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The basic qualifications for applying for a position as an Indiana State Excise Police Officer are:

  • Be a citizen of the United States.
  • Be at least 21 years of age to attend the Excise Police Recruit Training Academy.
  • Have obtained a high school diploma or General Educational Development (G.E.D.) certificate.
  • Have a valid driver’s license.
  • Must be willing to work rotating shifts.
  • Must be willing to serve in, or be assigned to, any district in the State of Indiana.
  • After the prescribed training, the applicant must be able to perform all the job functions of an Excise Officer.
  • Not, nor have ever been, a member of, or otherwise affiliated with, a group or organization which advocates the overthrow of the United States Government or any of its subdivisions by force, violence, or other unlawful means.
  • Must be able to pass a character, financial and background check.
  • Never have had a felony conviction of a crime in this state or any other state, or in the military service, which has not been pardoned.
  • Not have multiple misdemeanor or violation convictions so as to indicate a disregard for the law.
  • Not have a misdemeanor conviction which has not been pardoned, and which is serious enough to cast doubt on his/her fitness to be a police officer, or which resulted in serious bodily injury to another person.
  • Not have been convicted for a domestic violence violation.
  • Not have been dishonorably discharged from the military services.
  • Not have been discharged under other than honorable conditions, if the conditions would cast doubt on his/her fitness to be a police officer.
  • Not knowingly make a false statement in the application process or have made a false statement in an internal investigation from a current/previous employer.
  • Not have been suspended or discharged by an employer for reasons which would cast doubt on his/her fitness to be a police officer.
  • Not use illegal drugs or have a past history of illegal drug use, which would cast doubt on his/her fitness to be a police officer.
  • Not have a history of or use of legal drugs or alcohol to excess.
  • Not have ever illegally manufactured, transported for sale, or sold a controlled substance.
  • Not have been discharged or allowed to resign in lieu of discharge for reasons of moral character or moral turpitude for acts or omissions of conduct that would cause a reasonable person to doubt his/her honesty and integrity.
  • Be of good general character and reputation in the community.
  • Not have his/her police certification suspended or revoked in any jurisdictions.
  • Be willing to allow access to all current/previous employment records.

Excise Officers are on a twenty year matrix pay plan. If hired, while attending a ten week Excise Police Recruit Training School you are considered a non-police trainee. After successful completion of the Excise Training School, you are sworn in as a police officer and begin a one year probationary period. During this probationary period, you must successfully complete the Basic Indiana Law Enforcement Training Academy. After the probationary period, you receive a pay raise at the end of each year of service for the first twenty years. Our current pay scale is shown below.

YEARS  OFFICER    CORPORAL SERGEANT LIEUTENANT CAPTAIN   MAJOR
Trainee $36,852 - - - - -
Prob. Officer $38,444 - - - - -
1 $40,100 - - - - -
2 $41,132 $42,999 $49,000 $54,998 $57,000 $59,998
3 $42,164 $44,998 $51,498 $57,499 $59,498 $62,499
4 $43,199 $46,998 $53,999 $59,498 $61,498 $64,498
5 $44,850 $48,498 $56,498 $61,498 $63,500 $66,498
6 $45,848 $49,499 $58,500 $63,500 $65,499 $68,500
7 $46,348 $50,500 $59,498 $64,498 $66,498 $69,498
8 $47,398 $51,498 $60,499 $65,499 $67,499 $70,499
9 $48,448 $52,499 $60,999 $65,998 $67,998 $71,500
10 $49,499 $53,498 $61,498 $66,498 $68,500 $72,498
11 $50,549 $54,499 $62,000 $66,999 $68,999 $73,499
12 $51,600 $55,500 $62,499 $67,499 $69,498 $73,999
13 $52,650 $56,498 $62,998 $67,998 $70,000 $74,498
14 $53,698 $57,499 $63,500 $68,500 $70,499 $75,000
15 $54,748 $58,500 $63,999 $68,999 $71,248 $75,499
16 $55,799 $59,498 $64,498 $69,498 $71,999 $75,998
17 $56,849 $60,499 $65,000 $70,000 $72,748 $76,500
18 $57,899 $61,498 $65,499 $70,499 $73,499 $76,999
19 $58,950 $62,499 $65,998 $70,998 $74,248 $77,498
20 $60,008 $63,500 $66,500 $71,500 $75,000 $78,000