Md. Code Regs. 12.04.06.09

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 25, December 13, 2024

Section 12.04.06.09 - Certification and Training Program - Defensive Tactics Provisional Instructor and Defensive Tactics Instructor

A. Defensive Tactics Provisional Instructor Certification. A training authority may submit an application to the Commission for certification of an individual as a Defensive Tactics Provisional Instructor if the individual has:

(1) Acquired a minimum of 2 cumulative years of criminal justice related defensive tactics skills experience during the 5-year period immediately before the date of the application; and

(2) Successfully completed a Commission-approved Defensive Tactics Instructor training program not more than 2 years before the date of the application for Defensive Tactics Provisional Instructor.

B. Defensive Tactics Instructor Certification. A training authority may submit an application to the Commission for certification of an individual as a Defensive Tactics Instructor when the individual:

(1) Is a Defensive Tactics Provisional Instructor;

(2) Has successfully completed the following:

(a) A Commission-approved Academic Instructor training program that meets the requirements under Regulation .07 of this chapter; and

(b) Except if granted a waiver under §C of this regulation, a Commission-approved Defensive Tactics Instructor training program before the date of the application for Defensive Tactics Instructor certification; and

(3) As a Defensive Tactics Provisional Instructor provided a minimum total of 12 hours of defensive tactics classroom and skills instruction under the direction of a Defensive Tactics Instructor that included a minimum of:

(a) Four hours of classroom instruction in the concepts and principles of defensive tactics;

(b) Eight hours of defensive tactics practical skills instruction; and

(c) One satisfactory evaluation for each of the following, in accordance with Regulation .06 of this chapter, performed by a Defensive Tactics Instructor certified under this chapter or COMAR 12.10.06, while the individual was providing defensive tactics:

(i) Classroom instruction; and

(ii) Skills instruction.

C. Upon application by a training authority, the Deputy Director may waive the requirement under §§A(2) and B(2)(b) of this regulation that an individual complete the Defensive Tactics Instructor training program of this regulation if the individual:

(1) Successfully completed a program that was a minimum of 35 hours in length and the equivalent of a Defensive Tactics Instructor training program that meets the requirements of §F(1)(c) of this regulation; and

(2) Provides supporting evidence, such as copies of certifications or course curriculums, to document the applicant's extensive knowledge and abilities in the skill areas specified in §F(1)(c) of this regulation.

D. A training authority may not submit the training authority's own application for a waiver of the requirement to complete the Defensive Tactics Instructor training program required under §A(2) of this regulation.

E. The Deputy Director may limit the subject matter taught in a Defensive Tactics Training program by an individual who receives certification as a Defensive Tactics Instructor based on a waiver under §C of this regulation of the Defensive Tactics Instructor training program requirement under this regulation.

F. Defensive Tactics Instructor Training Program.

(1) A Defensive Tactics Instructor training program, at a minimum, shall:

(a) Be approved by the Commission;

(b) Be a minimum of 35 hours in length; and

(c) Include the following topics:

(i) Balance, awareness, and self-control;

(ii) Impact weapons;

(iii) Weapon retention;

(iv) Disarming;

(v) Vital points of the human anatomy;

(vi) Control holds;

(vii) Take-downs;

(viii) Handcuffing and searching;

(ix) Escorting and Transporting an inmate or detainee;

(x) Use of force continuum;

(xi) Multiple adversaries; and

(xii) Ground-level defenses.

(2) Successful completion of a Defensive Tactics Instructor training program, at a minimum, requires:

(a) A minimum score of 80 percent on all written examinations; and

(b) Satisfactory demonstration of practical skill elements required in the program.

(3) The Commission may approve a:

(a) Defensive Tactics Instructor training program that meets the requirements under this regulation; or

(b) A combination of defensive tactics training program courses that:

(i) As determined by the Deputy Director, satisfactorily address the topics required under §F(1)(c) of this regulation; and

(ii) Is a minimum of 35 hours in length.

Md. Code Regs. 12.04.06.09