| State | Recruit Domestic Violence Training Required | In-Service Domestic Violence Training Required | Related Training | Written Policies Required |
| Alabama | No | No | None | None |
| Alaska | Yes: 12 hours [f1] | Ambiguous | Sexual Assault | None |
| Arizona | No | No | None | None |
| Arkansas | No | No | None | None |
| California | Yes [f2] | State assistance available to local agencies | Sexual Assault | Yes; also guidelines for dispatchers |
| Colorado | No | Ambiguous | None | None |
| Connecticut | Yes: 2 hours [f3] | Yes; 2 hours of 40 hours every 3 years | None | Local written arrest policies |
| Delaware | No | No | None | None |
| District of Columbia | Yes [f4] | No | None | |
| Florida | Yes: 6 hours [f5] | Yes | Violence Prevention: 4 hours entry in victim assistance | State issued uniform arrest policies rule |
| Georgia | Guidelines for state-funded Yes | Guidelines for state-funded Yes | None | None |
| Hawaii | No | No | None | None |
| Idaho | Yes [f6] | No | None | Local guide-lines for verification of orders |
| Illinois | Yes [f7] | Ambiguous | None | None |
| Indiana | No [f8] | Yes: 16 hours/year | None | None |
| Iowa | Yes | No | None | None |
| Kansas | No | No | None | Local written policies and procedures |
| Kentucky | Yes [f9] | Yes: every 2 years | None | Justice Cabinet model policies and procedures for law enforcement agencies; annually file policy manual |
| Louisiana | No | No | None | None |
| Maine | No | No | Harassment | Written policies and procedures must match POST standards |
| Maryland | No | No | Rape and sex offenses | None |
| Massachusetts | Yes [f10] | Available | Sexual Assault | Local written policies and procedures |
| Michigan | Yes | No | None | Local written policies and procedures |
| Minnesota | Yes: 3 hours | No | Crimes of violence, include stalking [f11] | Local written policies and procedures; State model arrest policy |
| Mississippi | No | No | None | None |
| Missouri | Yes: 30 hours [f12] | No | None | None |
| Montana | No | No | None | None |
| Nebraska | Yes [f13] | Ambiguous | None | None |
| Nevada | Yes | No | Victims’ rights | None |
| New Hampshire | No | No | Dealing with intoxicated persons | Model protocol for hospital in rape and domestic violence cases |
| New Jersey | Yes [f14] | Victim needs; in-service available for special units | AG standards for crime victim duties; protocol for sex crime victims; local policies for order verification | |
| New Mexico | No | No | Sexual Assault | None |
| New York | Yes[f15] | No | None | State police written policies and procedures[f16]. Model county policy for coordination and best practices by police and other agencies |
| North Carolina | No | No | None | None |
| North Dakota | No | No | None | Local guidelines for arrest procedures, investigations and victim assistance |
| Ohio | Yes: 15 hour minimum [f17] | Available | Rape interviews, 6 hour minimum | Local written policies and procedures; state form for domestic violence reporting sent to state |
| Oklahoma | Yes | Crisis intervention | None | |
| Oregon | Yes | No | None | POST annual report on domestic abuse training |
| Pennsylvania | Yes | No | None | Local written policies |
| Rhode Island | Yes: 8 hours [f18] | Yes; 4 hours | None | Attorney General Model Policy; local copies |
| South Carolina | No | No | None | None |
| South Dakota | Yes: 4 hours [f19] | Yes: every 4 years | none | Local policies: full scope of duties |
| Tennessee | No | No | None | Local written policies |
| Texas | Yes [f20] | Yes: 40 hours/2 years total | Sexual assault available | Crime victim clearinghouse standards; local policies on order verification and other procedures |
| Utah | No | No | None | None |
| Vermont | No | No | None | Local written policies |
| Virginia | Yes | Ambiguous | In-service for dispatcher | POST model and local: arrest and related policies, include transportation |
| Washington | Yes: 20 hours [f21] | Available [f22] | Sexual Assault available | None |
| West Virginia | Yes | If without entry training | None | Governor’s Commission policies for locals |
| Wisconsin | Yes [f23] | No | None | Local written policies |
| Wyoming | Yes: 12 hours [f24] | 8 hours if without basic training | None | None |
Last Updated on 6/30/97
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