DEPUTY SHERIFF SELECTION STANDARDS |
The Placer County Sheriff’s Department strictly adheres to California law which dictates selection requirements for any California peace officer and the California Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST), a California State Commission, selection standards for employing peace officers in California.
California Government Code, in part, specifies that as a minimum every peace officer shall:
- Be a citizen of the United States of a permanent resident alien who is eligible for and has applied for citizenship (Government code sections 1031(a) and 1031.5 and 24103)
- Be at least 18 years of age (Government code section 1031(b))
- Be fingerprinted for purposes of search of local, state, and national fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record (Government Code sections 1030 and 1031(c))
- Be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation (Government Code section 1031(d))
- Be a high school graduate, pass the General Education Development test or have attained a two-year or four-year degree from an accredited institution (Government Code section 1031(e))
- Be free of any felony convictions (Government Code section 1029(a) (1))
Each peace officer employed in California shall pass the POST selection standards, §9050 - §9055. The purpose of these regulations is to implement the minimum peace officer selections standards set forth in California Government Code Section 1031 and as authorized by California Penal Code Section 13510. Peace officer training requirements are addressed separately in Commission Regulations 1005 and 1007. The complete list of regulations, as well as documents and forms mentioned in the regulations are available on the POST website at www.post.ca.gov.
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