State of Maine

Department of Public Safety

MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY

15 Oak Grove Road

Vassalboro, Maine 04989

MCJA Tactical Team Application/Recertification

Name of Police Agency:______

Name of Chief Executive Officer:______

Calendar Year for Application/Recertification______

List of Requirements:

  1. All team members are full-time MCJA or Board certified - MRSA 25 § 2804-C(1).
  2. All team members are beyond probation - MRSA 25 § 2804-C(2-A).
  3. All active team members have passed the required semiannual physical fitness test.
  4. All entry team members have completed required basic tactical team course.
  5. All other team members have completed required tactical team course within the first 12 months of membership on the team.
  6. All team commanders have attended tactical team leadership training within the first 12 months of being named tactical team commander.
  7. All team negotiators have attended required training and train annually with team.
  8. All team members have attended the required in-service training, including team reality based training, mental health issues training, legal issues training and firearms training.
  9. Agency has team organizational chart, including an entry team of at least five members.
  10. Agency has written directives in place for: team commander, team mission, team selection process, team and agency incident command system, team activation, team physical force policy, and team less lethal weaponry capability.
  11. Agency has written directives in place for: team safety equipment, team action reports completed for all calls, team action reports retained at least six years, requirement for review of all applicable team policies, and emergency medical care for team members.

STATEMENT OF EMPLOYING OR SPONSORING AGENCY

Affiant attests that all the required Specification S-39 requirements have been met and authenticated. Documentation of compliance with all mandated standards under Specification S-39 has been compiled and will be retained by this agency. Thedocumentation will be availablefor audit by the MCJA and/or the TTAC when and as required upon notification of inspection made to an Agency representative at a location to be agreed upon.

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Signature of Chief / Sheriff or Agency Head Date

Personally-appeared the above-named ______and made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement.

______Date: ______

Notary Public (or other person authorized to take oath)

Specification S-39 (team application/recertification)