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Applicant disqualification criteria

Please review the following information carefully.  You must meet the minimum selection standards before being appointed to a peace officer position under 6700.0700.  

Conviction under the following Minnesota Statutes (including juvenile convictions tried as an adult) will make you ineligible for licensing by the Minnesota P.O.S.T Board or ineligible under the Minnesota State Patrol selection standards. License eligibility is mandatory for this position.  

No applicant may be appointed to the position of state trooper who has been convicted of: 

  1. A felony in Minnesota or any other state or federal jurisdiction.  
  1. Assault in the fifth degree under Minnesota Statute §609.224 or relevant statute in any other state or federal jurisdiction. 
  1. Domestic assault in the fifth degree under Minnesota Statute §609.2242. 
  1. Crimes listed under Minnesota Statutes §609.23, 609.231, 609.2325, 609.233, 609.2335, 609.234, (mistreatment, crimes against vulnerable adults and related statutes). 
  1. Prostitution related acts under Minnesota Statutes §609.322, 609.324. 
  1. Presenting false claims to a public officer or body under Minnesota Statute §609.465. 
  1. Medical assistance fraud under Minnesota Statute §609.466. 
  1. Theft under Minnesota Statute §609.52 (any dollar amount). 
  1. Disorderly conduct as a caregiver under Minnesota Statute §609.72, Subd 3. 
  1. The applicant must not be required to register as a predatory offender under Minnesota Statutes §243.166 or §243.167. 
  1. Under any state or federal narcotics or controlled substance law irrespective of any proceeding under Minnesota Statute §152.18 (discharge or dismissal hearing) or other similar law of another state or federal law; or of any crimes listed in this item in another state or federal jurisdiction, or under a local ordinance that would be a conviction if committed in Minnesota. 
  1. Possession of burglary or theft tools under Minnesota Statute §609.59.  
  1. A crime for which the penalty was enhanced under Minnesota Statute §626.5531 (bias motivated). 
  1. Any obstruction of the legal process, arrest or firefighting under Minnesota Statute §609.50 within the previous 60 months. 
  1. Leaving the scene of an accident within the previous 60 months. 
  1. Any no-insurance conviction under Minnesota Statutes §169.792 or §65B.48 within the previous 12 months or two convictions within 60 months; or having a driver's license suspended twice for no insurance within the previous 60 months. 
  1. A driver’s license suspension, revocation, cancellation or withdrawal for no-proof of insurance twice within the previous 60 months. 
  1. Driver’s license revocation under implied consent laws within the last 60 months. 
  1. Misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor driving under the influence, careless or reckless driving within the last 60 months. 
  1. Two traffic violations within the previous 12 months, three within the previous 36 months or four or more within the previous 60 months. This includes: continued for dismissal and Dimler violations. 
  1. Driving after suspension, revocation, cancellation or withdrawal in the previous 60 months. 
  1. Evidence that the applicant has failed to disclose, misinterpreted or falsified any information to the department.