List of State Police minimum age requirements

This is a List of State Police Minimum Age Requirements in the United States.

Many states have established, by state statute and/or constitutional provisions, minimum age requirements for the primary law enforcement agency of the state.

18 years old
Rhode Island

Wisconsin

Louisiana

Montana

19 years old
Florida

19 1/2 for Trooper Cadet, 21 years old for Trooper
Washington

21 years old
California Illinois Maryland Vermont

21 years old
Alabama Alaska Arkansas Idaho Indiana Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Minnesota Mississippi Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Oklahoma Oregon South Carolina Tennessee Utah West Virginia Maryland

21, 20 with 60 College Credits
Maine

20, 21 at graduation
Arizona Hawai’i Colorado Connecticut Delaware Georgia Michigan Missouri Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota Ohio Pennsylvania South Dakota Texas Virginia

21, 22 at graduation
Iowa Wyoming