12 NCAC 09G .0304         GENERAL CERTIFICATION

(a)  The Commission shall grant a correctional officer or probation/parole officer General Certification when an officer has completed the training requirements of 12 NCAC 09G .0410, .0411, .0412, within the officer's probationary period and the officer has met all requirements for General Certification as specified in Rules .0203, .0204, .0205, and .0303 of this Subchapter.

(b)  General Certification is continuous from the date of issuance, so long as the certified officer remains employed as a correctional officer or probation/parole officer with the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, and the certification has not been suspended or revoked pursuant to Rule .0503 of this Subchapter.

(c)  Certified correctional officers and probation/parole officers who, through promotional opportunities, or non-disciplinary transfer, move into non-certified positions within the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, may have their 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 (except 12 NCAC 09G .0208(5)) and .0209 (except 12 NCAC 09G .0209(5)) on Form F-5C (DAC), Report of Reappointment/Reinstatement of Certification, 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.

(d)  Documentation of General Certification shall be maintained with the correctional or probation/parole officer's personnel records with the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction and the Commission.

(e)  Upon transfer of a certified officer from one type of certified corrections officer position to another, the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction shall submit a Form F-D (DAC), Notice of Certification Transfer, pursuant to 12 NCAC 09I .0109, to the Standards Division.

(1)           Upon receipt of the Notice of Certification Transfer, the Standards Division shall cancel the officer's current General Certification, and upon receipt of documentary evidence that the officer has met the requisite standards for the specified type of corrections officer certification, the Commission shall issue Probationary Certification reflecting the officer's new corrections position.

(2)           The Commission shall grant an officer General Certification as the new type of corrections officer when an officer has completed the training requirements of 12 NCAC 09G .0410, .0411, or .0412, within the officer's probationary period and the officer has met all other requirements for General Certification.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 17C-2; 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. November 1, 2024; May 1, 2023;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2026.