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JoeJimenez
10-17-2006, 08:58 AM
Hey guys, Hope everything is going well with/for you.

I have a couple questions, I would definitely like to join the CHP, I have been an explorer CHP for 2+ years and went to Level 2 academy. I'm 22 now and would like to apply for CHP, but my question is: I recently got a speeding ticket and a red light ticket, the speeding ticket was in sandiego for 81+mph which i am going to take traffic school and take care of it, the other is a "No right turn on Red".

Will this greatly affect my chances of becoming a cop? I have a clean record and never been to jail or anything of that sort.

That is it, I'd like to get some responses before I talk to a recruiter.

Thanks

-Joe
JoeJimenez
10-17-2006, 10:56 AM
Not sure if this helps, but I've never smoked marijuana and never been arrested or have had any warrants or been in trouble with the law.
DOAcop38
10-17-2006, 12:38 PM
Not sure if this helps, but I've never smoked marijuana and never been arrested or have had any warrants or been in trouble with the law.


Wasting your time here- call the recruiter,sit down and talk to a supv at your local CHP station for info and help.The two citations look "bad", but shouldn't hold you up from applying or even passing the backgrounds-just be a little more patient in your driving habits..... Apply NOW.....
Co.57
10-23-2006, 09:34 PM
Go to this web site http://www.chp.ca.gov/recruiting/html/oqualifications.html find the number on the second to last paragraph. Call them. They are very good at telling you what will hold you back and what won't. I seriously dout that those two tickets will prevent you from being hired, but I'm not a cop so CALL THEM AND ASK. Good luck.
nobody33
10-23-2006, 10:55 PM
Hey guys, Hope everything is going well with/for you.

I have a couple questions, I would definitely like to join the CHP, I have been an explorer CHP for 2+ years and went to Level 2 academy. I'm 22 now and would like to apply for CHP, but my question is: I recently got a speeding ticket and a red light ticket, the speeding ticket was in sandiego for 81+mph which i am going to take traffic school and take care of it, the other is a "No right turn on Red".


-Joe

I was also a CHP explorer for several years (level 3). I went through the hiring process with CHP and a city PD. I had 2 tickets one for 93 mph and the other for 30 over, otherwise a clean background, good work history and education. I got a perfect oral score and passed both backgrounds, getting academy dates for both agencies. I had a year of no tickets when I went through the oral. So it wasn't much time. The CHP background was pretty intense compared to the city background. I can't tell you about your case specifically, but it sounds similar to mine.

I choose the city PD. It was the right choice for me.