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 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 (F-5A) to the Standards Division. The Application for Certification Corrections Officer (F-5A) shall include the:

(1)           applicant's name, social security number, date of birth, driver's license number, and email;

(2)           position being applied for;

(3)           criminal offense record;

(4)           past disciplinary actions;

(5)           military service record;

(6)           education information; and

(7)           signature of agency head or authorized representative.

(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 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)  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.

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.