Ind. Admin. Code tit. 240, r. 1-4-3 – Applicant standards for appointment

Sec. 3. Only those applicants for the position of police employee who meet the initial standards in this section will be considered. Applicants must meet the following requirements:

(1) Be a United States citizen.
(2) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and less than forty (40) years of age when appointed as a police employee. The superintendent shall have the authority to recruit police employee applicants between eighteen (18) years of age and twenty-one (21) years of age, who otherwise meet all qualifications for the position of police employee, in order that the state police department may hire the applicants in nonpolice vacancies.
(3) Be a high school graduate as evidenced by a diploma or equivalency diploma issued by an accredited high school.
(4) Possess a valid driving license to operate an automobile.
(5) Be willing to do the following:
1. (A) If appointed, to reside and serve any place within Indiana as designated by the superintendent.
2. (B) To refrain from engaging in any political activity:
  1. (i) prohibited by law; or
  2. (ii) that would create a conflict of interest as an employee of the state police department.

(State Police Department; 240 IAC 1-4-3; filed Jan 6, 1983, 8:23 a.m.: 6 IR 322; filed Aug 8, 1995, 12:00 p.m.: 18 IR 3375; filed Jul 7, 1997, 8:10 a.m.: 20 IR 3005; filed Jan 24, 2000, 7:49 a.m.: 23 IR 1362; filed Mar 2, 2006, 4:10 p.m.: 29 IR 2178; readopted filed Jul 2, 2007, 3:01 p.m.: 20070711-IR-240070255RFA; readopted filed Dec 2, 2013, 10:29 a.m.: 20140101-IR-240130458RFA; readopted filed Nov 30, 2020, 2:49 p.m.: 20201230-IR-240200497RFA)