Rules of Georgia Peace Officer Standards And Training Council

CHAPTER 464-11 CERTIFICATION OF CHAPLAINS

464-11-.01 Persons Who May Be Certified. Amended. Any person commencing any employment or service on any terms as a chaplain with a law enforcement unit may comply with the certification provisions of this Chapter.

464-11-.02 Application for Certification. Amended. Every person requesting certification as a chaplain shall make application on forms furnished by the Council, and in connection therewith shall, under oath, answer all questions, supply all information, and furnish all certificates, affidavits and other supporting data as required. Any untrue, misleading or omitted statements contained in any such application shall be cause for denial, and if any certificate has been granted, it shall be cause for the revocation of same. The written application for certification shall be a permanent record which the chaplain must maintain current as required by 464-11-.05 of these Rules. The application for certification shall be valid for only eighteen (18) months from date of application. Should such application not be certified within such period, applicant will be required to make new application and in connection therewith answer all questions, supply all information, and furnish all certificates, affidavits, and other supporting data as required.

464-11-.03 Qualifications for Certification. Amended. A candidate for certification as a chaplain shall:

(a) be a regularly ordained member of the clergy of his/her or her own religious denomination for at least one (1) year;

(b) be endorsed by, and remain in good standing with his or her own religious denomination for chaplaincy;

(c) be engaged in the active ministry as a principal vocation in life for a minimum of two (2) years;

(d) possess good moral character, and;

(e) have been found after examination by a licenced physician or surgeon, to be free from any physical, emotional, or mental conditions which might adversely effect his/her exercising the duties of a chaplain.

464-11-.04 Qualification for Certification: Training Requirements. Amended. Any candidate seeking certification under these Rules, who has fully conformed to the requirements of 464-11-.03 above shall, within eighteen (18) months of this application for certification being submitted to POST, satisfactorily complete the basic course as established in accordance with these Rules. No candidate shall be certified under these Rules unless and until the school director, of the school where said candidate satisfactorily completed the basic course, shall attest that the candidate has met the training requirements set forth in this Chapter.

464-11-.05 Application to be Permanent Record: Responsibility to Keep Current. All certification applications under these regulations shall be a permanent record. It is expressly made the responsibility of the certified chaplain to keep such application current. Should any change occur during subsequent years after certification that would require a different answer to any questions contained in the application, or any supporting document which is made a part of the application, such change must be reported as an amendment to the application within thirty (30) days of the date of the occurrence of such change.

464-11-.06 Notification of Disciplinary Action. Any certified chaplain who has any disciplinary action taken against him by any agency, organ, or department of this State, a subdivision, or municipality thereof, or federal, shall notify the Council within fifteen (15) days of such action. Every certified chaplain acting in accordance with this Rule shall report to the Council within the prescribed time of such action, the disposition of any charges or the time and place where such charges will be heard. Disciplinary action as used herein means any action taken by any municipal, county, State, or federal agency against a certified chaplain, including but not limited to:

(a) arrest by local, state, or federal authorities;

(b) suspensions of thirty (30) days or longer, or termination by employing law enforcement unit;

(c) indictments or presentments in any local, state or federal courts;

(d) conviction, penalty or any plea in any local, state or federal court;

(e) traffic citations need not be reported to the Council.

464-11-.07 Notification Required by Law Enforcement Unit. Law Enforcement Units suspending, for thirty (30) days or longer, or discharging certified chaplains for disciplinary reasons shall so inform the Council in writing within ten (10) days of such action.

464-11-.08 Denial of Certification. The Council shall deny certification to any candidate required to comply with the certification provisions of this Chapter who fails to do so. The Council may, in its discretion, deny certification to any applicant supplying false information or acquiescing in false information being supplied to the Council regarding eligibility for certification even though said candidate has substantially or in fact complied with this Chapter. The Council may deny certification to a candidate for any reason that a certificate may be revoked or suspended under Rule 464-11-.09.

464-11-.09 Suspension or Revocation of Certification. The Council may suspend or revoke the certification of any Chaplain who shall, subsequent to certification under these Rules, be in violation of O.C.G.A. Chapter 35-8-7-1.

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