Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 23 - JUSTICE
Chapter 23.13 - PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING (POST)
Subchapter 23.13.8 - Appointment and Employment Standards
Rule 23.13.807 - REQUIREMENTS FOR SWAT PRIMARY COURSE CREDIT
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 23.13.807
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) To receive POST approval for a SWAT primary course, a course must meet the following requirements:
(a) the course must be a minimum
of 40 hours in length and be approved pursuant to ARM 23.13.301 and 23.13.304 and must contain a minimum of the following:
(i) team communication, team
make-up;
(ii) confrontation
management to include preplanning, immediate action, planning, execution, post
execution;
(iii) weapons,
munitions, and equipment to include safe weapon manipulation, close quarter
defense, crisis negotiations, intelligence gathering/ground reconnaissance,
preplanning tactics, walk through, breaching techniques;
(iv) team movement and interior tactics to
include approach, position, entry, search, static, dynamic, halls,
stairs;
(v) open air/mobile
assault, downed officer citizen rescue, chemical agents/diversionary
device/less lethal, practical exercises, and legal
issues.
(2) The director or the director's designee will review applications and approve or reject POST credit pursuant to these rules, unless the director determines, as a matter of discretion, that the council's review is necessary due to extenuating circumstances.
(3) Upon approval by the director or the director's designee, the course will be reflected on the attending officers' POST training transcripts unless the council takes further action.
AUTH: 2-15-2029, MCA; IMP: 44-4-403, MCA
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