CPD - Career Interest Form

I. Career Options

Please choose which career option you are interested in:*

II. Contact Information

Please double check your phone number to ensure accuracy.

Phone

III. Educational Background

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IV. Police Experience

Prior Police Experience?*
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V. Military Experience

Military Experience?*
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VI. Qualifications

To qualify as a Police Officer for the City of Clearwater, you must have one or more of the following:

A minimum of 30 semester hours of college credit from an accredited college or university.*

OR

Currently certified as a law enforcement or corrections officer, having successfully completed two years of service, not including academy attendance.*

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.*

VII. About You

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Please specify how you heard about us.

Please specify which officer referred you.

Do you have any face, neck or hand tattoos?*

VIII. Additional Hiring Criteria

The hiring criteria for those seeking employment as sworn personnel are as follows:

  • Must be at least 19 years old
  • US Citizen (born or naturalized)
  • No Marijuana use in the past 12 months
  • Never bought, sold or offered to sell any controlled substance
  • No illegal use of controlled substances in the past 5 years
  • Drug use must be deemed experimental by the department
  • No Felony Convictions
  • No misdemeanor convictions involving moral character offenses, perjury, being dishonest, or domestic violence offenses


At least one of the following:

  • 30 College Credits
  • 3 years of Active Military service with honorable discharge
  • Currently certified as a law enforcement or corrections officer, having successfully completed two years of service (not including academy attendance)


Have good moral character as determined by a background investigation under procedures established by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission.


Certifiable per the requirements in F.S.S. 943.13 (7)


Deliberate omission and/or falsification of the personal history form will be an automatic disqualification.

Do you meet all of the hiring criteria detailed above?*

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