Rule 1 – Definitions
Revised December 7, 2007, Effective March 1, 2008

As used in these rules:

(a)	“Academy director” means that person responsible for the administration and operation of a P.O.S.T. approved academy.

(b)	“Applicant” means any person formally seeking approval by the Board.

(c)	“Appointed” means sworn in and serving as a peace officer or reserve peace officer.

(d)	“Approved” means formally accepted or authorized by the Board.

(e)	“A.C.T.” means Arrest Control Tactics, one of the skills training programs required for the basic and reserve training academies.

(f)	“Assistant Skills Instructor” means an individual who has successfully completed a relevant, approved skills training program and who may instruct the corresponding skills training program in arrest control, law enforcement driving or firearms under the direction, and  in the presence of a full skills instructor, and assist in evaluating and coaching trainees at a basic or reserve training academy.

(g)	“Board” means the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board.

(h)	“Bodily injury” means physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical or mental condition.  § 18-1-901(3)(c), C.R.S.

(i)	“Certification examination” means the written test required under § 24-31-305(1)(a)(III), C.R.S. 

(j)	“Certified peace officer” means any person who has successfully attained P.O.S.T. Certification as described in § 24-31-305 and 24-31-308, C.R.S. 

(k)	“Conditional peace officer authority” means a signed instrument issued by the P.O.S.T. Board that allows a graduate of a P.O.S.T. approved basic peace officer training program to serve as a fully authorized peace officer as described in § 24-31-301(3.5), C.R.S. 

(l)	“Conviction” means an adjudication of guilt following either a verdict of guilty by the court or jury, or a plea of guilty, or a plea of nolo contendere.  Conviction includes deferred judgments and deferred sentences.  

(m)	“Course” means a formal unit of instruction relating to a particular subject.

(n)	“C.R.S.” means Colorado Revised Statutes, codified laws of the State of Colorado.

(o)	“Dimlight” means from one-half hour after local sunset to one-half hour before 	local sunrise.  For indoor ranges, artificial light must be reduced to the lowest 	level which still allows for target identification and threat assessment without 	additional illumination from a flashlight.

(p)	“Director” means the director of the P.O.S.T. Board staff.

(q)	“Enroll” means that a person has applied to and been accepted for admission into an academy and is physically present at the academy to receive instruction.

(r)	“Enrollment date” means the first day of instruction at an approved basic or reserve training academy, and shall be synonymous with the first day of instruction as reflected on the approved academy schedule.

(s)	“Fingerprint-based criminal history record check” means submittal of a P.O.S.T. fingerprint card to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for criminal history check in CCIC and NCIC, as required in § 24-31-304(3), C.R.S. 

(t)	“Full skills instructor” means an individual who has successfully completed the minimum qualifications required by these Rules and who may develop, implement and evaluate a skills training program at a basic or reserve training academy.

(u)	“Lateral training academy” means an agency-specific approved academy that instructs academic courses determined by the agency and all hours of the P.O.S.T. skills training programs in arrest control, law enforcement driving and firearms.

(v)	“Lead skills instructor” means a full skills instructor at a basic or reserve training academy who may be designated by the academy director to oversee or coordinate the administration of a specific skills program for a particular academy class.   

(w)	“Lesson plan” means a document that specifically describes the material presented during a course of instruction.

(x)	“Moving training” means training where the academy students are involved in movement with a loaded weapon.  It is recognized that during square range drills, academy students may move 1-2 steps laterally or forward/backward.  The 1:1 ratio is not required for this drill.  For all other drills/exercises involving movement a 1:1 ratio is required. 

(y)	“Operable firearm” means a firearm that is capable of discharging a projectile (bullet) if loaded. 

(z) 	“Police patrol vehicle” means any vehicle, engineered for pursuit and high speed driving, as identified and tested within the Michigan State Patrol Police Vehicle Testing Program, and/or used and recognized by Colorado law enforcement agencies.

(aa)	“Peace officer” means any person recognized in § 16-2.5-101, C.R.S. 
(bb)	“P.O.S.T. certified” means any person possessing a valid, numbered certificate 	issued by the Board authorizing such person to serve as a peace officer or reserve 	peace officer.

