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Apply:
The Suffolk
County Deputy
Sheriff's exam
is
scheduled for
June 9, 2012,
with the filing
period to be
held from
November 14,
2011 to March 28 2012.
LAST DAY
TO FILE FOR EXAM
IS MARCH 28,
2012 -
WEDNESDAY!!!
To file for the
Suffolk Deputy
Sheriff's exam click on
the following
link and
following
instructions.
The Suffolk
Deputy Sheriff's
exam is # 5531:
http://apps.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice/Efiling/Default.aspx
- note this link
takes you to the
Suffolk County
Civil Service
website and this
is where you
file for the
exam. (on the
application
website you
click the box
next to the
Deputy Sheriff I
Exam # 5531 and
then click
"continue to
apply for
exams".
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from
a standard
senior high
school or
possession of a
high school
equivalency
diploma
recognized by
the New York
State Department
of Education by
the date of
appointment.
No
substitution of
experience for
education will
be permitted.
Special Age
Requirement:
Candidates must
be at least 19
years and 6
months old on or
before the date
of the written
test.
Pursuant
to Section 54 of
Civil Service
Law, applicants
within six
months of the
minimum age will
be permitted
into the
competition.
Therefore,
candidates who
will be 19 years
of age by the
exam date will
be eligible.
Eligibility for
appointment as a
Deputy Sheriff I
begins
when the
candidate
reaches age 20.
Candidates who
reach their 35th
birthday before
the date of the
written
examination are
not eligible
except as
follows:
Candidates may
have a period of
active military
duty, up to six
years as defined
in Section 243
(10-a) of the
Military Law,
deducted from
their age for
purposes of
determining
whether they
meet the age
requirement.
License
Requirements:
Possession of a
valid New York
State driver’s
license at the
time of
appointment.
Residence
Requirement:
There are
no residence
requirements to
compete in this
examination.
However,
pursuant to
local law, only
Suffolk County
residents are
eligible for
appointment.
To be
deemed a
resident of
Suffolk County,
an applicant
must have been a
legal resident
of Suffolk
County at the
time of
certification
for appointment
and for at least
90 calendar days
prior thereto.
Police Officer
Training Course
Requirement:
After
appointment,
candidates will
be required to
successfully
complete a
Police Officer
Training Course
recognized by
the New York
State Municipal
Training
Council.
Citizenship
Requirement:
Candidates must
be United States
citizens at the
time of
appointment.
Note:
Pursuant
to the
provisions of
Section 217A of
the County Law,
candidates who
have been
convicted of a
felony will be
barred from
appointment and
candidates who
have been
convicted of a
misdemeanor may
be barred from
employment.
Remember -
Filing or
registering for
our Suffolk
County Deputy
Sheriff Study
Course does not
automatically
register you for
the exam. You
must file the
exam application
on your own.
Law Enforcement
Service Systems
is a private
Tutorial School
not associated
with any
department
To register for
our Suffolk
Deputy Sheriff's
Exam Study
Course Click Here
The Suffolk
County Sheriff's
Office employs
899 Correction
Officers, 298
Deputy Sheriffs
and 133 civilian
personnel.
Suffolk County
has a population
of over 1.5
million and, and
the Sheriff's
Office works to
serve and
protect
residents
through
innovative
programs to
reduce inmate
recidivism, by
promoting sound
fiscal policies
and by working
cooperatively
with law
enforcement and
community groups
throughout the
county to
improve safety
in jails and
throughout
neighborhoods.
The Suffolk
County Sheriff's
office also
plays a
significant role
in maintaining
safety on
highways;
Sheriff's
Deputies are out
in force all
year long
patrolling the
Long Island
Expressway and
Sunrise Highway.
Their innovative
Mobile DWI
Processing Unit
helps them
efficiently
apprehend
suspected drunk
and impaired
drivers, and has
a deterrent
effect on anyone
contemplating
driving while
under the
influence.
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