Persons Required To Be Certified

(1) All persons, who are employed as full-time law enforcement officers on or after July 1, 1982, shall comply with and maintain the pre-employment standards and meet the Basic Law Enforcement Training requirements before being certified as law enforcement officers. (2) All presently uncertified persons who were employed as law enforcement officer(s) prior to July 1, 1982, are exempt from the pre-employment and basic training requirements; however, they cannot be certified unless they meet the pre-employment and basic training requirements. (3) Part-time law enforcement officers, as defined in Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1110-01-.01, shall comply with and maintain pre-employment standards as well as meet the basic training requirements outlined in Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1110-08 before being employed or utilized as law enforcement officers.