SECTION .1700 – TRAINING AND SUPERVISION FOR DIGITAL FORENSICS EXAMINER (D.F.E.) ASSOCIATES

14b NCAC 16 .1701          DEFINITIONS

In addition to the definitions set forth in G.S. 74C, the following definitions shall apply to this Section:

(1)           "Digital Forensics Examiner Associate" means an individual training to become a digital forensics examiner licensee. A Digital Forensics Examiner Associate may also be referred to as a "trainee" in these Rules. A Digital Forensics Examiner Associate must complete three training levels as set out in this Section.

(2)           "One-on-one Supervision" means person-to-person contact whereby the licensee is personally and directly supervising or training the Associate. The training licensee must be the sponsoring digital forensics examiner licensee. The Digital Forensics Examiner Associate may not subcontract his or her employment to another licensee. However, the sponsoring digital forensics examiner licensee may subcontract the Digital Forensics Examiner Associate if the sponsor obtains prior written approval from the Board's Director by showing that the Digital Forensics Examiner Associate will receive an educational benefit from the subcontract employment and the Associate will receive one-on-one supervision from another licensee.

(3)           "Training Checklist" means the documents that shall state all areas of training and work that the Associate has performed. The sponsor is responsible for maintaining the training checklist and providing a copy of the checklist to the Associate. The Training Checklist must reflect the date the Associate advances from one level to another. The training checklist must be signed by the Associate and the sponsor at the end of each reporting period. In the event the Associate transfers employment to another licensee, the Associate must provide the new sponsor with the training checklist and the new sponsor will then be responsible for the maintenance of the checklist. The Training Checklist must be updated on a quarterly basis for Level One Associates and on a yearly basis for Level Two and Level Three Associates. The training checklist must be maintained pursuant to Rule .0108 of this Chapter. When an Associate completes Level Three, the Training Checklist must be made a part of the Associate's application for a digital forensics examiner license. The Board shall have immediate access to the training checklist upon request.

(4)           "Associate Log" means the documents maintained by the Associate which shall list each case the Associate has worked, the number of hours spent on the case, and the type of work performed.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 74C-2(c); 74C-5(2);

Temporary Adoption Eff. April 28, 2023;

Eff. November 1, 2023.