• Any felony conviction
• Any conviction for a crime for which the punishment could have been more than two years
• Conviction of one or more crimes or unlawful acts defined as Class B misdemeanors within the preceding five years
• Conviction of two or more crimes or unlawful acts defined as Class A misdemeanors within the preceding five years

• Having a driver's license suspended or revoked in the three years before making an application or at any time after the date of application; entering a plea of no contest, being convicted, or receiving a prayer for judgment continued for a traffic offense which may result in the suspension or revocation of driving privileges
• A DUI or DWI conviction within the past 5 years
• Two or more accidents in which the applicant was charged and convicted within the preceding three years
• Three or more convictions of moving violations or the accumulation of eight points using the North Carolina point system within the preceding three years, OR four or more convictions of moving violations within the preceding five years, OR five or more convictions of moving violations within the preceding seven years

• Any involvement in the sale of illegal drugs
• Prior drug usage is evaluated for the extent of the use and how recent the use has been

• Demonstrated history of financial irresponsibility (no more than 14 credit points)

• Military personnel must have an honorable discharge and must be eligible for re-enlistment
• Untruthfulness or the intentional withholding of information on any application, interview, or paperwork associated with the position
• Deliberate inaccuracies or incomplete statements
• Cheating on any examination or testing associated with the position

Durham is a culturally diverse community and our department welcomes all applicants!