Oregon
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.
