(1) Pursuant to 2-4-621 , MCA, the Montana board of crime control hereby designates the members of the peace officer standards and training advisory council as the officials of the agency who are to render the final decision in contested cases under this subchapter.

(2) In the event a certificate is suspended, the council shall state in its decision and order the length of time for which the certificate is suspended and the reasons there for. In suspending a certificate, the council shall be guided by generally accepted professional standards. A respondent who has had his or her certification suspended may apply for recertification once the period of suspension has passed.

(3) In the event a certificate is revoked or suspended, the respondent shall surrender his certificate to the council.