Once an officer resigns or retires, how long is it before his or her certification lapses?
A28. 30 days. After that, the Council determines eligibility for recertification. Generally if no more than 2 years has elapsed (part-time) or 3 years (full-time) and there is nothing in the officers background to prevent it, that officer can be recertified without additional training. After that, the officer has a certain number of points deducted on a matrix until after about 5-7 years, he or she must attend the entire Academy over again. If the officer has been out for a lesser amount of time, they will take the New Hampshire Law Package the same as an officer coming from out-of-state, plus any skills courses that the Council deems should be refreshed and any new topics that have been added to the academy curriculum.
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