Rule 1 –Definitions
Effective January 31, 2016
As used in these rules:
(a)		"Academy director" means that person responsible for the administration and 	operation of a POST-approved academy.
(b)		"Applicant" means any person formally seeking approval by the Board.
(c)		"Appointed" means sworn in and serving as a peace officer or reserve peace 	officer.
(d)		"Approved" means formally accepted or authorized by the Board.
(e)		"ACT" means Arrest Control Tactics, one of the skills training programs 	required for the basic and reserve training academies.
(f)		"Assistant skills instructor" means an individual who has successfully 	completed a relevant approved skills instructor training program and who may 	instruct the corresponding skills training program in arrest control, law 	enforcement driving, or firearms under the direction and in the presence of a 	full skills instructor, and assist in evaluating and coaching trainees at a basic 	or reserve training academy.
(g)		"Authorized emergency vehicle" means such vehicles identified in 42-1-102 	C.R.S.
(h)		"Board" means the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board.
(i)		"Bodily injury" means physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical or 	mental condition. § 18-1-901(3)(c), C.R.S.
(j)		"Certification examination" means the written test required under § 24-31-	305(1)(a)(III), C.R.S.
(k)		"Certified peace officer" means any person who has successfully attained POST 	Certification as described in § 24-31-305 and 24-31-308, C.R.S.
(l)	     "Conviction" means an adjudication of guilt following either a verdict of guilty 	by the court or jury, or a plea of guilty, or a plea of nolo contendere. 
(m)	“Course” means a formal unit of instruction relating to a particular subject.
(n)		"C.R.S." means Colorado Revised Statutes, codified laws of the State of 	Colorado.
(o)		"Dimlight" means from one-half hour after local sunset to one-half hour before 	local sunrise. For indoor ranges, artificial light must be reduced to the lowest 	level which still allows for target identification and threat assessment without 	additional illumination from a flashlight.
(p)		"Director" means the director of the POST Board staff.
(q)		"Enroll" means that a person has applied to and been accepted for admission 	into an academy and is physically present at the academy to receive 	instruction.
(r)		"Enrollment date" means the first day of instruction at an approved basic or 	reserve training academy, and shall be synonymous with the first day of 	instruction as reflected on the approved academy schedule.
(s)		"Fingerprint-based criminal history record check" means submittal of a POST 	fingerprint card to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for criminal 	history check in CCIC and NCIC, as required in § 24-31-304(3), C.R.S.
(t)		"Full skills instructor" means an individual who has successfully completed the 	minimum qualifications required by these Rules and who may develop, 	implement and evaluate a skills training program at a basic or reserve training 	academy.
(u)		"Lateral training academy" means an agency-specific approved academy that 	instructs academic courses determined by the agency and all hours of the 	POST skills training programs in arrest control, law enforcement driving and 	firearms.
(v)		"Lead skills instructor" means a full skills instructor at a basic or reserve 	training academy who may be designated by the academy director to oversee or 	coordinate the administration of a specific skills program for a particular 	academy class.
(w)		"Lesson plan" means a document that specifically describes the material 	presented during a course of instruction.
(x)		"Moving training" means training where the academy students are involved in 	movement with a loaded weapon. It is recognized that during square range 	drills, academy students may move 1-2 steps laterally or forward/backward. 	The 1:1 ratio is not required for this drill. For all other drills/exercises 	involving movement a 1:1 ratio is required.
(y)		"Operable firearm" means a firearm that is capable of discharging a bullet if 	loaded.  This does not include firearms designed or modified to discharge 	marking cartridges or airsoft projectiles during academy reality-based 	training. 
(z)		"Peace officer" means any person recognized in § 16-2.5-101, C.R.S.
(aa)	"POST certified" means any person possessing a valid, numbered certificate 	issued by the Board authorizing such person to serve as a peace officer or 	reserve peace officer.
(bb)	"POST fingerprint card" means a fingerprint card provided by POST.
(cc)	"POST Identification Number" (PID) means a number assigned and unique to 	each active peace officer's certification file. All inquiries and correspondence to 	POST should contain this number.
(dd)	“Practical Exercise” means role playing, table top exercises, or other scenario-	based training.
(ee)	"Program director" means that person responsible for the administration and 	operation of a POST-approved training program.
(ff)		 "Provisional certification" means a signed instrument issued by the POST 	Board that grants interim certification for qualified out-of-state peace officers 	seeking Colorado certification that enables the provisional applicant to obtain 	appointment as a peace officer in Colorado while fulfilling the requirements for 	basic certification.
(gg)	"Recognized disciplines for arrest control training" mean those defensive 	tactics systems that have been reviewed and approved by the Board in 	consultation with the Arrest Control Subject Matter Expert Committee. Such 	systems may include, but are not limited to, Federal Bureau of Investigation 	(FBI) system, Koga system and Pressure Point Control Tactics (PPCT) system.
(hh)	 "Refresher academy" means an approved training program that consists of a 	minimum of 96 hours of instruction and includes academics or a POST Board 	approved web-based distance learning program, arrest control, law 	enforcement driving and firearms.
(ii)		 "Relevant approved skills instructor training program" means a basic, not 	advanced, instructor training program that contains a minimum of forty (40) 		hours of instruction and with instructional content that meets or exceeds the 	content of the respective instructor training programs for arrest control, law 	enforcement driving, or firearms, and that has been formally accepted or 	authorized by the Board.
(jj)		"Renewal applicant" means an applicant whose Colorado peace officer 	certificate has expired per § 24-31-305(1.7)(b), C.R.S., and who has applied to 	renew his/her Colorado peace officer certificate in accordance with § 24-31-	305(1.7)(c), C.R.S. and POST Rule 13.
(kk)	"Reserve peace officer" means any person described in § 16-2.5-110, C.R.S., and 	includes any person authorized to carry a firearm, conduct arrests, and enforce 	the laws of the state of Colorado pursuant to § 16-2.5-110, C.R.S., but does not 	include any person appointed by a sheriff pursuant to § 30-10-506.
(ll)		"Serious bodily injury" means bodily injury which, either at the time of the 	actual injury or at a later time, involves a substantial risk of death, a 	substantial risk of serious permanent disfigurement, a substantial risk of 	protracted loss or impairment of the function of any part or organ of the body, 	or breaks, fractures, or burns of the second or third degree. § 18-1-901(3)(p), 	C.R.S.
(mm)  "Skills examination" means the approved practical test of an applicant's proficiency in arrest control, law enforcement driving, or firearms.
 (nn)   "Skills-only training academy" means an approved academy instructing arrest control, law enforcement driving, and firearms, which meets the skills requirements under the POST basic curriculum and these Rules.
 (oo)    "Skills training" means the required approved arrest control, law enforcement driving, and firearms courses.
 (pp)    "State" means any State in the United States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or possession of the United States.
 (qq)   "Subject Matter Expert” (SME) means an individual formally recognized by
the Board for his or her extensive knowledge, expertise and/or experience in
one of the skills areas or in academics.
 (rr)    "Successful completion" means a POST-approved academy or program score of seventy (70) percent or greater, or a grade of "C" or better, or a rating of pass, if offered as pass/fail. For the certification examination passing score, see Rule 15. 
 (ss)    “Test out” means a skills examination where proficiency is assessed in all three perishable skills (Arrest Control, Driving, and Firearms) and the written POST certification exam is administered. 
 (tt)	"Training academy" means a POST-approved school, agency or other entity that provides POST-approved training programs.
 (uu)   "Training program" means a POST-approved course of instruction required by statute, or Rule, or for peace officer certification and other peace officer training programs as otherwise recognized and approved by the Board.