CO State Trooper

No. This is independent study material for candidates preparing for the CSP trooper selection process. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Colorado State Patrol or the State of Colorado, and it cannot accept applications. Always verify process details, deadlines, and requirements directly with CSP.

This study plan divides content into five equally weighted domains: CSP mission, core values, and agency structure; traffic enforcement and crash response; impaired driving and DUI enforcement; Colorado traffic safety laws and safety programs; and public service, communication, and community relations. Treat each domain as roughly one fifth of your study time.

Those details are not published in the source material available for this page, so we do not state a count or time limit. Confirm the current format, length, and any time limits with the Colorado State Patrol before you plan your test-day pacing.

We do not have verified figures for a passing score or an application fee, so none are listed here. Rather than guess, check the official CSP careers information or contact CSP headquarters at 303-239-4500 (8:00 AM - 5:00pm M-F) for current requirements.

Difficulty depends on how well you know Colorado-specific traffic law and CSP's mission and structure. Candidates who assume generic police knowledge is enough often struggle on Colorado details. Study the five domains in order, and use practice questions to find weak areas early rather than the week before.

Retake rules are not stated in the source material available here, so we do not publish a retake policy. Ask CSP directly about waiting periods, limits on attempts, and whether scores remain valid for future hiring cycles before you rely on a second attempt.

Start with CSP mission, core values, and agency structure, because it frames how the agency approaches enforcement and service. Then work through traffic enforcement and crash response, impaired driving and DUI enforcement, Colorado traffic safety laws and safety programs, and finally public service, communication, and community relations.

Three recur: memorizing national law instead of Colorado-specific statutes and programs; skipping mission and structure content as unimportant; and reading passively without testing recall. Build short practice sets per domain, review every wrong answer against the underlying rule, and revisit weak domains weekly.

CSP headquarters is at 700 Kipling St., Lakewood, CO 80215. Call 303-239-4500 during business hours (8:00 AM - 5:00pm M-F) or 303-239-4501, which is available 24 hours. For accessibility requests, CSP states a response within two business days.