Recertification — After More Than 3 Years and Not More Than 5 Years Since the Applicant Was Last Certified as a Police Officer.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Commission may recertify an applicant previously certified as a police officer in Maryland if:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>It has been more than 3 years and not more than 5 years, since the applicant was certified as a police officer:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>By the Commission; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>With a law enforcement agency in another state or the federal government; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The applicant meets:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Applicable selection standards under Regulation .08 of this chapter;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Training required under Regulation .14E(7) of this chapter; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Annual in-service training under Regulation .12 of this chapter.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Commission may grant provisional certification under Regulation .03 of this chapter after the applicant has met selection standards under Regulation .08 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Police Officer Recertification — After More Than 5 Years Since the Applicant Was Last Certified as a Police Officer.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Commission may recertify an applicant previously certified as a police officer in Maryland if:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>It has been more than 5 years since the applicant was certified as a police officer:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>By the Commission; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>With a law enforcement agency in another state or the federal government; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The applicant:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Meets selection standards under Regulation .04 of this chapter; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Successfully completes entrance-level training requirements under Regulation .09 of this chapter.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Commission may grant provisional certification under Regulation .03 of this chapter to an individual after meeting selection standards under Regulation .04 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An applicant granted provisional certification may not perform as a police officer beyond the 365-day probationary period until completion of the entrance-level training under Regulation .09 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>An applicant shall complete the entrance-level firearms training and qualification under Regulation .09 of this chapter and COMAR 12.04.02 before being authorized to carry or being issued a firearm.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>If a recertified police officer is appointed to a first-line supervisory or administrative level position and has not completed the respective approved first-line supervisor or administrator training program under Regulation .13 of this chapter, the police officer shall complete an approved first-line supervisor or administrator training program within 1 year of the date of appointment to the supervisory or administrative level.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>