MERIT APPLICATION

Do you think you have what it takes to join the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office Merit Deputy team? A Merit Deputy patrols our county to ensure citizens’ safety. Their duties include arresting criminals, investigating county crimes, and aiding during emergency events or natural disasters. A Merit Deputy regularly conducts proactive and reactive patrols of county roads and other designated areas, maintaining high visibility and ensuring security of residences, businesses, and construction sites, investigates and reports all suspicious or unlawful activities, and performs necessary actions to enforce laws. Our Merit Division has different departments such as, Criminal Investigations, Drug Task Force, Patrol, Warrants, Fugitive Apprehension Street Team, School Resource Officers, Criminal Interdiction, Highway Interdiction, Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement, and K-9. Additionally, advanced training is provided to deputies who are members of specialized teams within the division. If you are still interested in being a part of the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office click on the Merit Star below for the Merit application.

If you have any questions regarding Sheriff or Jail related business that you cannot find the answers to on our website, please contact the Sheriff's Office via telephone in our Contact sections. If you’re on a PC or similar Google Chrome will work best for the application. If you click the Adobe (red) symbol below you can install a plugin for the Google Chrome browser. If you’re on a mobile device, we suggest you download the Adobe Acrobat application from the App Store or Google Play stores.