OH SB53

Lowers the minimum age requirement for original appointment as a police officer in Ohio from twenty-one to eighteen years of age.

Retains all other eligibility requirements including physical examination within 120 days prior to appointment certifying freedom from cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases.

Maintains the maximum age limit of thirty-five years for original police officer appointments, with exceptions for cities and civil service townships that establish different maximum age limits by ordinance or resolution.

Authorizes municipal corporations and civil service townships to establish police cadet programs employing persons as police cadets at age eighteen for training purposes, with restrictions prohibiting cadets from carrying firearms except during firearms training.