Deputy Sheriff

King William, VA
King William County Sheriff

Salary: $54,500.00 – $69,400.00 Annually.

Position Summary:

A patrol deputy sheriff is responsible for the efficient performance of required duties conforming to the rules, regulations, and general orders contained herein.

Essential Functions:

  • Identify criminal offenders and criminal activity and, where appropriate, apprehend offenders and participate in subsequent court proceedings.
  • Reduce the opportunities for the commission of crime through preventive patrol and other measures.
  • Aid people who are in danger of physical harm.
  • Facilitate the movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
  • Identify potentially serious law enforcement or governmental problems.
  • Promote and preserve the peace.
  • Provide emergency services.
  • Provide court security and act as bailiff as needed.
  • Provide civil process service as needed.

Requirements:

1. Be a citizen of the United States;

2. Be at least 21 years of age;

3. Be fingerprinted and a search made of the local, state and national fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record;

4. Not have been convicted of a crime for which the person could have been imprisoned in a federal or state penitentiary;

5. Be of good moral character, as determined through a background investigation;

6. Be a high school graduate or have passed the general education development (GED)test and have been issued an equivalency certificate by the superintendent of public instruction or by an appropriate issuing agency of another state or the federal government;

7. Be examined by a licensed physician, who is not the applicant’s personal physician, appointed by the Sheriff’s Office to determine if the applicant is free from any mental or physical condition that might adversely affect performance by the applicant of the duties of a deputy sheriff;

8. Successfully complete an oral examination conducted by a interview panel and the Sheriff to demonstrate the possession of communication skills, temperament, motivation, and other characteristics necessary to the accomplishment of the duties and functions of a deputy sheriff;

9. Possess or be eligible for a valid Virginia driver’s license.

10. Any other standards set by law (15.2-1705, Code of Virginia) or by policy of the Criminal Justice Services Board in addition to the minimum qualifications established by Virginia law, the King William County Sheriff’s Office has also established a variety of qualifications that the Staff of the Department has determined to be important factors in selecting our Deputies.