Can a DUI on your record keep you from being a police officer?

Question

My husband is currently in school for criminal justice and wants to be a police officer. In 2002 he was driving home from the bar..stopped at a red light..and another drunk driver plowed right into him. The other driver was given a breathalizer and obviously failed..and the police officer gave my husband a breathalizer because he had to under the circumstances and he was just over the limit. He was charged with a 4th degree DUI..it is only a misdemeanor. If it helps to answer my question he was charged in Minnesota..and we plan on moving to Wisconsin and he would be a police officer there. He doesn't have anything else on his record..no traffic tickets or anything. Does anyone know how strict either state is when hiring police officers?

Answer 1

It depends on the locality that he goes to. The more rural it is the more flexible the rules will be ( no huge jackbooted bureaucracy ). In most big cities it will probably keep him from the job. He might talk to an attorney about getting his record expunged before you move, that might be an option. Good Luck.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

States are being tough on this issue. Are you sure it was a misdemeanor? Most states first offense usually were or are violations.

I am sure he can get hired, just don't fib about the dui as they already have his record when you go in, and then the lie detector test!

This is what PA. says and it is for municiple police Assoc. I don't know about state police.

If an applicant for MPO Certification has been arrested for DUI and ultimately given ARD, can he or she still become a police officer?

Yes, but the arrest and disposition must still be listed on the application in the section requesting arrest history information.

Answer 4

I can not give you the exact answer for those states, but you can always contact the local P.D., and ask them. If you do not get an intelligent answer, contact an attorney. I'm sure you could find one that is offering free legal advise. I know that in Chicago, if a person with a DUI conviction wants to become a police offer, a hearing is held, and the arresting officer is called in to testify as to whether he feels that the person should hired. Even after that, it is still up to the board.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Well...let's see...our current President had a DUI when he was 30. Also, our vice president had two DUI's during his youth (at age 21 and 22)...
But I can't possibly tell you if your husband's DUI arrest is going to affect his goal of becoming a police officer because every department in the country (it seems) has different standards. On one department it might be an automatic dis-qualifier and yet on a department next door it might not be. However I would advise your husband to tell the truth when asked if he's ever been arrested (because he was) because he will fail the lie detector that comes later and they will find out anyway.
What you will want your husband to do is talk to a DUI lawyer located in Minnesota or check out the laws there about having his DUI expunged. Expungement is the legal term used to describe the removal of a criminal arrest from a person's criminal record. Usually, to have a crime expunged, you must file certain documents with the court asking permission to have all records of the particular case sealed or sent to you (the defendant), so that the government does not posses any information. He may want to see if his DUI arrest can be expunged from his record since he is planning a career in law enforcement. With expungement employers will not find out about past indiscretions and mistakes.
Good luck.

Answer 7

properly, in case you have been 21 you won't have been high-quality. you might have been arrested for DUI. As on your question. It relies upon on how long that is been, in case you have a drivers license, and the different regulations you have.Probation? once you're nevertheless of probation, overlook it. in case you're no longer presently authorized to force, nope. that is going to additionally rely on the standard of different applicants and the different situations which you will have had issues of. Your risk is not any longer large, whether it would not be remarkable to get employed.

Answer 8

It's not going to help in the resume, but it's a misdemeanor and probably won't affect him from getting a job. As one who wants to be in a job of authority what's he doing drinking in the first place? Drinking affects judgement and behavior "even" in between drunks and should be something which needs attention "before" going into law enforcement. Most, do not tolerate anyone who is yet immature in their choices to drink ANYWHERE amongst officers......

Answer 9

In most states, a conviction for DUI or domestic violence automatically disqualifies anyone from being a Police Officer. In my local city Police, Sheriff's, and State Police departments, it disqualifies you even if it is a misdemeanor. You'll just have to start checking individual depts for their requirements.

Answer 10

In some agencies, it won't prevent him from being hired. In others, it will. It all depends upon who is doing the hiring and what standards they have set in place.