Take Home Car Program

[Gold777]

When I turn 21 I am thinking about joining my local county police department. They have a take home car program, and I was curious how those exactly work.

I understand that your first year is a probationary year, so most likely you don't get a take home vehicle. Do you get a take home vehicle your first year of being a sworn officer, or does the take home vehicle program come with seniority?

Thanks for your service to your community and stay safe.

[SmallCityCop]

Depends on the agency. Usually when you get off Probation you are assigned one, now some agencies allow full unlimited use of car off-duty, some only allow to and from and work-related stuff. And in some depts. only upper echelon officers get take-homes.

[careerchange#2]

You should probably ask them. Most places use the takehome car as an incentive and are only too happy to give you the parameters.

[Brader]

I got mine right after field training. But like they said, depends.

[SmallCityCop]

I got mine after Probation (1.5yr)

[DeputySC]

It depends on the agency, at mine you get one as soon as you complete all your training and are out on your own.

[mikeymedic]

I got mine when I completed FT. I have no parameters on where I can take my car off-duty.

[DARE_SUPPORTER]

My dept gave me mine after comletion of FTO, I am allowed to make stops while at work if able and to and from work, I have pretty well free range of using it as long as I dont abuse it as being off from work and driving all around gods creation.

Me personally i drive it 12 hours a day on duty, when im off i dont even start it, it just sets in the driveway looking at me. LOL

Best thing to do is ask the depts you will be applying with.