Delaware Administrative Code
Title 1 - Authorities, Boards and Commissions
800 - Delaware Council on Police Training
803 - COPT Firearms Instructors Standards and Requirements
Section 803-3.0 - COPT Firearms Instructor Certification Requirements
Universal Citation: 1 DE Admin Code 803-3.0
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
3.1 No firearms instructor shall be utilized by any law enforcement agency for purposes of certifying firearms instructors unless the certifying instructor has been approved by the Council on Police Training.
3.2 All sworn law enforcement officers seeking Firearms Instructor Certification must submit proof of the following to the COPT Administrator :
3.2.1 Successful completion of a COPT
Certified Instructor Course.
3.2.2
Minimum of three years' experience as a sworn law enforcement officer. This
requirement may be waived for those who are deemed suited to instruct based
upon special knowledge, education, or experience.
3.2.3 Successful completion of an approved
COPT Firearms Instructor Course, taught by a COPT Master Firearms Instructor,
or other firearms instructor courses if recommended for approval by the COPT
Firearms Instructor Subcommittee and subsequently approved by Council taken
within 3 years of the date of application and successful completion of a
Delaware firearms instructor refresher course.
3.2.5 A signed letter of endorsement from the
Chief of Police of their respective law enforcement agency.
3.3 A firearms instructor is not required to be an armorer and being an armorer does not qualify you to be a firearms instructor.
Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Delaware may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.
