The Round Rock Police Department allows officers to work secondary law enforcement-related jobs during their off-duty time.

ALL REQUESTS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL and must be submitted no less than 20 business days before the actual job date. If your event is less than 20 days in the future, contact us directly.

Round Rock Police Officers work off-duty jobs within the Round Rock city limits. Please see our map here to determine if your event is within the Round Rock city limits. 

COST OF OFF-DUTY SERVICES:

The following rates apply to off-duty employment for Round Rock Police Officers:

• $135 per hour, per officer, with a two-hour minimum, regardless of the number of hours worked.
• Employers will be invoiced within 30 days following the event.
• Officers are not permitted to accept payment directly under any circumstances.
• A 2.75% platform fee, charged by our third-party payment platform provider, will be added to each invoice.
• All invoices must be paid through the designated third-party payment platform. This is the only payment method accepted for off-duty officer services.
• Payment options available through the platform include:
  • ACH bank transfer: No additional payment-processing fee.
  • Credit card: An additional credit card processing fee will apply.

 

CANCELLATION POLICY: 
By hiring an off-duty officer(s), you agree that this is a binding agreement between you/your organization and the off-duty officer(s) that is assigned to your event. These officers take great pride in assisting in off-duty assignments and adjust their schedules to accommodate your event needs.

If you change the assignment or cancel within 24 hours of your scheduled event, you are still responsible for the two-hour minimum charge to each officer scheduled. You are the only authorized person to change or cancel an off-duty assignment by contacting our office during normal business hours at 512-218-5512 or after hours at 512-218-5515.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: 
Before the Round Rock Police Department makes an off-duty job posting available to Officers, the person, business, or organization (hereinafter referred to as “Employer”) requesting off-duty services must acknowledge and agree to the following:

• Two officers are generally required per event. The two-officer minimum is non-negotiable for events involving the serving or sale of alcoholic beverages (an exception being religious ceremonies that involve the minimal consumption of alcoholic beverages – e.g., communion). The final number of officers required is at the discretion of the Chief of Police.
• The Round Rock Police Department will post this opportunity on our off-duty scheduling software – that DOES NOT guarantee that officers will choose to fill this role, and if no officers decide to fill this role, then off-duty services will not be provided.
• An Officer’s primary responsibility while working off-duty is to enforce federal and state laws and municipal ordinances, protect life and property, and keep the peace. Officers engaged in a secondary employment job will not refuse to assist any citizen in need and are subject to recall in the event of an emergency.
• This event does not involve the sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages as the primary source of income. It also does not involve services for bail bond agencies, investigative work for insurance agencies, collection agencies, attorneys, wrecker services, sexually oriented businesses, pawnshops, or gambling establishments.
• Officer(s) will not be restricted from certain areas of the premises to which the public has access.
• Neither the location where the event is occurring nor the Employer requesting the off-duty Officer(s) is under investigation for violation of Federal, State, or Local laws.
• Officers shall not work for an Employer that requires the Officer to sign a hold harmless indemnity agreement as a condition of employment.
• Neither the Employer nor location seeking off-duty Officer(s) advocates hatred, prejudice, or oppression of any racial, ethnic, gender, or religious group or that disseminates defamatory materials.
   

Notice of Duty
While unusual, if the officer(s) working a security event witnesses a criminal event, he/she will be required to take immediate action. This may take the officer(s) away from your event; if this does occur, you would only be charged for the hours worked for your event. Also, an officer could be called back to work in times of emergency (i.e., natural, or manmade disasters.) If your event is canceled due to a weather event, natural disaster, or an emergency that requires the officers to respond, you will not be charged.

Please review all information on this page, then complete the online Off-Duty Officer Request Form below. If you have any questions, please email offduty@roundrocktexas.gov.