Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Title 79 - LAW ENFORCEMENT - POLICE STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL
Chapter 11 - FIREARMS CERTIFICATION STANDARDS
Section 79-11-008 - Waivers of Annual Qualification and Extensions of Instructor Recertification
Current through March 20, 2024
008.01 Waiver of Annual Handgun Qualification: Agency administrators or the individual officer may request that the Council grant a waiver of the annual handgun qualification requirement The request for a waiver may be submitted on the agency qualification report to the Training Center or by letter to the Council. Persons may receive a waiver of the annual handgun qualification for an extreme hardship and/or when officers are on an extended leave of absence from the agency.
008.02 Extension of Recertification Qualification
An individual Firearms and/or Patrol Rifle instructor may request an extension of the three-year recertification requirement when he/she was unable to attend the Recertification Course due to active duty commitment with the armed forces, has a documented medical condition that prohibits recertification, when the agency has a demonstrated agency emergency or when the individual has an agency-approved leave of absence that prevents the instructor from attending the Recertification Course. In cases where an extension is granted, the instructor must attend the next available Recertification Course or must complete the Recertification Course or its equivalent within one year from the date of the extension. If such recertification training is not completed in that time, the individual's Firearms Instructor Certificate and/or Patrol Rifle Instructor Certificate shall become void and no other extensions shall be granted by the Council.