Indiana Administrative Code
Title 105 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Article 5 - RAILROADS
Rule 6 - Railroad Policemen; Basic Training and Fitness Standards
Section 6-5 - Eligibility for commission

(1) The applicant shall have reached his or her twenty-first birthday.

(2) The applicant shall possess an acuity of vision as prescribed by the board.

(3) The applicant shall be a high school graduate as evidenced by a diploma issued by a high school accredited by the department or agency of a state authorized to accredit high schools. An equivalency diploma issued by such an accredited high school is acceptable.

(4) The applicant shall posses [sic.] a valid driving license.

(5) The applicant shall be of good reputation and character. The employing railroad shall conduct a character and background investigation on each applicant prior to applicant receiving commission, and the results shall be submitted in written form (Appendix A attached) for inspection by the department or its authorized representative.

(6) The applicant shall not have been convicted of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude. The applicant shall be fingerprinted and a search shall be made of local, state, and national fingerprint files to disclose any criminal conviction record; and the fingerprint cards and any identification records shall be submitted for inspection by the department or its authorized representative.

(7) A dishonorable discharge from military service shall disqualify the applicant and a discharge other than honorable may be grounds for rejection in accordance with subdivisions 5 through 6.

(8) A physician approved by the employing railroad with an unlimited license to practice medicine shall examine the applicant to aid in determining that the applicant is physically and emotionally fit for normal police functions. The applicant shall satisfy the minimum medical fitness standards of the employing railroad company. The results shall be retained in written form for inspection by the department or its authorized representative. A copy of the report of the physical examination shall be presented to the board in the prescribed form prior to acceptance for training at the central training facility. Such examination shall have been administered to the applicant within one (1) year prior to acceptance for training.