Course of study in the criminal justice system

Within five (5) years prior to the date of his application, an applicant for a bail enforcement agent license shall have successfully completed a course in the criminal justice system consisting of not less than twenty (20) hours of study approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety. In determining whether he shall approve a course in the criminal justice system, the commissioner shall take into consideration the topics, if any, of the course and their relationship to the business of a bail enforcement agent. A course of study of not less than twenty (20) hours approved by the commissioner in one or a combination of any of the following, or their equivalent, shall meet the requirement: (1) Use of force to make an arrest or to prevent escape; (2) Laws of arrest; (3) Criminal procedure and laws concerning searches and seizures; or (4) Constitutional law or the criminal justice system.