ABC SPECIAL AGENT 1* - 07012026-78936

Responsibilities

• Conduct criminal investigations relating to the unlawful and/or unlicensed manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages and Hemp-derived Cannabinoid products, and certain TCA Title 39 criminal violations.
• Gather information and evidence to support criminal investigations including conducting interviews, observing and analyzing criminal activity, conducting forensic examinations, undercover surveillance, and gathering evidence.
• Prepare affidavits to obtain and execute legal processes such as search warrants, subpoenas, and arrest warrants, and testify in court to present evidence in support of criminal prosecutions.
• Prepare comprehensive narrative reports of investigations including investigative documentation and supporting evidence of findings and/or regulatory violations.
• Maintain up-to-date data on investigation outcomes using a computer-based Law Enforcement Records Management System (LERMS).
• Apprehend, pursue, and/or subdue criminal suspects; protect self and others by use of force necessary to accomplish this up to and including deadly force in compliance with agency policy and procedure and state law.
• Participate in and maintain qualifications in physical training activities including firearms qualifications, safe weapon handling, less than lethal weapons, defensive tactics, and emergency and non-emergency vehicle operation.
• Perform strenuous physical activity to support criminal investigations.
• Confiscate property identified in illegal operations; secure locations; conduct physical searches of suspects and informants; and place surveillance equipment on individuals or within objects.
• Exhibit good judgment in critical situations to determine an appropriate course of action.
• Maintain confidentiality and discretion to preserve the integrity of criminal investigations and other work-related activities.
• Collaborate with supervisors, peers, and other law enforcement agencies to provide leadership and/or assist in criminal investigations and investigative support activities.
• Conduct regulatory duties to ensure compliance by ABC licensees including renewal inspections, routine inspections, financial investigations, and investigation of complaints.
• Conduct sting operations of minor compliance operations and business checks to prevent underage alcohol and Hemp-derived Cannabinoid product sales.
• Conduct Targeted Responsibility for Alcohol Connected Emergencies (TRACE) investigations to determine if persons were over served alcohol.
• Investigate fatal crashes or serious bodily injury accidents of suspects who may have been over served.
• Ensure premises compliance with the Dallas Law.
• Stay up to date on agency, state, and federal policies, procedures, statutes, and guidelines.
• Ensure compliance with federal law and conduct Citizenship Verifications through Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements to receive a server permit if not a US citizen.
• Conduct Agent investigative reviews including background investigations (verify money sources, verify ownerships, review applications, ensure compliance with licensing requirements).

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree.
• Qualifying full-time experience as a commissioned law enforcement officer may substitute for the required education on a year-for year basis, to a maximum of four (4) years.
• Be willing to and able to qualify with, carry, and use assigned weapons; nor shall the applicant be prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm per 18 USC922(g) or any other state or federal law.
• Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age on the date of application.
• Must be a citizen of the United States, or a permanent legal resident of the United States, provided that the applicant applies for or obtains United States citizenship within six (6) years of the employment start date with ABC.
• Possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license.
• Upon appointment, be willing and able to obtain a Security Clearance if needed.
• Supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint-based criminal history record check.
• Complete a criminal history and background disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority and agree to release all records involving any criminal history or necessary records to the appointing authority.
• Be subject to an intense background investigation in a manner prescribed by the appointing authority, which includes but is not limited to a check of State and Federal criminal records, driving history, social media accounts, credit check, education, military, previous employment, drug use, and reference verification, which may require some travel to complete.
• Have no conviction for a felony or have been discharged under any other than honorable conditions from any branch of the United States armed forces.
• Must participate in preemployment, random, and for-cause drug and substance abuse testing as required by departmental policies and procedures.
• Pass a physical examination administered by a licensed physician that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and that relates to the essential functions of the position.
• Pass a psychological evaluation administered by a licensed mental health professional that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and that relates to the essential functions of the position.
• Be a Tennessee P.O.S.T. certified, or certifiable, law enforcement officer; or become P.O.S.T. certified within the first year of employment.