Minimum Safety and Quality Standards for the Use of Electronic Control Weapons by Authorized Law

Enforcement Officers (1) In order to use an electronic control weapon in the performance of their official duties, an authorized officer must: (a) Be currently certified by the POST Commission; (b) Be employed as an authorized officer by an authorized law enforcement agency; (c) Have reviewed the authorized agency's use of force and electronic control weapons policies and acknowledged such in writing; (d) Have successfully completed a defensive tactics training course approved by the MPTC or approved by the Colonel of the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) including, but not limited to, the MPTC or the MSP basic recruit training that incorporates defensive tactics in the curriculum; and (e) Be authorized by the officer's authorized agency to carry a firearm in the performance of the officer's official duties and have successfully completed both use of force training and firearms training as approved by the MPTC or the Colonel of the MSP. Except for training purposes, an authorized officer shall not use or carry an electronic control weapon in the performance of their official duties until successfully completing an approved MPTC training program or a training program approved by the Colonel of the MSP pursuant to 550 CMR 6.04(5) for the use of electronic control weapons. (3) If not carried or under the control of the owner or other lawfully authorized user, electronic control weapons shall be secured in a locked container in accordance with M.G.L. c. 140, § 131L.