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505 W Chapel Hill St
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 560-4427
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The Durham Police Department has off-duty officers available for hire through a Secondary Employment program
These officers can work to control crowds or traffic, prevent crime, or protect your business from robberies and shoplifting.
What do I get when hiring an Off-Duty Durham Police Officer?
- State-certified, experienced and fully trained Law Enforcement (LE) Officer who is authorized to:
- Enforce NC State Laws and Durham City Ordinances
- Direct Traffic and perform other duties related to his/her position as a LE Officer
- Wear his/her full Police duty uniform with duty equipment (firearm, radio, etc)
- Provide a visible, uniformed security presence
- On some occasions, a Police Department vehicle may be available for the off-duty officer’s use
- Limited Workman’s Compensation and Civil Liability: The City of Durham covers off-duty officers when the incident or injury is directly related to the arrest of subject for a violation of criminal law or the officer is engaged in another duty that is unique to the law enforcement profession.
Our Guidelines:
- Regular assignments are billed at $25 per officer per hour unless “grandfathered in” at a lower rate
(businesses/agencies who already have a continuous employment of off-duty officers from a past lower hourly
rate may continue to pay officers at that lower rate).
- The rate is $35 per officer per hour on City holidays.
- Emergency or last-minute assignments may incur a higher rate.
(normally, any requests received within 48 hrs of the start time for the off-duty assignment will incur a $35/hr rate).
- The Durham Police Department may require that a minimum number of officers be hired perform a certain off-duty job function.
Some examples of factors that may affect the number of officers needed for various events are the presence of large crowds or
the use/availability of alcohol. For large numbers of officers (more than 4 officers) hired for a single event, supervisors
are required to be hired as well at a pay rate higher than the standard hourly rate (normally about $5 more per hour than
the standard hourly rate).
- There is a minimum of three hours paid for any assignment, no matter how long it actually takes.
- All job requests will be reviewed by the Secondary Employment Coordinator on a case-by-case basis.
Some jobs may be of such a nature that Durham Police Officers will not be permitted to work (such as
“private investigator” activities, etc.).
Certain other regulations and rules apply.
For further information, or to hire off-duty officers, please
contact the Secondary Employment Coordinator for the Durham Police Department at:
(919) 560-4322, ext. 29183
FAX (919) 560-4971
email: Melissa.Bishop@durhamnc.gov
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