16- 227 C.M.R. ch. 3, § 2

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 227-3-2 - Requirements for Admission to the Academy

In order to be admitted to the Law Enforcement Pre-Service Course; an applicant:

A. Shall be a high school graduate, or have scored as follows on the General Education development Test:

not lower than 35 on any one of the 5 parts, and

an average not lower than 45 for all 5 parts;

B. Shall be at least 21 years of age, unless the applicant has an associate's degree or 60 credit hours of post-secondary education, in which case the applicant must be at least 20 years of age, or unless an applicant for pre-service training is currently enrolled in an accredited post secondary educational program, has completed 40 credit hours, and the applicant is at least l9 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 conditional 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 conditional waiver of this provision;

G. Shall be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation by the hiring or sponsoring agency;

H. 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;

I. Shall not falsify or misrepresent any information during the application process, background investigation, or polygraph examination.

J. Shall possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license. If such license is not a Maine license at the time of admission to the Academy, the applicant shall obtain a State of Maine license within any time limits prescribed by Maine law; and

K. Shall be able to read and write at a level necessary to master the law enforcement basic training course as determined by the use of a reading and writing test.

16- 227 C.M.R. ch. 3, § 2