Oregon Police Academy Requirements and Oregon Police Officer Qualifications

• United States Citizen.
• Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Twenty-one years of age or older upon appointment.
• Possess and maintain a valid license to operate a motor vehicle.
• Applicants must be in good health and good moral character.
• Meet all applicable medical and physical requirements.

Disqualifiers

• A felony conviction under state or federal law.
• A misdemeanor conviction relating to sex crimes, crimes against persons, drugs, fraud, or moral turpitude.
• Other misdemeanor conviction within the last five years.
• Conviction for minor in possession of an alcoholic beverage within the last three years.
• Conviction for a major traffic offense or a DUII diversion within the last five years.
• Criminal (Felony/Misdemeanor) operator’s license suspension within the last five years.
• Three or more hazardous traffic violation convictions within the last two years.
• Careless driving conviction within the last three years.
• Conviction for an open container of an alcoholic beverage within the last three years.
• Conviction of a Class A traffic violation within the last three years.
• Five or more traffic violation convictions, including suspensions, within the last three years.
• Operator’s license suspension within the last three years.
• Possession, sale, distribution, manufacture, or use of an illegal drug within the last ten years.
• Personal use of marijuana within the last three years.
• Any discharges less than Honorable from a branch of the Armed Forces.
• An arrest record by a law enforcement agency. (See below paragraph for more information)
• No valid operator’s license.
• Operator’s License Expired.
• Operator’s License Suspended.
• Excessive driving record.
• Convicted Arrest Record in violation of OAR 259-008-0070 Not Eligible to be Certified Police Officer by DPSST.