# COMAR Title 12 — Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

## Subtitle 04 — Police Training and Standards Commission

### Chapter 06 — Instructor Training and Certification

#### Regulation .04 Exemptions from Instructor Certification.

*COMAR 12.04.06.04*

A. An individual who provides 3 hours or less of instruction for a Commission-approved training course is exempt from the requirement to have instructor certification required under this chapter if the individual does not provide instruction that is a part of:

  (1) Defensive tactics training;

  (2) Electronic control device training;

  (3) Emergency vehicle training;

  (4) Firearms training; or

  (5) Motorcycle operator training.

B. The Deputy Director, upon a written request from a training authority or training provider, may exempt the following from the instructor certification requirements under this chapter:

  (1) An individual currently licensed or certified by the State or a nationally recognized organization, for the purpose of providing instruction in the subject matter related to the discipline in which the individual is licensed or certified;

  (2) A faculty member employed by an accredited college or university, for the purpose of providing instruction in the subject matter area for which the faculty member is employed;

  (3) A currently certified emergency medical care or advanced first aid instructor, for the purpose of providing instruction related to emergency medical care or first aid; or

  (4) Other individual who the Deputy Director determines to possess specialized skills or expertise for the purpose of providing instruction related to those skills or expertise.

C. A training authority may not submit the training authority’s own request for an exemption from instructor certification required under this chapter.

D. An exemption granted to an individual:

  (1) Permits the individual receiving the exemption to provide instruction for Commission-approved training for the purpose under §B of this regulation for which the exemption was granted;

  (2) Expires upon termination of the certification, license, or employment that is the basis for the exemption; and

  (3) May be permanently revoked or temporarily suspended by the Deputy Director, as provided under Regulation .18 of this chapter.