Become an Officer

Step 1.Fill out the career interest form.

Career Interest Form

Step 2.Please do not hesitate to contact us with any additional questions you may have.

You may email Sergeant DiVincent (Jeffrey.DiVincent@myclearwater.com), or Corporal Phelps (Melody.Phelps@myclearwater.com) for additional information or questions.

Step 1.Must be at least 19 years old

Step 2.No illegal use of controlled substances, which include the following:

• Use of marijuana within the past 12 months.
• Habitual use of marijuana (more than 10 times).
• Illegal use of other controlled substances.
• Bought, sold or offered to sell any controlled substance.
• Illegal use of any controlled substance as a police officer or reserve police officer.
• Use of alcohol not compatible with required moral character (three or more alcohol-related arrests)

Step 3.Excessive traffic offenses that resulted in driver license suspension as follows:

• No conviction of a criminal traffic charge within the last five years.
• A minimum of three years from date of last suspension for excessive points/or cause.
• No suspensions for financial responsibility within the past 18 months and the applicant must prove insurability.

Step 4.Excessive traffic violations not amounting to suspension/revocation.

Step 5.Three or more moving violations within the last two years will be just cause for deferring processing.

Step 6.Deliberate omission and/or falsification of the personal history form.

Step 7.Any theft that would constitute a felony crime.

Step 8.Gambling that results in arrest and/or conviction.

Step 9.Detected and undetected felony crimes as an adult. Juvenile cases will be judged on an individual basis.

Step 10.Delinquent indebtedness.

Step 11.Must be certified or certifiable per the requirements in F.S.S. 943.13 and have a minimum of 30 semester hours of college credit from an accredited college or university, or have received an honorable discharge from active duty in one of the armed services, having successfully completed a regular enlistment of at least three years without early separation, or are currently certified as a law enforcement or corrections officer, having successfully completed two years of service, not including academy attendance.