OOJ – Lateral Transfer for Vermont Level III Certification
Candidates that are out of jurisdiction (OOJ) may request Vermont certification by waiver.
This process requires the candidate to first be sponsored by an agency. An agency will apply for certification by waiver for the candidate. A police agency seeking to hire an individual who is certified as a law enforcement officer in another jurisdiction may apply for a certification transfer request, exempting the applicant from Basic Training. Upon successful completion of the process, the applicant receives Level III certification by waiver and a full scope of enforcement authority under Vermont law.
The process for approval requires a review packet that is submitted by an agency, a review by academy staff, and final review and approval by the waiver subcommittee.
Below is a list of forms that you should complete to initiate the process for an OOJ.
- Level III - OOJ Registration Form
- Level III - OOJ Statement of Completion
- Level III - OOJ Liability Waiver
- Medical Packet
- Memo of support from the Vermont agency head employer.
- Your agency staff should review the basic training transcript and align with the current Basic Curriculum Summary Basic Training Curriculum Summary | Criminal Justice Council (vermont.gov) to identify areas of training that correspond with VT.
- The applicant should concurrently request records from their state to include:
- Certificates
- Annual Training Transcript (since date of initial certification).
- Basic Academy Transcript
- HS Diploma/GED/College Diploma
- Government issued identification / Valid Operator's License
- Employee resume/CV
- Memo stating that the employee successfully completed an FTO program in their prior out-of-state agency.
When all documentation has been gathered. Submit in one packet to the Director of Administration and Compliance Lindsay Thivierge (lindsay.thivierge@vermont.gov).
After Academy review a waiver subcommittee meeting will be initiated for final review and determination.
At any point that you have made the hire you can submit the ENF form.