Disqualifiers

An applicant will be disqualified for any of the following reasons stated by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education.
See link below:

Texas Administrative Code

Illegal Drug Usage:

• Must not have used marijuana within the past three years
• Must not have used any other illegal drugs or drugs not legally prescribed to you within the past five years

Character:
Applicants must be of good moral character and habits. A final conviction for any misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or felony will automatically disqualify applicant. Probation for a felony will be considered a final conviction. Applicants will be investigated as to the truth of the statements made in their applications or during oral interviews, their character, habits, previous employment, and other matters necessary to establish the qualities of the individual.

Traffic and Criminal Records: Disqualifiers
Any of the following will disqualify the applicant:

• Having been on or currently on court-ordered supervision or probation for any offense of the grade of felony or Class A misdemeanor;
• Having been convicted of any offense of the grade of felony or Class A misdemeanor;
• Having been on or currently on court-ordered supervision or probation for any criminal offense of the grade of Class B misdemeanor within the last ten years;
• Having been convicted of an offense of the grade of a Class B misdemeanor within the last ten years;
• Having been convicted of a family violence offense;
• Currently being under indictment;
• Being prohibited by state or federal law from operating a motor vehicle;
• Being prohibited by state or federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition;
• Having had a driver license suspension for habitual violator in the last five years;
• Having been convicted of four or more hazardous traffic violations within the last 12 months;
• Having been convicted of seven or more hazardous traffic violations within the last 24 months;
• Currently on probation for any traffic offense;
• Having been adjudged a delinquent child within the last 10 years;
• Having sold, manufactured, distributed or cultivated illegal drugs, including marijuana;
• Having committed theft(s) while in a position of trust or in a pattern that shows habitual theft;
• Having a history of illegal drug use that tends to establish a pattern above that of experimental drug use;
•  Having committed sufficient criminal activities to establish a pattern of disregard for the law;
• Having committed any crime of a serious or aggravated nature including, but not limited to, criminal homicide, kidnapping, sexual assault, sexual assault of a child, indecency with a child, incest, felony assault;
• Having been involved with seditious movements, terrorist activities, or any efforts to violently overthrow the United States government;
• Having been convicted of the offense of barratry;
• The applicant's driver license has been suspended for refusal to submit to a chemical test within the last ten years; or

Other indications of criminal history will be individually evaluated.

Contact DPS Recruiting toll free at:

1-866-898-7667
or email
JoinDPS@dps.texas.gov