Hiring Process

• Standardized Test
• Physical Fitness Test for Deputy Applicants
  • Deputy Sheriff POPAT (Guide and Instructions)
• F3 and Biographical Assessment
• Thorough Background Investigation and verification of Criminal Records
• Interviews
• Credit Check
• Orientation (for Detention and Telecommunicator positions)
• Polygraph examination
• Medical / Psychological / Cognitive Skills Examinations (Administered by FMRT

All applicants participating in the Physical Fitness Test should read the Physical Fitness Test guide and instructions in its entirety. A waiver and release must be signed prior to testing. Waiver and Release

The employment process generally takes 8 – 12 weeks to complete, however, applications may remain active up to six months. The employment process will end upon failure of any step in the process and/or the discovery of unacceptable information.