1.   A person shall not be appointed as a correctional police officer of any correctional institution assigned, maintained, or operated by the Department of Corrections unless that person:
 
   a.   is a citizen of the United States;
 
   b.   is able to read, write and speak the English language well and intelligently and has a high school diploma or its equivalent;
 
   c.   is sound in body and of good health;
 
   d.   is of good moral character; and
 
   e.   has not been convicted of any offense which would make the person unfit to perform the duties of the office as evidenced by a criminal history record background check.

L.1991,c.110,s.1; amended 2021, c.305, s.3.