Section
109-01-01-01     History and Function
109-01-01-02     Board Membership
109-01-01-03     Board Meetings
109-01-01-04     Inquiries

109-01-01-01.  History and function.

1. In 1981 the legislative assembly established a peace officer standards and training board under the law enforcement standards training and statistics division of the office of attorney general.  In 2003 the legislative assembly repealed the statutory provisions relating to the law enforcement standards training and statistics division and established separate statutory authority for the board.

2. The function of the peace officer standards and training board is to prescribe criteria for certification of peace officer training, instructors, and schools, to certify curriculum, schools, and officers that have met the training certification criteria, to establish curriculum for peace officer training, to prescribe minimum standards for sidearm training and certification for peace officers, and to issue peace officer licenses to persons who meet board prescribed peace officer standards, training, and licensing requirements.

109-01-01-02.  Board membership.

1. The peace officer standards and training board consists of nine members, including the director of the highway patrol law enforcement training center, six peace officers, one county government representative, and one city government representative.

2. With the exception of the director of the highway patrol law enforcement training center, all members of the peace officer standards and training board must be appointed by the attorney general and serve staggered two year terms.

3. Peace officers appointed by the attorney general may serve no more than three consecutive terms.

4. The attorney general shall appoint the chairman of the board.

5. The office of attorney general shall provide support staff to the board, including an employee to serve as the secretary to the board and as an ex officio nonvoting member of the board.

109-01-01-03.  Board meetings. The board meets quarterly and when called at the direction of the board chairman.

109-01-01-04.  Inquiries.

1. All inquiries regarding the peace officer standards and training board may be addressed to the secretary of the board.  All requests for hearings and for participating in rulemaking may be addressed to the secretary of the board, unless specific public notice provides otherwise.

2. Correspondence is to be addressed to the board as follows: