Officer Status Lists

An individual cannot be hired or actively employed as a law enforcement officer in Massachusetts if they are not certified by POST. The list below describes the different types of certification status. 

Administratively Suspended: Officer fails to complete in-service training requirements within 90 days of the deadline imposed by the Commission; or an officer with a duty to report information to the Commission fails to do so. See MGL Chapter 6E, Section 9, Paragraph 5 b and c.  Individuals cannot perform police duties and functions until the administrative suspension is lifted by the Commission. 

Certified: Officer has met the necessary requirements and is certified for three years. See MGL Chapter 6E, Section 4.

Certified/SRO: School Resource Officer: (SRO) An individual who is either a duly sworn municipal police officer who has met the necessary requirements for special SRO certification as required by M.G.L. Chapter 6E, Section 3, or an officer appointed by the chief of police who is specially charged with providing law enforcement, promoting school safety and security services to elementary and secondary public schools. School resource officers are certified for three years. See 555 CMR 10.

Certified/SRO Conditional: School Resource officer has met some certification requirements and must satisfy all requirements within a specified time frame.  

Conditionally Certified: Officer has met some certification requirements and must satisfy all requirements within a specified time frame. See 555 CMR 7.04.

Decertified: An individual who has been decertified by the Commission.  A decertified officer cannot work for a law enforcement agency in any capacity and their name is added to the National Decertification Index (NDI). See MGL Chapter 6E, Section 10.

Expired: A certification status of expired includes officers who have not gone through the recertification process as of July 1, 2024 (at which time their statutory certification expired), and officers who were certified more than three years ago, whose certification was not renewed.

Not Certified: An individual who has not satisfied all recertification requirements (i.e., failed to complete the required training, is out on excused leave, or has a disciplinary matter).

Not Certified (On Leave): Officer is on extended leave (medical, military, family or administrative) and has not met certification requirements.

Suspended: Officer arrested, charged or indicted for a felony will have their certification suspended immediately. The commission may, after a preliminary inquiry, suspend the certification of any officer who is arrested, charged or indicted for a misdemeanor, if the crime is determined to affect the fitness of the officer to serve. See MGL Chapter 6E, Section 9.

Unassociated: An officer not currently employed by a law enforcement agency.  For a report on all Unassociated individuals, please select the “Unassociated” drop-down option in the “Law Enforcement Agencies” field below.

Under Review: POST needs more information to process the recertification application and/or the officer is challenging a certification decision.