Candidates may be eliminated from further consideration as a result of certain behaviors that would in all likelihood render them unsuitable for employment. These behaviors include, but are not limited to the following (please note: the anticipated start date of the specific Academy will be used for those behaviors with time restrictions):
BIOGRAPHICAL
- Falsification or omission of any part of the application packet
- False information regarding age/date of birth
- EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (includes school and military)
- Fabrication of any information related to a job
- Failure to list any job on application packet
- Failure to report a discharge, forced termination or resignation for any reason
- Failure to report employment discipline, including written warnings, reprimands, etc., or court-martial (if in the military)
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
- Any checks intentionally written on a closed account
- Two or more separate incidents within the past 3 years of being convicted of or having wages garnished for failure to pay child support
- Intentional failure to file/pay taxes, including Federal and/or State
INTEGRITY
- Taking of items and/or money without permission of over $100 (added together) from an employer within the past 3 years
- Any incidents of stealing with the intent to permanently deprive the lawful owner of the item(s) whether caught or not, within the past 3 years
- Giving perjured testimony at any time
- Giving false statements or making falsified reports as a law enforcement officer or giving false statements to a law enforcement officer
- Soliciting or accepting a bribe while serving in an official capacity
DRUG BEHAVIOR
- Use of marijuana within the past 1 year (12 months) from application date.
- Use of any illegal drug, except marijuana, within the past 3 years (includes LSD, heroin, cocaine, PCP, mushrooms/Psilocybin, amphetamines, inhalants, steroids, etc.)
- Use of any illegal drug, on or off duty, while employed as a law enforcement officer
- Any cultivation, sale, manufacture or distribution of any illegal drug, including marijuana, within the past three years. If beyond 3 years, the following factors should be considered: The frequency of the behavior, the quantity of drugs involved, and the type of drug.
- Use of any prescribed controlled substances that were not prescribed to you within the past 3 years
- Deliberate abuse of any controlled substance that was prescribed to you within the past 3 years
- Refusal to agree to submit to a drug screening as an applicant or to for-cause drug testing as an employee
ALCOHOL BEHAVIOR
- Consuming alcohol while at work, if it is unauthorized
- Refusal to agree to submit to "for cause" alcohol testing as an employee, as evidenced in past jobs
CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
- Any felony committed in the last 3 years whether arrested and charged or not
- If you have ever been convicted of, pled guilty or no contest to, or received a deferred judgment or deferred sentence of a felony crime (An adult applicant committing a felony as an adult would be disqualified. If an adult committed a felony as a juvenile, the following circumstances will be considered: The applicant's age at time of the illegal act and the nature and severity of the offense.)
- Any misdemeanor crime conviction within the past 3 years
- Certain misdemeanor crime convictions, as defined by P.O.S.T., which would affect peace officer certification in Colorado. Visit the POST website for a list of misdemeanors that will preclude police officer certification
- Any domestic violence conviction
DRIVING HISTORY
- Any DUI/DUID convictions within the past 3 years
- Any DWI/DWAI convictions within the past 3 years
- Any license suspensions/revocations within the past 3 years
- An applicant must not have a noticeable pattern of traffic arrests, citations and/or convictions within the last 3 years. Stop sign violations, red light violations, reckless driving, speeding and careless driving are just a few examples of traffic violations that could disqualify an applicant if he/she has developed a pattern.
- Any hit and run accidents committed within the past 3 years
- Failure to produce a current, valid driver's license
- Failure to show proof of liability insurance (Colorado drivers), if applicant owns a vehicle
CERTIFICATION / ELIGIBILITY
- Falsifying documentation of a college degree, transcript or specialized training
- Falsifying documentation of law enforcement certification
This list is not inclusive. A candidate may also be disqualified if the totality of their circumstances indicates that they would not be suitable as a police officer