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6700.0501 RECIPROCITY LICENSING EXAMINATION.
Subpart 1.
Scope.
For the purposes of this part, the terms defined have the meanings given to them.
Subp. 2.
Basic police education.
"Basic police education" means:
A.
a basic course recognized by a state council, state commission, state board, or state agency which leads to licensing or basic certification as a law enforcement officer where the appointing authority is located; or
B.
a basic course sponsored by the federal government for its law enforcement officers, including but not limited to, the basic Drug Enforcement Administration's agent school, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's basic agent school, or the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's uniformed patrol course or basic investigators course.
Subp. 3.
Law enforcement officer.
"Law enforcement officer" means a person appointed or employed as a peace officer in another state, or a federal law enforcement employee, who has full powers of arrest, authority to carry a firearm, and is classified in a law enforcement position by the office of personnel management, not including any time served in the United States armed services.
Subp. 5.
Postsecondary degree.
"Postsecondary degree" means an academic title awarded by a postsecondary institution which is accredited by a member of one of the six regional accrediting associations and authorized to award degrees including, but not limited to, Associate of Arts (A.A.) degrees, Associate of Science (A.S.) degrees, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degrees, and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees.
Subp. 6.
Years of experience.
"Years of experience" means the total number of years the applicant has been employed as a law enforcement officer since completing the basic police education course.
Subp. 7.
Qualifications.
A person who has completed a postsecondary degree, who has had three years of employment as a law enforcement officer after completing basic police education, who has served as a law enforcement officer during the past six years, and who has not had a peace officer license, certificate, or the federal equivalent suspended or revoked shall qualify for the reciprocity examination; or a person who has five years of employment as a law enforcement officer after completing basic police education, who has served as a law enforcement officer during the past six years, and who has not had a peace officer license, certificate, or the federal equivalent suspended or revoked shall qualify for the reciprocity examination.
Subp. 8.
Eligibility.
The eligibility for a person to take the reciprocity examination shall be void one year after qualifying for the examination. In order to reestablish eligibility, the person shall comply with subpart 7 and part 6700.0600.
Subp. 9.
License eligibility.
Upon successful completion of the reciprocity examination, a person is eligible for a peace officer license. If the person is not licensed after three years, the person may reinstate eligibility by again demonstrating qualifications for the examination pursuant to subpart 7 and must again comply with the provisions of part 6700.0600.
Subp. 10.
Applicability.
This part shall not apply to a person who holds a lapsed, revoked, or suspended peace officer license.
History:
11 SR 2337; 14 SR 12; 30 SR 903
Published Electronically:
July 9, 2008
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