List of State Police minimum age requirements

This is a List of State Police Minimum Age Requirements in the United States.

Many states have established, by state statute and/or constitutional provisions, minimum age requirements for the primary law enforcement agency of the state.

18 years old

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Rhode Island[1]

Wisconsin[2]

Louisiana[3]

Montana[4]

Texas[5]

19 years old

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Florida[6]

19 1/2 for Trooper Cadet, 21 years old for Trooper

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Washington[7]

21 years old

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Alabama[8] Alaska[9] Arkansas[10] Idaho[11] Indiana[12] Kansas[13] Kentucky[14] Massachusetts[15] Minnesota[16] Mississippi[17] Nevada[18] New Hampshire[17] New Jersey[19] New York[20] North Carolina[21] Oklahoma[22] Oregon[23] South Carolina[24] Tennessee[25] Utah[26] West Virginia[27] California[28] Illinois[29] Maryland[30] Vermont[31]

21, 20 with 60 College Credits

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Maine[32]

20, 21 at graduation

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Arizona[33] Hawai’i Colorado[34] Connecticut[35] Delaware[36] Georgia[37] Michigan[38] Missouri[39] Nebraska[40] New Mexico[41] North Dakota[42] Ohio[43] Pennsylvania[44] South Dakota[45] Virginia[46]

21, 22 at graduation

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Iowa[47] Wyoming[48]

References

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  33. ^ "Qualifications & Selection : Officer Information - Arizona Department of Public Safety". azdps.gov. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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