HIRING PROCESS

The Cobb County Police Department draws applicants from around the country and will work on a case by case basis to ensure that all out-of-town or distant in-state applicants complete as many steps as possible during each trip to Cobb County.

Minimum Qualifications

To be considered for employment as a police officer with the Cobb County Police Department you must:

• Be 21 years of age - unless military or police explorer, we will accept you at 19 ½ years of age
• Possess a high school diploma or GED
• Be a U.S. citizen

Any of the following criminal convictions will be considered an automatic disqualification:

• Any felony offense
• Any misdemeanor of an aggravated nature or related to public order or decency
• Any offense related to domestic violence
• More than two misdemeanor offenses
• More than one DUI/DWI and the conviction must not have been within the last five years
• Racing or reckless driving within the past five years
• Homicide by vehicle, habitual violator, attempting to elude an officer, or hit and run

Additional Disqualifiers

• Less than honorable discharge from any military organization
• Termination of employment for just cause from a local, state, or national civil service or merit system