Qualifications
Do you have what it takes to be a Virginia Beach Police Officer?
Requirements
Age
- Must be 20 years old to apply
- Must also reach 21st birthday before completing the academy
- Sworn police officers do face mandatory retirement at age 65
Education
- Must be a high school graduate (or hold a GED) at minimum
Other Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Must be eligible to obtain a Virginia or North Carolina driver's license
- Must sign agreement to avoid using tobacco products on or off duty
- Must maintain an acceptable fitness level
Automatic Disqualifiers
- Conviction, guilty plea or no contest plea of any felony.
- Conviction, guilty plea, or no contest plea of any misdemeanor sex offense, including but not limited to sexual battery under Virginia Code §18.2-67.4 or consensual sexual intercourse with a minor 15 or older under clause (ii) of Virginia Code §18.2-371 or any crime requiring registration in the Virginia Sex Offender Registry.
- Conviction, guilty plea, or no contest plea of domestic assault under Virginia Code §18.2-57.2 or any offense that would be domestic assault under the laws of another state or the United States.
- Conviction, guilty plea, or no contest plea of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, including but not limited to petit larceny under Virginia Code §18.2-96 or any offense involving moral turpitude that would be a misdemeanor if committed in the Commonwealth.
- Any conviction, guilty plea or no contest plea of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, refusal to take blood or breath test, eluding police, racing, or leaving the scene of an accident within the last five years.
- Sale of any drug listed in the drug standards and schedules set forth in Virginia Code §54.1-3443 et seq. without a valid license authorizing sale of specified drugs. Any other distribution will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
- Unlawful use or possession of any illegal drug, including but not limited to heroin, cocaine, hallucinogens, methamphetamine, etc. or any derivative thereof (except marijuana) within the last five years.
- Illegal use or possession of anabolic steroids within the last three years.
- Dishonorable discharge from any military service.
- Dishonesty or intentional withholding of information on any application, interview or paperwork associated with the position.
- Intentional failure to follow the directions outlined in the testing process or relying on others to complete any portion of the testing process.