SECTION .1000 ‑ PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FOR SHERIFFS AND DEPUTY SHERIFFS

12 NCAC 10B .1001          PURPOSE

In order to recognize the level of competence of sheriffs and deputy sheriffs serving the sheriffs' offices of North Carolina, to foster increased interest in college education and professional law enforcement training programs and to attract highly qualified individuals into a law enforcement career, the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission establishes the Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs' Professional Certificate Program. This program is a method by which dedicated sheriffs and deputy sheriffs may receive local, state‑wide and nation‑wide recognition for education, professional training and on‑the‑job experience.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 17E‑4;

Eff. January 1, 1989;

Amended Eff. February 1, 1998; January 1, 1992;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 6, 2018.