Minnesota § 626.8517 - ELIGIBILITY FOR RECIPROCITY EXAMINATION BASED ON RELEVANT MILITARY EXPERIENCE
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§ 626.8517. ELIGIBILITY FOR RECIPROCITY EXAMINATION BASED ON RELEVANT MILITARY EXPERIENCE
(a) For purposes of this section:
(1) "active service" has the meaning given in section 190.05, 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.
History:
1Sp2001 c 8 art 7 s 5; 2009 c 94 art 3 s 20; 2013 c 142 art 4 s 11; 2014 c 268 s 1
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 626.8517 ("ELIGIBILITY FOR RECIPROCITY EXAMINATION BASED ON RELEVANT MILITARY EXPERIENCE") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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