The Osage County Sheriff’s Office has a reserve program where citizens interested in law enforcement can become a reserve sheriff's deputy, pending that the applicants can pass a psychological test, qualify with a firearm on the range, and pass a criminal history/background check.

Reserves are allowed to ride with the deputies and get out of the patrol car on calls for service and vehicle stops. Reserves are allowed to carry a firearm and to patrol on their own if they are at least part-time officer certified through the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center. Reserves are required to put in 20 hours a month, which is two shifts per month. The reserve program is an excellent way for people who have full time jobs to assist local law enforcement as much as they want. Reserves do not get paid in money, just the satisfaction of serving citizens of the county they live in.

The Osage County Sheriff’s Office has a reserve program where citizens interested in law enforcement can become a reserve sheriff's deputy, pending that the applicants can pass a psychological test, qualify with a firearm on the range, and pass a criminal history/background check.

Reserves are allowed to ride with the deputies and get out of the patrol car on calls for service and vehicle stops. Reserves are allowed to carry a firearm and to patrol on their own if they are at least part-time officer certified through the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center. Reserves are required to put in 20 hours a month, which is two shifts per month. The reserve program is an excellent way for people who have full time jobs to assist local law enforcement as much as they want. Reserves do not get paid in money, just the satisfaction of serving citizens of the county they live in.