(1) To be eligible for the award of a certificate, each officer must be a full-time or part-time public safety officer employed by a federal, state, tribal, county, municipality, city, or town, as defined by 44-4-401, MCA, at the time the application for certification is received by the council.

(2) Public safety officers shall complete the required basic training as set by the council.

(3) Public safety officers shall attest that they subscribe to the code of ethics as prescribed in ARM 23.13.203.

(4) Prior to issuance of any certificate, the public safety officer shall have completed the designated combinations of education, training, and experience as computed by the point credit hour system established annually by the council.

(5) Training hour guidelines are as follows:

(a) no training hours for the basic courses or legal equivalency courses may be applied to any other certificate; and

(b) acceptability of training hours claimed for training received from noncriminal justice sponsored agencies shall be determined by the council, and requires notice of application for credit.

(6) Applicable experience in any public safety agency will be considered by the council when determining the minimum standards for certification.