Any new Recruitment

The Port Authority has closed its 2013 recruitment for police officer candidates and no further applications will be accepted. If you applied and took the test, your test results are available at . Use your PAN Login ID and password, which you used to apply and schedule the test, to retrieve your test results.

If you passed the exam, you are eligible for the next phase, which is a random selection from the eligible pool of candidates when the need to fill Port Authority Police Officer positions occurs. We have created a new password protected account containing your applicant information. This password protected Port Authority Police Officer Candidate Account is for your use only and is the only means by which you can update your contact information with the Port Authority. (It is no longer necessary to keep your PAN testing account updated. Updates to your PAN account will not be transmitted to the Port Authority.) You should immediately login to your Port Authority Police Officer Candidate Account and review the personal profile information we have on file for you to verify that it is correct and make any corrections as necessary.

All communications, schedules and invitations will be sent to the email account we have on file for you in your Port Authority Police Officer Candidate Account. It is your responsibility to keep your contact information up-to-date. Emails and correspondence that are undeliverable because of an applicant's failure to provide correct and up-to-date contact information will result in the removal of the applicant's name from the eligible pool. We recommend that you regularly check your email account and spam folder to prevent missing important communications from the Port Authority, and recommend you add policerecruitment@panynj.gov as a trusted contact to avoid these instances. Your failure to respond to emails or correspondence, or to attend appointments as scheduled, will result in the removal of your name from the eligible pool.

If you did not qualify on the exam, you will not be able to login to the Port Authority Police Officer Candidate Account following these instructions. However, we encourage you to review the available job postings and follow the instructions to apply to jobs that are of interest at www.jointheportauthority.com.

• Eligibility
  Requirements
• Police Officer
  Selection Process
• Police Academy
  Training
• Job Responsibilities
  and Compensation

Minimum Requirements to Participate

To be admitted into this evaluation you must meet all of the following requirements. Failure to meet and provide appropriate documentation that demonstrates fulfillment of these requirements will result in your disqualification from the Police Officer Evaluation.

Age: Candidates must be at least 19 years old to take the test. To be appointed to the Police Academy, candidates must be at least 21 years of age and not have reached their 35th birthday at the time of appointment to the Police Academy Training Program. If you are a Military Veteran who might be 35 years of age or older at the time of appointment to the Police Academy, for the next three (3) years, the Port Authority will allow veterans to deduct up to six (6) years of active military service from their age.

Prior Convictions and Violations: Candidates will be automatically disqualified for any of the following circumstances:

• Convicted of a Felony or indictable criminal act.
• Convicted of or plea agreement to any offense – Including any offense involving domestic violence - that would preclude applicant from legally owning and/or carrying a firearm. This would include any pre-trial intervention agreement that results in being legally precluded from owning/carrying a firearm.
• Convicted of any offense involving domestic violence.
• On probation or under indictment for an indictable offense currently or within the past twelve months.
• Dishonorably discharged from any branch of military service.
• Convicted more than once of any offense of driving while impaired or refusal within the last five years.
• Guilty of any motor vehicle violation five or more times within the past two years.
• Bench warrant issued for failing to appear in court for a motor vehicle charge or criminal charge on more than two occasions.
• Driving privileges suspended on more than two occasions on more than two dates.
• Convicted of selling, manufacturing or distributing any illegal Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS).
• Engaged in unauthorized use of illegal drugs while employed in a position of public trust.
• Used or possessed any illegal drug within the past three years.

Education: In order to take the test, you must have earned at least a high school diploma or a GED. Further, if you pass the test, you must have completed either of the following in order to continue in the evaluation:

1. A minimum of 60 college credits from an accredited college or university; or
2. An honorable discharge from the United States Military after serving a minimum of two full years of continuous active duty.

Failure to provide proof that you have satisfied either the college education or military service requirement by the date in which you are invited to participate in the process will result in your disqualification from the process and removal from the 2013 eligible list.

Citizenship: Candidates must be citizens of the United States at the time of appointment to the Police Academy Training Program.

Driver’s License: Candidates must possess a valid motor vehicle driver’s license at the time of appointment to the Police Academy Training Program.

Medical Prerequisites: Candidates must meet the medical and physical standards established by the Port Authority Office of Medical Services.

Application/Fingerprint Fees: A $65 non-refundable/non-transferable application fee is required. In addition, candidates who are selected from the 2013 Eligible Pool for further consideration will be charged a non-refundable/non-transferable $35 fingerprint fee at the time of selection. The application and/or fingerprint fee will be waived for qualified candidates who meet the specified criteria for a payment waiver.