# N.D. Cent. Code § 39-03-04: 39-03-04. Qualifications of troopers - Veterans have preference

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## Section

- **Citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 39-03-04
- **Heading:** 39-03-04. Qualifications of troopers - Veterans have preference
- **Jurisdiction:** North Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** ND Code / Title 39 / Chapter 39-03 / Section 39-03-04

## Text

39-03-04. Qualifications of troopers - Veterans have preference

No person may be appointed as a trooper unless the person has all of the following

qualifications:

1. Has passed such physical examination and such other qualification test as may be

required by the superintendent.

2. Is of good moral character and temperate habits.

3. Has been a citizen of the United States for not less than two years prior to the

appointment.

Preference for appointment must be given at all times to honorably discharged veterans and

citizens of the state of North Dakota, and all appointments must be made without regard to any

political party affiliation of the applicant.

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