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DRE In-Service

***You will need to bring your own DRE kit.

The DRE Inservice is a post approved class that  allows the certified and/or non certified Drug Recognition Expert to obtain their inservice in accordance with the IACP Standard. DRE’s that have not received an instructor evaluation will be able to obtain their instructor check off on this date.  If the DRE needs to obtain evals, there will be opportunities here and live evals can be scheduled that will be held at a later date.  If the DRE is more than one year and less than five and wants to obtain their certification, this is also the first step for that process.  You can check with the DRE state Coordinator for you date of last eval/inservice/expiration date as well. The inservice will be held state wide on weekdays and weekends to assist the departments in sending as many was they can.

As specified in section III of the International Standards of the Drug Evaluation and Classification Program all drug recognition experts must be recertified every two years following original certification.

A DRE shall demonstrate continuing proficiency by:

(1) Performing a minimum of four (4) acceptable evaluations since the date of last certification all of which shall be reviewed and approved by a certified DRE instructor and one (1) of which shall be witnessed by a certified DRE instructor. These evaluations may be performed on subjects suspected of drug and/or alcohol impairment or during classroom simulations; and

(2) Completing a minimum of eight hours of IACP recertification training since the date of the DRE’s most recent certification which may alternatively be presented in two sessions of no less than four hours and which shall be consistent with any IACP standards for such training; and

(3) Presenting an updated resume and rolling log to the agency coordinator or his designee for review.

A certified DRE instructor shall maintain instructor certification so long as DRE certification is maintained. This recertification will be valid for two years from the DRE’s last expiration date.

PLEASE NOTE: According to the revised Standards if you choose to grant a one-year extension (formerly the “grace period”) the DRE will be allowed up to a year to complete recertification but the status of the DRE’s certification will NOT be active.

When
February 12th, 2025 from  4:00 PM to 11:59 PM
Location
940 New Salem Rd.
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
United States
Event Info
Length 8 Hours
Post Yes
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Provided By Tennessee Highway Safety Office
Memo
Held At Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Region Middle
Course Category Impaired Driving
Course Instructor Tony Burnett
Alternate Instructor Joe Powell
Alternate Instructor 2
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