DuPage County Seeks Deputy Sheriff Applicants

By SCOTT VIAU (Patch Staff)

DuPage County, IL - The DuPage County Sheriff’s Merit Commission is seeking applicants for deputy sheriff.

To qualify you must:

• Be at least 21 years of age at the time application is received by the Commission; and
• Be a United States citizen; and
• Be, or become upon certification for placement on the Deputy Sheriff candidate list, a resident of the State of Illinois.
• Be, or become within 1 year from being appointed, domiciled within the required residency boundaries (see "Residency Requirements" below) and maintain such domicile as a condition of appointment; and
• Hold or obtain upon certification for placement on the Deputy Sheriff candidate list, a valid Illinois driver’s license which has not been suspended or revoked, and maintain such as a condition of appointment; and
• Not have a felony conviction nor a domestic violence criminal conviction nor a dishonorable discharge (U.S. Army RE-4 separation classification or equivalent) from military service; and
• Pass a written examination, interviews, background investigation, and other screening and testing required by the Commission.

You must also have the following educational credentials, military service, and/or law enforcement experience:

• Associate or higher degree, or certifiable completion of at least 60 semester hours at an accredited university, college, junior or community college, or other institution of higher learning (not a trade or vocational school)
• High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate and service either in the United States military or 4 years as a full-time peace officer with a police department or sheriff's office in the United States with a letter of creditable service; or
• Such combination of educational credentials and of military service or law enforcement experience determined as suitable by the Commission for candidacy as a Deputy Sheriff.

A written examination will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 25 in the first floor auditorium at the JTK Administration Building. Only the first 200 qualified registrants will be allowed to take the exam.