State training requirements
Minnesota Peace Officer Training Requirements
Who governs peace officer standards in Minnesota, the annual in-service requirement, the mandated topics for de-escalation and crisis response, and who decides what counts for in-service credit.
Verified as of July 9, 2026
Who governs
Peace officer standards and training in Minnesota are set by the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST Board).
Annual in-service requirement
Minnesota requires 48 hours of law-enforcement-related continuing education every three years during the license-renewal cycle. Within those 48, a minimum of 16 POST-approved mandatory learning objective credits is required. Under Minn. Stat. 626.8469 the 16-credit total must include a minimum of 6 hours for crisis intervention and mental illness crisis training and a minimum of 4 hours to ensure safer interactions between peace officers and persons with autism within each three-year cycle, plus conflict management or mediation and implicit-bias or community-diversity objectives. Use-of-force training is mandated under 626.8452.
Source: Minn. Stat. 626.8469 (crisis intervention and mental illness training)
Mandated topics relevant to CodeBlu
Crisis intervention and mental illness crisis
A minimum of 6 hours per three-year cycle is required, and it must use POST-approved courses with scenario-based instruction.
Autism interaction
A minimum of 4 hours per three-year cycle is required to ensure safer interactions between peace officers and persons with autism.
Source: Minn. Stat. 626.8469 subd. 2
Implicit bias and community diversity
A minimum of one credit per three-year cycle within the 16 mandatory learning objective credits is required.
Use of force
Use-of-force training is a recurring mandate under Minn. Stat. 626.8452.
Who decides in-service credit
Hybrid
For the mandatory learning objectives, the POST Board maintains an approved list of entities and courses that must meet Board-approved learning objectives. General, non-mandatory continuing education is broader, with the chief law enforcement officer responsible for providing the in-service training.
Source: Minn. Stat. 626.8469 and the Minnesota POST mandatory learning objectives
What this means for training like CodeBlu
Minnesota uses a mix of central approval and agency discretion for in-service credit. Where the decision rests with the agency, a department can decide whether training like CodeBlu counts toward its in-service hours; where a topic is centrally certified, the formal path runs through Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST Board). Either way, this is not a determination of eligibility: CodeBlu does not certify hours or grant credit, and agency policy, the state's process, and legal counsel govern.
Primary sources
- POST-equivalent siteMinnesota POST Board (official site)
- StatuteMinn. Stat. 626.8469 (crisis intervention and mental illness training)
- POST-equivalent siteMinnesota POST license renewal
- POST-equivalent siteMinnesota POST mandatory learning objectives
Verified as of July 9, 2026. This page is reviewed on an annual cadence, and the date is bumped only on re-verification against the primary sources above.
Frequently asked questions
- Who sets peace officer training requirements in Minnesota?
- Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST Board) sets peace officer standards and training requirements in Minnesota.
- How many annual in-service training hours does Minnesota require?
- Minnesota requires 48 hours of law-enforcement-related continuing education every three years during the license-renewal cycle. Within those 48, a minimum of 16 POST-approved mandatory learning objective credits is required. Under Minn. Stat. 626.8469 the 16-credit total must include a minimum of 6 hours for crisis intervention and mental illness crisis training and a minimum of 4 hours to ensure safer interactions between peace officers and persons with autism within each three-year cycle, plus conflict management or mediation and implicit-bias or community-diversity objectives. Use-of-force training is mandated under 626.8452.
- Who decides what training counts for in-service credit in Minnesota?
- For the mandatory learning objectives, the POST Board maintains an approved list of entities and courses that must meet Board-approved learning objectives. General, non-mandatory continuing education is broader, with the chief law enforcement officer responsible for providing the in-service training.