Applicant Requirements

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We welcome your interest in the City of North Las Vegas Police Department. We wish all applicants success in selecting North Las Vegas as the area in which to start/continue your law enforcement career.

All applicants are personally responsible for submitting a legible and fully completed Entry level Police - Corrections Officer Employment Application Form. This form is a special form designed expressly for Police - Corrections Officers applicants - DO NOT use the standard On-line Employment Application to apply for either of these positions! It is the applicant's responsibility to provide copies of the applicable credentials/documents necessary. Verifiable documents are:

• Birth Certificate
  
• Valid and Current Driver's License
  
• High School Transcripts (Original) or G.E.D. Certificate
  
• Military (DD 214) if applicable
  
• Name change/Adoption documents if applicable

Applicant must be at least 18 years of age for a civilian position and at least 21 years of age for a commissioned position at time of submitting Application Inquiry Form.

Applicant must be a high school graduate or possess a G.E.D. (General Education Development) Certificate.

Applicant must have good moral character as evidenced through proper references, general reputation and/or job history. No person will be eligible for employment as a Police Officer who has been convicted of any crime as a result of which the applicant is required to register under NRS 207.090 or NRS 207.152, and/or misdemeanor crime of domestic violence including use/attempted use of physical force.

Any offer of employment for a position within the North Las Vegas Police Department is contingent upon successfully passing a pre-employment medical examination conducted by an agency selected by the City and paid for by the City, a thorough background investigation to ensure meeting the hiring standards of the North Las Vegas Police Department, and may require a pre-employment psychological profile evaluation conducted by an agency selected and paid for by the City.

Commissioned and certain civilian positions within the North Las Vegas Police Department are required to meet particular medical standards:

• Color Vision:
  Must recognize 4/6 plates on Titmus® Color Vision Test.
  
  
• Visual Acuity:
  Vision 20/20 in best eye and not worse than 20/30 in worse eye with/without correction. If correction is necessary, uncorrected vision no worse than 20/100 in each eye.
  
  
• Hearing:
  Average hearing 1000/2000/3000 HZ must not exceed 25db. No single reading to exceed 35db at 500/1000/2000/3000/4000 HZ. A hearing aid can be accepted with a letter from an audiologist indicating proper fit and level of hearing correction in both ears.
  
  
• Nevada Class C Driver's License:
  Valid (at time of hire). Valid and current state driver's license is required at time of filing and as identification throughout recruitment and selection process.

All commissioned applicants are required to be non-tobacco users.

Further, a condition of employment requires all employees to successfully complete National Crime Information Center (N.C.I.C.) Certification. Commissioned officers must also successfully complete the applicable Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Certification and maintain proficiency in all areas as required by Department standards and within Departmentally established time periods.

Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen (N.A.C. 481.040):
Pursuant to the requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, all persons for hire shall at the time of enrollment in the payroll system, be required to submit proper and acceptable documentation which: (1) attests to their eligibility for employment in the United States, and (2) establishes their identity. Failure to produce such documentation at the time of hire shall result in disqualification from employment.

Should you have any further questions concerning the testing procedures for a position within the North Las Vegas Police Department please do not hesitate to contact the City of North Las Vegas Human Resources Department at (702)-633-1500.