Training

PURPOSE: This rule requires candidates for licensing to attend training classes. Applicants who have been approved for licensing by the board of police commissioners are required to attend and complete a program of basic training. (1) Exemptions. Full-time state-certified police officers and retired St. Louis City police officers shall be exempt from basic classroom training requirements, but must still complete firearms training requirements. All other applicants shall be required to complete basic classroom training and firearms training. (2) Length and Content. The training period consists of four (4) hours. Classroom activities consist of selected security subjects and departmental regulations. (3) Absences. Candidates for licensing who remain away unexcused from any class sessions may be disqualified or required to arrange attendance at a future class. (4) Final Test. Each applicant must take a written test on the subject matter presented in class and must attain a passing score of at least seventy percent (70%). (A) Applicants who fail to achieve a seventy percent (70%) score will be allowed to take one (1) make-up test. (B) The applicant will be supplied with all training materials and allowed to take the basic class in thirty (30) days at his/her expense. Upon successful completion of the subsequent training and test, the applicant will be issued a license. (C) A second failure will cause the applicant to be ineligible for licensing. (5) Firearms Qualification. On the firing range an applicant must display the ability to safely and properly handle his/her firearm and must achieve a score at or above the standard established by the board of police commissioners. (A) An applicant who displays an inability to handle a firearm safely and properly will be disqualified from carrying a firearm. (B) An applicant who does not attain the minimum score on the firing range will not be issued an armed license. (6) Unarmed Courier License. An applicant who does not wish to have an armed license or who cannot attain the minimum required score on the firing range may be issued a restricted license allowing him/her to work as an unarmed licensed courier. (7) Training Fee. A nonrefundable training fee established by the board of police commissioners must be paid before an applicant is enrolled in a training session. (8) Oath or Affirmation. Prior to issuance of his/her license, the applicant must swear or affirm the following: I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM that I am a citizen of the United States, or a legal resident alien, that I will faithfully support the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution and Laws of the State of Missouri, and the Charter and City Ordinances of the City of St. Louis; that I have never been convicted of a felony; that I have no physical or mental disability or habit that disqualifies me from performing the duties of a courier; that I will wear such dress, badge/ID card or emblem as the Board of Police Commissioners from time-to-time may designate; that I will, to the best of my skill and ability, diligently and faithfully, without partiality or prejudice, discharge my duties according to the Constitution and Laws of the State of Missouri and Charter and Ordinances of the City of St. Louis; that I will strictly obey all lawful orders and regulations of the Board of Police Commissioners of the City of St. Louis, the Chief of Police, or any officer placed by them over me; that I will not cease to perform my duties until my resignation is accepted by the Board of Police Commissioners; that I will not become a member of, or affiliate myself with, any organization of any kind or character whatsoever, membership in which will or may impose upon me obligations inconsistent with the full performance of my duties as a Courier, or inconsistent with the oath herein taken to carry out the orders of the Board of Police Commissioners and to comply with its lawful orders, rules, and regulations, or which will or may, in any degree interfere with the performance of my duties as a licensed Courier. AUTHORITY: section 84.340, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed April 8, 1988, effective July 11, 1988. Amended: Filed April 28, 2010, effective Oct. 30, 2010. Amended: Filed April 23, 2012, effective Oct. 30, 2012. *Original authority: 84.340, RSMo 1939.