Rule 570-9-.04. General Provisions
- (1) Sworn members desiring to work off-duty police employment shall arrange such employment with the understanding that all matters related to the off-duty police employment shall be conducted at a time when the sworn member is not on duty.
- (2) No scheduling, arranging employment, replacements, delivering paychecks, or any other off-duty police employment-related matters shall be performed while the sworn member is on duty with the Department of Public Safety; provided, however, that for off-duty police employment for which the DPS officer receives his pay through the Department, the prohibition against the delivery of paychecks shall not apply.
- (3) Sworn members are prohibited from leaving their assigned duty work zone for the purpose of off-duty police employment.
- (4) Sworn members are prohibited from visiting off-duty work sites while on regularly assigned patrol shifts.
- (5) Sworn members are prohibited from adjusting work schedules in order to accommodate off-duty police employment opportunities except when personally approved by the Post Commander or immediate supervisor.
- (6) Sworn members working off-duty police employment in plain clothes shall be governed by DPS Policy regarding outside employment.
- (7) Off-duty police employment is prohibited with a private employer when the employer is involved in a labor strike. In cases where a private employer becomes involved in a labor strike subsequent to approval by the Commissioner, the approval shall be considered immediately withdrawn.
- (8) All law enforcement decisions will be made by the sworn member and not by the off-duty police employer.
- (9) Use of a department vehicle for off-duty police employment requires written approval in advance by the Commissioner and the vehicle shall be used only in the manner and for the purpose approved.
Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 35-2-3, 35-2-15.
History. Original Rule entitled "Permits" was filed on November 8, 1968; effective November 27, 1968.
Amended: Rule repealed and a new Rule of same title adopted. Filed September 14, 1978; effective October 4, 1978.
Amended: Filed August 5, 1982; effective August 25, 1982.
Amended: Rule repealed. Filed September 8, 1987; effective September 28, 1987.
Repealed: New Rule entitled "Unacceptable Employment" adopted. F. Aug. 6, 1992; eff. Aug. 26, 1992.
Repealed: New Rule entitled "General Provisions" adopted. F. Feb. 2, 1995; eff. Feb. 22, 1995.
Amended: F. Nov. 22, 1999; eff. Dec. 12, 1999.
Amended: F. Jul. 2, 2013; eff. July 22, 2013.
Amended: F. Oct. 7, 2016; eff. Oct. 27, 2016.
Amended: F. Dec. 16, 2019; eff. Jan. 5, 2020.