(1) Any person employed in the state of Montana by any detention center administrator to work as a detention officer in a detention center, after the effective date of this rule, must meet or exceed these minimum standards:

(a) be a citizen of the United States or may be a registered alien if unsworn;

(b) be at least 18 years of age;

(c) be fingerprinted and a search made of the local state and national fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record;

(d) not have been convicted of a crime for which he could have been imprisoned in a federal or state penitentiary;

(e) be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation;

(f) be a high school graduate or have passed the general education development test and have been issued an equivalency certificate by the superintendent of public instruction or by an appropriate issuing agency of another state or of the federal government;

(g) be examined by a licensed physician, who is ,not the applicant's personal physician, appointed by the employing authority to determine if the applicant is free from any mental or physical condition that might adversely affect performance by the applicant of the duties of a detention officer;

(h) successfully complete an oral examination conducted by the appointing authority or its designated representative to demonstrate the possession of communication skills, temperament, motivation, and other characteristics necessary to accomplishment of the duties and functions of a detention officer; and

(i) possess a valid driver's license if driving a vehicle will be part of the detention officer's duties.

(2) The terms "detention officer", "detention center" and "detention center administrator" are those defined in 44-4-302, MCA.