Peace Officer Certification
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- Any conviction prohibited
DESCRIPTION: Peace officers perform law enforcement duties around the state. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS: Pass the POST certification exam. Must have a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, no felony convictions, complete POST approved basic training. A career in law enforcement can be exciting and rewarding. However, becoming a Colorado peace officer requires high ethical standards, personal discipline, and extensive training. To be eligible for appointment as a peace officer, an applicant must first be certified by the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board. By law Basic certification requires successful completion of a POST-approved Basic academy successful completion of the POST certification examination, and a background check.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- Certification required
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- Any conviction prohibited
- Physical requirement
- Physical exam
Issuing body
- Department
- Dept of Law
- Board
- Peace Officer Standards and Training Board
- Address
- 1300 Broadway 10th Floor Denver, CO 80203
- Phone
- (720) 508-6721
- Agency website
- https://www.colorado.gov/post
- Licence page
- Colorado. POST
- Last updated
- May 1, 2024
Occupations (O*NET)
- Law Enforcement Officer 33-3051.00
Source and verification
This record is Colorado's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Peace Officer Standards and Training Board — see the issuing body section above.
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