Immediate Disqualifiers:

While entry-level officers are assigned to patrol duty, the Hilliard Division of Police maintains a broad range of specialized units that will allow you to tailor your career to a specific area of interest:

• Any felony conviction
• Any first- or second-degree misdemeanor conviction within past five years
• Dishonorable discharge from military service
• Domestic violence conviction
• Falsification or deception during hiring process
• Driving history that includes an OVI conviction within the past six years or two or more moving violations with the past year

Drug History Involving:

• Use or purchase of marijuana (other than prescribed medical marijuana) within two years of the date of written examination
• Use or purchase of any drugs of abuse (other than marijuana or prescribed medications) within three (3) years or less from the date of written examination
• Any sale, distribution, or manufacture of any controlled substance or contraband

Possible Disqualifiers:

The following is a list of behaviors/histories that may also disqualify an applicant, but the final decision will be made after completion of the background investigation:

• Lesser degree misdemeanor conviction
• Poor driving record
• Poor work history
• Arrest history
• Previous warrants
• Non-support of dependents
• Less than honorable discharge from military service
• Any behavior which demonstrates a lack of respect toward the law, or law enforcement officers
• History of deceptive behavior
• demeanor conviction within past five years
• Dishonorable discharge from military service
• Domestic violence conviction
• Falsification or deception during hiring process
• Driving history that includes an OVI conviction within the past six years or two or more moving violations with the past year