If you are disqualified from a New York City job, such as painter, electrician, computer specialist or any other job, you can appeal.
Often your first appeal will be to the Committee on Manifest Errors- CME. If the CME denies your appeal, your next appeal would be to the New York City Civil Service Commission.
The first notice you will receive when you are NYPD disqualified is a Notice of Proposed Disqualification or NOPD. You will have 30 days to respond to this NOPD. It is recommended that you consult with an attorney to protect your rights and make the most compelling arguments to increase your chances of getting a
The disappointment and frustration of receiving a disqualification letter from NYPD, FDNY, DSNY or New York City Department of Corrections can be addressed by taking action rather than giving up. One of the great parts of New York City civil service jobs is the New York City Civil Service Commission. The process of appeals has
Below is a link to my video explaining the process for NYPD disqualifications, FDNY disqualifications, Department of Correction disqualifications, as well as other disqualifications.
As a civil service appeals attorney with more than 18 years of experience, I have helped many NYPD candidates win their appeal. I can help you too.
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YOU MUST BE CANDID AND HONEST…
If you have been arrested you must check that your arrest appears on your APD5. Frequently, candidates give the excuse that “someone told me my arrest record was sealed”. This is not an excuse, and it will not work. If you have been arrested, you must disclose
The best advice you can receive if you want to be a NYPD officer is to get your Certificates of Disposition for any arrests or summonses you may have received, and your Lifetime Abstract from New York State Department of Motor Vehicles before you complete your Applicant Processing forms.
If you guess about any arrests,
Disqualified NYPD Police Officer candidates who receive a letter called a “Notice of Proposed Disqualification” (NOPD) and who were disqualified based on psychological issues must file an appeal within 30 days! Failure to file a NOPD appeal and designate an expert to receive your file and prepare a rebuttal appeal report will result in
Candidates contact me all the time, and email me their NYPD Psychological Notice of Disqualification (NOD). When I ask them to search for pss@nypd.org in their email inbox they say they received a NYPD Psychological Review Notice of Proposed Disqualification two or three months prior. This creates a problem because during processing you agreed that
If you receive a NYPD NOPD psychological disqualification please call (516) 248-0040 or email kevin@sheerinlaw.com to schedule a free in office consultation. Due to Covid-19 and social distancing we are also offering ZOOM consultations.
Kevin has been helping disqualified candidates appeal their NYPD psychological or character disqualifications for more than 18 years.
He offers many
NYPD Disqualification Appeals:
The NYPD continues to send out NOPDs during Covid. If you receive a NOPD disqualification please feel free to contact me and we can discuss the facts of your case via ZOOM during this COVID-19 social distancing period. Please stay safe.
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