Scottsdale off-duty police officers can be hired by the public to perform security and traffic control services. Officers are often hired to provide security and traffic control at large and small events, traffic control for projects in the roadway, security for meetings, and many other situations.

Special Events

If you are planning a special event in Scottsdale and you desire to hire an off-duty police officer, or you are required to hire an off-duty police officer, you must hire a Scottsdale police officer if:

  1. A special event permit is required by the City of Scottsdale. And
  2. The event is taking place on city property (public sidewalk, public street, city-owned parking lot, city-owned facility).

Business Required

If your business is required to have a city-approved public safety plan and you desire to hire an off-duty police officer, or you are required to hire an off-duty police officer, you must hire a Scottsdale police officer. The public safety plan ordinance applies to bars and similar businesses that require age verification for admittance, provide live entertainment or a DJ.

General Restrictions

  • The job site must be within the Scottsdale city limits.
  • Officers are in uniform.
  • Officers will not provide civil legal service or act as a witness to civil legal proceedings.
  • Officers cannot be put in a position to determine who is admitted, served or ejected from an establishment or event.

How to Request an Officer

  • Complete the Scottsdale Police Off-Duty Letter of Agreementform.
  • Email completed form to Special Event Unit.
  • If the Insurance Waiver Option is not marked, the required insurance must be received before the job begins otherwise the insurance fee will apply.
  • Requests for officers less than 48 hours in advance are subject to a late request fee.
  • Do not pay the officer at the job site. The Special Events Unit will send an invoice after the officer's timesheet is received.

Rates & Fees

Rates & Fees (Effective July 1, 2022)
Item Fee per hour
Police Officer / Police Aide $60
Police Officer / Police Aide - Holiday Fee ** $90
Supervisor
(required for every three officers or as determined by the SPD Off-Duty Coordinator) 		$70
Supervisor - Holiday Fee ** $105
Lieutenant
(required when two or more supervisors are required or as determined by the SPD Off-Duty Coordinator) 		$80
Lieutenant - Holiday Fee ** $120
Insurance Waiver Option Fee (per employee) $10
Vehicle Use Fee $7
Late-Request Fee - less than 48 hours notice; per employee $5

Holiday Fee: Thanksgiving Eve after 5 p.m.; Thanksgiving Day; Christmas Eve after 5 p.m.; Christmas Day; New Year's Eve after 5 p.m.; New Year's Day; July 4th

Non-ScottsdalePD Off-Duty Officers

If you are an off-duty officer from a law enforcement agency other than Scottsdale, and you have been hired to control traffic within the City of Scottsdale OR to provide off-duty security services at a business required to have a city-approved public safety plan, you must:

  1. Be in uniform (regular on-duty uniform);
  2. Call Scottsdale PD Communications Center at 480-312-5000 and provide contact information (name, agency, mobile phone number, work location and work hours);
    and
  3. Report any act of violence (as defined by Title 4 of the Arizona Revised Statutes) to the Scottsdale Police Department that occurs on or about the premises of the business subject to the public safety plan.
Special Events Unit
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