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Age

Applicants must be 20 years old at the time of hire for the position of Deputy Sheriff but must turn 21 after completing the Academy. 

Citizenship

The Code of Virginia requires applicants for the position of Deputy Sheriff be citizens of the United States prior to appointment.

Education

Applicants must have a High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) certificate. 

Criminal Record

  1. No conviction of a felony.
  2. No conviction as an adult of any offense involving moral turpitude, including but not limited to larceny.
  3. No conviction or admission of guilt of domestic violence.
  4. No conviction of any serious misdemeanor offense (Class 1 or 2, excluding traffic offenses),  within the past five years.

Driving Record

  1.  Valid Virginia driver’s license.  Out-of-state  applicants must obtain a Virginia license within 30 days of hire. 
  2.  No driver’s license suspension for moving  violations within the past 12 months.
  3.  No conviction of DWI or driving under the  influence DUI within five years of application.
  4.  No less than -2 points on a current DMV driver’s  transcript.
  5.  No conviction of driving on a suspended or  revoked license within the past 5 years.

Drug Use

  1.  No use of a controlled substance listed in Schedule I of the Code of Virginia.
  2.  No non-medicinal use of a controlled substance listed in Schedule II of the Code of Virginia for   the last five years.
  3.  No non-medicinal use of a controlled substance listed in Schedules III-VI of the Code of Virginia,  or any noxious chemical inhalant in the last two years of application.

Credit History

A demonstrated history of financial irresponsibility may be grounds for disqualification. 

Military

An applicant’s employment history, including any terminations, leaving an employer in lieu of termination or anything other than honorable discharge will be thoroughly assessed and may be grounds for disqualification.

Other Disqualifiers

  1.  Untruthfulness and/or the intentional withholding of information on any application,   interview, or paperwork associated with the position. 
  2.  Failure to comply with reporting times, appointments, or deadlines during any portion of  the   hiring process.
  3.  Cannot have previously engaged in behavior  which is in conflict with the law or which would   place the person or department in a position of  compromise, undue embarrassment or   criticism,  or loss of public credibility.
  4.  Engagement in behavior that does not   necessarily reach the level of severity of the   eligibility listed above, but which may still be a   basis for rejection after consideration of each   case on its individual merits.

Professional Appearance

A professional appearance is to be maintained at all times. NNSO has the sole discretion in determining what is considered professional as it relates to the position being filled. Any and all tattoos, branding, voluntary disfigurement, or scarification shall be carefully reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Applicants must not have tattoos and/or brands on their ears, head, face, nose, eyebrow, neck, or tongue. 

Only earrings authorized in General Orders will be allowed.  No other body piercing jewelry shall be worn. Employees are prohibited from wearing jewelry in their tongues, eyebrows, cheeks, or other body parts (except in the ears) while on duty.