All persons applying for the position of a Reserve Deputy Sheriff must complete the department-authorized application process.  In addition, they must meet the following entry level requirements:

• No felony convictions
• No pending misdemeanor or felony court cases
• In compliance with the department tattoo policy
• At least twenty-one years of age
• A legal resident of the United States
• Posses a high school diploma or GED
• Posses a valid driver’s license
• Possess a Basic, level I or Level II POST certificate

• 24-hour call-out status
• Monthly business meeting
• Maintain current first aid and CPR certification
• 192 volunteer hours annually (64 hours per trimester)
• Minimum of 24-hours of P.O.S.T. approved training every two years

All current Sheriff’s Reserves may apply for a CCW permit through DOJ. All CCW applications must be submitted in person. Please contact Sheriff’s Volunteer Forces at (909)387-0641 to schedule an appointment to submit your completed application.

DOJ CCW Application

Qualified retired San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department level I Reserve Deputy Sheriffs may receive a retired department identification card endorsed for the carrying of concealed and loaded firearms (CCW). Retired or retiring Reserves interested in applying should contact Sheriff’s Volunteer Forces at (909)387-0641to schedule an appointment to submit the completed application.

• Minimum of 10 years Department service as a Level I Reserve Deputy Sheriff
• Applies to past-retired and retiring Reserves
• Also includes those who qualified with 10 years as a Level I and later changed their status to a Level
  II, III or Citizen Volunteer
• Honorably retired as a member in good standing in accordance with department and POST
  standards
• No disqualifying state, federal and civil firearm convictions or prohibitions
• Complete the department Retired Reserve Deputy Sheriff CCW Application
• Complete and pass the department CCW firearms qualification

Retired Reserve CCW Application

Retired Reserve Annual Firearms Qualification Form

• All retired reserves are required to qualify annually with their firearms
• This form must be provided to the range master for completion and forwarded to Volunteer Forces
  upon successful qualification
• The form must be used for all annual qualifications regardless of where the range is located
• We will only accept qualifications that occur at a law enforcement range
• Failure to qualify annually will result in the revocation of a CCW endorsed ID card