Minnesota § 626.8517 ELIGIBILITY FOR RECIPROCITY EXAMINATION BASED ON RELEVANT MILITARY EXPERIENCE

Minnesota Statutes

§ 626.8517 — ELIGIBILITY FOR RECIPROCITY EXAMINATION BASED ON RELEVANT MILITARY EXPERIENCE

Minnesota § 626.8517

PartCRIMINAL PROCEDURE; PEACE OFFICERS; PRIVACY OF COMMUNICATIONS

Ch. 626PEACE OFFICERS; SEARCHES; PURSUIT; MANDATORY REPORTING

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Minn. Stat. § 626.8517 (2026).

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(a)For purposes of this section:

(1)"active service" has the meaning given in section190.05, subdivision 5; and

(2)"relevant military experience" means:

(i)four years' cumulative service experience in a military law enforcement occupational specialty;

(ii)two years' cumulative service experience in a military law enforcement occupational specialty, and completion of a two-year or more degree from a regionally accredited postsecondary education institution; or

(iii)four years' cumulative experience as a full-time peace officer in another state combined with cumulative service experience in a military law enforcement occupational specialty.

(b)A person is eligible to take the reciprocity examination if the person has relevant military experience and:

(1)has been honorably discharged

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(a) For purposes of this section:
(1) "active service" has the meaning given in section190.05, subdivision 5; and
(2) "relevant military experience" means:
(i) four years' cumulative service experience in a military law enforcement occupational specialty;
(ii) two years' cumulative service experience in a military law enforcement occupational specialty, and completion of a two-year or more degree from a regionally accredited postsecondary education institution; or
(iii) four years' cumulative experience as a full-time peace officer in another state combined with cumulative service experience in a military law enforcement occupational specialty.
(b) A person is eligible to take the reciprocity examination if the person has relevant military experience and:
(1) has been honorably discharged from military active service as evidenced by the most recent form DD-214; or
(2) is currently in active service as evidenced by:
(i) active duty orders providing service time in military police specialty;
(ii) a United States Department of Defense Manpower Data Center status report pursuant to Service Members Civil Relief Act, active duty status report; or
(iii) Military Personnel Center assignment information.
(c) A person who passed the examination under paragraph (b), clause (2), shall not be eligible to be licensed as a peace officer until honorably discharged as evidenced by the most recent form DD-214.