12 NCAC 09G .0303         PROBATIONARY CERTIFICATION

(a)  A prospective employee may commence service as a correctional officer or probation/parole officer at the time of employment with the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction.

(b)  Within 90 calendar days of appointment to a position for which the Commission requires certification, the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction shall submit a completed Application for Certification Corrections Officer (Form F-5A), pursuant to 12 NCAC 09I .0109, to the Standards Division.

(c)  The Commission shall certify as a probationary officer a person meeting the standards for certification when the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction submits a completed Application for Certification Corrections Officer (Form F-5A) to the Standards Division.

(d)  The Standards Division shall issue the officer's Probationary Certification to the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction.

(e)  The officer's Probationary Certification shall remain valid for 12 months 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)  Officers with Probationary Certification shall be eligible to request an extension of up to six months to complete the required training, pursuant to 12 NCAC 09G .0411 and .0412, upon showing of just cause. For the purposes of this Rule, "just cause" includes an accident, illness, injury, emergency, or course cancellation that precluded the officer from fulfilling the training requirements. The request shall consist of a completed Form F-15, Request for Training Extension, pursuant to 12 NCAC 09I .0108, and shall be received at least five business days prior to the officer's scheduled Probationary Certification expiration.

(g)  Pursuant to 12 NCAC 09G .0201, the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction shall maintain documentation of Probationary Certification in the officer's personnel records.

(h)  Officers with Probationary Certification who have completed the required basic training and who, through promotional opportunities or non-disciplinary transfer, move into non-certified positions within the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, may have their Probationary Certification reinstated without re-completion of the basic training requirements of 12 NCAC 09G .0410, .0411, or .0412, and shall complete a verification of employment standards of 12 NCAC 09G 0208 and .0209 (except 12 NCAC 09G .0208(5) and .0209(5)) on Form F-5C(DAC), pursuant to 12 NCAC 09I .0109, when returning to a position requiring certification if they have maintained employment within the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. Upon reinstatement of their Probationary Certification, the officer must complete the remainder of their 12-month probationary period prior to being eligible for General Certification.

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;

Amended Eff. May 1, 2025;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2026.