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Requirements

  • Applicants must be at least 21-years-old on or before the date they take the Entry-Level Law Enforcement Examination. 
  • Applicants must have a high school diploma or G.E.D.  A college education is not required, though it is recommended. 
  • Applicants must be Michigan residents and have a valid Michigan driver's license prior to beginning recruit school.  Michigan residency is not required to apply. 
  • Applicants cannot have a felony conviction or be a suspect in case with the reasonable belief the applicant committed a felony. 
  • Applicants must maintain a driving record free of suspension, revocation and moving violations for the two years prior to the Entry-Level Law Enforcement Examination and start of recruit school.  View specific driving record criteria
  • Applicants must meet the Michigan Commission On Law Enforcement Standards minimum hearing requirements as well as the department's Visual Acuity Standards.

 

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