MPTC Exemptions

Advisory

A person who has been employed as a municipal police officer in another state and is being hired in Massachusetts may qualify for a Permanent Exemption from recruit training.

In order to determine whether they might qualify for this, an individual may request an Advisory letter. To request such a letter, an individual needs to submit the following paperwork to the Exemptions Coordinator for review:

• Copy of the Basic Recruit Curriculum of the academy they attended
  
• Breakdown of course titles and course hours
  
• Total hours of curriculum
  
• Copy of graduation certificate
  
• Current resume

An Advisory letter will be provided to the transferring police officer and will contain a statement that would suggest a favorable or unfavorable Permanent Exemption would be forthcoming. This letter could be forwarded to a police department chief and/or the appointing authority, who would apply for a Permanent Exemption on behalf of the police officer.

Permanent Exemption

When a person from out-of-state has been hired by a Massachusetts municipal police department on a full-time basis and has already been through a Basic Recruit program in their state, they may be qualified for a Permanent Exemption from our own basic academy. The application    for a Permanent Exemption must be filed by the appointing authority of the employing municipal department and must be accompanied by the following:

• Current certification in CPR and First Aid
  
• Current qualification in Use of Firearms by an MPTC Certified Instructor
  
• Successful completion of the MPTC Criminal Law Exam
  
• Certificate of completion of Basic Recruit Training
  
• Basic Recruit Training curriculum
  
• Current resume

Temporary Exemption

A temporary exemption may be granted for a period not to exceed 270 days, or until the start date of the next available academy session, whichever occurs sooner, as a result of a documented public safety emergency or other exigent circumstances. Again, the application    must be filed by the appointing authority of the employing agency and the following documentation must accompany the application :

• Current certification in CPR and First Aid
  
• Current qualification in Use of Firearms by an MPTC certified instructor
  
• Successful completion of the MPTC Criminal Law Exam
  
• Successful completion of the training requirement for persons appointed as reserve or intermittent police officers
  
• Reason (cite nature of public safety emergency or other exigent circumstance
  
• current resume