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
- Use of mushrooms within the last three (3) years
- Use of hallucinogens (includes GHB & ecstasy; excludes mushrooms), cocaine, methamphetamine, or opiates within the last ten (10) years
- Use of any other illegal drug, including steroids, within the last five (5) years
- Illegal use of four (4) or more different controlled substances, including marijuana, in the last ten (10) years
- Any instance of manufacturing or cultivating illegal drugs for the purpose of sale or distribution
- Use of any illegal drugs while employed in a criminal justice capacity
- Obtaining a prescription under false pretenses
- Any instance of illegally injected amphetamines, methamphetamines, cocaine, heroin, barbiturates, or valium
- Any instance of illegally using a drug after submitting an application to any Law Enforcement agency
- Marijuana use will reviewed on a case-by-case basis; however, in order to increase the likelihood of continuing on in the hiring and background process, an applicant should not have used Marijuana in the last 12 months
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 three (3) years
- Any conviction for a sex related crime
- Any instance of required registration as a sex offender, regardless of conviction status
- Any conviction for solicitation of prostitution
Driving
- Conviction of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol within the last ten (10) years
- Conviction of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol more than once
- As an adult, conviction of Attempting to Elude, or Hit and Run
- As an adult, conviction of Reckless or Negligent Driving 1st degree in 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