Connecticut State Police Officer Standards and Training Council

General Notices

• General Notice 18-07 - An Act Concerning Dual Arrests and The Training Required of Law Enforcement Personnel With Respect to Domestic Violence pursuant to Public Act No. 18-5 (Effective January 1, 2019)
• General Notice 18-06 - Adoption of Standardized Report Form for Reporting Pursuits by Police Officers pursuant to Public Act 18-161
• General Notice 18-05 - Adoption of Compliance to Law Enforcement Standards & Practices Program Pursuant to Public Act 18-161
• General Notice 18-04 - Revised Pre-Employment Polygraph Booklet
• General Notice 18-03 - Connecticut Information Sharing System (CISS)
• General Notice 18-02 - Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Ammunition or an Electronic Defense Weapon
• General Notice 18-01 - Rehiring/Reinstatement Procedure (Revised 11/8/2018)
• General Notice 17-05 - Updated Family Violence Model Policy
• General Notice 17-04 - FOI Request Regarding all Certified Police Officers in Connecticut
• General Notice 17-03 - Officer and First Responder Safety - Training Bulletin - Fentanyl Safety Recommendations for First Responders
• General Notice 17-02 - Council Action - COLLECT/NCIC Requirement for Police Officer Recertification
• General Notice 17-01 - Revision to Advisory Model Policy Domestic Violence Lethality Assessment Program (Reference General Notice 14-03)
• General Notice 16-06A - Comparative Certifications Reminder
• General Notice 16-06 - Lateral Hires, Comparative Certifications, Decertification Process
• General Notice 16-05 - Reimbursement for Officer's Certification under 2 years
• General Notice 16-04 - Change in form for Entry Requirements for Appointment for New/Lateral/Comparative (POSTC 51)
• General Notice 16-03 - Modification to the Cooper Institute Fitness Test Battery for Entrance Into a Basic Training Police Recruit Academy
• General Notice 16-02 - Increase in Tuition and Fees for Training, Education Programs and Sessions at the Police Officer Standards & Training Council, CT Police Academy
• General Notice 16-01 - Personnel Change - Certification/Compliance Officer
• General Notice 15-05 - Council Action - Adoption of the Policy - "Use of Body Worn Cameras" Pursuant to Public Act No. 15-4
• General Notice 15-04 - New Hiring Standards for Lateral and Comparative Certification Candidate Police Officer Appointments
• POSTC-51 (revised form): Entry Requirements for Appointment -New/Lateral/Comparative
• General Notice 15-03 - Council Action - Adoption of a Mandatory Uniform Policy Concerning Complaints that Allege Misconduct By Law
  • MANDATORY UNIFORM POLICY (Word Format)
  • UNIFORM CIVILAN COMPLAINT REPORT
  • UNIFORM CIVILAN COMPLAINT REPORT (SPANISH VERSION)
• General Notice 15-02 - Acceptance of Military Occupational Specialty Training as Reciprocity for a Comparative Certification Candidate and Full or Partial Waiver of the Basic Recruit Training Academy Requirement
• General Notice 15-01 - Requirements of Public Act 14-217, Section 46 - Mandatory Training Regarding Handling Incidents Involving Individuals Affected with a Serious Mental Illness
• General Notice 14-03 - Council Action - Revision of an Advisory Model Policy Concerning the Domestic Violence Lethality Assessment Program
  • *** ADVISORY MODEL POLICY - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
  • *** FORM : DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LETHALITY SCREEN FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
• General Notice 14-02 - Council Action of the Model Policy Concerning the Use of Conducted Electronic Weapons by Police Officers Pursuant to Public Act No. 14-149 which SUPERCEDES General Notice No. 13-01
• General Notice 14-01 - Model "Garrity" Warnings Form for Use in Administrative/Internal Investigations
• General Notice 13-02 - Revised and Amended Connecticut Statewide Policy Police Response to Crimes of Family Violence
  • **Police Response to Crimes of Family Violence Model Policies, Procedures and Guidelines (2016 rev.)
