Automatic Disqualifiers
The King County Sheriff's Office will disqualify any candidate whose background includes the following.
Drugs
- As an adult, convicted of any drug crime, felony or misdemeanor
- Have used marijuana or mushrooms within the last 5 years (if last used after the age of 21)
- Have used marijuana or mushrooms within the last 3 years (if last used under the age of 21)
- As an adult, have used marijuana more than 25 times in the last 10 years
- Used hallucinogens (other than mushrooms), cocaine, methamphetamine, or opiates within the last 10 years
- Used any other illegal drug, including steroids, within the last 5 years (does not include marijuana, if last used as a juvenile, see above)
- Have illegally used 4 or more different controlled substances, including marijuana, in the last 10 years
- Have at any time manufactured or cultivated illegal drugs for the purpose of sale or distribution
- Have used any illegal drugs while employed in a criminal justice capacity
- Have ever obtained a prescription under false pretenses
- Have ever illegally injected amphetamines, methamphetamines, cocaine, heroin, barbiturates, or valium
- Have ever illegally used a drug after submitting application to any Law Enforcement agency
Criminal Activity
- Any adult felony convictions
- Any adult misdemeanor conviction for crimes involving theft or crimes of violence
- Conviction of Minor In Possession of Alcohol within the last 3 years
- Any conviction for a sex related crime
- Ever having been required to register as a sex offender, regardless of conviction status
- Any conviction for solicitation of prostitution
Driving
- Have been convicted of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol within the last 10 years
- Have been convicted of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol more than once
- As an adult, have been convicted of Attempting to Elude, or Hit and Run
- As an adult, have been convicted of Reckless or Negligent Driving 1st degree in the last 5 years
- Driving While License Suspended/Revoked reviewed on a case-by-case basis
Domestic Violence
- Any conviction for any crime classified as a Domestic Violence offense
Military
- Any discharge from any military service other than honorable will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis
- A dishonorable discharge remains an automatic disqualifier