SECTION 390:10-1-6. Certification by reciprocity

  Any officer seeking Oklahoma Peace Officer Certification, who has been certified by a state peace officer standards and training agency as a peace officer in another state, or any officer who has been certified as a federal peace officer by a Council recognized federal law enforcement agency, may obtain certification by reciprocity, under the following conditions:

(1)   The officer must meet the minimum peace officer employment standards set forth by law, military service is generally not recognized as federal law enforcement employment.

(2)   The officer must have been employed as a full time peace officer for at least three (3) months within the two (2) year period immediately preceding the request for Oklahoma certification.

(3)   The officer must attend the legal block and training as specified by CLEET.

(4)   The officer must successfully pass a certification examination

(5)   Officers may have one retest for the certification examination. Any retest would follow the guidelines listed in OAC 390:15-1-13.

(6)   The director or the director's designee may, in the exercise of discretion, award a certificate to any person who has been duly certified under the laws of another state if, in the opinion of the director, the education, training and experience of that officer equal or exceed the qualifications required to complete satisfactorily the basic course of instruction required for Oklahoma certification. In any event, each officer must attend the legal refresher block of instruction as specified by CLEET.

[Source: Amended at 12 Ok Reg 2805, eff 7-13-95; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2547, eff 6-26-00; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2452, eff 7-11-03; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2439, eff 7-1-04; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2495, eff 7-15-08; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2558, eff 7-11-09; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1830, eff 7-13-13; Amended at 31 Ok Reg 1955, eff 9-15-14]