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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 12.04.05.05" title_num="12" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="05" heading="Electronic Control Device Training Content Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Minimum Commission-Approved Classroom Instruction Requirements.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Only a Commission-certified electronic control device instructor may conduct Commission-approved electronic control device classroom training.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Initial training course curriculum and annual in-service curriculum electronic control device classroom instruction, at a minimum, shall include the following topics related to the specific manufacturer's model of an electronic control device for which the police officer is to be authorized to carry or use:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Electronic control device:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Nomenclature;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Characteristics;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Capabilities;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Limitations;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Maintenance; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>Operational principles and technology; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Proper electronic control device use addressing:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Law enforcement agency policy and procedures;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Agency and other protocols;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Judgment and decision making;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Legal considerations;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Physiological and psychological effects;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>Target zones;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>Side effects and individuals with an elevated risk;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(viii)">
          <text>After-care measures;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ix)">
          <text>Defensive measures;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(x)">
          <text>Potential collateral occurrences; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(xi)">
          <text>Safety of transport, storage, and use.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A police officer shall achieve a minimum passing score of 70 percent on a written examination that tests a police officer's comprehension of the topics required under §A(2) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Minimum Commission-Approved Practical Exercise Requirements.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Only a Commission-certified electronic control device instructor may conduct Commission-approved electronic control device practical exercises.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Initial and annual in-service electronic control device practical exercise, at a minimum, requires that a police officer demonstrate skills related to the proper use of the specific manufacturer's model of an electronic control device the police officer carries or uses as part of official duties.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If applicable to the specific manufacturer's model of an electronic control device, a police officer, at a minimum, shall demonstrate proficiency related to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Operational and functionality checks of the device;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Transition between a firearm and other tactical equipment and the electronic control device;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Proper carrying and handling;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Loading and reloading;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Restraint of an individual subjected to the device; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Discharge, if the device is capable of discharging a projectile.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Discharge Requirement.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>During an initial training course curriculum with the specific manufacturer's model of an electronic control device, each police officer shall discharge the device.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>During annual in-service training curriculum with the specific manufacturer's model of an electronic control device, the discharge requirement may be met by the instructor discharging the device to demonstrate to two or more officers rather than each officer personally discharging the device.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>