Hollywood Police Department

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 

All applicants must:

• be 21 years of age at time of State Certification

• be a citizen of the United States at the time of application

• be a high school graduate from an accredited high school or have a GED

• be of good moral character

• have no felony convictions

• have no misdemeanor convictions involving perjury or false statement

• have committed no incidents of violence

• Military discharge must not have been dishonorable

• Pass Criminal Justice Basic Abilities Test (CJBAT) or pass a competitive civil service exam (law)

• Pass Basic Motor Skills Test (BMST) for physical agility

• Pass Swim Test

• Pass Polygraph examination

• Pass Oral Board examination

• Pass psychological screening (law)

• Pass an extensive medical evaluation and drug screening

• Meet current State training requirements as necessary

• Pass an extensive background investigation

• Pass drug detection by urinalysis test

• Stable work history

• Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record

• Must possess ability to exercise discretion

Thank You for your interest in the Hollywood Police Department. Before submitting the application, you must take the required tests and obtain a print out of all your scores. Please schedule all of your tests on your own. Once they are all completed and you have all the required documents, you can begin the application process. You will be required to upload your test scores, a 27 page personal history statement and required documents that are listed on page 2 of the personal history statement. Click for the Personal History Statement. 

Required Tests: CJBAT, SWIM TEST AND PHYSICAL AGILITY1. You will need to take the Criminal Justice Basic Abilities Test (CJBAT) which is offered at the Broward Institute of Public Safety. 2. The Basic Motor Skills Test (BMST) is given at the Broward Institute of Public Safety. 3. Swim Test is given at the Broward Institute of Public Safety. For testing information at the Broward County Institute of Public Safety, please visit www.broward.edu/ips. 

• If you plan ahead, all tests can be completed within one week. Once you have the entire completed packet, which includes all test scores, the Personal History Statement and required documents, you can create an account and submit your application and documents electronically on our Human Resources/Employment site. If you have difficulty uploading the documents, contact Human Resource Analyst Lelis Berovides at 954-967-4372.