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. Or a felony in another jurisdiction that is not considered to be a felony under Minnesota law, unless the felony has been expunged, set aside, pardoned, or the person’s civil rights have been restored and expressly provides for the possession of a firearm.
2. Gross misdemeanor assault in the Fifth Degree under Minnesota Statute §609.224 or relevant statute in any other state or federal jurisdiction.
3. Bias crimes* including assaults motivated by bias under Minnesota Statute §609.2231, subdivision 4, and criminal damage to property under Minnesota Statute §609.595, subdivision 2, paragraph b.
4. Domestic Assault under Minnesota Statute §609.2242
5. Violation of a domestic abuse no contact order* under Minnesota Statute §629.75, subdivision 2.
6. Violation of an order for protection* under Minnesota Statute §518B.01, subdivision 14.
7. Harassment or stalking* under Minnesota Statute §609.749.
8. Violation of a harassment restraining order (HRO)* under Minnesota Statute §609.748, subdivision 6.
9. Sexual extortion* under Minnesota Statute §609.3458.
10. Criminal Sexual Conduct* under Minnesota Statutes §609.341 to 609.3451.
11. Indecent exposure* under Minnesota Statutes §617.23.
12. Crimes listed under Minnesota Statutes §609.2231, 609.231, 609.2325, 609.233, 609.2335, 609.234, and 609.72, subdivision 3. (Mistreatment, Crimes Against Vulnerable Adults and Related Statutes).
13. Prostitution related acts under Minnesota Statute §609.324, subdivision 2.
14. Presenting False Claims to a Public Officer or Body under Minnesota Statute §609.465.
15. Medical Assistance Fraud under Minnesota Statute §609.466.
16. Theft under Minnesota Statute §609.52, except that misdemeanor theft of movable property valued at $500 or less is not an automatic disqualification.
17. Interference with an emergency call* under Minnesota Statutes §609.78, subdivision 2, clause (1)
18. Nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images* under Minnesota Statute §617.261.
19. Interference with privacy* under Minnesota Statute §609.746. 
20. Malicious punishment of a child* under Minnesota Statute §609.377.
21. Mistreating animals* under Minnesota Statute §343.21.
22. Misconduct of a public officer or public employee* under Minnesota Statute §609.43.
23. Narcotics or controlled substance law, excluding any non-felony marijuana offenses.
24. The applicant must not be required to register as a predatory offender under Minnesota Statutes §243.166 or §243.167, or required to register as a sex offender in any other state at any point in time
25. Possession of burglary or theft tools under Minnesota Statute §609.59.
26. A crime for which the penalty was enhanced under Minnesota Statute §626.5531(Bias Motivated).
27. Any Obstruction of the Legal Process, Arrest, or Firefighting under Minnesota Statute §609.50 within the previous 60 months.
28. Leaving the Scene of an Accident within the previous 60 months.*
29. Any No-Insurance conviction under Minnesota Statutes §169.792or §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.*
30. A Driver’s License Suspension, Revocation, Cancellation or Withdrawal for No-Proof of Insurance twice within the previous 60 months.*
31. Driver’s License Revocation under implied consent laws within the last 60 months.*
32. Misdemeanor or Gross Misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence, Careless or Reckless Driving within the last 60 months.*
33. 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.
34. Driving after Suspension, Revocation, Cancellation or Withdrawal in the previous 60 months.*
35. Evidence that the applicant has failed to disclose, misinterpreted or falsified any information to the department.