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The Clark County Sheriff's Office Invites You to Consider Volunteering as a Reserve Police Officer

  Many individuals in today’s society have an interest in working in the field of law enforcement.  However, very few of those individuals know or learn of an opportunity to serve their community as a sworn police officer on a volunteer basis while still maintaining their regular, full time job.  This brochure has been created to help you explore that interest and to provide you with relevant information on this exciting opportunity.

At the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, Reserve Officers are sworn officers with full police powers and are charged with various assignments that include special events, details and road patrol.  Examples of responsibilities include directing traffic, providing security at local school events, providing law enforcement services at local community events, court security and civil process, road patrol that includes responding to calls for police services,  making arrests, completing case reports, conducting investigations, issuing traffic citations, completing vehicle crash reports and many, many others. 

Officers in the Reserve Program have the opportunity to vie for advancement into the rank structure.  The command staff is responsible for the administration of the Reserve Program, under the guidance and supervision of the Sheriff, while ensuring all Officers in the program are meeting all prescribed requirements.  The command staff also works to coordinate Officer coverage at the numerous details assigned each year and they assist with coordinating Officers to patrol the County.

As available and warranted, many Reserve Officers are assigned a marked take-home County Sheriff’s Car which is available to the Officer while on official business.  This is one of the many attractive benefits to joining the Clark County Sheriff’s Reserve Program.

Officers in the Reserve Program wear the exact same uniform as regular, full-time, paid Officers and they are virtually indistinguishable from one-another.  Individuals willing to make the commitment to serve the community in this role must be willing to volunteer his/her time without financial remuneration.  In addition, individuals must be willing and able to purchase their own uniforms and equipment including shirts, trousers, leather, handcuffs, boots, hats, firearms, etc.