PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHER SELECTION STANDARDS
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When reviewing public safety dispatcher candidates for employment with the Placer County Sheriff’s Department, our agency adheres to the same selection standards outlined by California law, which dictates selection requirements for any California peace officer, and the California Peace Officers Standards and Training’s (POST), a California State Commission, selection standards for employing peace officers and public safety dispatchers in California. By doing so, our agency ensures that we are employing individuals with “good moral character”.
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 public safety dispatcher employed in California shall pass the POST selection standards, §9056 - §9060. The purpose of these regulations is to set forth the minimum public safety dispatcher selection standards as authorized by California Penal Code Section 13510(c). Public safety dispatcher training requirements are addressed separately in Commission Regulation 1018(c). 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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