What are the requirements to be processed as an in-state lateral officer?
The applicant must be an AZ POST certified officer who has served at least one year (not including academy time) in a permanent enforcement position and have completed their initial probationary period, whichever is greater (graduates of the Arizona Law Enforcement Academy [ALEA] are exempt from the one year minimum). The applicant must also have been employed by a law enforcement agency within the last 18 months (from when the DPS application was submitted).
