Disqualifying Behaviors
BIOGRAPHICAL
- Falsification or omission of any part of the application packet
- False information regarding age/date of birth
- Falsification or omission of information regarding current or past addresses
- Falsification or omission of information regarding relatives employed by the City
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)
WORK AVAILABILITY
- Refusal to work paid overtime, all shifts, all days of the week, and on holidays, as evidenced in past jobs
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
- Any checks intentionally written on a closed account
- Two or more separate incidents within the past 5 years of being convicted of or having wages garnished for failure to pay child support
- Failure to pay taxes
INTEGRITY
- Taking of items and/or money without permission (added together) of over $100 from an employer within the past 3 years (includes military)
- Any incidents of misdemeanor shoplifting, or accessory to shoplifting, whether caught or not, within the past 3 years
- Giving perjured, sworn testimony at any time
- Giving false statements or making falsified reports as a law enforcement officer
- Offering or paying a bribe
- Soliciting or accepting a bribe at any time as a law enforcement officer
DRUG BEHAVIOR
- Illegal use of marijuana within the past 18 months
- Use of any illegal drug, except marijuana, within the past 3 years (includes speed, heroin, cocaine, PCP, mushrooms, prescription drugs, etc.)
- Use of any illegal drug, on or off duty, while employed as a law enforcement officer
- Any 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.
- Deliberate abuse of prescribed controlled substances 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
- Unauthorized consumption of alcoholic beverages while on duty as a law enforcement officer, as evidenced in past jobs
- Refusal to agree to submit to "for cause" alcohol testing as an employee, as evidenced in past jobs
CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
- Any felony committed will be an automatic disqualifier unless as an adult the felony was committed as a juvenile. (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 commission (excludes marijuana-related misdemeanors or those involving unlawful use of physical force) within the past 3 years, whether arrested and charged or not
- Certain misdemeanor crime convictions, as defined by P.O.S.T., which would affect peace officer certification in Colorado. Visit the POST website at www.ago.state.co.us/post/misdemeanors.pdf for a list of misdemeanors that will preclude police officer certification
DRIVING HISTORY
- Any DUI convictions within the past 3 years
- Any DWI 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 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 disqualifed if the totality of their circumstances indicates that they would not be suitable as a police officer.
