NC Register Volume 23 Issue 09 - Office of Administrative Hearings
NC Register Volume 23 Issue 09 - Office of Administrative Hearings
NC Register Volume 23 Issue 09 - Office of Administrative Hearings
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PROPOSED RULES<br />
12 <strong>NC</strong>AC <strong>09</strong>C .0310 AGE<strong>NC</strong>Y REPORTING OF<br />
DRUG SCREENING RESULTS<br />
(a) Each agency shall report in writing to the Criminal Justice<br />
Standards Division all refusals and all positive results <strong>of</strong><br />
required drug screening obtained from applicants and lateral<br />
transfers unless the positive result has been explained to the<br />
satisfaction <strong>of</strong> the agency's medical review <strong>of</strong>ficer who shall be a<br />
licensed physician.<br />
(b) Each agency, if it conducts a drug screen for in-service<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficers, shall report in writing positive results or refusals to<br />
submit to an in-service drug screening to the Criminal Justice<br />
Standards Division within 30 days <strong>of</strong> the positive result or<br />
refusal unless the positive result has been explained to the<br />
satisfaction <strong>of</strong> the agency's medical review <strong>of</strong>ficer who shall be a<br />
licensed physician, to the extent the drug screen conducted<br />
conforms to the specifications <strong>of</strong> 12 <strong>NC</strong>AC <strong>09</strong>B .0101(5)(a), (b),<br />
(c), (d), and (f).<br />
(c) For reporting purposes, a result will be considered "positive"<br />
only in those cases where the drug screen reveals the presence <strong>of</strong><br />
an illegal drug at a level equal to or greater than the threshold<br />
value as established by the Department <strong>of</strong> Health and Human<br />
Services for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs and<br />
adopted by reference in Section 12 <strong>NC</strong>AC <strong>09</strong>B .0101(5)(d) <strong>of</strong><br />
these Rules.<br />
(d) All written reports required to be submitted to the Criminal<br />
Justice Standards Division by this Rule shall contain, at a<br />
minimum, the individual's name, social security number, date <strong>of</strong><br />
birth and either the date the test was administered or the date <strong>of</strong><br />
the refusal.<br />
Authority G.S. 17C-6; 17C-10.<br />
SUBCHAPTER <strong>09</strong>E - IN-SERVICE TRAINING<br />
PROGRAMS<br />
SECTION .0100 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER'S<br />
IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM<br />
12 <strong>NC</strong>AC <strong>09</strong>E .0102 REQUIRED ANNUAL IN-<br />
SERVICE TRAINING TOPICS<br />
The following topical areas are hereby established as minimum<br />
topics and hours to be included in the law enforcement <strong>of</strong>ficers'<br />
annual in-service training program:<br />
(1) Firearms Training and Qualification (4);<br />
(2) Legal Update (4);<br />
(3) Career Survival: Truth or Consequences (2);<br />
Training and Standards <strong>Issue</strong>s (2);<br />
(4) Juvenile Minority Sensitivity: Sensitivity<br />
Training: Effects <strong>of</strong> Juvenile Bullying (2);<br />
Juvenile Law – In the Real World (2);<br />
(5) Response to Critical Incidents (4); and<br />
Domestic Violence (2);<br />
(6) Drug Diversion for Patrol <strong>Office</strong>rs (2); and<br />
(6)(7) Department Topics <strong>of</strong> Choice (8).<br />
Authority G.S. 17C-6; 17C-10.<br />
12 <strong>NC</strong>AC <strong>09</strong>E .0105 MINIMUM TRAINING<br />
SPECIFICATIONS: ANNUAL IN-SERVICE TRAINING<br />
The following specifications shall be incorporated in each law<br />
enforcement agency's annual in-service training courses:<br />
(1) Firearms:<br />
(a) Use <strong>of</strong> Force: review the authority to<br />
use deadly force [G.S. 15A-<br />
401(d)(2)] including the relevant case<br />
law and materials;<br />
(b) Safety:<br />
(i) range rules and regulations;<br />
(ii) handling <strong>of</strong> a firearm; and<br />
(iii) malfunctions;<br />
(c) Review <strong>of</strong> Basic Marksmanship<br />
(d)<br />
Fundamentals:<br />
(i)<br />
grip, stance, breath control<br />
and trigger squeeze;<br />
(ii) sight and alignment/sight<br />
picture; and<br />
(iii) nomenclature; and<br />
The "Specialized Firearms Instructor<br />
Training Manual" as published by the<br />
North Carolina Justice Academy shall<br />
be applied as a guide for conducting<br />
the annual in-service firearms training<br />
program. Copies <strong>of</strong> this publication<br />
may be inspected at the <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> the<br />
agency:<br />
Criminal Justice Standards Division<br />
North Carolina Department <strong>of</strong> Justice<br />
114 West Edenton Street<br />
Old Education Building<br />
Post <strong>Office</strong> Drawer 149<br />
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602;<br />
(2) Legal Update (4);<br />
(3) Career Survival: Truth or Consequences (2);<br />
Training and Standards <strong>Issue</strong>s (2);<br />
(4) Juvenile Minority Sensitivity: Sensitivity<br />
Training: Effects <strong>of</strong> Juvenile Bullying (2);<br />
Juvenile Law – In the Real World (2);<br />
(5) Response to Critical Incidents (4); and<br />
Domestic Violence (2);<br />
(6) Drug Diversion for Patrol <strong>Office</strong>rs (2); and<br />
(6)(7) Department Topics <strong>of</strong> Choice (8).<br />
The In-Service Lesson Plans as published by the North<br />
Carolina Justice Academy shall be applied as a<br />
minimum curriculum for conducting the annual inservice<br />
training program. Copies <strong>of</strong> this publication<br />
may be inspected at the <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> the agency:<br />
Criminal Justice Standards Division<br />
North Carolina Department <strong>of</strong> Justice<br />
114 West Edenton Street<br />
Old Education Building<br />
Post <strong>Office</strong> Drawer 149<br />
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602<br />
and may be obtained at cost from the Academy at the following<br />
address:<br />
North Carolina Justice Academy<br />
Post <strong>Office</strong> Drawer 99<br />
<strong>23</strong>:<strong>09</strong> NORTH CAROLINA REGISTER NOVEMBER 3, 2008<br />
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