Rule 13 – Renewal of Basic Certification 
Effective July 1, 2017

The Board is authorized to renew a basic certificate for any applicant who:

(a)		Has not served as a peace officer or reserve peace officer within the previous 	three (3) years; and

(b)		Possesses and submits a copy of their current first aid and 
	cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification, or equivalents; and

(c)		Truthfully completes and submits the POST Form 4 – Application for 	Renewal of Basic Certification; and

(I)	If an applicant has worked in another state as a certified peace officer after being certified in Colorado, they must truthfully complete and submit the POST Form 3 – Application for Provisional Certification, and a notarized copy of the Release of Information Form; and

(d)		Successfully completes the fingerprint-based criminal history record check 	required under Rule 14; and

(e)		Passes the certification examination pursuant to Rule 15; and

(f)		Satisfies any combination of the following skills proficiency 	requirements:

(I)	Successfully completes skills training at a POST approved basic peace officer training academy; 

(II)	Successfully completes a POST approved refresher academy, including the arrest control, law enforcement driving, and firearms skills training;

(III)	Passes a skills examination pursuant to Rule 16 in each of the three (3) skills disciplines at a POST test-out site, or passes all portions of the three (3) skills examinations at a regional test-out site, as documented by an approved skills instructor.  Approved skills instructors include:  sme committee members or POST approved designees who are not a member of the applicant’s employing agency; or

(IV)	Passes only some portions of the examinations referred to in (III) and the applicant elects to complete prescribed remedial training with respect to those portions not passed and successfully passes the skills test-out examination following the remedial training.

(g)	The POST-approved skills instructor must submit the completed POST Skills Testing Grade Sheet to POST.

(h)	Individuals renewing their certification must complete physical and psychological examinations pursuant to § 24-31-303(5), C.R.S. prior to becoming employed. 

(i)	Upon renewal of a Colorado basic peace officer certification and appointment to an agency the individual must comply with training requirements outlined in C.R.S. §24-31-315 within six (6) months.

(I)	Complete 2 hours of training in each of the following areas: anti-bias, community policing, situational de-escalation, and proper holds and restraints.