ARTICLE 18 Court and Call Back Pay

Question 1

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ARTICLE 18
Court and Call-Back Pay
Section 1.
“Call back” as used in this Article means an Officer having been released from duty for ______ or more minutes and called back to report to duty by an appropriate supervisor or authority.
Officers failing to complete assigned duties and/or tasks within their assigned tour of duty and
are called back or held over to complete the assigned duties and/or tasks within fifteen (15)
minutes from being released from duty are not subject to “call-back” as outlined in this
Article.

Answer 1

fifteen (15)

Question 2

Additionally, Officers who voluntarily report to duty prior to roll call and are ordered to
perform a duty and/or task are not subject to “call-back” as provided in this Article. However,
Officers may submit for _______ overtime extending from the end of their tour of
duty until such time the assignment has been completed (including court time) and they are
released by the appropriate supervisor or from the time they are ordered to perform a duty and/or
task upon reporting early to work until the beginning of the tour of duty.

Answer 2

time and a half (1-1/2)

Question 3

Off-duty court time and call back shall be paid at the rate of time and one-half, with a three (3)
hour minimum and paid at double time with a three (3) hour minimum on _______.

Answer 3

vacation and relief

days

Question 4

An off-duty Officer who attends court or a pretrial conference and is dismissed for the remainder
of the day before three (3) hours time has elapsed is entitled to three (3) hour minimum. An offduty
Officer who attends court or a pretrial conference in the morning, is released for lunch, and
returns to complete his attendance in court or the pretrial conference, is compensated for the
_______ in court or conference, inclusive of the time he initially reported until final
dismissal by the appropriate authority.

Answer 4

actual time spent

Question 5

This provision applies to the following courts in work-related matters or the course of
employment only:
A. D\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
B. C\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
C. G\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
D. J\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
E. M\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
F. C\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
G. T\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
H. F\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
I. A\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
J. P\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
K. P\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 5

A. District Courts.
B. County Courts-at-Law.
C. Grand Juries.
D. Justice of the Peace Courts.
E. Municipal Courts.
F. Civil Service Commission or Arbitration Hearing (when an officer is
subpoenaed by the City).
G. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission hearings.
H. Federal Court.
I. Administrative License revocation Hearings (ALR).
J. Pre trial conferences.
K. Pardon and Parole hearings.

Question 6

For purposes of this Article, a vacation period shall be defined as any _______ days
of paid leave (comp. time, holidays, annual leave) and any relief days occurring within that time
period which has been previously scheduled in accordance with regular Departmental
policies. _________ shall not be counted as a part of the three (3) day minimum specified above,
provided, however, any relief days occurring during the scheduled vacation period which covers
the time from the last hour worked before the start of the vacation period and continues until the
first hour worked after the scheduled vacation period shall be considered a vacation day for the
purpose of this Article. Relief day shall be defined as covering the time from the _______ and continues until the first hour worked after the
scheduled relief day for the purposes of this Article unless it occurs within one and a half (1 ½)
hours of the end of the Officer’s duty shift on the last day the Officer worked.

Answer 6

three (3) consecutive

Relief days

last hour worked before the start of the relief day

Question 7

An off-duty Officer who is subpoenaed for and participates in a telephone ALR Hearing set by a
judge will be compensated for ______ hour at a rate of time and one-half and paid at double time
rate if he is on vacation or on his relief day. In the event the telephone ALR Hearing exceeds one
(1) hour, the Officer will be compensated for the actual time spent testifying in the ALR Hearing.

Answer 7

one (1)

Question 8

When an Officer is subpoenaed by the respondent to a ____________ hearing he
will be granted compensatory time at the rate of one hour per hour required to satisfy the
subpoena to a maximum of three (3) hours.

Answer 8

Civil Service or Arbitration

Question 9

Section 2.
It is understood that the ______ is responsible to deliver subpoenas issued by Bexar County and
District Courts at an appropriate time to insure that Officers are in court only when their presence
is required. To accomplish the above, the Chief may place Officers on a stand-by not to exceed
one (1) hour in the morning and/or one (1) hour in the afternoon. An Officer must receive
specific notification from court liaison personnel, District Attorney personnel, County Court or
District Court personnel, to be on afternoon standby. The “a.m.” time is set at _______. The “p.m.” time is set at ________ Officers placed on stand-by shall be
compensated as follows:

Answer 9

Chief

10: 00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m
1: 30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Question 10

A. Stand-by, off-duty on regular work day is one-hour compensation at time and onehalf.
B. Stand-by, off-duty on vacation or relief day is one-hour compensation at double
time.
C. When an Officer is placed on standby, the Officer must be available by his phone
during the specified time period. If the Officer is not available by his phone during the specified
time period, the Officer will not be compensated.
D. For an Officer to be placed on standby, he must receive specific notification from
C________, from a j______, or from a d______. When an Officer is placed on standby by a judge or district/county court prosecutor, he must notify the
Court Liaison Detail.
E. Officers who are notified by court liaison to appear in court and are subsequently
canceled by a proper authority will receive the following:
1. If canceled after ______. of the day before the assigned court appearance
date, compensation will be paid according to Section 2, A or B above.

Answer 10

Court Liaison Detail personnel, from a judge, or from a district/county prosecutor.

4:30 p.m

Question 11

Section 4.
Officers who are subpoenaed by other jurisdictions and have received compensation from those
jurisdictions shall not be entitled to compensation as provided in this Article unless the Officer
turns over all funds received from the other jurisdiction to the ________ and
validates his attendance by completing the necessary forms.

Answer 11

office of the Chief of Police