This is a List of State Police Minimum Age Requirements in the United States.
Many states have established, by state statute and/or constitutional provisions, minimum age requirements for the primary law enforcement agency of the state.
18 years old Rhode Island
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Montana
Texas
West Virginia
19 years old Florida Alabama https://www.alea.gov/about-alea/employment-information APOSTC states that anyone aged 19 and older can go through their academy and become a law enforcement officer, many police departments such as Georgiana PD, Birmingham PD, Midfield PD, and many others hire at 19. However, some agencies such as ALEA have their standards at 21+
19 1/2 for Trooper Cadet, 21 years old for Trooper Washington
21 years old
Alaska Arkansas Idaho Indiana Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Minnesota Mississippi Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Oklahoma Oregon South Carolina Tennessee Utah California Illinois Maryland Vermont
21, 20 with 60 College Credits Maine
20, 21 at graduation Alaska Arizona Hawai’i Colorado Delaware Georgia Michigan Missouri Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota Ohio Pennsylvania South Dakota Virginia
21, 22 at graduation Iowa Wyoming
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