Section 227-3-1 - Requirements for Admission to the AcademyIn order to be admitted to the Basic Corrections Training Course, an applicant:
A. Shall be a high school graduate, or have scored as follows on the General Education development Test: 1. not lower than 35 on any one of the 5 parts, and2. an average not lower than 45 for all 5 parts;B. Shall be at least 18 years of age.C. Shall submit the medical certificate provided by the Academy, signed by a licensed physician indicating that the applicant is physically and medically fit to undergo physical training at the Academy;D. Shall meet the physical fitness standards as established by the Board of Trustees;E. Should have no convictions for Murder, Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D crime; or convictions for any violation of the Maine Criminal Code, chapters 15, 19, 25 or 45, or a conviction for any equivalent crime in another jurisdiction outside the State of Maine. A person may make application to the Board of Trustees for a waiver of this provision;F. Should not have engaged in any conduct that is penalized in this state 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. A person may make application to the Board of Trustees for a waiver of this provision.G. Shall complete a state and federal criminal records check through the submission of fingerprints to the State Bureau of Identification and the Federal Bureau of Investigation;H. Shall be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation by the hiring agency; andI. Shall not falsify or misrepresent any information during the application process, background investigation or polygraph examination.16- 227 C.M.R. ch. 3, § 1