Lebanon Police Department
201 East Main Street
Lebanon IN 46052

Phone: 765-482-8836
FAX: 765-482-8837

police@cityoflebanon.org

Emergencies
Dial 9–1–1

Lebanon Police Department (LPD)
Employment Requirements

PLEASE NOTE: Lebanon Police Department is not accepting applications at this time

By order of the Board of Public Works and Safety, The following are the Lebanon Police Department employment requirements:

1. The applicant shall be a citizen of the United States.
2. The applicant shall be at least 21 years of age and not have reached his/her 36th birthday by his/her appointment date.
3. The applicant shall be free of any major impediment of the senses.
4. The applicant shall be a high school graduate as evidenced by a diploma issued by a high school accredited by the department or agency of a state institution authorized to accredit high schools. An equivelancy diploma issued by such an accredited high school is acceptable.
5. The applicant shall posess a valid driving license from the state of his or her residence. the driving license of the applicant shall not have been suspended by a state licensing agency as aresult of driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or dangerous drugs, or leaving the scene of a personal injury or property damage accident.
6. The applicant shall be of good reputation and character. The Chief of police shall order an investigation of the conduct, character, and background on each applicant in the form and manner prescribed by him and the results shall be retained in written form for inspection by the Board of Public Works and Safety or its authorized representatives.
7. The applicant shall not have been convicted of a felony. The applicant shall be fingerprinted and a search made of local, state and national fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record before employment begins; and the fingerprint cards and any identification records shall be retained for inspection by the Board of Public Works and Safety or its authorized representatives.
8. A dishonorable discharge from military service shall disqualify an applicant and a discharge other than honorable may be grounds for rejection.
9. A physician with an unlimited license to practice medicine shall examine the applicant to aid in determining that he or she is physically, emotionally and mentally fit for normal police functions. The results of this examination shall be retained in written form for inspection by the Board of Public Works and Safety or its authorized representatives. A copy of the report of the examination shall be presented to the Board of Public Works and Safety, and to the Board of Pension Trustees of the Police Pension Fund prior to employment. The applicant shall also pass the minimum physical testing requirements as set forth by the Board of Pension Trustees of the Police Pension Fund to be eligible for admission into said pension fund.
10. The applicant shall be required to submit to written aptitude, physical agility, standardized review board and polygraph screening as part of the hiring process.
11. All applicants shall apply for employment on the form or forms provided by the police department. These forms must be filled out completely and accurately. If not the applicant will not be given further consideration in the hiring process.

Probationary Period

By order of the Board of Public Works and Safety, every appointment to the Police Department shall be for a probationary period of twelve (12) months of actual service. If, at any time during the probationary period, the conduct or capacity of the probationer is found to be unsatisfactory, which fact shall be determined by the Board without hearing and without right of appeal, the probationer shall be notified in writing by the Board that he or she will not receive permanent appointment, whereupon his or her employment shall cease. Otherwise, his or her retention in the service after the expiration of the probationary period shall be equivalent to and shall constitute his or her final and permanent appointment.