How to Order Special Duty

To place an order for a special duty officer, you must first have an account with us. To establish an account you must submit a special duty application and pre-pay any service fees connected with the request in person.

New requests

The Request for Off Duty / Special Duty Officer(s) form (Revised 06-25-2010) may be downloaded from this web site. The form may be faxed to you upon request or obtained from our office.

Failure to complete all applicable information on the form may result in processing delays.

Subsequent requests

Once your account has been established, you may fax any subsequent special duty requests and be invoiced for the service fees.

Amending requests

Any amendments to the initial job request must be faxed or hand carried to the Special Duty Section. To ensure the safety and security of both the public and our officers, each job request is reviewed for sufficient staffing, and we may make recommendations. We reserve the right to decline requests if the requestor does not agree to hire the appropriate staffing for the request.

Cancellation

Please see the Cancellation Policy page for informaton on how to cancell a request during business hours or after hours and weekends.

Requesting bicycle officers

Bicycle officers can be requested for special duty assignments. There will be a travel time surcharge (travel time from the station, to the job site, and return to the station). There is also an equipment fee of $10.00 per bicycle.

Supervisory requirements

Requests must include the hiring of supervisors as follows:

For every four (4) officers requested – 1 sergeant is required
For every three (3) sergeants requested – 1 lieutenant is required

Supervisory staffing requirements will be reviewed and may be adjusted by the Human Resources Division (HRD) Commander or designee.

See Special Events, Concerts and Permits for additional information.

Falsifying requests

Filing false information on a special duty request form may result in the request being declined. Future requests from the requestor may be declined as well.