Policy Text
POLICY
118.0STATUS OF OFF-DUTY OFFICERS
REVISED: 11/2011 RELATED POLICIES:
Reviewed by Chief David Magnusson
4/2019
A.Laws of the State of Florida provide that all full-time police officers and part time
officers will have the right to carry functional firearms on their person during off-duty
hours and may perform on-duty law enforcement functions while off-duty.
B.The Charter of the Village of El Portal provides that Department Members have the duty
to make arrests without warrant for violation of municipal ordinances and State Statutes
within the Village and anywhere in the County, upon hot pursuit.
C.Being off-duty will not be deemed as relieving an employee from taking official action in
matters within the Department's Mission.
D.Employees of the Department will, within the boundaries of the Village of El Portal
lawful jurisdiction, preserve the public peace, prevent crime and fires, coordinate civil
defense activities, protect life and property, respect and enforce the Laws of the United
States, the Laws of the State of Florida and the Ordinances of the Village of El Portal ,
which the Department is required to enforce by law or policy.
E.All off-duty police personnel and part time officers may have in their immediate
possession their firearms, badges, and identification cards unless the off-duty activity or
circumstances make it impractical, unsuitable, or unnecessary. Refer to Policy, Court
Policy, for restrictions for carrying weapons in the Miami-Dade County Courthouse and
Satellite Courthouses.
F.When Department Personnel, while off-duty or performing off-duty employment,
observe a violation of the law and take affirmative action, they will automatically be
transferred to on-duty status, provided that the violation is within the jurisdiction of this
Department or falls within the guidelines of the Mutual Aid Agreement and/or the
County Wide Arrest Power Policy.
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