Policy

Policy 1. The Board reserves the right to cancel and recall any certificate when: A. The certificate was issued by administrative error; B. The certificate was obtained through misrepresentation or fraud; C. The holder has been convicted, pled guilty, pled nolo contendere, fined, ordered into probation or pre-trial diversion in relation to a crime involving moral turpitude; D. The holder has been convicted, pled guilty, pled nolo contendere, fined, ordered into probation or pre-trial diversion in relation to a felony; or E. Or other due cause as determined by the Board. 1. The Board has established standards and qualifications by rule and regulation for the employment of detention officers as they relate to the competence and reliability of persons to discharge the responsibilities of that position of public trust. These standards address minimum age, education, training, citizenship, good moral character, and experience. 2. Any condition, conduct or action that would breach the established minimum standards or would greatly diminish the public trust in the competence and reliability of a detention officer would be actionable as due cause for recall or cancellation of a certificate. F. Staff may take administrative action to suspend, recall, cancel or revoke a professional certificate for any of the purposes stated above. Upon taking administrative action, the certificate holder will be notified by the staff of such action and informed of his/her right to a hearing before the Board.