(cc)	“P.O.S.T. fingerprint card” means a U.S. GPO: 2001 483-800/2-02321 FD-258 (Rev. 5-11-99) Applicant fingerprint card.  The P.O.S.T. fingerprint card is stamped with the P.O.S.T. logo and address in the employer and address block, and stamped with “Law Enforcement Licensing (Must be submitted by a Law Enforcement Agency) § 24-31-303(1)(F), C.R.S.”.

(dd)	“P.O.S.T. Identification Number (PID) ” means a number assigned and unique to each active peace officer’s certification file.  All inquiries and correspondence to P.O.S.T. should contain this PID number.

(ee)	“P.O.S.T. ID Card” means an identification card with a unique identification number issued by the P.O.S.T. Board to all active peace officers who are certified by P.O.S.T. under Article 16, Section 2.5 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.  The P.O.S.T. ID Card contains personal information related to the officer’s P.O.S.T. certification file and history.

(ff)	“Program director” means that person responsible for the administration and operation of a P.O.S.T. approved training program.

(gg)	“Provisional certification” means a signed instrument issued by the P.O.S.T. Board that grants interim certification for qualified out-of-state peace officers seeking Colorado certification that enables the provisional applicant to obtain appointment as a peace officer in Colorado while fulfilling the requirements for basic certification.

(hh)	“Recognized disciplines for arrest control training” mean those defensive tactics 	systems that have been reviewed and approved by the Board in consultation with the 	Arrest Control 	Subject Matter Expert Committee.  Such systems may include, but 	are not limited to, Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) system, Koga system and 	Pressure Point Control Tactics (P.P.C.T.) system. 

(ii)	“Refresher academy” means an approved training program that consists of a 	minimum of 88 hours of instruction and includes academics or a P.O.S.T. Board 	approved web based distance learning program, law enforcement driving and 	firearms. 

(jj)	“Relevant approved skills instructor training program” means a basic, not advanced, instructor training program that contains a minimum of forty (40) hours of instruction and with instructional content that meets or exceeds the content of the respective instructor training programs for arrest control, law enforcement driving, or firearms, and that has been formally accepted or authorized by the Board. 

(kk)	“Renewal applicant” means an applicant whose Colorado peace officer certificate 	has expired per § 24-31-305(1.7)(b), C.R.S., and who has applied to renew his/her 	Colorado peace officer certificate in accordance with § 24-31-305(1.7)(c), C.R.S. 	and P.O.S.T. Rule 13.

(ll)	“Reserve peace officer” means any person described in § 16-2.5-110, C.R.S., and includes any person authorized to carry a firearm, conduct arrests, or enforce the laws of the state of Colorado pursuant to § 16-2.5-110, C.R.S., but does not include any person appointed by a sheriff limited to particular acts pursuant to § 30-10-506 and 510, C.R.S.

(mm)	”Serious bodily injury” means bodily injury which, either at the time of the actual injury or at a later time, involves a substantial risk of death, a substantial risk of serious permanent disfigurement, a substantial risk of protracted loss or impairment of the function of any part or organ of the body, or breaks, fractures, or burns of the second or third degree. § 18-1-901(3)(p), C.R.S.

(nn)	“Skills examination” means the approved practical test of an applicant's proficiency in arrest control, law enforcement driving, or firearms.

(oo)	“Skills-only training academy” means an approved academy instructing arrest control, law enforcement driving, and firearms, which meets the skills requirements under the P.O.S.T. basic curriculum and these Rules.

(pp)	“Skills training” means the required approved arrest control, law enforcement driving, and firearms courses.

(qq)	“State” means any State in the United States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or possession of the United States.

(rr)	“Subject Matter Expert (S.M.E.)” means an individual formally recognized by the Board for his or her extensive knowledge, expertise and/or experience in one of the skills areas or in academics.

(ss)	“Successful completion” means a score of seventy (70) percent or greater, or a grade of “C” or better, or a rating of pass, if offered as pass/fail.

(tt)	“Training academy” means a P.O.S.T. approved school, agency or other entity that provides P.O.S.T. approved training programs.

(uu)	“Training program” means a P.O.S.T. approved course of instruction required by statute, or Rule, or for peace officer certification and other peace officer training programs as otherwise recognized and approved by the Board.