Is a new psychological evaluation required if an officer returns to the same department after a voluntary separation of less than one year?
A.Generally yes. Any time an officer is taken “off the books” (i.e., an NOAT is submitted to POST), a new psychological evaluation is required if s/he returns to the same department, regardless of the length of the break in service. However, in the very atypical situation where an officer returns to the same department within one year of his/her psychological evaluation from that same department, the officer would not be required to undergo a new evaluation.
Related Questions
- We are hiring an officer who currently works for another department in Minnesota. Do we have to pay for physical and psychological exams plus a background investigation?
- If an officer decides to return to a department after even a very brief separation, must the department conduct another new background investigation on him/her?
- Why can the department not fill a position vacated through the Voluntary Separation Option for 18 months?
