Civil Service Commission

1. Current Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification or state equivalent.
2. Must have minimum of three years patrol experience.
3. Must have experience as a full-time police officer with a state, county, or municipal police or sheriff department for at least one year preceding the date of application.
4. Not currently under internal affairs investigation for any reason.
5. Must meet all other minimum qualifications: Informational Booklet

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To Apply for the position of Lateral Entry Police Officer, click Here.

If you are an out-of-state Lateral Entry Police Officer applicant, the Commission is holding a special test date of April 16, 2012 strictly for out-of-state Lateral applicants.

If you wish to take advantage of this test date, apply as a Walk-In applicant.  We will contact you via your E-Mail for this special April 16th date.

OUT-OF-STATE LATERAL APPLICANTS:  If you are an out-of-state Lateral applicant, please schedule your written test as a Walk-In applicant.  We will contact you via E-Mail concerning testing on the special April 16, 2012 date.  We will attempt to schedule several phases during your visit.  Upon submittal and approval of your Lateral-Entry supplemental application packet and the successful completion of the written/video test, the Commission may require you spend up to five (5) days in Denver.  At the current time, there is one option for test dates for out-of-state/out-of-town Laterals scheduled for April 16^{th -} 20^th, 2012.  Please plan on staying in the Denver area during this time frame.  If you are unable to schedule your test dates in the period of time designated for out-of-state testing, we will make every attempt to accommodate your availability with advance notice.

ACADEMY INFORMATION:
The Police Department has a combined entry-level and lateral academy. Laterals start the academy at the same time as entry-level applicants and have the opportunity to graduate early. Depending on the performance of the lateral, he/she may graduate as early as 10-12 weeks.

SALARY INFORMATION:
Lateral entry recruits will receive basic recruit pay of $51,610.00 plus benefits while in the academy (effective 7/1/2012). However, upon successful completion of the academy, and at the discretion of the Manager of Safety, Lateral recruits may be appointed (depending on experience) to the rank of Police Officer Third, Second, First grade per Charter provision. Pay will be adjusted according to the appointed rank.