Hier mal eine Aufstellung, welche Staaten Law Enforcement Officer auch mit Green Card einstellen oder welche US-Citizenship erfordern.
Alaska Can work in ANY department with just a Green Card
Alabama Citizenship required by state law
Arkansas Citizenship Required by state law
Arizona Citizenship required by state law
California Will take you on a green card provided you are eligible and have already applied for Citizenship
Colorado Can work in MOST departments with just a green card, no POST type requirement for citizenship.
Connecticut POST requirement for Certification
Washington DC POST requirement for Citizenship
Delaware No State requirement for citizenship, however I cannot find any department that doesn’t require it.
Florida State law requires Citizenship
Georgia POST requirement for Citizenship.
Hawaii Can work in any department with just a green card
Iowa ILEA (POST) requires citizenship.
Idaho POST requires Citizenship
Illinois– No State requirement for Citizenship, SOME departments will take you on a
green card (Incl. Chicago PD)
Indiana POST type requirement for Citizenship
Kansas State Law requirement for citizenship.
Kentucky POST type requirement for Citizenship.
Louisiana No state requirement for Citizenship, about 50% of departments will take you with just a green card.
Massachusetts No state requirement for citizenship, several departments available that will hire with green card.
Maine No state requirement for Citizenship, about 75% will take you (including state police) with just a green card and the state police academy doesn’t require citizenship.
Maryland State law requires Citizenship
Minnesota State POST requirement for citizenship.
Michigan MCOLES (Post type thingy) requires Citizenship.
Mississippi State Dept of Public Safety requires citizenship
Missouri POST Requirement for Citizenship
Montana POST requirements state that Quote “Must be a US citizen, but MAY be a lawful resident alien” whatever that means.
Nebraska State law requires Citizenship.
Nevada POST requirement for Citizenship.
New Hampshire State requirement for Citizenship.
New Jersey State requirement for Citizenship
New Mexico State requires citizenship
New York State requires Citizenship
North Carolina POST requires Citizenship
North Dakota POST requirements state that they will take you with just a green card – See the following link
http://www.iadlest.org/ndakota/POSTS2.html
Ohio No state or post requirement for citizenship, Spoke to several departments who stated over the phone that they would hire Green card holders.
Oklahoma Will take you on a green card
Oregon Will take you on a green card – BUT you HAVE to attain Citizenship within 18 months else your certificate will be revoked.
Pennsylvania Citizenship required by state
Rhode Island Citizenship required but I cant find the legal basis behind the requirement.
South Carolina - Citizenship required but I cant find the legal basis behind the requirement.
South Dakota Will take you on a Green card but you must “declare intent to become a naturalized citizen as soon as eligible”
Tennessee State law requires citizenship
Texas Recently changed law means that In order to be certified by the TCLEOSE (POST) agency you have to be a US citizen. Previously there was no Citizenship requirement.
Utah - State requirement for Citizenship
Vermont no Citizenship Law - Will take Green card holders, Incl. the State Police
Virginia POST requires US Citizenship – BUT will waive the Citizenship requirement if good reason is shown and such a waiver is filed on form “DCJS Form w-1 application of waiver for minimum qualifications” Chiefs of Police and Sheriffs have the authority to approve this application for waiver – as does the POST agency.
Washington No legal requirement for citizenship, nor any POST type requirement, however I only found two small departments that will take you with a green card.
West Virginia No state requirement for citizenship, several major departments will take you on a green card (incl the state police)
Wisconsin Cannot find any information as per a state requirement for Citizenship. Most departments websites require it – however the State police DOES NOT.
Wyoming Citizenship required by state law.
Washington DC Citizenship required by state law.