Correctional and Probation/Parole Officers

Under 12 NCAC 9G .0200, every person employed as a Corrections Officer shall:

• Be a citizen of the United States;
  
• Be at least 20 years of age;
  
• For Correctional Officers and Probation/Parole Officers-Surveillance, be a high school graduate or have passed the General Educational Development Test;
  
• For Probation/Parole Officers, be a graduate of a regionally accredited college or university and have attained at least the baccalaureate degree;
  
• Be examined and certified by a licensed physician, physician's assistant, or nurse practitioner to meet the physical requirements to properly fulfill the officer's particular job responsibilities;
  
• Be administered a psychological screening examination by a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist licensed to practice in North Carolina to determine the officer's mental and emotional suitability to properly fulfill the officer's particular job responsibilities;
  
• Be of good moral character as evidenced by, but not limited to:

  (1) not having been convicted of a felony for ten (10) years since the date of conviction or the completion of any corrections supervision imposed by the courts, whichever is later;
  (2) not having been convicted of a misdemeanor as defined in 12 NCAC 9G .0102(10) for three (3) years since the date of conviction or the completion of any corrections supervision imposed by the courts, whichever is later;
  (3) having submitted to and produced a negative result on a drug test which meets the certification standards of the Department of Health and Human Services for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs;
  (4) submitting to a background investigation consisting of:
  o verification of age
  o verification of education
  o a criminal history check of local, state,
  and national files;
  (5) being truthful in providing all required information as prescribed by the application process.

Notification of Criminal Charges/Convictions (12 NCAC 9G .0302)

Every person employed and certified as a Correctional Officer, Probation/Parole Officer, or Probation/Parole Officer-Surveillance shall notify the Criminal Justice Standards Division of all criminal offenses for which the officer is charged, arrested, pleads no contest, pleads guilty, or for which the officer is found guilty. Criminal offenses shall include all felony offenses and shall specifically include those misdemeanor offenses delineated in12 NCAC 9G .0102.