Keyser Police Department

Partial profile reviewed 2026-10-24. Not proof of an opening.

Minimum requirements

• Employer lists diploma/GED, valid driver license, background/drug/polygraph screening, physician and psychologist examinations, civil-service assessment and ability to become certified through the West Virginia Law Enforcement Academy. Complete current age, citizenship and licensing conditions are unverified.
• Source uses broad no-criminal-history and no-illegal-drug-history wording. Obtain the controlling disqualifier rules, definitions, look-back periods and review process; do not convert this short overview into a complete legal eligibility ruling.
• Applicants must be available for shifts, weekends and holidays. Academy-certification ability does not independently establish that an applicant must already be certified or that beginner tuition, wages, housing or repayment-free sponsorship are provided.

Selected requirements, not a complete eligibility or disqualifier checklist.

Lateral entry

Previously certified officers are described as eligible for the advertised one-time incentive, subject to current confirmation. No pay-step credit, certification equivalency, academy waiver or distinct current lateral intake established.

Recruiting contact

General city contact in police-page footer; not verified dedicated recruiter

Hiring outline

1. Obtain the current police application through the city police page or department. The linked PDF was not reviewed; confirm any extra packet instructions before applying. Completed applications are directed to Keyser Police Civil Service Commission, PO Box 111, Keyser, WV 26726. No application or report was submitted.
2. Overview names background investigation, drug screen, polygraph, physician/psychologist examination and physical fitness assessment, plus oral board and/or civil-service examination. It does not establish an exact chronological sequence, written-test provider, scores, fees, retest policy or next test date.
3. Confirm novice or previously certified route, current intake and the controlling commission notice. A general application invitation and eligibility for an incentive are not proof of a currently funded opening.

Physical testing

The city requires a physical fitness assessment but does not state numerical events, scoring, passing threshold or retest rules in the reviewed HTML. Confirm the current applicant packet and accommodations; do not borrow another West Virginia agency’s numbers.

Benefits

Needs confirmation

Hiring incentives

The undated overview advertises a one-time $2,500 sign-on bonus for previously certified law-enforcement officers. Current availability, qualifying certification, service obligations, payment timing and repayment terms are unverified. It is not a novice bonus or guaranteed compensation.

Partial commission-application and screening overview. Salary, current vacancy, deadline, complete minimums, numeric PAT and academy funding unverified. Unrelated drug-tip form and its static confirmation text are not a recruitment submission; no forms, messages, personal data, account or contact used.

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