What are the requirements to become a cop in texas?

Question

i dont have a diploma or ged, would they help me out with that if i was interested in joining?

Answer 1

You need a diploma or GED. In addition, if you have a GED, you need 12 credit hours from a college with at least a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale; or

an honorable discharge from the armed forces of the United States after at least 24 months of active duty service- so once you have this  and you have not violated any of this:

§215.15. Enrollment Standards and Training Credit.

(a) In order for an individual to enroll in any basic licensing course that provides instruction in defensive tactics, arrest procedures, firearms, or use of a motor vehicle for law enforcement purposes, the academy must have on file:

(1) written documentation that the person is currently licensed by the commission; or

(2) if the individual is not licensed by the commission, documentation that the individual has been subjected to a search of local, state and national records to disclose any criminal record;

(A) is not currently charged with any criminal offense for which conviction would be a bar to licensure;

(B) community supervision history:

(i) has never been on court-ordered community supervision or probation for any criminal offense above the grade of a Class B misdemeanor or a Class B misdemeanor within the last ten years from the date of the court order; but

(ii) the commission may approve the application of an individual who received probation or court-ordered community supervision for a Class B misdemeanor at least five (5) years prior to enrollment if an agency administrator sufficiently demonstrates in writing with supporting documentation that mitigating circumstances exist with the case and with the individual applying for licensure, and that the public interest would be served by reducing the waiting period;

(C) conviction history:

(i) has never been convicted of an offense above the grade of a Class B misdemeanor or a Class B misdemeanor within the last ten years; but

(ii) the commission may approve the application of an individual who was convicted of a Class B misdemeanor at least five (5) years prior to enrollment if an agency administrator sufficiently demonstrates in writing with supporting documentation that mitigating circumstances exist with the case and with the individual applying for licensure, and that the public interest would be served by reducing the waiting period.

(D) For purposes of this section, the commission will construe any court ordered community supervision, probation, or conviction for a criminal offense to be its closest equivalent under the Texas Penal Code classification of offenses if the offense arose from:

(i) another penal provision of Texas law; or

(ii) a penal provision of any other state, federal, military or foreign jurisdiction.

TCLEOSE Rules and Fee-Schedule Handbook as of March 1, 2008 Page 24 of 85

(E) A classification of an offense as a felony at the time of conviction will never be changed because Texas law has changed or because the offense would not be a felony under current Texas law.

(F) has never been convicted of any family violence offense;

(G) is not prohibited by state or federal law from operating a motor vehicle;

(H) is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition; and

(I) is a U.S. citizen.

Then you can get into a Texas police Academy

Answer 2

Big f-u-c-k-i-n cowboy hat and boots.

Answer 3

I really don't know you can talk with some one   that is a Texas Ranger maybe they can help you the law varies in different states and so does age in some states you can be 55 or older and still become a law enforcemaent officer so just ask

Answer 4

No.  

Show some initiative and get your GED and some college, then apply.

Answer 5

High School Diploma..