12 NCAC 09G .0303         PROBATIONARY CERTIFICATION

(a)  A prospective employee may commence active service as a correctional officer or probation/parole officer at the time of employment.

(b)  Within 90 days of appointment to a position for which the Commission requires certification, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice shall submit a completed Report of Appointment/Application for Certification to the Standards Division. The Report of Appointment/Application for Certification includes information regarding the appointee's personal identification, education, military service record, and any criminal convictions.

(c)  The Commission shall certify as a probationary officer a person meeting the standards for certification when the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice submits a completed Report of Appointment/Application for Certification to the Standards Division.

(d)  The Standards Division shall issue the officer's Probationary Certification to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice.

(e)  The officer's Probationary Certification shall remain valid for one year from the date the certification is issued by the Standards Division unless sooner suspended or revoked pursuant to Rule .0503 of this Subchapter or the officer has attained General Certification.

(f)  Documentation of Probationary Certification shall be maintained with the officer's personnel records with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice and the Commission.

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

Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2001;

Eff. August 1, 2002;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2015; August 1, 2004;

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