Maine
Maine Police Academy Requirements and Maine Police Officer Qualifications
Age: Applicants must be at least 21 years of age prior to entrance into Basic Law Enforcement Training at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.
Education: An applicant must be a high school graduate or hold an equivalency certificate (GED) issued by the State Department of Education.
Conduct: Reputation must be above reproach. Applicants must have no serious criminal or extensive motor vehicle records.
Physical: You must be in adequate physical condition to perform your duties. This includes meeting prescribed vision standards.
A valid driver’s license upon employment is required.
AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFIERS
You should be aware before starting the application process that you will automatically be eliminated for any of the following:
- Have been found guilty of murder or any crime classified in Maine law as a Class A, Class B, or Class C crime (any felony) or a conviction for any equivalent crime in another jurisdiction outside the State of Maine;
- Have been found guilty of any crime classified in Maine law as a Class D crime (misdemeanor with a maximum possible term of imprisonment of less than one year) or a conviction for any equivalent crime in another jurisdiction outside the State of Maine;
- Have been found guilty of any of the following provisions of the Maine Criminal Code or a conviction for any equivalent crime in another jurisdiction outside the State of Maine:
- Chapter 15 (Theft);
- Chapter 19 (Falsification in Official Matters);
- Chapter 25 (Bribery and Corrupt Practices); or
- Chapter 45 (Drugs);
- Have not engaged in any conduct that is penalized in the State of Maine as Murder, Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D crime, or any provision of the Maine Criminal Code, Chapters 15, 19, 25, or 45; or engaged in such conduct in another jurisdiction outside the State of Maine, unless that conduct is not punishable as a crime under the laws of that jurisdiction;
- Have been found guilty of any crime that is a violation of the domestic abuse provisions of any state or federal statutes;
- Have been found guilty of operating-under-the-influence (O.U.I.) of intoxicating liquor and/or drugs within the 6 years prior to application;
- Have been adjudicated to have committed a 0.02 or zero tolerance violation within the six (6) years prior to application;
- Illegally sold scheduled drugs or drugs which require a prescription;
- Engaged in illegal drug use beyond what is considered as experimentation;
10. Is currently abusing drugs or alcohol; or
11. Falsify or misrepresent a material fact when interviewed during the Background Investigation, or the Polygraph Examination, or on the Pre-polygraph questionnaire.
