Can you be "dual" employed?

[dannmann1050]

I know this was a topic several years ago, and I never paid my attention to it. Can somone be a F/T Deputy Sheriff (LE) and work a Reserve PD (LE) job in another county?

If anyone has factual information, please advise. Thanks!!

[patrick_leo]

Already discussed a few months ago
http://forums.officer.com/t192653/

To summarize: yes it is legally possible as long as one job is unpaid per the Florida Attorney General and Rampil v. State, however for liability probably no agency will authorize you to do so.

[kermit315]

What Patrick said....my policy specifically says no to this very scenario.

[So Fla Cop]

I know of a detention deputy who is also a volunteer reserve police officer.

[USMCPOG]

I know of a detention deputy who is also a volunteer reserve police officer.

That might be possible because he is dual certified and performing in a paid corrections function while in an unpaid police/patrol function.

[patrick_leo]

That might be possible because he is dual certified and performing in a paid corrections function while in an unpaid police/patrol function.

If you read the AG opinion, correction officers are not considered holding an office for the dual office rule and can be working as a paid law enforcement officer in addition to their correction officer employment.