OAR 259-008-0067: Lapse and Expiration of Public Safety Professional Certifications

(1) Law enforcement officer certifications lapse after a law enforcement officer has been separated from their certifiable position for a consecutive period greater than three months. (2) Telecommunicator and emergency medical dispatcher (EMD) certifications lapse after a telecommunicator or EMD has been separated from their certifiable position for a consecutive period greater than 12 months. (3) Public safety professional certifications do not lapse when the public safety professional is on leave from their employing agency. (4) Public safety professional certifications expire after a public safety professional has been separated from their certifiable position for a consecutive period greater than five years, except when the Department has opened a professional standards case. The Department will stay the expiration of a public safety professional’s certifications when the expiration would occur while the public safety professional is under review for a moral fitness violation as defined in OAR 259-008-0300. (5) In order for the Department to reactivate a lapsed certification or issue a new certification following the expiration of public safety certifications, the public safety professional must meet the discipline specific minimum employment, training and certification requirements outlined in OAR chapter 259 division 008 and reapply for certification as required by OAR 259-008-0060.