Police Employment Online Application

Each applicant who is currently or previously licensed as a peace officer must disclose any disciplinary or court findings, of which the applicant has personal knowledge, that find the applicant to have engaged in: (1) abuse of police authority; (2) bias against a protected class; (3) felony criminal conviction or finding of guilt; (4) conviction or finding of guilt for a crime of dishonesty; (5) an act or statement of dishonesty; (6) mishandling of evidence or property; (7) undisclosed or improper inducements to witnesses or suspects; (8) unreasonable or excessive use of force; (9) unauthorized access to or unlawful misuse of government data; or (10) conduct that resulted in a Brady-Giglio disclosure by a prosecuting authority.

Any additional information the applicant wishes to include and any further background information the applicant wished to included regarding (1) United States citizenship status or verification that the applicant is eligible to work in the United States under federal requirements; (2) criminal history and arrests identified by means of electronic data transfer, criminal records, histories, and warrant information through state and federal systems; (3) Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Division of Driver and Vehicle Services records and other states' driving records as applicable; (4) use of alcohol, controlled substances, and intoxicating substances; (5) discriminatory conduct as defined in part 6700.0100; (6) education verification; (7) employment history; (8) military history verification; (9) personal and professional references, such as friends, associates, family members, and neighbors; (10) personal interview. Personal interviews may occur before, during, and after the investigation and may be used to discuss, among other topics, any arrest or conviction records and any discrepancies or concerns raised in the investigation; (11) residential history; (12) records checks, such as open sources or social media, and financial information, as permitted by law; and (13) inquiry to the local prosecuting authority and law enforcement agencies in any jurisdiction in which the applicant has served as a peace officer as to whether the prosecuting authority or law enforcement agency has any knowledge of conduct, records, investigations, or disciplinary or court findings related to the applicant that involves: (a) abuse of police authority; (b) bias against protected class; (c) felony criminal conviction or finding of guilt; (d) conviction or finding of guilt for a crime of dishonesty; (e) mishandling of evidence or property; (f) undisclosed or improper inducements to witnesses or suspects; (g) unauthorized, unreasonable, or excessive use of force; (h) unauthorized access to or unlawful misuse of government data; or (i) other conduct which required a Brady-Giglio disclosure by a prosecuting authority.