12 NCAC 09B .0414          COMPREHENSIVE STATE EXAM – SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTOR TRAINING

(a)  The Commission shall administer a comprehensive State examination within 60 days of the completed required course work for the following courses:

(1)           Specialized Firearms Instructor Training;

(2)           Specialized Driver Instructor Training;

(3)           Specialized Compliance and Control Tactics Instructor Training;

(4)           Specialized Physical Fitness Instructor Training;

(5)           Specialized Explosives and Hazardous Materials Emergencies Instructor Training;

(6)           RADAR Instructor Training;

(7)           LIDAR Instructor Training;

(8)           Re-Certification Training for RADAR Instructors; and

(9)           Re-Certification Training for LIDAR Instructors.

(b)  The examination shall be an objective test covering the topic areas contained in the approved course curriculum.

(c)  A trainee shall achieve a passing score on the comprehensive State examination if he or she achieves 80 percent correct answers.

(d)  A trainee who has achieved a minimum score of 70 percent but below the passing score of 80 percent on the comprehensive State examination is eligible for a re-examination of the comprehensive state examination.

(e)  Trainees enrolled in a RADAR or LIDAR Instructor Re-Certification Course must achieve a minimum score of 80 percent on the comprehensive State examination. Those who do not meet this requirement are ineligible for a retest and must instead re-enroll and complete the next available Speed Measuring Instrument Operator and Instructor courses corresponding to the certification they are seeking.

(f)  A trainee who fails to achieve a minimum score of 70 percent on the Commission's comprehensive State examination shall enroll and complete a subsequent offering of the specialized instructor training course before further examination may be permitted.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 17C-6; 17C-10;

Eff. February 1, 1987;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2015; June 1, 2013; May 1, 2004; August 1, 2000; April 1, 1999; July 1, 1989;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2025;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2026.