New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Pol - Police Standards & Training Council
Chapter Pol 300 - APPLICATION AND QUALIFICATION
Part Pol 302 - QUALIFICATIONS
Section Pol 302.12 - Attendance by Non-Police Personnel

(a) The director shall whenever he or she determines it is in the public interest permit persons who are not police, corrections or probation/parole officers as defined by RSA 188-F:23 and these rules to attend council-sponsored programs upon payment of a fee of $15 per instructional hour;

(b) For the purpose of this rule, "in the public interest" means there are extra seats available in the class and the morale of the class, pace of instruction, and confidentiality of police tactics will not be compromised by allowing the applicant to attend;

(c) The director shall waive fees and other charges for employees of another state agency or unit of government upon determining that the occupation or work assignment of the employee involves frequent contact with law enforcement agencies or an investigative or law enforcement function, and that the public interest will be served by the person's attendance at the training program;

(d) The director shall waive fees or charges for out-of-state police or corrections officers or federal employees where it appears that the council or its programs would benefit by their attendance at a particular training program;

(e) The director shall restrict attendance to certain courses, such as high-risk patrol, defensive tactics, breath test operator, and firearms classes, to persons who are police officers as defined in RSA 188-F:23, unless the director or council determines such attendance is "in the public interest" as defined in (b) above;

(f) The director shall, unless he or she deems it inappropriate due to the nature of the course, require persons who are not police, state corrections or probation/parole officers who apply to attend such classes to sign a release for disclosure of their criminal records; and

(g) The potential student shall be required to defray the cost of securing copies of criminal and motor vehicle records from every jurisdiction where the applicant has resided, and from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Any person whose background would disqualify him/her from appointment as a police, corrections or probation/parole officer under Pol 301.05 shall be denied admittance to such courses.