An applicant for certification shall provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:

A. is a citizen or legal resident of the United States and has reached the age of majority;

B. holds a high school diploma or high school equivalency credential from an accredited institution;

C. has not been convicted of, pled guilty to or entered a plea of nolo contendere to a:

(1) felony charge; or

(2) violation of a federal or state law, a local ordinance relating to aggravated assault or theft or a law involving moral turpitude within the three-year period immediately preceding the application;

D. has not received a dishonorable discharge from the armed forces of the United States;

E. is free from a physical, emotional or mental condition that might adversely affect the applicant's performance;

F. is of good moral character;

G. has met all other requirements for certification prescribed by the board; and

H. has received a certificate attesting to the applicant's completion of an approved basic telecommunicator training program from the director.

History: Laws 2003, ch. 320, § 5; 2015, ch. 122, § 15.

The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, replaced the term "high school general equivalency diploma" with "high school equivalency credential" in the provision relating to qualifications for certification as a telecommunicator in the Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Act; in the introductory sentence, after "to the board that", deleted "he" and added "the applicant"; in Subsection B, after "high school", added "diploma", after "or", deleted "general" and added "high school", and after "equivalency", deleted "diploma" and added "credential"; in Paragraph (2) of Subsection C, after "immediately preceding", deleted "his" and added "the"; in Subsection E, after "adversely affect", deleted "his" and added "the applicant's"; and in Subsection H, after "attesting to", deleted "his" and added "the applicant's".