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Off-Duty Employment
Sworn
The Off-Duty Employment Progr am is designed to manage, coordina te and oversee the
secondary private employment of s worn peace officers who are fu ll-time employees or
reserve members of the Sacram ento County Sheriff’s Department. The purpose of this
General Order is to provide polic ies and requirements relative to off-duty employment to
all sworn regular and volunteer reserve deputy sheriffs of the Sacramento County
Sheriff’s Department. Specific guidelines in this Order shall also govern the employm ent of Sheriff’s
Department Employees working as i nstructors for the Professiona l Standards Division
(PSD) Sheriff’s Training Ac ademy and In-Service , under the di rection of the
Professional Standards Division Commander.
I. Legal Authority
The requirements esta blished in this General Order are in accor dance with the
authority provided in Penal Code Section 70 and Government Code Sections 1126
and 1127. Off-Duty employment may be denied when, in the discr etion of the
employee’s Division Commander, good cause exists for such denia l. Examples of
good cause for denial may include documented deficient work per formance,
sustained discipline, sustained complaints, a request by an off -duty employer that a
particular officer not return to that job site, and sick leave abuse. The Division
Commander shall, at the time o f denial, provide the reasons for denial in writing to
the employee in accordance with P enal Code Section 70 (e) (3). A copy of the
written denial shall be provided to the Chief Deputy of Field a nd Investigative
Services and the Off-Duty Emplo yment Coordinator. Any reconsid eration of a
denial of off-duty employment s hall be within the discretion of the Chief Deputy of
Field and Investigative Services.
II. General Rules
A. The following is a list of rul es to be followed by officers working off-duty
law enforcemen t related jobs:
1. Officers who wish to work of f-duty law enforcement related j obs
shall apply by submitting an Off -Duty Employment Request which is
available from the Off-Duty Work Coordinator or on the SSDWeb.
a. Only original appl ications with signatur e will be accepted; no
faxed or scanned copies.
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b. New officers or those separ ated from the program for more
than one year shall submit a ta x withholdings form along with
the application.
c. Applications may take up to 5 business days to process.
d. Applicants are not authorized to work off-duty assignments
until the application has been processed and the applicant
has received an approv al notification (sent via email) from
off-duty employment staff.
2. Officers shall complete and submit new forms annually ( no later
than December 31st of the ending year ); otherwise their names may
be removed from the lis t of available officers.
a. It is the responsibility of t he officer to maintain current
information, to include but not limited to change of address,
on the form.
3. With the exception of pers onal safety equipment, the use of
departmental equipment i s authorized only for contracted items.
a. Requests for exception to this rule shall be submitted to th e
employee’s respective Comm ander or designee by the Off-
Duty Work Coordinator. Any waiver subsequently approved shall limit authorization to use only that piece of equipment
during the specific period of time as specified by the
respective Field and Investi gative Services Commander or
designee.
b. Officers shall only use a patro l vehicle for those assignmen ts
specifically authorized / cont racted for vehicle use.
c. Assignments authorized / cont racted for use with a patrol
vehicle shall utilize a “mark ed” Sheriff’s patrol vehicle.
d. Unmarked Sheriff’s vehicl es (assigned detective or other)
may be used for specific assignm ents, but only with explicit
authorization from t he off-duty coordinat or and the Division
Commander with responsib ility of the vehicle.
e. “Marked” patrol vehicles s hould be obtained from the nearest
Sheriff’s station house to t he assignment. If an off-duty
vehicle is not available, the officer must contact the on-duty
supervisor for approval before utilizing a “pool” vehicle.
4. Officers shall wear their S heriff’s Department uniforms. Un iforms
from contract cities may be worn only if the job site is within that
jurisdiction.
5. Only Class A or Class B unifo rms shall be worn on all job si tes
unless otherwise approved by t he Chief Deputy of Field and
Investigative Services, or his / her designee.
Page 3 of 16 5/01 (REV 12/17) a. PSD Academy and In-Service Instructors may wear a Class
A or Class B uniform, profession al business attire, or an
outfit appropriate for the block of instruction being taught
(e.g. defensive tactics, firearms, E.V.O.C.)
6. Officers driving personal, non- Sheriff’s Department vehicles to or
from an off-duty assignment and wearing Sheriff’s Department
uniforms shall wear a civilian garment over the uniform top so as
the badge and identifying patc hes are not visible.
7. All General Orders, Field Patro l Orders, and Sheriff’s Depar tment
regulations and