12 NCAC 09B .0114. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LOCAL CONFINEMENT PERSONNEL

In addition to the requirements for criminal justice officers contained in Rule .0101 of this Section, every officer, supervisor or administrator employed by a local confinement facility in North Carolina shall:

(1)           not have committed or been convicted of:

(a)           a felony; or

(b)           a crime for which the punishment could have been imprisonment for more than two years; or

(c)           a crime or unlawful act defined as a "Class B misdemeanor" within the five year period prior to the date of application for employment; or

(d)           four or more crimes or unlawful acts defined as "Class B misdemeanors" regardless of the date of conviction; or

(e)           four or more crimes or unlawful acts defined as "Class A misdemeanors" except the applicant may be employed if the last conviction occurred more than two years prior to the date of application for employment;

(2)           be a high school graduate or have passed the General Educational Development Test indicating high school equivalency.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 17C‑2; 17C‑6; 17C‑10;

Eff. June 1, 1986;

Amended Eff. December 1, 1987.

Note

Note:      Although not presently required by these Rules, the Commission recommends that, on the date of employment or within 24 months thereafter, every candidate for employment as an officer, supervisor or administrator have completed no less than six semester units or nine quarter units of educational credit at an accredited institution of higher education.