Persons age 45 or older are not eligible to test with the Plano Police Department.

Applicants must have a Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university by hire date; or earned at least 60 college semester hours from an accredited institution by hire date in addition to three (3) years active military service or two (2) years full-time paid sworn law enforcement experience.

Applicants must be United States citizens.

Applicants must be free from disease or physical/mental defects that would prevent the individual from performing the essential duties of a police officer.

Applicants must meet all legal requirements for future licensing and certification as required by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education (TCLEOSE).

Applicants eyesight must be correctable to 20/30 in each eye, with appropriate color vision.

Applicants must have normal hearing.

Persons who have been convicted of a felony or a Class A Misdemeanor are not eligible to be licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and are therefore not eligible to test for a police recruit position with the Plano Police Department. Persons who have been convicted of a Class B Misdemeanor are not eligible to test with the Plano Police Department for ten (10) years from the date of conviction.

Applicants cannot be on probation for any offense on the date of the Civil Service test.

Applicants must possess a valid driver's license and cannot have more than three events (moving violations or at-fault accidents) in the preceding 36 months from the date of the Civil Service test. Applicants cannot have a DWI/DUID, or reckless driving conviction in the preceding ten (10) years from the date of the Civil Service test.

The City of Plano invites you to apply as a Plano police officer.

The Plano Police Department is a nationally accredited law enforcement agency with strong community relationship values. Historically, Plano achieves one of the lowest crime rates for Texas cities with population over 100,000. In 2006, Money Magazine ranked Plano number eleven in the nation of the top 100 best places to live. Policepay.net ranks Plano as the ninth highest police pay in the nation when adjusting for the cost of living. After 36 months of service, a Plano officer earns an annual salary of more than $68,000.

You will find this is a tremendous career opportunity.

Plano police officers are hired from an eligibility roster consisting of individuals who have successfully passed a police recruit civil service entrance examination. The next exam will occur on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 8:00 AM at Plano West Senior High School (5601 West Parker Road in Plano).

You must pre-register to take the exam.

A registration form and instructions are available at www.planopolice.org. To be eligible to take the exam, a properly completed registration form must be received by the Civil Service Test Administrator before 5:00 PM on Wednesday, April 9, 2008. Follow the instructions. An admission slip will be mailed to you. The admission slip allows you entrance to the exam site.

You must pre-register to take the exam.  A registration form and instructions are available at www.planopolice.org. To be eligible to take the exam, a properly completed registration form must be received by the Civil Service Test Administrator before 5:00 PM on Wednesday, April 9, 2008. Follow the instructions. An admission slip will be mailed to you. The admission slip allows you entrance to the exam site.