IACP DRE Standards, (LAPD Standards)

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National Standards
of the Drug Evaluation and
Classification Program

A Product of
The IACP Advisory Committee on Highway Safety
of the International Association of Chiefs of Police

with grant assistance from
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Revised December 3, 1997

STANDARDS FOR REINSTATEMENT OF A DECERTIFIED DRUG RECOGNITION EXPERT

The standards in this section outline the procedures for reinstsing a previously decertified DRE and/or DRE instructor.

5.1An individual can be reinstated as a DRE when the following conditions are met:

The applicant must pass the 100-item exam (same as that given at the end of the DRE school, or the make-up exam) as witnessed by a certified DRE instructor, with a score of at least 80%.
The applicant must complete four (4) hands-on drug evaluations within a one-year period from the date of request to be certified.

An individual can be reinstated as a DRE instructor when the following conditions are met:

The applicant meets conditions 5.1 and is reinstated as a DRE.
The applicant's eligibility and reinstatement as a DRE instructor is reviewed and approved by an agency and a stae coordinator.

Commentary:In many instances, a DRE certification lapses through no fault of the DRE due to transfers, promotions, etc., and recertification requirements have not been met. In many cases a DRE may want to reapply DRE skills with a new assignment. IACP suggests that a written request for reinstatement to the program come from the applicant to the state coordinator, through the proper agency channels. A form is provided by the IACP to DEC state coordinators for the purpose of reinstatement. Agency and state coordinators are cautioned to conduct a thorough check on the cause of the applicant's decertification and reason for application for reinstatement.