Seasonal Marine Patrol Officer Position Available

The Maine Marine Patrol has an opening for a full-time seasonal Marine Patrol Officer primarily focused on recreational fishing and boating enforcement on the Kennebec River. The seasonal Marine Patrol Officer will also have exposure to the fisheries investigations Marine Patrol conducts in the region of section II in Division I.

Minimum Qualifications: 

In order to qualify, you must:

• have a high school diploma or equivalent;
• be at least 21 years old by the time of appointment to the Maine Criminal Justice Academy -OR- can be only 20 years old and have completed an associate's Degree or 60 credit hours of post-secondary education.
• have successfully passed the Maine Criminal Justice Academy's ALERT examination; (see below for scheduling)
• Candidate must have no criminal or extensive motor vehicle record. Proof of age (e.g. legible copy of birth certificate or driver's license) and a copy of your high school diploma or equivalent MUST accompany your application.
• have or be able to obtain a valid Maine Class C motor vehicle operator's license;
• MPOs are responsible for identifying buoy colors in order to work cases and testify in court proceedings.

Automatic Disqualifiers

1. Have been found guilty of murder or any crime classified in Maine as a Class A, Class B, or Class C crime (any Felony) or a conviction for any equivalent crime in another jurisdiction outside the State of Maine;
2. Have been found guilty of any crime classified in Maine law as a Class D crime (misdemeanor with a maximum possible term of imprisonment of less than one year) or a conviction for any equivalent crime in another jurisdiction outside the State of Maine;
3. Have been found guilty of any of the following provisions of the Maine Criminal Code or a conviction for any equivalent crime in another jurisdiction outside the State of Maine:
   •  Chapter 15 (Theft);
   • Chapter 19 (Falsification in Official Matters);
   • Chapter 25 (Bribery and Corrupt Practices); or
   • Chapter 45 (Drugs);
4. Must not have engaged in any conduct that is penalized in the State of Maine as Murder, Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D crime, or any provision of the Maine Criminal Code, Chapters 15, 19, 25, or 45; or engaged in such conduct in another jurisdiction outside the State of Maine, unless that conduct is not punishable as a crime under the laws of that jurisdiction;
5. Have been found guilty of any crime that is a violation of the domestic abuse provisions of any state or federal statutes.
6. Have been found guilty of operating-under-the-influence (O.U.I.) of intoxicating liquor and/or drugs within the 10 years prior to application;
7. Have been adjudicated to have committed a 0.02 violation within the ten (10) years prior to application;
8. Illegally sold scheduled drugs or drugs which require a prescription;
9. Engaged in illegal drug use beyond what is considered as experimental;
10. Are currently abusing drugs or alcohol, or;
11. Falsify or misrepresent a material fact when interviewed during the Background Investigation, or the Polygraph Examination, or on the Pre-polygraph questionnaire

To apply for the Seasonal Marine Patrol Officer position, please complete the form below.