2026 Columbus Police Lieutenant Promotional Exam Reading List
The revisions cutoff date for all internal division sources is October 1, 2025.
Internal Division of Police Sources:
- 2023, 2024, and January – September of 2025 Legal Updates*
- Arrest, Search, and Seizure Manual
- Directives Manual
- Emergency Operations Manual
- FOP Contract (December 9, 2023 - December 8, 2026)
- Patrol SOP Manual
- Supervisor’s Manual
Outside Sources:
Supplemental sources including but not limited to texts, articles, and documents may be announced as needed for the Written Work Sample and Oral Board Exam at the time of the application filing period.
Please Note:
- Where Legal Updates contradict each other, the most recent update will be considered as superseding the older update.
- Any of the listed source materials as well as a dictionary may be referenced by candidates during the Written Work Sample phase, preparation period of the Oral Board phase, petitions, and appeals. Unless otherwise specified in the exam notice, candidates must bring their own printed copies of these materials (non-electronic). Due to exam security, candidates are not permitted to bring their own electronic copies of reading list material.
- If test development SMEs and CSC staff determine that the source(s) is(are) needed for reference by candidates during the exam, the Criminal Complaint Manual, Field Training Officer Program Manual, and Field Report Manual will be provided in full or in part to candidates at the time of the exam phases.
- Any content from the sources on the reading list may be tested in any phase of this examination.