I was certified in Ohio and Colorado, but lateraled to Arizona, which involves:
Tons of paperwork to fill out to see if your certification in the other state qualifies for AZ, [:(!]
A 7 multipart, multipule choice test based on the AZPOST academy criterium, as well as the months of studying before the tests, [thinking]
After I aced the tests, firearms qualification (2 pistols, shotgun, carbine: day and night shoots and discrimination shoots (fun house and FATS) all in one day: Too much fun, [heavy]
Pursuit and evasive driving course: way, way, way too much fun, [img]http://www.commspeed.net/jmurray/images/iroc-cop.gif[/img]
You have to already be certified in another state, and sometimes, the state you want to lateral to requires you to have been on the job for a certain period of time.
The agency you want to lateral to may have stricter lateraling requirements as well.
In a lot of cases, you're better off just going thru an academy in the state where you want to work.
Jay
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