In addition to ARM 23.14.403 and 23.14.404 above, the following are required for the award of the command certificate:

(1) Shall possess the intermediate certificate.

(2) Shall have successfully completed the command or mid-management course at MLEA or the equivalency as designated by the POST advisory council.

(3) Currently and for one year prior to the date of appointment shall have served satisfactorily at the command or mid-management level as attested to by the head of the employing agency.

(4) Peace officers with out-of-state experience and training at the command level and are employed at that level by Montana law enforcement agencies are eligible if they:

(a) Currently and for a period of one year prior to the date of application shall have served satisfactorily at the command or mid-management level as attested to by the head of the employing agency, and

(b) Have successfully completed a command or mid-management course recognized by the POST advisory council as equivalent to such course requirements in Montana, and

(c) The council shall review the officer's training, education and experience background to determine if the officer meets or exceeds all of the requirements for the command certificate. If not, the council shall deny the application and notify the officer what is necessary for the officer to meet the requirements.

(5) The command or mid-management level is a position above the first-level supervisor for which commensurate pay is authorized, occupied by an officer who, in the upward chain of command, principally is responsible for directing and coordinating functional units of an agency or is subject to assignment of such responsibilities and is commonly the rank of lieutenant or captain.