  • **Survey to Determine Compliance with the State of Connecticut Family Violence Model Policy Pursuant to Public Act 12-114 (annual report to Commissioner of Emergency Services & Public Protection)
• General Notice 13-01 - Council Action - Adoption of an Electronic Control Weapon Model Policy with Accompanying Model "Lesson Plan for the CEW Equipped Police Officer in Connecticut"
  **MODEL POLICY USE OF CONDUCTED ELECTRIAL WEAPONS (GENERAL NOTICE 14-02 SUPERCEDES THIS)
  
  ADDENDUM TO GENERAL NOTICE 12-08 - Substitution of PAGE 4 in the Mandatory Uniform Policy & Guidelines for Eyewitness Identification Procedures Pursuant to Public Act 11-252 & Public Act 12-111
• General Notice 12-08 - Council Action - Adoption of a Mandatory Uniform Policy & Guidelines for Eyewitness Identification Procedures Pursuant to Public Act 11-252 & Public Act 12-111
  • **MANDATORY UNIFORM POLICY - EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES(new pg.4)
  • **MODEL STANDARD IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURE RECORD & FORM
  • **WITNESS INSTRUCTIONS - IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES
• General Notice 12-07 - Amendment to POST Council Regulations - Inclusion of the Regulatory Language to the Requirements of Public Act 11-251 - National Cooper Physical Fitness Standards Eliminated for Connecticut Certified Police Officer Lateral Hires
• General Notice 12-06 - Council Action - Adoption of a Policy for Handling Missing Persons by Law Enforcement Agencies and the Response thereto pursuant to P.A. 07-151 as Amended by P.A. 11-102
  • **Policy for Handling Missing Persons Investigations
  • (Microsoft Word version)
  • **P.A. 11-102
• General Notice 12-05 - Public Act 12-55 - Medical Marijuana Program - Law Enforcement Access to Registration Certificates
• General Notice 12-04 - Council Action - Modification of the Cooper Fitness Test
• General Notice 12-03 - Council Action - Modification of the Cooper Fitness Test
• General Notice 12-02 - Council Action - Adoption of Adjusted Cooper Standards Time for the 1.5 mile Run at the 40th & 50th Percentile
• General Notice 12-01 ADDENDUM - Tuition and Fees for Training, Education Programs and Sessions at The Police Officer Standards & Training Council, Connecticut Police Academy - Procedures for Invoicing Municipal Law Enforcement Agencies, Protective Services Agencies, State Agencies and University and College Law Enforcement Agencies
• General Notice 12-01 - Tuition and Fees for Training, Education Programs and Sessions at The Police Officer Standards & Training Council, Connecticut Police Academy
• General Notice 11-01 - Council Action - Adoption and Implementation of a Policy Concerning the Acceptance of Missing Person Reports, Including But Not Limited To Adult Missing Person Reports By Law Enforcement Agencies and Such Agencies' Response Thereto
  • Connecticut Police Officer Standards & TrainingPolicy for Handling Missing Persons Investigation (Nov. 2011)
  • Public Act 11-102
• General Notice 10-03- New Connecticut Police Officer Decertification On-Line Database
• General Notice 10-02 - Law Enforcement Instructor Recertification - Change in Council Policy and Notice of Council Policy - POSTC Council Criteria for new Instructor Certification area (301B Patrol Rifle)
• General Notice 10-01 - Council Action - Adoption of a Uniform Connecticut Law Enforcement Protocol For Treating Victims of Family Violence Whose Immigration Status is Questionable
• General Notice 09-1 - Law Enforcement Instructor Recertification - Change in Council Policy - Notice of Council Policy
• General Notice 08-1 - Council Action Pursuant to Public Act 08-67 - Uniform Policy for Notifications in Death and Related Events
• General Notice 07-03 - Council Action - Adoption of a Policy Providing Guidelines Concerning the Acceptance of Missing Persons Reports by Law Enforcement Agencies and the Response thereto pursuant to P.A. 07-151
