Patrol Deputy

Fort Morgan, CO
Morgan County Sheriff Colorado

Position Summary:

The primary mission of a Deputy Sheriff is to support, uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and protect the Constitutional rights of others, as well as to support, uphold and defend the Constitution and laws of the State of Colorado, and enforce laws of the State of Colorado.

Essential Functions:

  • Keep and preserve the peace and quiet, prevent acts of malicious mischief, disperse unlawful assemblages, and arrest persons violating laws relative to such acts.
  • Apprehending and securing persons who commit criminal acts or serious traffic violations per statute of Office policy
  • Properly serve and execute, according to law and Office policy, all processes, writs, precepts, decrees and orders issued or made by lawful authority and directed to the sheriff, or presented to the Office for service, in a timely and efficient manner; serve courts of record held in the county.
  • Charge and custody and supervision of the county jail and its prisoners.
  • Transportation of prisoners to correctional facilities or other place of confinement all prisoners who may have been convicted and sentenced and who are ready for such transportation.
  • Pursue and recapture escaped persons

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 21 years of age.
  • Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Possess a current valid Colorado Driver’s License or be able to obtain a valid Colorado Driver’s License within ten (10) days of appointment.
  • Shall have a valid Peace Officer certification, issued by the State of Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board, prior to any appointment
  • Must be able to read, write and comprehend, and speak fluently the English language (to at least a twelfth-grade level).
  • Must not have been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor charge which would deny certification as a Peace Officer according to Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training rules or Colorado Revised Statutes, including conviction in a municipal court or a court other than the state of Colorado which would have the functional equivalent of a crime that would deny certification by P.O.S.T.
  • Must be able to complete all training requirements of a Deputy Sheriff assigned to Field Operations, as dictated by sheriff’s office policy