Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 227 - MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES › Chapter 3 - ENTRANCE STANDARDS › Section 227-3-3 - Requirements for Admission to the Academy

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
In order to be admitted to the Basic Law Enforcement Training
				  Program, an applicant who is employed as a law enforcement officer must meet
				  the standards set forth below. In the case of a person not employed as a law
				  enforcement officer, the applicant must meet the standards set forth below as
				  determined by a Selection Committee established by the Board of
				  Trustees:
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;
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 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 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;
H. 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;
I. 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;
J. Shall be of good moral character, as
				determined by a thorough background investigation by the hiring agency; or in
				the case of a person not employed, by the Academy Selection Committee, after
				review of the background investigation conducted by a licensed investigator
				approved by the Board of Trustees;
K. Shall successfully complete to the
				satisfaction of the employer and the Board of Trustees, or in the case of a
				person not employed, to the Academy Selection Committee, a polygraph
				examination conducted by a polygraph examiner who is either licensed in the
				State of Maine or has been previously approved by the Board. The examination
				shall follow the guidelines in the "Police Applicant Polygraph Testing" manual
				approved by the Board;
L. Shall
				undergo and complete to the satisfaction of the employer, or in the case of a
				person not employed, to the Academy Selection Committee, an evaluation of the
				applicant's suitability to work as a law enforcement officer by a licensed
				psychologist or licensed psychological examiner with experience in
				psychological screening in the field of law enforcement. The evaluation shall
				be subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees and shall include, at a
				minimum, an evaluation of the following characteristics: anxiety, mood, anger,
				anti-social characteristics, ability to accept criticism, ability to
				communicate, assertiveness, self confidence, ability to get along with others,
				judgment and verbal skills.
M.
				Shall complete an oral interview by the hiring agency or in the case of a
				pre-employment candidate, by a panel appointed by the Chair of the Board of
				Trustees representing state, municipal, and county, law enforcement agencies;
				and
N. Shall not falsify or
				misrepresent any information during the application process, background
				investigation, or polygraph examination.