All applicants must be a citizen of the United States of America.

All applicants must have reached their twenty-first (21st) birthday by their swear in date.

All applicants must be able to pass a job-related physical and a psychological examination.

Act 120 Certification or graduate from state-certified police academy is preferred but not required.

Any applicant currently in the police academy must successfully complete the academy and pass the MPOETC ACT 120 certification test prior to the projected date of appointment with the Montgomery Township Police Department.

Any applicant who successfully completed the police academy within the previous two years, but failed to obtain a MPOETC ACT 120 certification, shall successfully pass the MPOETC ACT 120 certification test prior to the projected date of appointment with the Montgomery Township Police Department.

Applicants who cannot obtain MPOETC ACT 120 certification by the projected date of appointment with the Montgomery Township Police Department shall be disqualified.

All applicants must possess a diploma from an accredited high school or graduate equivalency diploma (GED) prior to appointment.

All applicants must possess a valid motor vehicle operator’s license issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prior to appointment.

Any felony conviction is an automatic disqualification. Any criminal activity that would be considered a felony under Pennsylvania law, federal law, or the law of the state in which the activity occurred is a disqualification.

All applicants must possess and retain the ability to provide credible testimony in a court of law