Changes to the Reserve Deputy Program

[Ian Walter]

Los Santos County Sheriff's Department Changes to Reserve Deputy Program "A TRADITION OF SERVICE"

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• March 28th, 2026
  Citizens of San Andreas,
  
  The Los Santos County Sheriff's Department has had a Reserve Deputy program for nearly a year now. However, the program was initially only opened for higher ranked members of the supervisory team, or those who had spent a lengthy amount of time within the department. In other words, the program was not accessible to many.
  
  After review of the existing program, I am pleased to announce some changes to the program to hopefully make the program more accessible for those who would benefit and/or be interested in the program.
  
  The requirements for the program are as follows;
  
  • • Must hold, or previously held, the rank of either Deputy Sheriff (MFTD), or Deputy Sheriff (Detective), with at least 6 months of service with the department.
    • Reserve Deputy Sheriff's must maintain monthly activity requirements of 4 hours per month. This equates to about 40% of what is required for a full time Deputy Sheriff.
    • Reserve Deputy Sheriffs operate with the rank authority equivalent of Deputy Sheriff (Bonus I), regardless of any prior positions held.
    • Reserve Deputy Sheriffs may be restricted from participating in certain bureaus of the department.
    • Reserve Deputy Sheriffs are ineligible for promotions - there is only one level of Reserve Deputy Sheriff.
    • Former Deputy Sheriffs must have been honorably discharged. Those dishonorably discharged, must follow the Reinstatement process outlined here.
    • Must not have any serious misdemeanors or felony charges on your record, and must be free of criminal affiliation.
    • ((Must maintain appropriate faction standards, and adherence to server rules. Should not have any recent (~45 days) server punishments))
  Applications for the program are now open. If you are interested, check out the eligibility and application here.
  
  Edit: 29/Mar - added rank requirement, inadvertently left off the announcement and program requirements.

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• From
  
  Sheriff Ian Walter
  Los Santos County Sheriff's Department