• General Notice 07-2 - Connecticut's Police Response to Crimes of Family Violence Model Policies, Procedures and Guidelines: Revised through June 2006 and New Public Acts 2007 (PA 07-78 and 07-123)
• General Notice 07-1 - Council Action - Adoption of Standardized Pre-Employment Polygraph Examination Pre-Test Question Booklet
• General Notice 06-1 - Procedures for NIMS Training Credit
• General Notice 05-5 - Law Enforcement Instructor Recertification - Change in Council Policy - Notice of Council Policy
• General Notice 05-4 - POST Council Criteria for Instructor Certification for New Areas
• General Notice 05-3 - Police Academy Building Restrictions
• General Notice 05-2 - April 6, 2005 - Revised Regulations - Original Certification, Lateral Certification and Comparative Certification to the Position of Police Officer
• General Notice 05-1 - April 6, 2005 - Revised Notification and Application Procedures In-Service Training for Police Officers
• General Notice 04-6 - September 20, 2004 - Change to Basic Training Curriculum
• General Notice 04-5 - September 20, 2004 - Revision of Academy Accreditation Checklist Sections 2.13, 2.13.1 and 2.13.2
• General Notice 04-4 - September 20, 2004 - POST Council Standard for Firearms Qualification
• General Notice 04-3 - June 30, 2004 - Review Training Credit Hours
• General Notice 04-2 - June 25, 2004 - Law Enforcement Instructor Recertification
  Change in Council Policy - Notice of Council Policy
• General Notice 04-1 - February 6, 2004 - Revised Entry-Level Standard Personal Interview Panel Examination
• General Notice 03-6 - December 1, 2003 - Uniform Protocol for Youths in Crisis
• General Notice 03-5 - November 21, 2003 - Police Academy Building Restrictions
• General Notice 03-4 - October 6, 2003 - Swearing in of "Probationary Candidates"
• General Notice 03-3 - September 30, 2003 - Revised Review Firearms Course Content - General Notice 97-01 Revision and Reissue
• General Notice 03-2 - June 24, 2003 - August Basic Recruit Training Session
• General Notice 03-1 - May 30, 2003 - Basic Recruit Training Curriculum
• General Notice 02-01 - June 3, 2002 - Basic Training Curriculum
• General Notice 01-07 - December 18, 2001 - Updated Physical Fitness Standards for One and One-Half Mile (1 1/2) Run Gender Normed/Male and Female in Each Age Group (40%/50%)
• General Notice 01-06 - November 20, 2001 - Review Training Credit Hours
• General Notice 01-05 - October 12, 2001 - Revised Entry-Level Standards, New Hire, Lateral Entry and Comparative Certification
• General Notice 01-04 - August 27, 2001 - Arrest and Control Curriculum - Change
• General Notice 01-03 - August 27, 2001 - Mobile Weapons Simulator
• General Notice 01-02 - June 15, 2001 - Field Training Documentation
• General Notice 01-01 - March 1, 2001 - Career Opportunities in Law Enforcement POST Council Web Page
• General Notice 00-02 - November 8, 2000-An Act Concerning Crimes Motivated by Bigotry or Bias PA 00-72 (Section 6 )
• General Notice 00-01 - November 3, 2000 - Basic Recruit Curriculum
• General Notice 99-03 - June 25, 1999 - Field Training Program
• General Notice 99-02 - June 25, 1999 - Field Training Manuals
• General Notice 99-01 - April 12, 1999 - Law Enforcement Instructor Recertification New Subject Areas for Certification - Based Upon Revised Recruit Curriculum
• General Notice 98-02 - July 7, 1998 - New Basic Recruit Training Curriculum
• General Notice 98-01 - April 8, 1998 - Revised Entry-Level Standard - CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
• General Notice 97-01 - March 10, 1997 - Revised Firearms Course Content Change in Review Training Curriculum and Requirements
• General Notice - 93-04 - June 10, 1993 - Police Managerial Training
• General Notice 90-03 (Revised) - March 10, 1998 - Dress Code for POST Council Training
• General Notice 91-02 - June 26, 1991 - Review Training for Command and Executive Officers
• General Notice 88-05 - May 2, 1988 - Revocation of Police Officer Certification Felony Convictions