Police Exam – New York Police Exam Requirements

If you wish to be a New York Police Officer please see the below requirements before you submit your application.

• Applicants must be at least 17½ years of age by the last day of filing of the exam they are applying for.

• Applicants must not have reached their 35th birthday on or before the first day of filing of the exam they are applying for.

• Those applicants who are 35 and over and have active United States military service may deduct up to six years from the age requirement.

• If by mail: Applications must be submitted/postmarked by the filing deadline of the exam they are applying for.

Requirements to be hired:

• Candidates must be at least 21 years of age on or before the day of hire. • Candidates must be a United States citizen on or before the day of hire.

• On or before the day of hire, candidates must have successfully completed either:

1. Sixty (60) college credits with a 2.0 G.P.A. from an accredited college or university, or

2. Two (2) years of full-time, active military service in the United States Armed Forces with an honorable discharge and have a high school's diploma or its equivalent.

• Candidates must reside either within one of the five boroughs of New York City or one of the surrounding counties of New York City; Suffolk, Westchester, Orange, Rockland, Nassau or Putnam Counties on the day of hire.

• Candidates must possess a valid, unrestricted New York State Drivers License on the day of hire.

• Candidates must pay a $75.00 fee for fingerprinting as part of the investigation process.

• Candidates must pass a drug/alcohol screening.

• Candidates must pass a character and background investigation.

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Police Officer Exam - New York City