Minimum Requirements for a Police Officer
All police officer applicants must be of good moral character as determined by a thorough background investigation and meet all minimum standards for law enforcement employment as established by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and the City of Statesville, to include the following:
Applicants shall not have committed or been convicted of a felony or a Class B Misdemeanor. A Class B Misdemeanor is defined as an act committed or omitted in violation of any common law, criminal statute, or criminal traffic code of this state as set forth in the Class B manual as published by the NC Department of Justice 12 NCAC 09A 0103(22)(b).