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Saline County Sheriff’s Reserves
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The Saline County Sheriff’s Reserves are dedicated men and women who volunteer their time to serve as deputies with the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. The Saline County Sheriff’s Reserves serve as patrol deputies, detention officers, and administrative officers and work at events such as the Saline County Fair, parades, Lake Norrell, Sardisfest, festivals, and other events at the direction of the Sheriff. Reserve deputies wear the same uniforms and drive the same cars as the full-time deputies. Under Arkansas law, reserve deputies have the same law enforcement authority and arrest powers as full-time law enforcement officers. Reserve deputies must attend a 100-hour training course before being sworn in as deputies and must meet the following qualifications set by the Office of Law Enforcement Standards: Be a citizen of the United States; be at least 21 years of age; be fingerprinted and a search initiated of state and national fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record; be free of a felony record (the fact that an individual has received a pardon, or their record has been expunged shall not release the individual from having a felony record); be of good character as determined by a thorough background investigation; be a high school graduate or have passed the General Education Development (GED) Test indicating high school graduation level; be examined by a licensed physician; be interviewed personally prior to employment by the department head or his representative, or representatives, to determine such things as the applicant's motivation, appearance, demeanor, attitude and ability to communicate; be examined by a licensed psychiatrist; and possess a valid driver's license. In order to become a Saline County reserve deputy, you must submit an application to:
Deputy Marvin Hodges Saline County Sheriff’s Office 321 North Main Street Benton, AR 72015
Please write “Reserve Deputy” on the top of the application. Applications can be found on this website or at the Sheriff’s Office. Applications will be kept until a new class is formed. The command staff of the Sheriff’s Reserves will review the applications and choose the applicants they want to bring before a departmental interview board. After an applicant has passed the departmental interview, the applicant must pass a background check, a physical exam, and a psychological exam before he/she will be enrolled in the 100-hour course. Reserve deputies are responsible for purchasing their own equipment. The Sheriff’s Office will provide some of the equipment including the leather gear if the equipment is available. Reserve deputies must work a minimum of twenty-four hours per month and attend a monthly meeting every second Monday at the 911 building in Benton.
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