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Washington police off-duty rules
4 agencies in Washington publish rules on off-duty or secondary employment. Here is what each of them says.
Clark County Sheriff's Office
County
The only agency here that makes the officer obtain a signed indemnity from the off-duty employer before approval.
149King County Sheriff's Office
County
A permit per employer that lasts until that job ends, an approved-employer list policed by unpaid vehicle invoices, and 16 hours in any rolling 24.
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Seattle Police Department
Municipal
A permit renewed yearly, a 64-hour combined weekly ceiling, six hours rest in any 24, and a pay floor.
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Washington State Patrol
State agency
One written request a year to the Chief, an approval that travels between employers, and a per-hour charge for the patrol car.
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If your agency is not here
These are the Washington agencies whose own documents we have been able to obtain and read in full. An agency missing from this list usually means the policy is not published rather than that there is no policy - your own chain of command holds the current version.
The four pages in our off-duty section describe how this kind of work runs in general, whatever your agency.
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Whatever your agency's rules turn out to be
The record is yours either way — the hours, the employer, the rate, the miles, and whether the money has landed.
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