Automatic Disqualifiers

BEFORE STARTING THE APPLICATION PROCESS please be aware that you will be automatically disqualified from consideration for employment with the Maine State Police for any of the following:

If you:

1. Have been convicted of murder or any crime classified in Maine law as a Class A, Class B, or Class C crime (i.e., any crime with a maximum term of imprisonment of one year or more), or of any substantially similar crime in another jurisdiction outside the State of Maine;

2. Have been convicted of any crime classified in Maine law as a Class D crime (i.e., any crime with a maximum possible term of imprisonment of less than one year), or of any substantially similar crime in another jurisdiction outside the State of Maine;

3. Have been convicted of any of the following provisions of the Maine Criminal Code (Title 17-A of the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated), or of any substantially similar crime in another jurisdiction outside the State of Maine.

A. Chapter15, Theft, including, but not limited to: Theft by deception; Insurance deception; Theft by extortion; Theft of lost, mislaid or mistakenly delivered property; Theft of services; Theft by misapplication of property; Unauthorized use of property;

B. Chapter 19, Falsification in Official Matters, including, but not limited to: Perjury; False swearing; Unsworn falsification; Tampering with a witness, informant, juror, or victim; Falsifying physical evidence; Tampering with public records or information; Impersonating a public servant;

C. Chapter 25, Bribery and Corrupt Practices, including, but not limited to; Bribery in official and political matters; Improper influence; Improper compensation for past action; Improper gifts to public servants; Improper compensation for services; Purchase of public office; Official oppression; Misuse of information; or

D. Chapter 45, Drugs, including, but not limited to: Unlawful or Aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs; Unlawfully furnishing scheduled drugs; Unlawful possession of scheduled drugs; Acquiring drugs by deception; Stealing drugs; Cultivating marijuana; Illegal importation of scheduled drugs; Unlawful possession, unlawful trafficking, or unlawful furnishing of synthetic hallucinogenic drugs;

4. Have been convicted of any crime that is a violation of any domestic abuse law of any State or Federal jurisdiction;

5. Have been convicted of operating under the influence (O.U.I.) of intoxicating liquor and/or drugs within the ten (10) years preceding the date of your application;

6. Have been adjudicated as having committed a zero tolerance (no) violation within the four (4) years preceding the date of your application;

7. Are currently abusing drugs or alcohol; or

8. Falsify or misrepresent a material fact by signing the background or employment documents, or when you are/were interviewed during the background investigation phase of the application process, the polygraph examination phase of the application process, and/or when you complete/completed the pre-polygraph examination questionnaire.

For more information, please call or text the Maine State Police Training Unit at 207-830-0665

or email us at: 

recruiter.msp@maine.gov